14th June 2014

East Midlands Trains
The Swanage Samaritan

HST Used 43064 + 43089
Stock Used 44054+42121+42120+42119+42337+40741+41067+41061

Route :
1Z43 : Sheffield to Swanage
1Z44 : Swanage to Sheffield

HST Route
43064 + 43089 Sheffield - Dore - Chesterfield - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Spondon - Trent South Jn - (via MML) - Hendon - Brent Curve Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Acton Canal Wharf Jn - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton Jn - Kew East Jn - Old Kew Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Motala GF - Norden - Corfe Castle - Swanage
43089 + 43064 Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield

Notes : 
(1) This special train was for railway staff from East Midlands Trains, Network Rail, South West Trains, plus guests, and raised funds for the Samaritans charity.
(2) This is the first known visit of an H.S.T. to Swanage. The previous attempt was 'The Cotswold-Purbeck Express' on 28/09/13, however that only got as far as Corfe Castle due to gauging issues. 
(3) 43064+44054+42121+42120 carried temporary 'South West Trains' branding especially for the occasion. 
(4) Motive power in use on the Swanage Railway included G.W.R. 0-6-2T 6695, 08436, 33111 & 33202 'Dennis G. Robinson'.


43064, complete with SWT branding at Swanage (photo: Joe Loughlin)

Source : Mark Herriott (on the tour from/to Basingstoke) & Nigel Benning 

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Sheffield 06.13d [P5] 06.13   22.58a [P1] 22.54
Dore Station Jn 06/18 06/18   22/53 22/48
Tapton Jn 06/24 ?   22/46½ ?
Chesterfield 06/24½ [P2] 06/24   22/46 [P1] 22/42
Chesterfield South Jn 06/25 ?   22/45 ?
Clay Cross North Jn 06/28 06/27   22/43 [ML] 22/41
Ambergate Jn 06/34 06/33   22/36 22/34
Derby 06.43a ~ 06.45d [P2] 06.42 ~ 06.45   22.14a ~ 22.20d [P6] 22.20 ~ 22.22
Spondon 06/50 06/49   22/06 22/15
Sheet Stores Jn 06/55 06/53   21/58 22/11
Trent South Jn 06/56 [UF] ?   21/54 22/10
Loughborough 07/01 [P2] 06/58   21/45 [P1] 22/05
Sileby Jn 07/04 07/01   21/42 ?
Syston South Jn 07/07 07/02   21/41 22/01
Leicester 07.13a ~ 07.15d [UF] [P3] 07.10 ~ 07.15   21.34a ~ 21.36d [P2] [DF] 21.55 ~ 21.56
Wigston North Jn 07/18 07/19   21/31 21/50
Market Harborough 07/27 07/28   21/23 21/40
Kettering North Jn 07/40 [SL] ?   21/16 [DF] ?
Kettering 07.43a ~ 07.48d [P2] 07.42 ~ 07.48   21.11a ~ 21.13d [P1] 21.29 ~ 21.32
Kettering South Jn 07/50 [UF] 07/50   21/05 [DS] ?
Wellingborough 07/55 [P2] 07/55   21/01 [P1] 21/21
Sharnbrook Jn 08/00 08/00   20/56 21/13
Bedford North Jn 08/04 ?   20/53 ?
Bedford 08/05 [FL] 08/04   20/52 [P4] 21/09½
Bedford South Jn 08/05½ 08/04½   20/51 21/09
Flitwick 08/10 [P3] 08/09   20/46 [P4] 21/04
Leagrave Jn 08/14 ?   20/43 ?
Luton 08/16 [P4] 08/16   20/41 [P5] 20/58
Luton Airport Parkway 08.17a ~ 08.19d [P3] 08.18 ~ 08.21   20.37a ~ 20.39d [P4] 20.55 ~ 20.57
Harpenden Jn 08/24 ?   20/33 20/51
St Albans City 08/27 [P3] 08/27   20/29 [P4] 20/49
Radlett Jn 08/32 08/32   20/24 20/46
Hendon 08/42 [UHL] ?   20/18 [DF] 20/40
Brent Curve Jn 08/44 08/46   20/14 [DF] 20/37
Dudding Hill Jn 08/48 ?   20/12 ?
Acton Canal Wharf Jn 08/53 ?   20/07 ?
Acton Wells Jn 08/55 09/03   20/04 20/10
South Acton Jn 08/59 ?   20/01 ?
Kew East Jn 09/01 09/12   20/00 20/04
Old Kew Jn 09/02 ?   ? ?
Brentford 09/04 09/14   19/58 20/01
Hounslow 09/07 09/20   19/54 19/55
Feltham Jn 09/09 ?   19/51 19/52
Feltham 09/11 [P2] 09/25   19/50 [P1] 19/49
Staines 09/18 [P2] 09/31   19/41 [P1] 19/40
Virginia Water 09/27 [P4] 09/39   19/28 [P3] 19/31
Addlestone Jn 09/38 ?   19/18 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 09/47 [DS] ?   19/15 ?
Woking 09.52a ~ 09.56d [P5] 09.58 ~ 10.02   19.08a ~ 19.10d [P1] 19.07 ~ 19.10 [P1]
Woking Jn 09/58 [DF] 10/04   19/04 [US] 19/04
Farnborough Main 10/05 10/12   18/56 18/58
Basingstoke 10.16a ~ 10.19d [DF] [P1] [DS] 10.27 ~ 10.29 [P1] [DS]   18.43a ~ 18.45d [UF] [P3] [UF] 18.45 ~ 18.48 [UF] [P3] [UF]
Worting Jn 10/23 [DS] 10/32   18/41 [UF] 18/40
Winchester 10/36 [P2] 10/42   18/27 [P1] 18/28
Shawford Jn / Shawford 10/39 [DF] ?   18/22 18/23
Eastleigh 10/44 [P2] 10/47   18/17 [UF] 18/13
St Denys 10/52 [P2] 10/53   18/13 [P1] 18/09
Northam Jn 10/54 [DF] ?   18/11 [UF] ?
Southampton Central 10/57 [P4] [DF] 10/57   18/08 [UF] [P1] 18/04
Redbridge 11/00 11/00   18/03 18/01
Brockenhurst 11/12 [P3] 11/09   17/54 [P2] 17/52
Bournemouth 11/31 [P3] 11/30   17/26 [P2] 17/29
Branksome 11/36 [P2] 11/35   17/17 [P1] 17/25
Poole 11/42 [P2] 11/42 [P2]   17/12 [P1] 17/20 [P1]
Wareham 11t54a ~ 11t56d [P2] 11.52 ~ 11.57   17t02a ~ 17t04d [P1] 17.09 ~ 17.12 [P1]
Worgret Jn 11.59 ~ 12.01 ? ~ ?   16.58 ~ 17.00 ? ~ ?
Motala GF 12t10 ~ 12t20 ? ~ ?   16t39 ~ 16t44 ? ~ ?
Norden 12/25 ?   16/34 ?
Corfe Castle 12/27 [DM] ?   16/32 [UM] ?
Harmans Cross 12/32 [DM] ?   16/27 [UM] ?
Swanage 12.42a [P2] ?   16.14d [P2] ?


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z43 : (43089+43064) Derby Etches Park to Sheffield
5Z44 : (43064+43089) Sheffield to Chaddesden CE Jn
5Z44 : (43089+43064) Chaddesden CE Jn to Derby Etches Park

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Derby Etches Park 04.42d 00.36a
Derby 04.45 ~ 05.02 00/33
Chaddesden CE Jn - 00.24 ~ 00.31
Derby - 00.17 ~ 00.21
Way & Works Jn - 00.01 ~ 00.13
Spondon - 23/55
Trent East Jn - 23/46
Toton Centre - 23/39
Langley Mill - 23/32
Alfreton - 23/26
Ambergate Jn 05/10 -
Clay Cross North Jn 05/18 23/21
Chesterfield South Jn 05/20 23/19
Chesterfield 05/24 23/18
Tapton Jn 05/25 23/17
Dore Station Jn 05/33 23/11
Sheffield 05.37a 23.07d


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