7th December 1996

Bournemouth Rail Travel Association
The Severn & Malvern Explorer

HST Used 43144 + 43171

Route :

Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton Central - Winchester - Basingstoke - Southcote Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Stroud - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Ledbury - Hereford
Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Weymouth

Source : Nigel Benning

Route, Distances and Timing's (Booked & Actual)
(by Nigel Benning)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Weymouth 07.15d -   22.52a -
Dorchester South 07.27d -   22.42a -
Wool 07.39d -   22.28a -
Wareham 07.47d -   22.22a -
Poole 07.59d -   22.12a -
Parkstone 08.04d -   22.05a -
Branksome 08.09d -   22.01a -
Bournemouth 08.16d -   21.55a -
Pokesdown 08.21d 08.21   21.46a 22.08
Christchurch 08.26d -   21.46a -
New Milton 08.32d -   21.37a -
Brockenhurst 08.43d -   21.27a -
Southampton Central 09.07d -   21.11a -
Sothampton Parkway 09.15d -   21.02a -
Winchester 09.25d -   20.39a 21.11
Worting Jn 09/38 -   20/27 -
Basingstoke 09/41 -   20/24 20/49
Bramley 09/47 -   20/13 -
Southcote Jn 09/57 09/59   20/05 20/34
Oxford Road Jn 09/58 -   20c03 -
Didcot 10c16 10.14   19/38 20.19a ~ 20.21d
Uffington 10/26 -   19/28 -
Swindon 10/33 10/31   19/21 20/00
Swindon Loco Yard 10/35 -   19/19 -
Kemble 10/44 -   19/08 19/49
Stroud 10/56 10/59   18/57 19/34
Standish Jn 11/00 -   18/53 -
Gloucester Yard Jn 11/06 11/11   18/48 -
Barnwood Jn 11/07 -   18/47 -
Cheltenham Spa 11/11 11.17 ~ 11.18   18/42 19/19
Ashchurch 11/16 -   18/36 -
Abbotswood Jn 11/23 11/35   18/29 -
Norton Jn 11/24 -   18/29 -
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.29a 11.40   18.24d 18.56
Worcester Foregate Street 11.33a -   18.19d -
Great Malvern 11.43a -   18.07d -
Ledbury 11.54a -   17.57d -
Hereford 12.33a 12.30   17.40d 17.59

Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
/ : passing time

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