27th July 1969

Somerset & Dorset Circle
(Tour to the Bluebell Line)

Traction Used 2x 3-car DMU

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Reading - Slough - Southall - Old Oak Common East - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Haywards Heath (1)
as listed Haywards Heath - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) For Bluebell Railway visit - a fleet of Southdown buses were due to take passengers to Sheffield Park where they were booked on the 14.50 service to Horsted Keynes. It was hoped that the motive power on the Bluebell would be 3217 Earl of Berkeley. Buses were to leave Sheffield Park at 16.30 for Haywards Heath Station.

Sources : Mike Barnsley & Chris Totty

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Totty)

Location Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 08.35d 21.00a
BAth Spa 08.50a ~ 08.52d 20.41a ~ 20.44d
Chippenham 09.28a ~ 09.30d 20.25a ~ 20.27d
Swindon 09.48a ~ 09.50d 20.04a ~ 20.06d
Reading 10.33a ~ 10.35d 19.14a ~ 19.16d
Slough 10/53 18/58
Southall 11/02 18/50
Old Oak Common East 11c15 18c40
North Pole Jn 11/18 18/33
Kensington Olympia 11c27 18c25
Latchmere Jn 11/35 18/10
Clapham Junction 11/37 18/07
Haywards Heath 12.30a 17.15d
(bus transfer) ??.??d ~ ??.??a 16.30d ~ ??.??a
Sheffield Park 14.50d ??.??a
Horsted Keynes ??.??a ??.??d


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