13th October 1984
Sothern Electric Group / Railway
Correspondence and Travel Society
The
Severn Valley Rambler
| DEMU Used | 1032 |
Route : 1Z36 throughout (S.R. Headcode: 48)
| DEMU | Route |
| as listed | Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Bexhill - Eastbourne |
| as listed | Eastbourne - Polegate - Lewes - Plumpton - Keymer Jn - Haywards Heath - Three Bridges - Earlswood - Redhill - Purley - East Croydon - Windmill Bridge Jn - Norwood Junction - Bromley Jn - Crystal Palace - West Norwood - Streatham Hill - Balham Jn - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Old Oak East Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot East Jn - (via Didcot station avoiding line) - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Wolvercot Jn - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster |
| as listed | Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water orton - Abbey Jn - (via Nuneaton station avoiding line) - Midland Jn - Wigston South Jn - (via MML) - Brent Curve Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton Jn - Kew East Jn - New Kew Jn - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - West Norwood - (reverse of outward route) - Eastbourne |
| as listed | Eastbourne - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings |
Notes :
(1) Participants connected with a Severn Valley Railway steam service at
Kidderminster hauled by 4930 'Hagley Hall'.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.
John Broderick's ticket.
Sources : David Hills & John Broderick
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | Hastings | 06.00d | 00.02a | 459.06 |
| 0.42 | St Leonards Warrior Square | 06.02½ (a, d or both?) |
23.59 (a, d or both?) |
458.28 |
| 1.27 | Bopeep Jn | 06/04½ | 23/57 | 457.43 |
| 4.34 | Bexhill | 06.09a ~ 06.10d | 23.52a ~ 23.53d | 454.36 |
| 11.18 | Pevensey & Westham | 06/22 | 23/43 | 447.53 |
| 14.24 | Hampden Park | 06/27 | 23/38 | 444.47 |
| 16.23 | Eastbourne | 06.30a ~ 06.35d | 23.20a ~ 23.35d | 442.48 |
| 20.40 | Polegate | 06/41 | 23/14 | 438.41 |
| 31.09 | Southerham Jn | 06/51½ | 23/03 | 427.72 |
| 32.13 | Lewes | 06.54a ~ 06.56d | 22.59a ~ 23.00d | 426.68 |
| 41.18 | Keymer Jn | 07/09 | 22/47 | 417.63 |
| 44.28 | Haywards Heath | 07.13a ~ 07.14d [SL] | 22*33 ~ 22*40 [SL] | 414.53 |
| 50.35 | Balcombe Tunnel Jn | 07/22 [FL] | 22/25 | 408.46 |
| 52.66 | Three Bridges | 07.24a ~ 07.25d | 22.21a ~ 22.22d | 406.15 |
| ? | Gatwick Airport | ? | 22/17 | 403.40 |
| 60.38 | Earlswood | 07/33½ [SL] | 22/10½ [SL] | 398.43 |
| 61.33 | Redhill | 07.35a ~ 07.36d | 22.08a ~ 22.09d | 397.48 |
| 67.68 | Stoats Nest Jn | 07/43 [SL] | 21/58½ | 391.13 |
| 68.59 | Purley | 07.45a ~ 07.46d | 21.56a ~ 21.57f | 390.22 |
| 71.60 | East Croydon | 07.51a ~ 07.52d | 21.50a ~ 21.51d | 387.21 |
| 72.20 | Windmill Bridge Jn | 07/53 [SL] | 21/49 | 386.61 |
| 73.32 | Norwood Junction | 07/55 | 21/45 [RL] | 385.49 |
| 74.06 | Bromley Jn | 07/56½ | 21/43½ | 384.75 |
| 74.72 | Crystal Palace | 07/58½ | 21/42 | 384.09 |
| 76.46 | West Norwood | 08/02 | 21/38 | 382.35 |
| M.C | Location | Booked |
| 77.69 | Streatham Hill | 08/05 |
| 78.56 | Balham Jn | 08/07 [SL] |
| 80.69 | Clapham Junction | 08.12a ~ 08.13d |
| 81.42 | Latchmere Jn | 08/16 |
| 84.40 | Kensington Olympia | 08/19 |
| 86.30 | North Pole Jn | 08/24 |
| 86.66 | Old Oak Common East Jn | 08/25 [RL] |
| 88.23 | Acton Main Line | 08.29a ~ 08.30d |
| 89.58 | Ealing Broadway | 08c33 ~ 08c34 |
| 93.08 | Southall | 08/39 |
| 102.38 | Slough | 08.50a ~ 08.51d |
| 108.21 | Maidenhead | 08/58 |
| 115.03 | Twyford | 09/04 |
| 120.00 | Reading | 09.10a ~ 09.12d [ML] |
| 136.67 | Didcot East Jn | 09/30 |
| 137.66 | Didcot North Jn | 09/31 |
| 142.19 | Culham | 09p35a ~ 09p45d |
| 147.43 | Oxford | 09*56 ~ 10*04 |
| 150.34 | Wolvercot Jn | 10/08 |
| 164.38 | Ascott-under-Wychwood | 10/20 |
| 169.61 | Kingham | 10/25 |
| 176.58 | Moreton-in-Marsh | 10/32 |
| 191.57 | Evesham | 10/48 |
| 192.08 | Evesham SB | 10.50 ~ 10.52 |
| 202.29 | Norton Jn | 11/02 |
| 205.43 | Worcester Shrub Hill | 11c07 ~ 11c10 |
| 211.24 | Droitwich Spa | 11/18 |
| 216.75 | Hartlebury | 11/25 |
| 220.44 | Kidderminster | 11.30a ~ 17.00d |
| 227.23 | Stourbridge Junction | 17p11a ~ 17p21d |
| 235.56 | Galton Jn | 17/35 |
| 237.36 | Soho South Jn | 17/37 |
| 239.28 | Birmingham New Street | 17c41 ~ 17c43 |
| 240.11 | Proof House Jn | 17/45 |
| 241.12 | Landor Street Jn | 17/46½ |
| 246.54 | Water Orton West Jn | 17/53 [SL] |
| 249.00 | Whitacre Jn | 17/56½ |
| 258.63 | Abbey Jn | 18/14½ |
| 260.29 | Midland Jn | 18/17 |
| 274.73 | Wigston South Jn | 18c35 ~ 18c37 |
| 281.42 | Kibworth | 18/46 |
| 295.36 | Glendon North Jn | 19/01 [SL] |
| 298.43 | Kettering | 19/07 [GL] |
| 305.23 | Wellingborough | 19/26 |
| 313.56 | Sharnbrook Jn | 19/52 [SL] |
| 319.73 | Bedford North Jn | 20/00 [FL] |
| 330.10 | Flitwick | 20/10 |
| 340.14 | Luton | 20.20a ~ 20.21d |
| 350.37 | St Albans City | 20/32 |
| 363.30 | Hendon | 20/44 [GL] |
| 364.24 | Brent Curve Jn | 20c48 ~ 20c50 |
| 365.27 | Dudding Hill Jn | 20/53 |
| 368.23 | Acton Wells Jn | 20/58 |
| 369.30 | Acton Central | 20.59a ~ 21.00d |
| 370.08 | South Acton Jn | 21/02 |
| 370.70 | Kew East Jn | 21/04 |
| 371.29 | New Kew Jn | 21/07 |
| 373.57 | Barnes | 21/12 [SL] |
| 376.70 | Clapham Junction | 21.17a ~ 21.18d |
| 377.76 | Longhedge Jn | 21/21 |
| 378.41 | Factory Jn | 21/27 |
| 379.68 | Brixton | 21/30 |
| 380.51 | Herne Hill | 21/32 |
| 381.57 | Tulse Hill | 21/36 |
Timings continue in first table.
Severn Valley Railway Timetable
| Location | Booked | Booked | Booked | Booked | Booked |
| Bridgnorth | 10.45d | 12.30d | 14.15d | 14.54d | 15.45d |
| Hampton Loade | 11.00a ~ 11.02d | 12.45a ~ 12.47d | 14.30a ~ 14.32d | ??/?? | 16.00a ~ 16.02d |
| Highley | 11.10a ~ 11.12d | 12.55a ~ 12.57d | 14.40a ~ 14.42d | ??/?? | 16.10a ~ 16.12d |
| Arley | 11.19a ~ 11.23d | 13.04a ~ 13.08d | 14.49a ~ 14.53d | ??/?? | 16.19a ~ 16.23d |
| Bewdley | 11.36a ~ 11.40d | 13.21a ~ 13.25d | 15.06a ~ 15.10d | 15.35a ~ 15.42d | 16.36a ~ 16.40d |
| Kidderminster | 11.52a | 13.37a | 15.22a | 15.54a | 16.52a |
| Location | Booked | Booked | Booked | Booked |
| Kidderminster | 12.02d | 12.35d | 14.20d | 15.50d |
| Bewdley | 12.14a ~ 12.20d | 12.47a ~ 12.50d | 14.32a ~ 14.35d | 16.02a ~ 16.05d |
| Arley | ??/?? | 13.03a ~ 13.06d | 14.48a ~ 14.51d | 16.18a ~ 16.21d |
| Highley | ??/?? | 13.13a ~ 13.15d | 14.58a ~ 15.00d | 16.28a ~ 16.30d |
| Hampton Loade | ??/?? | 13.23a ~ 13.25d | 15.08a ~ 15.10d | 16.38a ~ 16.40d |
| Bridgnorth | 13.01a | 13.40a | 15.25a | 16.55a |