1st May 2004

Very Special Trains
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Loco Used 47703

Route:
1Z47 : Poole to Spalding
1Z48 : Spalding to Poole

Loco Route
47703 Poole - Bournemouth Central - Redbridge - Southampton - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Farnborough - Woking - Addlestone Jn - Virginia Water - Staines - Hounslow - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Freight Terminal Junction - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Werrington Jn - Spalding
47703 Spalding - (reverse of outward route) - Bournemouth Central

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required. Train terminated at Bournemouth Central on the return, some timing sheets showed it running through, others didn't!

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Bob Wells)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 07.55d 07.54   23.39a DIV
Branksome 08/01 08/01   23/29 DIV
Bournemouth 08.05a ~ 08.08d 08.07 ~ 08.09   23.22a ~ 23.24d
or 23.23a		 23.18a
Brockenhurst 08/29 08/30   23/08 23/02
Redbridge 08/44 08/43   22/57 22/53
Southampton Central 08.48a ~ 08.50d 08.48 ~ 08.51   22.44a ~ 22.46d 22.47 ~ 22.49
Northam Jn 08/52 ?   22/42 ?
St Denys 08/54 05/56   22/40 22/43
Southampton Parkway 08.56a ~ 08.58d 08.58 ~ 09.01   22.35a ~ 22.36d 22.38 ~ 22.41
Eastleigh 09/01 09/03   22/34 22/37
Shawford 09/05 ?   22/30 ?
Winchester 09.11a ~ 09.13d 09.13 ~ 09.15   22.26a ~ 22.27d 22.29 ~ 22.31
Worting Jn 09/29 ?   22/11 22/16
Basingstoke 09.31a ~ 09.33d 09.33 ~ 09.34   22.03a ~ 22.05d 22.10 ~ 22.12
Farnborough 09/48 09/48   21/45 21/43
Woking Jn 09/59 09/56   21/36 21/37
Woking 10/00 09/56   21/35 21/36
Byfleet & New Haw 10/05 ?   21/29 ?
Addlestone Jn 10/11 ?   21/27 ?
Chertsey 10/14 10/14   ? ?
Virginia Water 10/28 10/30   21/20 21/19
Staines 10/40 10/41   21/13 21/11
Hounslow 10/51 10/54   21/04 21/02
Old Kew Jn 10/58 ?   20/58 ?
Kew East Jn 11/01 11/04   20/56 20/54
South Acton 10.05a ~ 11.10d ?   20/53 ?
Acton Wells Jn 11/16 11/15   20/48 20/47
Willesden Junction HL 11.19a ~ 11.20d 11.18 ~ 11.21   20.44a ~ 20.45d 20.41 ~ 20.46
Kensal Green Jn LL 11/21 11/23   20/41 20/37
Gospel Oak 11/37 11/35   20/28 20/27
Camden Road 11/42 11/39   20/24 20/20
Camden Road East Jn 11/45 ?   20/22 ?
Freight Terminal Jn 11/48 ?   20/18 ?
Holloway South Jn 11/51 ?   20/16 ?
Finsbury Park 11/53 11/46   20/13 20/11
Alexandra Palace 12/00 11/49   20/08 20/09
Potters Bar 12/14 11/58   19/59 20/03
Welwyn Garden City 12/20 12/06   19/53 19/58
Woolmer Green 12/22 12/14   19/48 19/56
Langley Jn 12/35 ?   ? ?
Stevenage 12/36 12/20   19/44 19/44
Hitchin 12/40 12/25   19/40 19/40
Sandy 12/52 12/37   19/26 19/42
Huntingdon 13/03 12/55   19/12 19/32
Connington South Jn   19/05 ?
Holme LC 13/12 13/11  
Peterborough 13.19a ~ 13.20d 13.19 ~ 13.21   18.54a ~ 18.56d 19.17 ~ 19.19
Werrington Jn 13/25 13/26   18/49 19/12
Spalding 13.43a 13.47   18.30d 18.56


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