7th March 1959
Branch Line Society
Portsmouth Area Rail Tour
Loco Used | 30111 |
Stock Used | push-pull set no.6 (6496+1103) (1) |
Route :
Loco | Route |
30111 | Portsmouth Harbour - Havant - Fishbourne Crossing (2) |
30111 | Fishbourne Crossing - Lavant |
30111 | Lavant - Fishbourne Crossing - Chichester |
30111 | Chichester - Havant - Fareham - (via Fareham No. 1/2 tunnels) - Botley - Bishops Waltham |
30111 | Bishops Waltham - Botley - Knowle Jn - (via Fareham No. 1/2 tunnels) - Fareham |
30111 | Fareham - (via Fareham No. 1/2 tunnels) - Knowle Jn - Wickham - Droxford |
30111 | Droxford - Wickham - Knowle Jn - (via Fareham No. 1/2 tunnels) - Fareham - Fort Brockhurst - Gosport |
30111 | Gosport - Fort Brockhurst - Fareham |
30111 | Fareham - Cosham - Fratton - Portsmouth & Southsea Harbour (LL) |
Notes :
(1) 6496 was a driving compartment/BCL ex LSWR, and 1103 was a second
compartment, ex SE&CR.
(2) Some sources report this reversal being at Chichester but David Pearson
confirms the reversal took place at Fishbourne Crossing.
Sources : John Clifford (from contemporary
sources) & David Pearson
Photo Review
From the collection of David Pearson
30111 at Bishops Waltham (photo: David Pearson)
Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Pearson)
Location | Booked |
Portsmouth Harbour | 12.33d |
Portsmouth & Southsea (HL) | 12/36 |
Portcreek Jn | 12/42½ |
Havant | 12/47 |
Fishbourne Crossing | 13.03a ~ 13.07d |
Lavant | 13.17a ~ 13.27d |
Fishbourne Crossing | 13/37 |
Chichester (Down Bay) | 13w40a ~ 13w45d |
Havant | 14/00 |
Farlington Jn | 14/05 |
Cosham Jn | 14/07 |
Cosham | 14/09 |
Fareham | 14w19a ~ 14w22d |
Knowle Jn | 14/27 |
Botley | 14.32a ~ 14.37d |
Bishops Waltham | 14.52a ~ 15.02d |
Botley | 15.17a ~ 15.18d |
Knowle Jn | 15/23 |
Fareham | 15w28a ~ 15w31d |
Knowle Jn | 15/36 |
Wickham | 15.42a ~ 15.50d |
Droxford | 16.06a ~ 16.15d |
Wickham | 16.31a ~ 16.32d |
Knowle Jn | 16/37 |
Fareham | 16w42a ~ 16w45d |
Fort Brockenhurst | 16.55a ~ 17.00d |
Gosport | 17.20a ~ 17.30d |
Fareham | 17.55a ~ 18.06d |
Cosham | 18/15 |
Portcreek Jn | 18/19 |
Fratton | 18/24 |
Portsmouth & Southsea (LL) | 18.27a |