16th April 1972

Plymouth Railway Circle / Great Western Society
Bluebell Rail Tour

Locos Used 810 'Cockade' & 821 'Greyhound'
Stock Used 10 coaches

Route : 1Z64 throughout

Loco Route
821 Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids
821 Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Honiton - Chard Jn - Salisbury
810 Salisbury - Romsey - Redbridge - Millbrook (1) - Southampton - St Denys - Fareham - Havant - Chichester - Ford - Hove - Preston Park - Hassocks - Haywards Heath (2) - Three Bridges - Earlswood - (via Quarry Line) - Purley - East Croydon - Balham - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Old Oak Common - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury - (via Frome avoiding line) - Castle Cary - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Single-line working between Milbrook & Southampton Central.
(2) Break for visit to Bluebell Railway.

Sources : Roger Geach, Bernard Mills & Chris Horsham

Photo Review


821 'Greyhound' awaits departure time at Plymouth (photo: Bernard Mills)


From Chris Harley's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Roger Geach, Bernard Mills & Chris Horsham)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Plymouth 07.00d 07.04   22.50a ?
Hemerdon 07/12 ?   22/41 ?
Brent 07/23 ?   22/28 ?
Totnes 07.37 ~ 07.38 07.45 ~ 07.47   22.10a ~ 22.12d ?
Dainton Tunnel 07/47 ?   22/02 ?
Newton Abbot 07.53a ~ 07.54d 08.00a ~ 08.03   21.48a ~ 21.54d ?
Dawlish 08.06a ~ 08.07d 08.13 ~ 08.14   21.31a ~ 21.33d ?
Dawlish Warren 08/10     21/27 ?
Exeter St Davids 08.21a ~ 08.30d 08.28 ~ 08.37   21.07a ~ 21.14d ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Exeter Central 08/34 ?
Exmouth Jn 08/36 ?
Pinhoe 08/38 ?
Honiton 08/52 09.08 ~ 09.09
Chard Jn 09/05 09/25
Crewkerne 09.13a ~ 09.15d 09.34 ~ 09.35
Yeovil Junction 09/25 ?
Templecombe 09/37 ?
Gillingham 09/42 ?
Wilton South 10/00 ?
Salisbury 10.05a ~ 10.07d 10.23 ~ 10.30
Tunnel Jn 10/10 ?
Romsey 10/28 10/53
Redbridge 10/35 ?
Millbrook 10.38a ~ 10.44d ?
Southampton 10.48a ~ 10.49d 11.07 ~ 11.08
Northam Jn 10/52 ?
St Denys ??.??a ~ 10.55d 11/17
Fareham 11/12 11/36
Cosham 11/20 ?
Farlington Jn 11/22 ?
Havant 11.26a ~ 11.27d 11.49 ~ 11.50
Chichester 11/39 12/01
Barnham 11/46 ?
Ford ? 12/10
Arundel Jn 11/51 ?
Goring-by-Sea ? 12/18
Worthing 12/05 ?
Lancing ? 12/24
Shoreham-by-Sea 12/13 12/26
Hove 12.22a ~ 12.23d 12/32
Preston Park 12/26 12/36
Hassocks ? 12/43
Burgess Hill ? 12/44
Keymer Jn 12/36 ?
Haywards Heath 12.40a ~ 17.05d 12.48 ~ 18.00
Balcombe Tunnel Jn 17/13 18/06
Three Bridges 17/15 18/10
Coulsden Jn 17/32 ?
Purley ? 18/26
South Croydon ? 18/31
East Croydon ? 18/32
Windmill Bridge Jn 17/38 ?
Streatham Jn 17/43 ?
Balham Jn 17/46 18/40
Clapham Junction 17/51 18/47
Latchmere Jn 17/53 18/50
Chelsea & Fulham SB ? 18/52
Lille Bridge ? 18/54
Kensington Olympia 18.00a ~ 18.02d 18/57
Viaduct Jn ? 18/59
North Pole Jn 18/07 19/02
Old Oak Common East Jn 18.10a ~ 18.12d 19.03 ~ 19.05
Ealing Broadway ? 19/11
Southall 18/20 19/11
Langley ? 19/19
Slough ? 19/20
Maidenhead 18/31 ?
Twyford 18/36 19/27
Reading 18.41a ~ 18.43d 19.40 ~ 19.41
Southcote Jn 18/47 ?
Newbury 19/03 ?
Bedwyn 19/15 ?
Woodborough 19/28 ?
Lavington 19/34 ?
Heywood Jn 19/40 ?
Westbury 19/42 ?
Fairwood Jn 19/45 ?
Clink Road Jn 19/49 ?
Blatchbridge Jn 19/51 ?
Castle Cary 20/02 ?
Taunton 20.27a ~ 20.30d ?
Whiteball Tunnel 20/45 ?
Cowley Bridge Jn 21/04 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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