Timings (Booked Only)
(from Clive Barlow)
14th May 1978
F&W Railtours
The Sussex Downsman
| Locos Used | 37234, 37247, 37258 & 37294 |
Route : 1Z21 throughout
| Locos | Route |
| 37247 + 37258 | Worcester Shrub Hill - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester |
| 37247 + 37258 | Gloucester - Standish Jn - Charfield - Bristol Pakway - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 37234 + 37294 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Trowbridge - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton - St Denys - Fareham - Cosham - Havant - Chichester - Worthing - Hove - Brighton |
| 37234 + 37294 | Brighton - (reverse of outward route) - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Romsey - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 37247 + 37258 (1) | Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester |
| 37247 + 37258 (1) | Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Worcester Shrub Hill |
Notes :
(1) Confirmation of the motive power from Bristol back to Worcester
is required (no other locos listed as having been used). Reported as the 'Sussex
Downsman 2' in a list of F&W tours provided to the Webmaster - however there was
no 'Sussex Downsman' listed.
Sources : David Hills (Compiled from contemporary
reports) & Clive Barlow
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Clive Barlow)
| Miles | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Miles |
| 0 | Worcester Shrub Hill | 07.50d | 23.38a | - |
| ? | Abbotswood Jn | 07/57½ | 23/30 | - |
| 22 | Cheltenham Spa | 08.17a ~ 08.20d | 23.13a ~ 23.15d | - |
| 28½ | Gloucester | 08.28a ~ 08.42d | 22.52a ~ 23.05d | - |
| ? | Standish Jn | 08/52 | 22/42 | - |
| ? | Charfield | 09/02 | 22/32 | - |
| ? | Westerleigh Jn | 09/17 | 22/23 | - |
| 59½ | Bristol Parkway | 09.21a ~ 09.22d | 22.15a ~ 22.17d | - |
| 65½ | Bristol Temple Meads | 09.30a ~ 09.50d | 21.45a ~ 22.05d | - |
| 70 | Keynsham | ? | ? | - |
| 77 | Bath Spa | 10.05a ~ 10.06d | 21.30a ~ 21.31d | - |
| ? | Bathampton Jn | 10/10 | 21/23 | - |
| ? | Bradford Jn | 10/25 | 21/11 | - |
| 93½ | Westbury | 10.35a ~ 10.37d | 21.00a ~ 21.03d | - |
| 95 | Dilton Marsh | 10/42 | 20/55 | - |
| 98¾ | Warminster | ? | ? | - |
| ? | Wilton | 11/08 | 20/31 | - |
| 118 | Salisbury | 11.12½a ~ 11.14d | 20.25a ~ 20.27d | - |
| ? | Tunnel Jn | 11/18 | 20/21 | - |
| 134½ | Romsey | 11/32 | 19.51a ~ 19.57d | 18½ |
| 140 | Redbridge | 11/43 | ||
| 142¾ | Southampton | 11/47½ | ||
| 144½ | St Denys | 11/54 | ||
| - | Eastleigh | - | 19/39 | 11¼ |
| - | Botley | - | 19/31 | 5¾ |
| 157½ | Fareham | 12/11 | 19.18a ~ 19.23d | 0 |
| 163 | Cosham | 12/19 | 19/09 | - |
| 164 | Farlington Jn | 12.22a ~ 12.27d | 19/06 | - |
| 167 | Havant | 12.31a ~ 12.32d | 19.01a ~ 19.02d | - |
| 175¾ | Chichester | 12/43½ | 18/50½ | - |
| 182 | Barnham | 12/52 | 18/42 | - |
| 185¼ | Arundel Jn | 12/58 | 18/36½ | - |
| 194¾ | Worthing | 13/09 | 18/25 | - |
| 199¼ | Shoreham-by-Sea | 13/16 | 18/17 | - |
| 203¾ | Hove | 13/25 | 18/13 | - |
| 205¼ | Brighton | 13.28a | 18.10d | - |
