22nd March 1975

Branch Line Society
Hampshire Branch Lines Rail Tour

DEMU Used "3H" 1124

Route :

DEMU Route
1124 Portsmouth & Southsea (LL) - Cosham - Fareham - Hamble Road Box
1124 Hamble Road Box - Hamble Airfield (B3397 Road)
1124 Hamble Airfield (B3397 Road) - Hamble Road Box - Netley - Southampton Central - Totton - Marchwood - Marchwood Military Railway Sidings Boundary
1124 Marchwood Military Railway Sidings Boundary - Marchwood
1124 Marchwood - Fawley
1124 Fawley - Totton - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Wilton Jn Ground Frame
1124 Wilton Jn Ground Frame - Wilton Jn Sidings
1124 Wilton Jn Sidings - Wilton Jn Ground Frame
1124 Wilton Jn Ground Frame - Salisbury - Andover Jn
1124 Andover Jn - Ludgershall - Tidworth Road Crossing
1124 Tidworth Road Crossing - m.p. 6 1/4
1124 m.p. 6 1/4 - Tidworth branch (end of remaining stub)
1124 Tidworth branch (end of remaining stub) - Ludgershall - Andover Jn - Basingstoke - Basingstoke signal YW36
1124 Basingstoke signal YW36 - Basingstoke - Winchester City - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Cosham - Havant - Havant up main signal no. 6
1124 Havant up main signal no. 6 - Havant - Portsmouth & Southsea (LL)

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Photo Review


1124 is seen here reversing at Fawley (photo: The Bob Mitchell Collection)


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Portsmouth & Southsea (LL) 10.10d 10.10
Portcreek Jn 10/16½ 10/16
Cosham 10/19 10/19
Fareham 10.29a ~ 10.31d 10.30 ~ 10.34
Hamble Road 'Box 10.43a ~ 10.47d 10.44 ~ 10.46½
Hamble Airfield (B3397 road) 11.20a ~ 11.35d 10.58 ~ 11.15
Hamble Road 'Box 12.08a ~ 12.13d 11.44½ ~ 11.52
Netley 12/16 11/54
Woolston 12/22 11/58
St Denys 12/26 12/02
Northam Jn 12/28 12/04
Southampton Central 12/31 12/06½
Redbridge 12/35 12/10
Totton 12.37a ~ 12.38d 12.11½ ~ 12.12
Marchwood 12.47½a ~ 12.48d 12.21 ~ 12.22½
Marchwood Military Railway
Sidings Boundary		 12.51a ~ 12.56d 12.24 ~ 12.26
Marchwood 12.59a ~ 13.03d 12.28 ~ 12.30
Frost Lane 13/12 12/39
Fawley 13.18a ~ 13.25d 12.45 ~ 13.20
Frost Lane 13/31 13/26
Marchwood 13/40 13/34
Totton 13.49a ~ 13.50d 13/43
Redbridge 13/52 13/45
Southampton Central 13/57 13/48½
Northam Jn 14/00 13/51
Eastleigh 14.07a ~ 14.09d 13.58 ~ 14.10
Romsey 14/19 14/23
Tunnel Jn 14/42 14/41½
Salisbury 14.47a ~ 14.50d 14.45 ~ 14.50
Wilton Jn GF 14.55a ~ 15.00d 14.55 ~ 15.01
Wilton Jn Sidings 15.03a ~ 15.32d 15.04 ~ 15.07½
Wilton Jn GF 15.35a ~ 15.40d 15.22 ~ 15.23½
Salisbury 15.45a ~ 16.12d 15.30 ~ 16.01½
Tunnel Jn 16/15½ 16/04½
Andover Jn 16.34a ~ 16.40d 16.21 ~ 16.23½
Ludgershall 17.05a ~ 17.15d 16.50 ~ 16.51
Tidworth Road Crossing 17.20a ~ 17.30d 16.58½ ~ 17.11
Ludgershall 17.35a ~ 17.57d 17/45
Andover Jn 18.22a ~ 18.25d 18.19 ~ 19.20
Worting Jn 18/50 18.48a ~ 18.50d
Basingstoke Signal YW36 18.46a ~ 18.52d 18.47½ ~ 18.49½
Worting Jn 18/58 18/56
Winchester City 19/13 19/12
Eastleigh 19.22a ~ 19.25d 19.21 ~ 19.24½
Botley 19/38 19.34a ~ 19.39d
Fareham 19/46 19.49a ~ 19.49½d
Cosham 19/54½ 19.58a ~ 19.58½d
Havant 20.02a ~ 20.05d 20.05 ~ 20.08
Havant UM Signal no.6 20.07a ~ 20.11d 20.09½ ~ 20.17
Portvreek Jn 20/16 20/23
Portsmouth & Southsea (LL) 20.22a 20.28½


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