Trainspotting

Worting Junction: 1961 and 1965

  Page 2: 1965
By 1965, my personal circumstances had changed. I was now married, and we lived close to Widney Manor railway station. But I was permitted to continue with my Trainspotting and Train timing activities. Indeed Patricia accompanied me on many of them, and had climbed up into a few Bullied cabs on a couple of Eastleigh shed visits.

So on the morning of Saturday 7th August 1965, we headed south in my other "pride and Joy", my blue Sunbeam Alpine soft-top. It was exactly four years after my previous visit, and we set ourselves up at exactly the same spot. By 1965, times had changed. The steam activity was almost entirely Bullied pacifics with the occasional Standard 5. Warship diesel hydraulics were in command on the Waterloo to Exeter services, and the B.R.C.W class 3 (Cromptons) had a significant share of services on the Bournemouth line.
  The picture above has been seen before in my Web pages. For particulars see the Down trains section below. It was taken at 11.34am.
  
 
   SATURDAY 7th AUGUST 1965: BATTLEDOWN FLYOVER 
 
There were fewer trains than in 1961. Although the Bournemouth and Portsmouth services had remained largely intact, the West of England services now ran to Exeter only, on a 2 hourly frequency, and were hauled by Warship diesels. There was, on Saturdays, one additional Exeter service, Crompton hauled, to Exeter, and two services to Exmouth, steam hauled. DMU's had taken over the Reading and Salisbury line stopping services. 

Down trains are listed first. BN is the Bournemouth line, SY the Salisbury line.  

   
 DOWN TRAINS  
 
  9.23   BN 34001 Exeter on 8.22am Waterloo-Bournemouth C (10)..1 early
  9.29   BN 35023 Holland-Afrika Line on 8.15am Waterloo-Weymouth Quay (A) (12) 
  9.34   BN 34077 603 Squadron on 8.30am Waterloo-Weymouth (10)..2 early 
  9.41   BN DMU on 9.07am Reading-Portsmouth (3)..R time
  9.48   BN D6536 on 8.45am Waterloo-Lymington Pier (8)..R time
10.17   SY D821 Greyhound on 9.00am Waterloo-Exeter (11)..9 late
10.17   BN D6535 on 9.15am Waterloo-Swanage (10)..2 early
10.36   BN DMU on 9.53am Reading-Portsmouth (3)..11 late
10.41   BN 73085 Melisande on 9.24am Waterloo-Weymouth (10)..7 late
10.43   SY DMU on 10.25am Basingstoke-Salisbury (3)..13 late
10.49   BN 34032 Camelford on 9.30am Waterloo-Bournemouth W (11)..7 late
10.59   BN D6533 on 9.52am Waterloo-Lymington Pier (9)..2 late
11.09   BN D6506+D6524 Block Oil train
11.09   SY D812 Royal Naval Reserve on 10.00am Waterloo-Exmouth (10)..1 late
11.15   BN D6508 on 10.05am Waterloo-Bournemouth W (9)..3 late
11.34   BN 35028 Clan Line on 10.30am Waterloo-Weymouth (12)..6 late
11.45   BN DMU on 10.50am Reading-Portsmouth (3)..10 late
11.49   BN D6530 on 10.45am Waterloo-Lymington Pier (8)..6 late
12.07   SY D6579 on 11.00am Waterloo-Exeter (10)..1 early
12.09   BN D6527 on 8.43am Wolverhampton-Portsmouth (10)..3 late
12.19   BN 73016 (BR 5MT 4-6-0)on 11.05am Waterloo-Bournemouth W (9)..7 late
12.27   BN 34009 Lyme Regis on 11.15am Waterloo-Weymouth (9)..2 late
12.31   BN DMU on 11.53am Reading-Southampton (3)..R time
12.32   SY DMU on 11.27am Woking-Salisbury (3)..2 late
12.41   BN D6540 on 11.30am Waterloo-Bournemouth W (11)..R time
12.50   BN D6532 on 11.45am Waterloo-Lymington Pier (8)..2 early
  1.02   BN 75069 (BR 4MT 4-6-0) on 9.40am Birmingham-Portsmouth (10)..5 late
  1.08   SY D8xx (Unidentified) on 12.00pm Waterloo-Exmouth (10)..R time
  1.09   BN 73081 Excalibur Light engine
  1.16   BN 34002 Salisbury on 12.14pm Waterloo-Bournemouth W (9)..4 early
  1.42   BN 34083 605 Squadron on 12.30pm Waterloo-Bournemouth W (11P)..14 late
  1.47   BN DMU on 12.53pm Reading-Portsmouth (3)..12 late
  1.52   BN 73113 Lyonesse on 12.35pm Waterloo-Weymouth (11)..12 late
  2.11   BN 34053 Sir Keith Park on Fitted freight (Hybar) (50+b)
  2.25   SY D804 Avenger on 1.00pm Waterloo-Exeter (11)..17 late
  2.28   BN D6525 on 1.22pm Waterloo-Bournemouth C (10)..5 late
  2.45   BN DMU on 1.53pm Reading-Portsmouth (3)..5 late
  2.47   SY DMU on 1.27pm Woking-Salisbury (3)..13 late
  2.49   BN 34044 Woolacombe on 8.29am Sheffield-Bournemouth C (10)..21 late
  2.52   BN 35010 Blue Star on 1.30pm Waterloo-Weymouth (11)..13 late
  3.02   BN 73168 (BR 5MT 4-6-0) Light engine (off 1.11pm Portsmouth-Wolverhampton)
  3.26   BN 34047 Callington on 11.45am Wolverhampton-Poole (10)..24 late
  3.34   BN 35007 Aberdeen Commonwealth on 2.30pm Waterloo-Weymouth (10)..3 late
  3.39   BN 34088 213 Squadron on 10.00am Manchester-Bournem'th W (B) (13)..25 late
  3.44   BN DMU on 2.53pm Reading-Portsmouth (2)..18 late
  3.47   BN D6545 Light engine ?D6545 off 2.02pm Portsmouth-Sheffield
  3.56   BN 33027 (Q1 0-6-0) on Freight (Cement)
  4.10   BN D6556 on Freight (Bananas)
  4.20   SY D809 Champion on 3.00pm Waterloo-Exeter (10)..12 late
  4.24   BN 34046 Braunton on 10.25am Manchester-Bournemouth W (12)..33 late
  4.29   BN DMU on 3.50pm Reading-Southampton (2)..3 late
  4.48   BN D6546 on 3.35pm Waterloo-Bournemouth W (10)..1 late
  4.53   BN 34034 Honiton on 8.30am Newcastle-Bournemouth W (12)..17 late
  4.55   SY DMU on 4.51pm Basingstoke-Salisbury (3)..1 early
  5.07   BN 34085 501 Squadron on 8.35am Leeds-Poole (9)..4 late
  5.40   BN 35027 on 4.35pm Waterloo-Weymouth (C) (9)..4 late
  
(A) Channel Islands Boat Train..(B) The Pines Express..(C) The Royal Wessex 
 
56 down trains were seen. 25 of these were steam hauled (including Q1 0-6-0 no 33027), 19 were diesel hauled, and the remaining 12 were DMU's. Timekeeping was much better than in 1965, with the exception of the Inter Regional services.
 
 UP TRAINS  
 
  9.48   BN 73170 (BR 5MT 4-6-0) on 8.02am Bournemouth W-Waterloo (8)..1 late
  9.56   BN 35007 Aberdeen Common'lth on 7.32am Weymouth-Waterloo (A) (11)..3 early
10.08   BN DMU on 9.20am Southampton-Reading (3)..1 late
10.22   SY D804 Avenger on 7.20am Exeter-Waterloo (11)..6 late
10.39   BN D1574 on 8.55am Bournemouth W-Leeds (11)..5 early
10.40   SY DMU on 9.38am Salisbury-Woking (3)..10 late
10.47   BN D6525 on 8.45am Bournemouth W-Waterloo (11)..5 early
10.54   BN 34087 145 Squadron on 9.25am Bournemouth C-Waterloo (10)..3 early
11.09   BN DMU on 10.18am Southampton-Reading (3)..2 late 
11.13   BN 34046 Braunton on 9.23am Bournemouth W-Liverpool (12)..4 early
11.21   BN 35022 Holland-America Line on 9.53am Bournemouth C-Waterloo (9)..1 early
11.38   BN 34088 213 Squadron on 9.57am Bournemouth W-Manchester (B) (13)..3 late
11.44   BN 34060 25 Squadron on 10.04am Bournemouth W-Waterloo (11)..3 late
11.51   BN D6532 on 9.28am Swanage-Waterloo (10)..4 late
11.55   BN D6548 on 10.35am Lymington Pier-Waterloo (8)..2 early
12.09   BN 34064 Fighter Command on Southampton Docks-Waterloo (C) (7)
12.16   BN 35026 Lamport & Holt Line on 9.25am Weymouth-Waterloo (12)..8 late
12.16   SY D800 Sir Brian Robertson on 9.00am Exmouth-Waterloo (11)..R time
12.24   BN DMU on 11.25am Southampton-Reading (3)..11 late
12.30   BN 34034 Honiton on 10.34am Bournemouth W-Bradford (9)..2 late
12.32   SY DMU on 11.8am Salisbury-Woking (3)..2 late
12.53   BN 34085 501 Squadron on 10.42am Poole-Bradford (9)..4 early
  1.05   BN 35027 Port Line on 10.55am Bournemouth W-Waterloo (11)..1 early 
  1.09   BN 31800 (U 2-6-0) Light engine
  1.14   BN DMU on 12.24pm Southampton-Reading (3)..2 late
  1.22   BN 34044 Woolacombe on 11.10am Bournemouth W-Newcastle (11)..R time
  1.26   SY D820 Grenville on 10.25am Exeter-Waterloo (11)..10 late
  1.30   BN D6536 on 11.50am Lymington Pier-Waterloo (8)..1 early
  1.36   BN 34047 Callington on 11.38am Poole-Wolverhampton (10)..4 early
  1.43   BN 73037 (BR 5MT 4-6-0) on Unidentified Relief (10)
  1.54   BN 35003 Royal Mail on 12.00pm Bournemouth W-Waterloo (11)..9 late
  1.59   BN 34024 Tamar Valley on 10.50am Weymouth-Waterloo (12)..4 late
  2.03   BN 34026 Yes Tor on 11.17am Weymouth-Waterloo (12)..4 late
  2.10   SY D826 Jupiter on 11.30am Exeter-Waterloo (11)..1 early
  2.12   BN DMU on 1.25pm Southampton-Reading (3)..R time
  2.20   BN 73168 (BR 5MT 4-6-0) on 1.11pm Portsmouth-Wolverhampton (10)..4 early
  2.29   SY 34015 Exmouth on the 11.15am Exmouth-Waterloo (10)..1 late
  2.43   SY DMU on 1.50pm Salisbury-Woking (3)..2 late
  2.52   BN 6995 Benthall Hall on 1.28pm Portsmouth-Wolverhampton (11)..7 late
  2.57   BN D6533 on 1.25pm Lymington Pier-Waterloo (9)..5 late
  3.01   BN 73114 Etarre on 1.01pm Bournemouth W-Waterloo (5)..1 early
  3.06   BN DMU on 2.18pm Southampton-Reading (3)..4 late
  3.11   BN D6545 on 2.02pm Portsmouth-Sheffield (11)..8 early
  3.41   BN D6535 on 1.14pm Swanage-Waterloo (11)..3 early
  3.50   BN 34001 Exeter on 2.13pm Bournemouth W-Waterloo (9)..3 early
  4.05   BN 73118 King Leodegrance on 1.30pm Weymouth-Waterloo (10)..2 late
  4.16   BN DMU on 3.35pm Southampton-Reading (3)..4 late
  4.52   BN D6528 on 3.30pm Lymington Pier-Waterloo (8)..4 early
  4.59   SY DMU on 4.08pm Salisbury-Basingstoke (3)..R time
  5.01   BN DMU on ? Portsmouth-Reading (3)..R time
  5.17   BN D6508 on 3.20pm Bournemouth W-Waterloo (8)..6 early
  5.25   SY D811 Daring on 2.30pm Exeter-Waterloo (11)..12 late
  5.29   BN Light Engines..76011 (BR 4MT 2-6-0) and 80011 (BR 4MT 2-6-4T)
  5.36   BN D6521 on Freight
  5.42   BN 73065 (BR 5MT 4-6-0) on Freight
  5.43   SY 34021 Dartmoor on 2.13pm Exmouth-Waterloo (10)..13 late
 
(A) The Royal Wessex..(B) The Pines Express..(C) Ocean Liner Express
 
56 Up trains were seen. 29 of these were steam (including 6995 Benthall Hall, U class 2-6-0 no 31800, and a double headed combination of 76011 and 80011). There were 15 diesel hauled trains, including one Brush type 4, no D1574. The remaining 12 services were DMU. The 11.15am Exmouth-Waterloo was hauled by 34015 Exmouth.  Timekeeping was excellent on up trains throughout the day. Only a very occasional train was more than 5 minutes late, and many were right time or early. 
 

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