1st June 1974

Swanage Railway Society
Wessex Wanderer

DEMU Used 1130

Route : SR reporting code 69 (throughout?)

DEMU Route
1130 Poole - Bournemouth - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction
1130 Yeovil Junction - Yeovil Pen Mill
1130 Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton
1130 Maiden Newton - Powerstock - Bridport (1)
1130 Bridport - Powerstock - Maiden Newton - Dorchester Jn
1130 Dorchester Jn - Wareham
1130 Wareham - Worgret Jn - Furzebrook Sidings
1130 Furzebrook Sidings - Worgret Jn - Wareham - Hamworthy Jn
1130 Hamworthy Jn - Hamworthy Goods
1130 Hamworthy Goods - Hamworthy Jn - Poole
1130 Poole - Broadstone - Wimborne - West Moors (2)
1130 West Moors - Wimborne - Poole - Bournemouth - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) During the layover at Bridport the unit formed the 12.00 service train to Maiden Newton and the 12.52 return to Bridport.
(2) This was the last (passenger) train to West Moors.

Sources : Nick Bartlett (from contemporary sources) & John Broderick

Photo Review


1130 at Bridport (photo: Brian King)


1130 at Broadstone (photo: Brian King)


Two photos of the last train at West Moors (photo: Brian King)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from John Broderick)

Location Booked Actual
Poole 07.54d ?
Parkstone ??.??a ~ 07.58d ?
Branksome ??.??a ~ 08.02d ?
Bournemouth ??.??a ~ 08.08d ?
Pokesdown ??.??a ~ 08.12d ?
Christchurch ??.??a ~ 08.15d ?
New Milton ??.??a ~ 08.25d ?
Lymington Jn 08/32 ?
Totton ??.??a ~ 08.45d ?
Redbridge 08/47 [SL] ?
Southampton Central ??.??a ~ 08.53d ??.?? ~ 08.53½
Northam Jn 08/56 ?
Eastleigh ??.??a ~ 09.05d 09.03 ~ 09.06½
Romsey 09/17 09/17½
Tunnel Jn 09/35 ?
Salisbury ??.??a ~ 09.41d 09.40 ~ 09.42
Wilton Jn 09/46 09/47½
Gillingham 10/07 10/08½
Templecombe 10/13 10/14½
Yeovil Junction 10.28a ~ 10.36d 10.28 ~ 10.35½
Yeovil Pen Mill 10.41a ~ 10.49d 10.41 ~ 10.48½
Maiden Newton 11.08a ~ 11.30d 11.12 ~ 11.40
Toller 11/36 11/45
Powerstock 11/42 11/51½
Bridport 11.52a ~ 13.53d 12.00½ ~ 13.53
Powerstock 14/04 14.05a ~ 14.05½d
Toller 14/10 14.13a ~ 14.13½d
Maiden Newton 14.15a ~ 14.45d 14.19 ~ 14.47½
Dorchester Jn 14.56a ~ 15.01d 14.58 ~ 15.03½
Wareham 15.21a ~ 15.25d 15.23 ~ 15.25½
Worgret Jn 15/28 15/29
Furzebrook Sidings 15.38a ~ 15.47d 15.37½ ~ 15.44½
Worgret Jn 15/57 15/55
Wareham 16/00 15/58
Hamworthy Jn 16.07a ~ 16.15d 16.06 ~ 16.15
Hamworthy Goods 16.22a ~ 16.37d 16.28 ~ 16.35
Hamworthy Jn 16.44a ~ 16.53d 16.46 ~ 16.47
Poole 16.57a ~ 17.07d 16.54 ~ 17.02
Broadstone 17.20a ~ ??.??d 16.34½ ~ 16.38½
Timing sheet simply states : ...thence stopping at various points
between Wimborne and West Moors until...Wimborne 19.18d
Wimborne ? 19/51½
West Moors ? 18.19a ~ 18.25d
Wimborne ??.??a ~ 19.18d 19.05 ~ 19.19½
Poole 19.48a ~ 19.53d 19.55 ~ 19.56
Parkstone 19.57a ~ ??.??d 20.00 ~ 20.01
Branksome 20.01a ~ ??.??d 20.04 ~ 20.04½
Bournemouth 20.07a ~ ??.??d 20.09½ ~ 20.10
Pokesdown 20.11a ~ ??.??d 20.13½ ~ 20.14
Christchurch 20.15a ~ ??.??d 20.17 ~ 20.17½
New Milton 20.24a ~ ??.??d 20.25½ ~ 20.26
Lymington Jn 20/31 20/32
Totton 20.44a ~ ??.??d 20.42 ~ 20.42½
Redbridge 20/46 [SL] 20/44
Southampton Central 20.57a ~ ??.??d 20.55½ ~ 20.57
Northam Jn 21/00 ?
Eastleigh 21.08a 21.08


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