13th November 1971

Wirral Railway Circle / Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Berkshire Rambler

DMU Used 3-car set

Route : 1Z58 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Kennington Jn
as listed Kennington Jn - Morris Cowley
as listed Morris Cowley - Kennington Jn
as listed Kennington Jn - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Reading West Jn - Reading High Level Goods - Reading Low Level
as listed Reading Low Level - Reading High Level Goods - Reading West Jn
as listed Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Reading Central
as listed Reading Central - Southcote Jn - Reading West (station)
as listed Reading West - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Andover - Ludgershall
as listed Ludgershall - Andover
as listed Andover - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction
as listed Yeovil Junction - Yeovil Pen Mill - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - via Frome avoiding line - Clink Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - Bradford Jns - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads


The special, during the reversal at Ludgershall (photo: Bernard Mills)

Sources : Kevin Driscoll & Roger Geach

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C

 Location Booked (Actual)
0.00
Bristol Temple Meads 08.50d
0.62
North Somerset Jn 08/53
11.36
Bath Spa 09.05a ~ 09.07d
13.59
Bathampton Jn 09/12
24.32
Chippenham 09/25
35.34
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/39
41.04
Swindon 09.45a ~ 09.47d (09.47d)
54.42
Challow 10/04
64.52
Foxhall Jn 10/14
65.32
Didcot North Jn 10/17
72.50
Kennington Jn 10.27a ~ 10.37d
75.08
Morris Cowley 10.47a ~ 11.00d
77.46
Kennington Jn 11.10a ~ 11.20d
84.64
Didcot North Jn 11/30
85.60
Didcot East Jn 11/31
101.46
Reading West Jn 11/48
102.45
Reading High Level Goods 11*55a ~ 12*00d
102.65
Reading Low Level 12.05a ~ 12.20d
103.05
Reading High Level Goods 12*25a ~ 12*30d
104.04
Reading West Jn 12.40a ~ 12.50d
104.49
Oxford Road Jn 12/55
105.50
Southcote Jn 12/58
107.31
Reading Central 13.10a ~ 13.25d
109.12
Southcote Jn 13/35
109.23
Reading West 13.38a ~ 13.45d
109.34
Southcote Jn 13/50
123.03
Basingstoke 14.09a ~ 14.11d
125.43
Worting Jn 14/15
141.49
Andover 14*30a ~ 14*40d
148.74
Ludgershall 15.05a ~ 15.10d
156.19
Andover 15.35a ~ 15.45d
172.38
Tunnel Jn 16/03
173.46
Salisbury 16.06a ~ 16.25d
176.07
Wilton South Jn 16/32
195.19
Gillingham 16/52
202.05
Templecombe 17/00
212.59
Yeovil Junction 17.16a ~ 17.19d
214.30
Yeovil Pen Mill 17/24
226.11
Castle Cary 17/39
239.00
Blatchbridge Jn 17/45
241.02
Clink Road Jn 17/57
244.23
Fairwood Jn 18/00
245.59
Westbury 18.03a (18.03a) ~ 18.05d
251.04
Bradford Jns 18/14
260.18
Bathampton Jn 18/28
262.42
Bath Spa 18.32a ~ 18.34d
273.11
North Somerset Jn 18/47
273.78
Bristol Temple Meads 18.50a


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