21st September 1974

B.R. (S.R.)
(Pleasure Seeker Excursion)

Locos Used 33050, 47??? & 47450

Route :

Loco Route
33050 (??? - ) Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Preston Park - Hove - Worthing - Chichester - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Westbury - ??? - Cardiff Central
47??? Cardiff Central - Whitland
47450 Whitland - Cardiff Central
33050 Cardiff Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - Three Bridges ( - ???)

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - was Three Bridges the starting/finishing point or did it originate elsewhere? Route after Westbury not known. Train terminated at Whitland with road coaches on to Tenby. This was reported due to another excursion (details required!) occupying available stabling sidings at Tenby.

Source : Alan Asborn (Joined/left the train at Three Bridges)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Three Bridges 06.29d 06.50   00.20a 00.32
Balcombe Tunnel SB 06/32½ 06/55   00/17 00/29
Haywards Heath 06.39a ~ 06.40d 07.02 ~ 07.03   00.08a ~ 00.09d 00.18 ~ 00.20
Keymer Jn 06/44 07/07   00/04 00/16
Preston Park 06/54 07/15   23/54 00/07
Hove 06.57a ~ 06.58d 07.18 ~ 07.20   23.49a ~ 23.50d 00.03 ~ 00.04
Shoreham-by-Sea 07.05a ~ 07.06d 07.25 ~ 07.26   23.40a ~ 23.41d 23.54 ~ 23.55
Worthing 07.12a ~ 07.13d 07.33 ~ 07.34   23.31a ~ 23.32d 23.43 ~ 23.44
Arundel Jn 07/23 07/47   23/15 23/31
Barnham 07.28a ~ 07.29d 07.51 ~ 07.53   23.08a ~ 23.09d 23.25 ~ 23.26
Chichester 07.37a ~ 07.38d 08.00 ~ 08.01   22.59a ~ 23.00d 23.15 ~ 23.16
Havant 07.49a ~ 07.50d 08.12 ~ 08.13   22.47a ~ 22.48d 22.59 ~ 23.00
Farlingon Jn 07/55 08/19   22/42 22/51
Cosham 07/57 08/21   22/40 22/49
Fareham 08/06 08/28   22/31 22.38 ~ 22.41
Botley 08/14 08/35   22/23 22/27
Eastleigh 08/22 08.42 ~ 08.44   22/13 22/18
Romsey 08/35 08/58   22/01 22/03
Tunnel Jn 08/53½ 09/18   21/43 21/40
Salisbury 08c58 ~ 08c59 09.21 ~ 09.23   21c39 ~ 21c40 21.30 ~ 21.37
Wilton Jn 0903 09/27   21/34 21/27
Dilton Marsh 09/27 09/54   21/10 21/04
Westbury 09c33 ~ 09c35 09.57 ~ 09.58   21c05 ~ 21c06 20.54 ~ 21.00
Cardiff Central 11.01 ~ 11.11 11.37 ~ 11.47   19.07 ~ 19.17 19.09 ~ 19.19
Whitland 13.10a 13.36   17.20d 17.29


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