37274 at Salisbury (photo: Mark Sawyer)
14th May 1994
A1A Charters
The Barchester Chronicle
| Locos Used | 31145, 31200, 33206, 37274 & 56029 |
Route : 1Z40 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 56029 | Preston - Wigan North Western - Bolton - Manchester Piccadilly - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford |
| 31145 + 31200 | Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Camp Hill - Bromsgrove - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - Dr Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Westbury - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Dorchester West - Weymouth Quay Jn |
| 31145 + 31200 (1) | Weymouth Quay Jn - Weymouth Quay |
| 31145 + 31200 + 33206 (2) | Weymouth Town - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton - Eastleigh |
| 33206 | Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury |
| 37274 | Salisbury - Southampton - Eastleigh |
| 31145 + 31200 | Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Stoke-on-Trent - Manchester Piccadilly - Parkside Jn - Golborne Jn - Preston |
Notes :
(1) 33206 on rear.
(2) train was worked ECS from Weymouth Quay to Weymouth Town.
37274 at Salisbury (photo: Mark Sawyer)
Sources : Richard Hughes & David Bellamy (on train throughout)
Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Bellamy)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Preston | 05.40d | 00.20a |
| Wigan North Western | 05.56a ~ 06.08d | 23.59a ~ 00.01d |
| Eccles | 06/20 | 23/37 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 06.30a ~ 06.35d | 23.25a ~ 23.27d |
| Stockport | 06/45 | 23/17 |
| Macclesfield | 07/01 | 23/02 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 07.23a ~ 07.25d | 22.37a ~ 22.40d |
| Stafford | 07.45a ~ 07.47d | 22.17a ~ 22.19d |
| Wolverhampton | 08.05a ~ 08.20d | 21.39a ~ 21.40d |
| Birmingham New Street | 08.41a ~ 08.43d | 21.20a ~ 21.22d |
| Location | Booked |
| St Andrews Jn | 08/47 |
| Kings Norton | 08/56 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 09/34 |
| Westerleigh Jn | 10/08 |
| Bristol Parkway | 10.15a ~ 10.17d |
| Dr Days Jn | 10/26 |
| Bath Spa | 10/40 |
| Westbury | 10/57 |
| Castle Cary | 11/19 |
| Yeovil Pen Mill | 11.31a ~ 11.44d |
| Dorchester Jn | 12/15 |
| Weymouth Quay Jn | 12.20a ~ 12.30 |
| Weymouth Quay | 13.00a |
| Weymouth Town | 14.20d |
| Dorchester South | 14/29 |
| Wareham | 14/47 |
| Poole | 14/55 |
| Bournemouth | 15.04a ~ 15.15d |
| Southampton Central | 15/45 |
| Eastleigh | 18.18a ~ 18.33d |
| Basingstoke | 19/01 |
| Reading West Jn | 19/24 |
| Didcot Parkway | 19.42a ~ 19.44d |
| Oxford | 19/58 |
| Banbury | 20/20 |
| Leamington Spa | 20/41 |
| Solihull | 21/03 |
Timings continue in first table.
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