11th July 1965

Plymouth Railway Circle
Diesel Rail Tour

Locos Used D7011 & 41316
DMU Used 2-car 'Cross Country' set

Route : 1X07 throughout

Traction Route
DMU as listed Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids
DMU as listed Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Honiton - Yeovil Junction - Yeovil Pen Mill
DMU as listed Yeovil Pen Mill - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth (1)
DMU as listed Weymouth - Dorchester Jn - Wareham
41316 (2) Wareham - Corfe Castle - Swanage
41316 (2) Swanage - Corfe Castle - Wareham
DMU as listed Wareham - Bournemouth Central (1) - Redbridge - Eastleigh (1) - Romsey - Salisbury - Westbury (1) - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot (3)
D7011 (3) Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) For shed visit.
(2) Service trains - the 12.23 Wareham to Swanage and 12.52 return (both of which were strengthened).
(3) DMU failed at Newton Abbot and was dragged by D7011 back to Plymouth.

Sources : Dave Mitchell & John Clifford


41316 sits at Swanage on the service train which formed part of this trip.
(photo: Bernard Mills)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Mike Hunt, John Clifford & John Debens)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Plymouth 07.00d
31.30 Newton Abbot 07.53a ~ 07.55d
52.05 Exeter St Davids 08.28a ~ 08.32d
52.59 Exeter Central 08/34
69.38 Honiton 08.55a ~ 08.56d
101.50 Yeovil Junction 09/27
103.35 Yeovil Town 09.31a ~ 09.34d
104.01 Yeovil Pen Mill 09.36a ~ 09.40d
124.37 Dorchester West 10/17
124.67 Dorchester Jn 10/19
131.37 Weymouth 10.29a ~ 11.40d
138.07 Dorchester Jn 11/52
152.25 Worgret Jn 12/08
153.32
0.00		 Wareham 12.10a ~ 12.23d
6.04 Corfe Castle 12/35
11.03 Swanage 12.45a ~ 12.52d
16.02 Corfe Castle 13/02
22.06
153.32		 Wareham 13.13a ~ 13.20d
160.40 Poole 13/30
166.20 Bournemouth Central 13.40a ~ 14.15d
180.42 Lymington Jn 14/35
192.32 Redbridge 14/50
195.03 Southampton Central ?
? Eastleigh 15.10a ~ 16.03d
208.03 Romsey 16/15
223.38 Tunnel Jn 16/34
224.46 Salisbury 16.37a ~ 16.40d
247.50 Dilton Marsh Halt 17/05
248.77 Westbury 17.09a ~ 17.50d
296.94 Taunton 18.48a ~ 18.50d
327.04 Exeter St Davids 19.29a ~ 19.32d
347.59 Newton Abbot 20.03a ~ 20.07d
379.09 Plymouth 21.02a


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