7th November 2015

Branch Line Society
RBF Tracker

DMU Used 159003 & 159103 (formed: 52875+58720+57875, 57804+58704+52804)

Route :
1Z61 : London Waterloo to Weymouth
1Z64 : Weymouth to Yeovil Pen Mill
1Z62 : Yeovil Pen Mill to London Waterloo

DMU Route
159103+159003 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover - Laverstock Curve - Dean - Romsey - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - Northam Depot No. 1 Reception Line
159003+159103 Northam Depot No. 1 Reception Line - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Southampton Down Goods Loop
159103+159003 Southampton Down Goods Loop - Southampton Central [P5 Bay]
159003+159103 Southampton Central [P5 Bay] - Southampton Down Goods Loop - Up Docks Branch - Arrival/Departure Road - Redbridge - Totton Yard - Brockenhurst P4 - Bournemouth - Branksome
159103+159003 Branksome - Bournemouth T&RSMD
159003+159103 Bournemouth T&RSMD - Branksome - Poole - Wareham - Wool - Dorchester South - Weymouth
159103+159003 Weymouth - Weymouth Jersey Sidings
159003+159103 Weymouth Jersey Sidings - Weymouth
159103+159003 Weymouth - Maiden Newton - Yeovil Pen Mill
159003+159103 Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Curve - Yeovil Junction Down Sidings (2)
159103+159003 Yeovil Junction Down Sidings - Sherborne - Salisbury Depot Reception Line
159003+159103 Salisbury Depot Reception Line - Salisbury T&RSMD
159103+159003 Salisbury T&RSMD - Salisbury Depot Reception Line - Andover - Basingstoke - Woking - Weybridge - Wimbledon - Durnsford Road Staff Halt - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) A joint venture between The Branch Line Society and South West Trains, with proceeds (on the day amount of £17,315) going to Railway Benefit Fund charity.
(2) At Yeovil, 'Cockney Rebel' and 'Lord Fisher' (top and tail with DMU composite saloon 59515 and two brake vans) were employed as motive power on the standard gauge internal running line.

Sources : Stuart Hicks & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 London Waterloo 08.02d [P10][MFL] 08.03d [P10][UMR]   20.29a [P5] 20.30a [P5]
330.44
 
 Carlisle Lane Jn 08/03½ 08/04 [DMF]   20/27 20/27½ [UMS-DMF]
 
  Vauxhall 08/04½ 08/07 [P6]   20/25 20/25 [P7]  
3.68
 Clapham Junction 08/08 [P9][FL] 08/10 [P9]   20/18½ [P10][MSL] 20/20½ [P10]
 
6.20
 Durnsford Road Staff Halt   20/12 [SL] 20/14 [DF-US]
 
7.13
 Wimbledon 08/12 [P7][FL] 08/13 [P7]   20/11 [P5][FL] 20/12 [P5][US-UF]
 
8.45
 Raynes Park 08/13 08/14   20/07 [SL] 20/06½ [P2]
 
9.56
 New Malden 08/14 [FL] 08/15 [DF]   20/03½ [SL] 20/04 [P1][US]
 
11.77
 Surbiton 08/16 [DF][FL] 08/16½ [DF]   19/58½ [P1][SL] 20/01 [P1][SL]
 
13.21
 Hampton Court Jn 08/17 [FL] 08/17½   19/56½ [SL] 19/58 [SL]
 
19.06
 Weybridge 08/22 08/22   19/46 [P2][SL] 19/48 [P2]
 
20.26
 Byfleet & New Haw 08/23 08/23½   19/42 [UF-US] 19/44½ [UF-US]
 
24.21
 Woking 08/26 [P4][FL] 08/29½ [DF-DS]   19.34a ~ 19.35d [P1][SL-UF] 19.37a ~ 19.38½ [P2]
306.23
24.50
 Woking Jn 08/26½ [FL] 08/30 [DS]   19/32 [SL] 19/35
 
27.73
 Brookwood 08/29 08/33½ [P2]   19/28 [US-UF] 19/33 [US-UF]  
29.25
 Pirbright Jn 08/30 08/34½   19/26 [SL] 19/30½
 
33.11
 Farnborough (Main) 08/33 [FL] 08/38 [P2][DS]   19/20½ [P1][SL] 19/28 [P1][US]
 
 
 Farnborough Country End ? 08/38½ [DS-DF]   19/21 [UF-US] 19/28 [US]  
36.32
 Fleet 08/35½ 08/42 [DF]   19/16 [FL] ?
 
39.60
 Winchfield 08/38 08/44 [DF]   19/13 [P1][US-UF] 19/23½ [P1][US]  
 
 Winchfield Country End ? 08/44½ [DF]   19/12 [UF-US] 19/23½ [US]  
47.55
 Basingstoke 08.44½a ~ 08.46d [P1][FL] 08.51a ~ 18.52½ [P2][DF]   19.00a ~ 19.05d [P4][FL] 19.13a ~ 19.16d [P3][2ndUF-US]
282.69
50.15
 Worting Jn 08/49 08/56   18/57 [FL] 19/10 [UF]
280.29
66.13
 Andover 09/06 [P2] 09/14 [P2]   18/44 [P1] 18/58 [P1]
 
67.55
 Red Post Jn ? 09.16 ~ 09.19  
81.79
 Laverstock North Jn 09/22½ 19/32½   18/29 18/47½
248.39

 

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
82.33
 Laverstock South Jn 09/23½ 09/33½
90.04
 Dean 09/31 09/41
97.47
 Romsey 09/38 [P1] 09/47½ [P1]
102.74
 Redbridge 09/44 [FL] 09/54 [P1]
104.59
 Millbrook 09/46½ 09/56 [US]
105.51
 Southampton Central 09.48 ~ 09.51 [P3][DL] 09.59 ~ 10.00½ [P3-DM]
106.55
 Northam Jn 09/54 10/03½
107.12
 Northam Depot Reception Line 09.55 ~ 10.11 [No.1 Recp] 10.06 ~ 10.12 [No.1 Recp]
 
 Northam Jn 10/12 10/14
 
 Southampton Central 10/14 [P4] 10/17 [P4]
109.09
 Southampton Down Goods Loop 10.16 ~ 10.21 10.18½ ~ 10.20 [DGL]
109.45
 Southampton Central 10.23 ~ 10.38 [P5] 10p22½a ~ 10p39d [P5]
[DGL-DF-P5-DF-DGL]
 
 Southampton Down Goods Loop 10/40 [RCL] 10*42 ~ 11*05 [DGL-DLE-UDB]
 
 Millbrook ? 11/07½ [UDB-Dep]
112.22
 Redbridge 10/50½ 11/16 [Arr/Dep Line]
112.79
 Totton Yard 10.54 ~ 11.05 [DGL] 11/22 [DGL]
123.12
 Brockenhurst 11/20 [P4] 11.46 ~ 11.47 [P4]
138.28
 Bournemouth 11/46 [P3] 12/05 [P3]
140.77
 Branksome 11.50 ~ 11.55 [P2] 12.10 ~ 12.11½ [P2]
142.12
 Bournemouth T&RSMD 11.59 ~ 12.39 [No.6 Road] 12.35 ~ 12.38½ [No.6 Road EOL]
143.24
 Branksome 12/43 [P2] 12/51 [P2]
146.38
 Poole 12.52 ~ 12.52 [P1] 12/55½ [P2]
 
 Poole S.S. 12.54 ~ 12.55 DIV
148.63
 Hamworthy ? 12/59½
153.46
 Wareham 13.05 ~ 13.05½ [P2] 13/05 [P2]
154.53
 Worgret Jn 13/07½ 13/07
158.45
 Wool 13.11 ~ 13.11 13/11 [P2]
163.00
 Moreton (Dorset) 13*17 ~ 13*19½ 13.17½ ~ 13.23
168.46
 Dorchester South 13.26½ ~ 13.26½ [P1] 13/31½ [P2]
168.71
 Dorchester Jn 13/28 13/32
175.16
 Weymouth 13.36a ~ 13.42d [P2] 13.40½a ~ 13.46d [P2]
176.02
 Weymouth Jersey Sidings 13.45 ~ 14.25 13.51½ ~ 14.25 [Sdg 1]
176.48
 Weymouth 14.28a ~ 14.41d [P2] 14.28a ~ 14.41d [P2]
183.13
 Dorchester Jn 14/49½ 14/50
183.44
 Dorchester West 14/50½ 14/51 [P1]
191.15
 Maiden Newton 14.58½ ~ 15.00½ 15.00½ ~ 15.03½ [P1]
204.00
 Yeovil Pen Mill 15.15½~ 15.26 [P1] 15.21 ~ 15.26½ [P1]
205.64
206.18
 Yeovil Junction Dn Sdgs 1&2 (Plat 3) 15.31a ~ 16.41d 15.35½a ~ 15.40½d [P3]
210.62
 Sherborne 16/47 16/46½
218.67
 Templecombe 16/51½ 16/57
223.48
 Gillingham (Dorset) 16*57 ~ 17*17 [P2] 17.00a ~ 17.15½ [P2][Dn Loop]
232.52
 Tisbury Loop 17/26½ 17/24½
242.55
 Wilton 17/34 17/33
243.29
 Wilton Jn 17/35½ 17/34
245.23
 Salisbury Reception Line 17.39 ~ 17.45 17.41 ~ 18.11
246.15
 Salisbury T&RSMD 17.46 ~ 18.20 18.17½ ~ 18.25
247.07
 Salisbury Reception Line 18*25 ~ 18*26 18.39½ ~ 18.43
248.14
 Tunnel Jn 18/28½ 18/46

Timings continue in first table.

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.
(Discrepency at Yeovil Junction as the itinerary had the train arriving at P.2, reversing to sig.4753, then reversing again to P.3, but we went direct from Pen Mill to P.3)

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