30th May 2009

Railway Touring Company
The Bath & Bristol Steam Express

Loco Used steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'

Route :

Loco Route
70013 Poole - Branksome - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
70013 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole


70013 arrives at Poole station in the morning (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.30d [P1] 08.30 [P1]   21.26a ?
Branksome 08.38a ~ 08.39d ? [P1]   21.17a ~ 21.18d ?
Bournemouth 08.48a ~ 08.50d ?   20.57a ~ 21.08d ??.?? ~ 21.08 [P2]
Christchurch 09/00 ?   20.45a ~ 20.46d ??.?? ~ 20.48
Brockenhurst 09/08 ?   20/31 ?
Southampton Central 09.33a ~ 09.38d ?   20.06a ~ 20.10d ?
Eastleigh 09.58a ~ 10.02d ? [P1]   19.50a ~ 19.52d ? [P2]
Eastleigh East Jn 10.04 ~ 10.20 ?   ? ?
Romsey 10/36 ?   19/36 ?
Dean 10/45 ?   19/27 ?
Salisbury 10w58 ~ 11w19 ? [P4]   18w57 ~ 19w12 ? [P4]
Wylye 11/36 ?   18/44 ?
Warminster 11/52 ?   18/33 ?
Westbury 12.02 ~ 12.19 ? [P3]   18/21 ? [P1]
Bradford Jn 12/30 ?   18/13 ?
Bathampton Jn 12/44 ?   18/02 ?
Bath Spa 12.49a ~ 12.52d ?   17.52a ~ 17.57d ?
Bristol Temple Meads 13.10a 13.13 [P4]   17.34d ? [P6]


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