PORTSMOUTH-WATERLOO: 3.30pm PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR-WATERLOO
                                                          
     Engine: Class 33 No 33053*                           
     Load: 9 coaches, 288 tons tare, 300 tons full        

     * Railfreight 60mph loco                              
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     miles                                 m/sec    mi/hr                   
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      0.00  PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR              0:00                            
      0.81  PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA           2:45                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
      0.82  Fratton                         1:55     30*                    
      3.08  Hilsea                          4:54    58/55                   
      3.58  Portcreek Jc                    5:25     52*                    
      4.15  Farlington Jc                   5:59     58                     
      5.62  mp 39                           7:26     63                     
      6.45  Bedhampton                      8:20     36*                    
      7.11  HAVANT                         10:03                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
      1.42  mp 65                           2:59     43                     
      2.42  mp 64                           4:11     52                     
      3.20  Rowlands Castle                 5:05     51                     
      5.42  mp 61                           7:27     59                     
      6.42  mp 60                           8:29     55                     
      8.17  mp 58.25 (Buriton)             10:35     45                     
     11.53  Petersfield                    13:39    78/75                   
     13.17  mp 53.25                       14:52     82                     
     14.98  Liss                           16:15     76                     
     17.17  mp 49.25                       18:12     59                     
     19.59  Liphook                        20:27    67/66                   
     21.42  mp 45                          22:00     74                     
     23.43  Haslemere                      23:45    63/61                   
     25.42  mp 41                          25:27     82                     
     27.98  Witley                         27:25     70                     
     30.15  Milford                        29:06    82/78                   
                                           p.w.s     15*                    
     31.96  Godalming                      32:05                            
     32.90  Farncombe                      p.w.s     20*                    
     34.92  mp 31.5 (Shalford Jc)          37:05    60/62                   
     36.08  GUILDFORD                      38:58                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
      1.59  mp 28.75                        2:53     45                     
      3.52  Worplesdon                      4:47     71                     
      5.59  mp 24.75 (Woking Jc)            6:44    easy                    
      6.00  WOKING                          7:53                            
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      0.00                                  0:00                            
      2.69  West Byfleet                    3:34     68                     
      3.92  Byfleet                         4:38     76                     
      5.19  Weybridge                       5:41     73                     
      7.27  Walton on Thames                7:17     78                     
      8.42  Hersham                         8:08     76                     
      9.94  Esher                           9:24     78                     
     11.01  Hampton Court Jc               10:11     77                     
     12.30  Surbiton                        sigs     50*                    
     13.37  Berrylands                      sigs     44*                    
     14.56  New Malden                     14:20     57                     
     15.69  Raynes Park                    15:26     64                     
     17.07  Wimbledon                       sigs     15*                    
     18.77  Earlsfield                     20:18     53                     
     20.42  Clapham Junction                sigs      0*                    
     21.66  Queens Road                    28:27     53                     
     22.99  Vauxhall                       30:01     43*                    
                                            sigs     10*                    
     24.28  WATERLOO                       32:58                            
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     Date: Tuesday 25th April 1989                        
                                                          
     dep: Salisbury 1.24pm                                
     arr: Portsmouth Harbour 2.48pm..20 Late              
     dep: Portsmouth Harbour 3.34pm..4 Late
     arr: Waterloo 5.10pm..12 Late
                                                          
     Deputising for a class 50, this Railfreight loco was
     hampered by it's 60mph restriction, and the running as
     far as Southampton was therefore un-interesting. The
     driver who took over at Portsmouth was either not
     aware of 33053's status, or chose not to be, for the
     running up to Buriton, and onwards to Guildford was
     superb. It was a pity about the checks from Surbiton
     onwards; with a clear road we should have been only
     3 late into Waterloo not 9  The station announcer then
     apologised to passengers for the late arrival of the
     Portsmouth train, which was due to the use of an
     underpowered diesel locomotive. Rough justice !

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