21st January 1978

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Loco Used 33040
Stock Used 3918+4072+4063+1873+21266+25909+25910+25917+25924

Route :

Loco(s) Route
33040 East Croydon - Redhill - Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Keymer Jn - Preston Park - Hove - Worthing - Arundel Jn - Barnham - Chichester - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Romsey - Tunnel Jn - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Warminster - Westbury
33040 Westbury - Clink Road Jn - (via Frome station avoiding line) - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dalwish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
33040 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury
33040 Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - East Croydon

Notes :
(1) The late departure from East Croydon was due to the late arrival of the stock from Clapham Yard.

Source : John Debens

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Debens)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
East Croydon 07.40d 07.54   23.57a 00.00
Purley ? ?   23.48½a ~ 23.52d 23.53 ~ 23.54
Coulsdon North 07/47 07/59   23/46 23/51
Redhill 07.55a ~ 07.56d 08.06 ~ 08.07   23.35a ~ 23.38d 23.43 ~ 23.44
Earlswood 07/58 08/10   23/33 23/40
Three Bridges 08.07a ~ 08.08d 08.17 ~ 08.18   23.22a ~ 23.23d 23.30 ~ 23.31
Balcombe Tunnel SB 08/11 08/23   23/18½ 23/28
Haywards Heath 08.17½a ~ 08.24d 08.29 ~ 08.30   23.08a ~ 23.09d 23.18 ~ 23.20
Keymer Jn 08/28 08/35   23/04 23/15
Preston Park 08/38 08/47   22/54 23/01
Hove 08.42a ~ 08.43d 08.50 ~ 08.51   22.49a ~ 22.50d 22.57 ~ 22.58
Shoreham-by-Sea 08.49a ~ 08.51d 08.56 ~ 08.57   22.40a ~ 22.41d 22.49 ~ 22.50
Worthing 08.58a ~ 08.59d 09.04 ~ 09.05   22.28a ~ 22.31d 22.42 ~ 22.43
Arundel Jn 09/09 09/15   22/15 22/30
Barnham 09.14a ~ 09.15d 09.19 ~ 09.20   22.07a ~ 22.08d 22.23 ~ 22.34
Chichester 09.23a ~ 09.24d 09.28 ~ 09.29   21.58a ~ 21.59d 22.12 ~ 22.13
Havant 09.35a ~ 09.36d 09.39 ~ 09.41   21.46a ~ 21.47d 21.53 ~ 21.55
Farlington Jn 09/40 09/45   21/42 21/48½
Cosham 09/45 09/47   21/40 21/47
Fareham 09/58 09/57   21/31½ 21/37
Botley 10/06 10/06   21/23½ 23/29
Eastleigh 10/14 10/13   21/14 21/21
Romsey 10/26 10/25   21/02 21/12
Tunnel Jn 10/44 10/43   20/44 20/53
Salisbury 10.48a ~ 10.55d 10.45 ~ 10.55   20.39a ~ 20.40d 20.50 ~ 20.51
Wilton Jn 10/59 10/59   20/35 20/45
Dilton Marsh 11/26 11/26   20/09 20/17
Westbury 11.30a ~ 11.45d 11.30 ~ 11.51   19.52a ~ 20.05d 19.57 ~ 20.12
Fairwood Jn 11/48 11/56   19/49 19/53
Clink Road Jn 11/52 12/01   19/46 19/50
Blatchbridge Jn 11/54 12/03   19/44 19/48
Castle Cary 12/05 12/15   19/32 19/34
Taunton 12.30 ~ 12.39 12.37 ~ 12.41   19.05 ~ 19.07 19/07
Whiteball Tunnel 12/54 13/00   18/53 18/52
Exeter St Davids 13.13 ~ 13.15 13.17 ~ 13.19   18/30 18/25
Dawlish Warren 13/27 13/31   18/15 18/13
Dawlish 13.29a ~ 13.31d 13.32 ~ 13.24   18.11a ~ 18.12d 18.09 ~ 18.10
Teignmouth 13.36a ~ 13.38d 13.39 ~ 13.40   18.02a ~ 18.04d 18.02 ~ 18.04
Newton Abbot 13.46a ~ 13.48d 13.47 ~ 13.48   17.52a ~ 17.55d 17.51 ~ 17.55
Aller Jn 13/50 13/51   17/49 17/50
Torquay 13.58a # 14.00d 13.59 ~ 14.00   17.35a ~ 17.40d 17.35 ~ 17.41½
Paignton 14.05a 14.04   17.30d 17.30


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