18th September 1971

Poole Grammar School Railway Society
The Dorset Venturer

Loco Used 6528
Stock Used 4TC no. 403

Route :

Loco Route
6528 (1) Bournemouth Central - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
6528 Weymouth - Dorchester West - Yeovil Pen Mill
6528 (1) Yeovil Pen Mill - Dorchester West - Dorchester Jn
6528 Dorchester Jn - Wareham
6528 (1) Wareham - Swanage
6528 Swanage - Wareham - Hamworthy Jn
6528 (1) Hamworthy Jn - Hamworthy
6528 Hamworthy - Hamworthy Jn - Poole - Branksome - Bournemouth West
6528 (1) Bournemouth West - Branksome - Poole - Broadstone - Wimbourne
6528 Wimbourne - Broadstone - Poole - Bournemouth Central

Notes :
(1) Loco propelling.
(2) Nick Bartlett comments that the publication 'Castleman's Corkscrew (vol 2)' by Brian Jackson reports the 4TC set as 414 however Malcolm Best confirms the publication is in error and has provided the following photograph as confirmation. Malcolm also comments that the section from Wareham to Swanage also conveyed ordinary passengers due to late running on the Waterloo line missing the Swanage connection.


4TC set 403 reversing at Yeovil Pen Mill (photo: Malcolm Best)

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout), Nick Bartlett & Malcolm Best

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Bournemouth Central 10.00d 10.00
Branksome 10.05a ~ 10.06d 10.04 ~ 10.05½
Poole 10.11a ~ 10.12d 10.10 ~ 10.11
Worgret Jn 10/23 10/22
Dorchester Jn 10/40 10/36
Weymouth 10.54a ~ 11.04d 10.45 ~ 11.04
Dorchester Jn 11/16 11/14
Dorchester West 11/17 11/15
Maiden Newton 11.27a ~ 11.34d 11.25 ~ 11.48
Yeovil Pen Mill 11.50a ~ 12.00d 12.05 ~ 12.12
Maiden Newton 12/16 12/28
Dorchester West 12/26 12/37
Dorchester Jn 12.28a ~ 12.34d 12.40 ~ 12.43
Worgret Jn 12/50 12/57
Wareham 12.52a ~ 13.00d 13.00 ~ 13.19
Worgret Jn 13/02½ 13/23
Corfe Castle 13.11a ~ 13.16d 13.31 ~ 13.31½
Swanage 13.25a ~ 13.40d 13.39½ ~ 13.44
Corfe Castle 13.48½a ~ 13.49d 13.51 ~ 13.52
Worgret Jn 13/57½ 13/59
Wareham 14.00a ~ 14.02d 14.01 ~ 14.03
Hamworthy Jn 14.09a ~ 14.20d 14.09 ~ 14.13½
Hamworthy 14.30a ~ 14.45d 14.26 ~ 14.47
Hamworthy Jn 14.55a ~ 15.05d 15.00 ~ 15.04
Poole 15/09 15/08
Branksome 15.15a ~ 15.16d 15.13 ~ 15.15
Bournemouth West 15.20a ~ 15.28d 15.19 ~ 15.25
Branksome 15/32 15/31
Poole 15.37a ~ 15.50d 15.38 ~ 15.48
Wimborne 16.40a ~ 17.00d 16.32 ~ 17.01½
Poole 17.40a ~ 17.45d 17.42 ~ 17.44½
Branksome 17.51a ~ 17.52d 17.50 ~ 17.50
Bournemouth Central 17.58a 17.59


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