3rd February 1973

L.C.G.B.
The Hampshire Ferret

Locos Used 2180 (4), 2197 & 6511
Stock Used 4TC set 404 + buffet car 1758 + 4TC set 420

Route : 1Z02 (SR reporting code 69) throughout

Loco(s) Route
6511 (1) Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Aldershot - Alton - Alresford - Winchester City - Eastleigh - Southampton Ocean Liner Terminal
6511 Southampton Ocean Liner Terminal - Southampton Jn - Southampton Tunnel Jn - Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole (west of station)
6511 (1) Poole (west of station) - Up sidings
6511 Poole sidings - Broadstone - Wimbourne - West Moors
6511 (1) West Moors - Wimbourne - Broadstone - Poole
6511 Poole - Hamworthy Jn - Hamworthy
6511 (1) Hamworthy - Hamworthy Jn
6511 Hamworthy Jn - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth Jn
2180 (2) Weymouth Jn - Weymouth Quay
2197 (3) Weymouth Quay - Weymouth Jn
6511 Weymouth Jn - Dorchester South - Wareham - Poole - Bournemouth Central -Brockenhurst - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury
6511 (1) Salisbury - Andover Jn - Basingstoke - Woking - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 6511 propelling.
(2) 2197 on rear.
(3) 2180 on rear.
(4) Originally listed as 2183 but several contributors have given the ID as 2180 including reference to published photographs in which the number is visible.

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout), Nick Bartlett, Dick Franklin & Cyril Crawley (R.C.T.S.)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Waterloo 08.40d 08.40
Clapham Junction 08/46½ 08/46
Hampton Court Jn 08/56 08/55
Woking 09.06a ~ 09.07d 09.05 ~ 09.08½
Brookwood 09/11 09/15
Ash Vale 09/18 09/21
Aldershot 09/24 09/24
Farnham 09/29 09/28
Alton 09.40a ~ 09.43d 09.41 ~ 09.43
Alresford 10.00a ~ 10.02d 10.01 ~ 10.05
Winchester Jn 10/12 10/15½
Eastleigh 10/20½ 10.25a ~ 10.25½d
Northam Jn 10/25 10/32
Canute Road Crossing 10/29 10/36
Southampton Ocean Liner Terminal 10.34a ~ 11.00d 10.39 ~ 11.00½
Canute Road Crossing 11/06 11.03a ~ 11.03½d
Southampton Central 11/11 11.09a ~ 11.10d
Redbridge 11/15 11/15
Lymington Jn 11/27 11/27
Bournemouth Central 11.42a ~ 11.44d 11.44 ~ 11.45½
Poole 11.54a ~ 12.05d 11.57 ~ 12.06
West Moors 13.10a ~ 13.25d 13.12 ~ 13.26
Poole 14.40a ~ 14.52d 14.45 ~ 14.51
Hamworthy Jn 14.57a ~ 15.02d 14.55½ ~ 14.59
Hamworthy 15.12a ~ 15.30d 15.13½ ~ 15.31½
Hamworthy Jn 15.40a ~ 15.45d 15.36½ ~ 15.44½
Wareham 15/51 15/51
Dorchester Jn 16/10 16/08
Weymouth Jn 16.20a ~ 16.32d 16.20 ~ 16.28
Weymouth Quay 16.48a ~ 17.00d 16.45 ~ 16.57
Weymouth Jn 17.16a ~ 17.28d 17.12 ~ 17.23
Dorchester Jn 17/41 17/37½
Wareham 17/58 17/58
Poole 18/08 18/09
Bournemouth Central 18.19a ~ 18.21d 18.23 ~ 18.29
Lymington Jn 18/40 18/48½
Redbridge 18/51 19/01½
Southampton Central 18/55 19/05
Eastleigh 19.05a ~ 19.06d 19.15 ~ 19.15
Romsey 19/18 19/27½
Tunnel Jn 19/37 19/43½
Salisbury 19.40a ~ 19.52d 19.48 ~ 19.54
Tunnel Jn 19/56 19/58
Andover Jn 20/13 20/15
Worting Jn 20/30 20/31
Woking 20.53a ~ 20.54d 20/53
Hampton Court Jn 21/02½ 21/09
Clapham Junction 21/12½ 21/22
Waterloo 21.20a 21.32


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