BRISTOL-WEYMOUTH-READING: THE WESSEX RAILTOUR:
Engines: Class 33/2 nos 33202 & 33204
Load: 10 coaches, 363 tons tare, 390 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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(Avge)
0.00 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 0:00
0.80 North Somerset Jc 2:33 easy
1.64 mp 116¾ (St Annes Park) 3:39 45.8
4.60 Keynsham 6:25 64.2
7.14 mp 111¼ (Saltford) 8:49 63.5
10.48 Oldfield Park 12:06 61.0
11.50 BATH SPA 13:24 47.1
13.78 Bathampton 16:15 48.0
p.w.s
17.87 Limpley Stoke 21:34
18.70 Freshford 22:30 53.3
19.62 Avoncliffe 23:28 57.0
20.93 Bradford on Avon 24:49 53.0
22.62 Bradford W Jc 26:39 55.3
22.96 Bradford S Jc 27:16 33.1
24.17 TROWBRIDGE 28:54 44.5
27.70 Hawkeridge SB 33:13 49.1
28.25 WESTBURY 34:32
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0.00 0:00
1.41 Fairwood Jc 2:50
4.70 Clink Road Jc 6:38 51.9
6.73 Blatbridge Jc 8:47 56.7
10.81 Witham 13:03 57.4
16.12 Bruton 18:33 57.9
19.59 Castle Cary 22:32 52.3
24.52 Sparkford 28:07 53.0
26.94 Marston Magna 30:43 55.8
31.36 YEOVIL PEN MILL 36:37
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0.00 0:00
0.48 Yeovil S Jc 1:31
3.10 Thornford 5:29 39.6
4.23 Yetminster 7:08 41.1
6.28 Chetnole 9:31 51.6
8.25 Evershot Tunnel N 12:23 41.2
11.86 Cattistock 15:47 63.7
12.75 MAIDEN NEWTON 18:18
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0.00 0:00
2.78 Grimston Tunnel W 4:07
3.65 Grimston 5:02 56.9
4.82 Bradford Peverell 6:08 63.8
7.67 DORCHESTER WEST 9:53 45.6
8.03 Dorchester Jc 10:54 21.2
10.46 Bincombe Tunnel N 13:53 48.9
10.93 Bincombe Tunnel S 14:21 60.4
12.30 Upwey 16:08 46.1
13.65 Radipole sigs 0*
14.41 Weymouth Jc (mp 168½) 22:38
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0.00 WAREHAM 0:00
2.11 Holton Heath 2:59
4.92 Hamworthy Junction 6:04 54.7
7.10 POOLE 9:19 40.2
8.38 mp 112½ 11:44 31.8
8.93 Parkstone 12:28 45.0
9.38 mp 111½ (summit) 13:05 43.8
10.63 Gas Works Jc SB 15:12 35.4
11.88 mp 109 16:54 44.1
12.87 BOURNEMOUTH CENTRAL 18:43
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0.00 0:00
1.72 Pokesdown 3:01
3.66 CHRISTCHURCH 4:52 62.9
5.01 mp 103 6:22 54.4
6.95 Hinton Admiral 8:17 60.7
8.01 mp 100 9:30 52.3
9.45 NEW MILTON 11:08 52.9
sigs
12.45 Sway 15:32
14.24 Lymington Jc SB 17:31 54.2
15.20 BROCKENHURST 18:29 59.6
19.93 Beaulieu Road sigs
22.58 Lyndhurst Road 27:14
25.47 Totton 30:38 51.0
26.13 Redbridge 31:21 55.2
27.88 Millbrook 33:42 44.7
sigs
28.78 SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL 36:28 easy
29.84 Northam Jc SB 39:06 easy
30.74 St Denys 41:10
32.15 Swaythling 43:13
sigs
34.44 EASTLEIGH 48:24 slow
38.30 Shawford 53:08
sigs
41.42 WINCHESTER CITY 57:21
43.59 Winchester Jc 60:03 48.2
45.62 Wallers Ash Tunnel N 62:00 62.4
47.78 Weston RR 64:06 61.7
49.90 Micheldever 66:11 61.1
51.95 mp 56 (Roundwood) 68:13 60.5
55.47 mp 52½ (Wootton) 71:35 62.7
57.72 Worting Jc 73:45 62.3
60.23 BASINGSTOKE 77:02
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0.00 0:00
1.50 mp 50 2:45
4.98 Bramley 6:01 63.9
8.32 Mortimer p.w.s
13.74 Southcote Jc 16:05
14.60 Reading West 17:51
sigs
15.52 READING 21:45
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Date: Saturday 23rd April 1994
THE WESSEX RAILTOUR: SVRS ?
dep: Bristol Temple Meads 10.34am
arr: Weymouth Jc 12.32pm
dep: Wareham 5.46pm
arr: Reading 7.47pm
Train ran to Weymouth Quay. A Swanage Railway (by
coach, option was available. The main train
returned from Weymouth, picking up the Swanage
passengers at Wareham.
47574 worked Kidderminster-Bristol
47709 worked Reading-Kidderminster (via Chelten'm)
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