16th October 2004

Invicta Train Tours
The West Somerset

DEMU Used 1001 (running as 7-car)

Route:
1Z86 : Hastings to Bishops Lydeard
1Z87 : Bishops Lydeard to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Ore - Appledore - Ashford International - Headcorn - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Guildford - Ash - North Camp - Wokingham - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard
as listed Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) John Clifford reports ~ On the West Somerset the following were running:
Steam 9351 hauling 4435, 5024, 9380, 4987, 4260, 4911, 4909
Steam 5542 hauling 25308, 9278, 4660, 3058, 5025, 25323
Diesel unit 51352, 59506, 51376
There was also a Charter for Minehead Council hauled by 80136.

Sources : various including John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from various including John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Hastings 06.07d 06.08 23.57a 23.52
Ore 06/10 ? 23/44 ?
Rye 06/25 06/27 23/29 23/32
Appledore 06/34 06.35a ~ ??.??d 23/20 23/21
Ashford International 06.49a ~ 06.54d 06.49 ~ 06.57 23.05a ~ 23.08d 23.06 ~ 23.07
Headcorn 07.07a ~ 07.09d 07.08 ~ 07.10 22.48a ~ 22.51d 22.49 ~ 22.51
Staplehurst 07.15a ~ 07.17d ? 22.38a ~ 22.41d ?
Marden 07.22a ~ 07.24d ? 22.29a ~ 22.32d ?
Paddock Wood 07.30a ~ 07.32d 07.29 ~ 07.32 22.21a ~ 22.24d 22.24 ~ 22.25
Tonbridge 07.52a ~ 07.54d 07.49 ~ 07.55 22.10a ~ 22.15d 22.16 ~ 22.16
Edenbridge 08.06a ~ 08.08d ??.?? ~ 08.09 21.50a ~ 21.53d ??.?? ~ 21.51
Godstone 08/14 08/14 21/43 21/43
Redhill 08.21a ~ 08.26d 08.25 ~ 08.30 21.28a ~ 21.32d 21.29 ~ 21.37
Reigate 08/29 08/34 21/24 21/24
Dorking (Deepdene) 08/34 ? 21/18 ?
Gomshall 08/41 ? 21/11 ?
Shalford 08/47 08/50 21/05 21/06
Shalford Jn 08/48 ? 21/04 21/04
Guildford 08.50a ~ 08.52d 08.56 ~ 08.57 20.55a ~ 21.02d 20.57 ~ 21.02
Ash 09/01 09/06 20/46 20/47
Aldershot South Jn 09/02 09/08 20/45 20/46
North Camp 09/03 09/09 20/43 20/45
Blackwater 09/08 09/13 20/37 20/40
Wokingham 09/15 09/19 20/31 20/28
Earley 09/23 ? ? ?
Reading Spur Jn 09/26 09/27 20/18 20.12a ~ 20.15d
New Jn 09/28 09/28 20/11 20.09a ~ 20.09d
Reading 09/30 09/29 20/10 20/07
Southcote Jn 09/33 09/32 20/05 20/02
Newbury 09/47 09/45 19.29a ~ 19.46d 19/43
Bedwyn 10/03 10/02 19/17 19/13
Woodborough 10/16 10/15 19/06 19/03
Lavington 10/24 10/20 18/58 18/56
Heywood Road Jn 10/31 10/26 18/50 18/50
Westbury 10.34a ~ 10.36d 10.30 ~ 10.35 18.35a ~ 18.47d 18.31 ~ 18.45
Fairwood Jn 10/39 10/39 18/31 18/28
Clink Road Jn 10/44 10/43 18/27 18/26
Castle Cary 10/58 10/55 18/09 18/13
Cogload Jn 11/18 11/14 17/50 17/53
Taunton 11.23a ~ 11.25d 11.19 ~ 11.22 17.42a ~ 17.44d 17.45 ~ 17.48
Norton Fitzwarren 11/30 11/31 17/37 17.38 ~ 17.40
Bishops Lydeard 11.42a 11.41 17.25d 17.31


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