14th August 2004

Very Special Trains
(Matlock Bath, Chatsworth House or Crich Tramway Village)

Loco Used 47709

Route:
1Z97 : Poole to Chesterfield
1Z98 : Chesterfield to Poole

Loco Route
47709 Poole - Bournemouth - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Southcote Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot East Jn - (1) - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield
47709 Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route (1)) - Poole

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required i.e. via Didcot Parkway station or avoiding line.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 06.53d 06.53   22.59a 22.57
Branksome 07/00 06/59   22/53 22/50
Bournemouth 07.04a ~ 07.07d 07.04 ~ 07.07   22.40a ~ 22.44d 22.38 ~ 22.44
Brockenhurst 07.23a ~ 07.25d 07.22 ~ 07.25   22.09a ~ 22.15d 22.11 ~ 22.13
Redbridge 07/36 07/36   21/58 21/59
Southampton 07.40a ~ 07.43d 07.39 ~ 07.43   21.52a ~ 21.54d 21.53 ~ 21.55
Northam Jn 07/45 ?   ? ?
St Denys 07/47 07/47   21/47½ 21/49
Southampton Parkway 07.50a ~ 07.52d 07.50 ~ 07.53   21.42½a ~ 21.44d 21.43 ~ 21.47
Eastleigh 07.55a ~ 07.57d 07.56 ~ 08.02   21.37a ~ 21.39½d 21.39 ~ 21.40
Shawford 08/02 ?   ? ?
Winchester 08.06a ~ 08.08d 08.11 ~ 08.12   21.26a ~ 21.27½d 21.26 ~ 21.27
Worting Jn 08/24 08/27   21/12½ 21/11
Basingstoke 08.27a ~ 08.29d 08.31 ~ 08.32   21.00a ~ 21.02d 20.53 ~ 20.56
Bramley 08/36 08/38   20/53 20/45
Southcote Jn 08/47 08/46   20/44 20/35
Oxford Road Jn ? ?   ? ?
Reading West Jn ? ?   ? ?
Didcot East Jn ? ?   ? ?
Didcot North Jn ? 09/04   ? ?
Oxford ? ?   ? 19/56
Wolvercot Jn 10/02 09/44   19/54 19/53
Heyford 10/09 09/52   19/47 19/46
Aynho Jn 10/14 09/56   19/41 19/41
Banbury 10/18 10/04   19/35 19/33
Fenny Compton 10/25 10/13   19/26 19/19
Leamington Spa 10.38a ~ 10.53d 10.22 ~ 10.45   19/15 19/09
Hatton 10/58 10/52   19/07 18/48
Dorridge 11/03 10/58   19/01 18/42
Tyseley 11.18a ~ 11.29d 11/07   18.49a ~ 18.51d 18/39
Small Heath South Jn 11/31 11/08   18/47 18/36
Bordesley Jn 11/35 11/11   18/43 18/33
St Andrews Jn 11/37 11/18   18/41 ?
Landor Street Jn 11/40 11/19   18/28 18/30
Water Orton 11/47 11/26   18/22 18/23
Kingsbury Jn 11/50 11/29   18/19 18/20
Tamworth HL 11/55 11/34   18/10½ 18/15
Wichnor Jn 12/00 11/41   18/04 18/09
Burton-on-Trent 12/04 11/45   17/57 18/02
North Stafford Jn 12/12 11/53   17/49½ 17/55
Stenson Jn 12/12 11/54   17/49 17/54
Derby 12/17 12/16   17/42 17/48
Ambergate Jn 12/26 12/37   17/23 17/25
Clay Cross South Jn 12/36 12/45   17/15 17/18
Chesterfield 12.40a 12.50   17.10d 17.13


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