1st January 1972

Southern Electric Group
The Purbeck Piper

DEMU Used 6L no. 1019

Route : 1Z20 throughout

DEMU Route
1019 London Blackfriars - Elephant & Castle - Canterbury Road Jn - Brixton - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - East Putney - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Cobham - Effingham Junction - Guildford - Haslemere - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - Netley - Southampton Central - Millbrook - Southampton Western Docks
1019 Southampton Western Docks - Millbrook - Southampton Central
1019 Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Broadstone - Wimbourne - West Moors
1019 West Moors - Wimbourne - Broadstone - Poole - Branksome - Bournemouth West
1019 Bournemouth West - Branksome - Poole - Wareham - Swanage
1019 Swanage - Wareham - Poole - Bournemouth Central - Brockenhurst - Southampton Central - Southampton Tunnel Jn - Southampton Jn - Southampton Ocean Liner Terminal
1019 Southampton Ocean Liner Terminal - Northam Jn - Eastleigh - Winchester City - Alresford - Alton - Aldershot - Ash Vale - Brookwood - Woking - Surbiton - Wimbledon - East Putney - Clapham Jn - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane - London Victoria

This was tour which was run on the last day of BR's passenger operation of the Swanage branch. It also covered the Alton - Winchester Jn line which shut the following year & the connection between Southampton Tunnel Jn & Southampton Jn which shut soon afterwards.


From Alan Osborn's ticket collection.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Blackfriars 09.28d FL 09.27
3.39 Loughborough Junction 09/36 09/39
4.08 Brixton 09/39 09/41
5.37 Factory Jn 09/42 09/44
6.02 Longhedge Jn 09/44 09/45
7.09 Clapham Junction 09.48a ~ 09.49d SL 09.48 ~ 09.49
8.24 Point Pleasant Jn 09/52 09/52
8.75 East Putney 09/55 09/54
11.61 Wimbledon 10/02 SL 10/01
17.70 Hampton Court Jn 10/11 10/11
25.58 Effingham Junction 10/23 10/21
34.48 Guildford 10/3 10/32
47.23 Haslemere 10/54 10/50
58.74 Petersfield 11/08 11/07
70.59 Havant 11/21 FL 11/21
71.32 Bedhampton Halt 11.23a ~ 11.25d 11.22 ~ 11.25
73.58 Farlington Jn 11/29 11/29
76.61 Cosham 11/32 11/31
82.48 Fareham 11/41 11/39
95.21 St Denys 12/00 11/58
96.15 Northam Jn 12/02 12/00
97.20 Southampton Central 12/05 SL 12/03
97.77 Milbrook Dock Entrance 12/08 12/07
100.08 Southampton Western Docks 12.18a ~ 12.27d  12.10 ~ 12.23
102.19 Millbrook Dock Exit 12/37 SL 12.27a ~ 12.28d
102.76 Southampton Central 12.40a ~ 12.46d 12.37 ~ 12.45
105.47 Redbridge 12/50 12/59
117.37 Lymington Jn 13/04 13/14
131.59 Bournemouth Central 13c22a ~ 13c24d 13.28 ~ 13.30
137.39 Poole (1) 13.40a ~ 13.55d 13.44 ~ 13.52
147.76 West Moors 15.05a ~ 15.15d 15.03 ~ 15.17
158.43 Poole (1) 16.25a ~ 16.36d 16.35 ~ 16.36
161.45 Branksome 16.42a ~ 16.43d 16.46 ~ 16.50
162.64 Bournemouth West Carriage Sidings 16.47a ~ 16.55d 16.53 ~ 16.56
163.74 Branksome 17/00 17/01
168.05 Poole 17/05 17/07
176.20 Worgret Jn 17/17 17/19
181.17 Corfe Castle 17x27a ~ 17x42d 17.27 ~ 17.43
186.16 Swanage 17.50a ~ 17.58d 17.52 ~ 17.59
191.15 Corfe Castle 18x07a ~ 18x09d 18.09 ~ 18.13
196.12 Worgret Jn 18/19 18/21
204.27 Poole 18/32 18/35
210.07 Bournemouth Central 18c42a ~ 18c44d 18.47 ~ 18.48
224.29 Lymington Jn 19/00 19/05
236.19 Redbridge 19/12 19/16 SL
238.70 Southampton Central 19.17a ~ 19.19d 19.20 ~ 19.21
240.44 Southampton Dock Gates 19/24 19/28
241.44 Southampton Ocean Liner Terminal 19.29a ~ 20.00d 19.32 ~ 20.00
242.44 Southampton Dock Gates 20/05 20/05
243.34 Northam Jn 20/10 20/07
248.03 Eastleigh 20/17 20/15
257.08 Winchester Jn 20/33 20.26a ~ 20.35d
263.74 Alresford 20/42 20.45a ~ 20.45d
274.04 Alton 20.57a ~ 21.00d 21.02 ~ 21.03
282.64 Farnham 21/10 21/12
285.69 Aldershot 21/15 21/19
288.32 Ash Vale 21/19 21/22
292.73 Brookwood 21/27 SL 21/27
296.11 Woking Jn 21/33 21/31
307.46 Hampton Court Jn 21/44 21/43
313.55 Wimbledon 21/52 21/54
316.41 East Putney 21/58 22/00
317.12 Point Pleasant Jn 22/00 SL 22/01
319.27 Clapham Junction 22.03a ~ 22.05d 22.03 ~ 22.09
320.34 Longhedge Jn 22/09 22/11
320.73 Stewarts Lane 22/11 22/13
322.25 Victoria (E) 22.17a 22.18

(1) shunted between main line & sidings.


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