18th April 1964

L.C.G.B.
The Hampshire Venturer Railtour

Locos Used 30073 & 30548

Route :

Loco Route
30548 Portsmouth & Southsea LL - Portcreek Jn - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh
30073 Eastleigh - Eastleigh Works (1)
30073 Eastleigh Works - Eastleigh
30548 Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Fullerton - Andover Jn - Tunnel Jn - Salisbury (2)
30548 Salisbury - Tunnel Jn - Fordingbridge - Wimborne - Broadstone - (3) - Hamworthy Junction - Hamworthy
30548 Hamworthy - Hamworthy Junction (3) - Poole
30548 Poole - (3) Broadstone - Wimborne - West Moors - Ringwood - Lymington Jn - Brockenhurst - Southampton Central

Notes :
(1) For visit to works & MPD. Johns Clifford's notes aren't clear as whether the train reversed at Eastleigh Works or went round the works loop however the booked timings suggest the train was booked to reverse in the Eastleigh Works yard. Rob Tibbets thinks 30073 just went into the works and back again i.e. not round the loop.
(2) For visit to Salisbury MPD.
(3) Booked timings show the train travelling into Poole and reversing on the outward leg, then taking the direct route from Hamworthy Junction to Broadstone on the return - was the above ('reverse of booked') as given by John Clifford an on-the-day diversion, or did the train in fact take the booked route? Rob Tibbets notes suggest the booked route was taken, not as shown above...can anyone else confirm?


A tour ticket courtesy of Rob Fraser.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bluebell Railway Museum)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Portsmouth & Southsea 10.34d
0.62 Fratton 10.37a ~ 10.38d
3.44 Portcreek Jn 10/43
4.40 Cosham 10/46
10.27 Fareham 10/55
21.48 Eastleigh 11.14 ~ 11.23
21.63 Eastleigh Works Yard 11.27a ~ 12.55d
21.78 Eastleigh 12.59 ~ 13.01
29.24 Romsey 13/16
32.23 Kimbridge Jn 13/20
41.72 Fullerton 13p34a ~ 13p40d
47.30 Andover Junction 13/52
63.49 Tunnel Jn 14/12
64.57 Salisbury 14.15a ~ 15.10d
65.65 Tunnel Jn 15/14
66.69 Milford Goods 15/16
69.55 Alderbury Jn 15/21
79.10 Fordingbridge 15p36a ~ 15p46d
88.16 West Moors 16/02
95.19 Broadstone 16/14
98.43 Poole 16.20 ~ 16.35
100.58 Hamworthy Junction 16w40 ~ 16w45
102.35 Hamworthy Goods 16.57a ~ 17.09d
104.12 Hamworthy Junction 17*20 ~ 17*23
107.47 Broadstone 17/31
114.50 West Moors 17/43
116.79 Ashley Heath Halt 17p47a ~ 17p57d
129.41 Lymington Jn 18/16
130.36 Brockenhurst 18w20 ~ 18w25
141.31 Redbridge 18/44
143.10 Millbrook [local line]
144.02 Southampton Central 18.50a


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