10th September 2023

Steam Dreams Rail Co
The Sussex Afternoon Tour

Locos Used (3) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used 35479+3107+1863+3125+3148+3100+80044+3122+3045+17013

Route :
1Z50 : Chichester to Littlehampton
1Z52 : Littlehampton to Preston Park
1Z54 : Preston Park to Chichester

Loco(s) Route
61306 (1) Chichester - Barnham - Ford - Littlehampton
47805 (2) Littlehampton - Arundel Jn - Angmering - Worthing Central - Hove - Preston Park
61306 (1) Preston Park - Hove - Worthing Central - Angmering - Arundel Jn - Ford - Barnham - Chichester

Notes : 
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 61306 on rear.
(3) 47805 running as D1935.
(4) John Clifford's comments: This was an optional trip using the stock and locos that had come down from London Paddington in the morning. On the outward trip we caught up the 13.30 Southampton Central - Brighton after Arundel Jn. On the return we followed the 15.30 Brighton - Havant and caught it up before Arundel Jn.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chichester 13.49d [P1] 13.49 [P1]   16.38a [P2] 16.39 [P2]
Barnham 13/58 [P3] 13/59 [P3]   16/28 [P2] 16/27 [P2]
Ford 14/02 [P1] 14/03½ [P1]   16/24 [P2] 16/20 [P2]
Littlehampton Jn 14/05 14/05   - -
Littlehampton 14.12a ~ 14.42d [P2] 14.09 ~ 14.43 [P2]   - -
Littlehampton Jn 14/48 14/47½   - -
Arundel Jn 14/49 14/48½   16/21 16/18½
Angmering 14/55 14/54 [P1]   16/14 16/12 [P2]
West Worthing 15/02 15/00½ [P1]   16/07½ 16/03½ [P2]
Worthing Central 15/04 [P2] 15/02 [P2]   16/05 [P3] 16/02 [P3]
Shoreham-by-Sea 15/14 [P1] 15/12 [P1]   15/57 [P2] 15/54 [P2]
Hove 15/26 [P2] 15/25 [P2]   15/51 [P3] 15/47½ [P3]
Preston Park 15.35a [P1] 15.30½ [P1]   15.46d [P1] 15.44 [P1]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z52 : (61306 with 47805 on rear) : Chichester Reception to Chichester

Location Booked Actual
Chichester Reception 13.36d  
Chichester 13.38a [P1] 13.38 [P1]

5Z54 : (61306 with 47805 on rear) : Chichester to Chichester Reception

Location Booked Actual
Chichester 16.46d [P2] 16.46 [P2]
Chichester Reception 16.48a  


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