34053 Sir Keith Park – Timing Log
Below is a log of a run made by Sir Keith Park in BR service by Derek Tuck.
Woking to Waterloo, 28th December 1964
| Load: | 6 coaches - 190 tons gross |
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| Distance | Station | Schedule | Time | Speed | |
| 0.0 | Woking | 0.00 | |||
| 2.7 | West Byfleet | 3.51 | 61.5 | ||
| 3.9 | Byfleet & Newhaw | 4.58 | 71.5 | ||
| 5.2 | Weybridge | 6.02 | 72.5 | ||
| 7.25 | Walton | 7.42 | 75 / sigs. | ||
| 9.9 | Esher | 9.58 | 69 | ||
| 11.0 | Hampton Court Junction | 10.50 | 73 | ||
| 12.3 | Surbiton | 11.54 | 75/72 | ||
| 13.3 | Berrylands | 12.48 | 73.5 | ||
| 14.6 | New Malden | 13.45 | 66 | ||
| 15.7 | Raynes Park | 14.47 | 66 | ||
| 17.1 | Wimbledon | 16.12 | 60 | ||
| 18.7 | Earlsfield | 17.51 | 62 | ||
| 20.4 | Clapham Junction | 19.53 | 38.5 | ||
| 21.6 | Queens Road | 21.30 | 53.5 | ||
| 23.0 | Vauxhall | 23.10 | 39.5 | ||
| 24.3 | Waterloo | 26.31 |
This table sets out a typical run from Woking to Waterloo with 34053, with a light load including a 75mph limit parcels van in the train. I always enjoyed a lively run in from Woking as there is always a heightened sense of speed travelling through suburbia. The overall time was faster than normal due to an unchecked run into Waterloo.