7th December 1996
Bournemouth Rail Travel
Association
The Severn & Malvern Explorer
| HST Used | 43144 + 43171 |
Route :
| Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton Central - Winchester - Basingstoke - Southcote Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Stroud - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Ledbury - Hereford |
| Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Weymouth |
Source : Nigel Benning
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Route, Distances and Timing's (Booked & Actual)
(by Nigel Benning)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Weymouth | 07.15d | - | 22.52a | - | |
| Dorchester South | 07.27d | - | 22.42a | - | |
| Wool | 07.39d | - | 22.28a | - | |
| Wareham | 07.47d | - | 22.22a | - | |
| Poole | 07.59d | - | 22.12a | - | |
| Parkstone | 08.04d | - | 22.05a | - | |
| Branksome | 08.09d | - | 22.01a | - | |
| Bournemouth | 08.16d | - | 21.55a | - | |
| Pokesdown | 08.21d | 08.21 | 21.46a | 22.08 | |
| Christchurch | 08.26d | - | 21.46a | - | |
| New Milton | 08.32d | - | 21.37a | - | |
| Brockenhurst | 08.43d | - | 21.27a | - | |
| Southampton Central | 09.07d | - | 21.11a | - | |
| Sothampton Parkway | 09.15d | - | 21.02a | - | |
| Winchester | 09.25d | - | 20.39a | 21.11 | |
| Worting Jn | 09/38 | - | 20/27 | - | |
| Basingstoke | 09/41 | - | 20/24 | 20/49 | |
| Bramley | 09/47 | - | 20/13 | - | |
| Southcote Jn | 09/57 | 09/59 | 20/05 | 20/34 | |
| Oxford Road Jn | 09/58 | - | 20c03 | - | |
| Didcot | 10c16 | 10.14 | 19/38 | 20.19a ~ 20.21d | |
| Uffington | 10/26 | - | 19/28 | - | |
| Swindon | 10/33 | 10/31 | 19/21 | 20/00 | |
| Swindon Loco Yard | 10/35 | - | 19/19 | - | |
| Kemble | 10/44 | - | 19/08 | 19/49 | |
| Stroud | 10/56 | 10/59 | 18/57 | 19/34 | |
| Standish Jn | 11/00 | - | 18/53 | - | |
| Gloucester Yard Jn | 11/06 | 11/11 | 18/48 | - | |
| Barnwood Jn | 11/07 | - | 18/47 | - | |
| Cheltenham Spa | 11/11 | 11.17 ~ 11.18 | 18/42 | 19/19 | |
| Ashchurch | 11/16 | - | 18/36 | - | |
| Abbotswood Jn | 11/23 | 11/35 | 18/29 | - | |
| Norton Jn | 11/24 | - | 18/29 | - | |
| Worcester Shrub Hill | 11.29a | 11.40 | 18.24d | 18.56 | |
| Worcester Foregate Street | 11.33a | - | 18.19d | - | |
| Great Malvern | 11.43a | - | 18.07d | - | |
| Ledbury | 11.54a | - | 17.57d | - | |
| Hereford | 12.33a | 12.30 | 17.40d | 17.59 |
Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
/ : passing time
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