8th May 2014

UK Railtours
The Swanage Lifeboatman

DMU Used 159004 (formed: 52876 'Basingstoke and Dean'+58721+57876)

Route :
1Z61 : Salisbury to Swanage
1Z62 : Swanage to Salisbury

DMU Route
159004 Salisbury - Dean - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Motala GF - Norden - Swanage
159004 Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Salisbury

Notes : 
(1) This train was a charity fund raising special in aid of the R.N.L.I. and ran in conjunction with the Swanage Railway Diesel Gala event, 'A Day on the Mule'. Former West of England line motive power used on the Swanage Railway included 34028 'Eddystone', D6515, 33111, 33202 'Dennis G. Robinson' & 50026 'Indomitable'.

Source : Mark Herriott (on the tour throughout) & Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Salisbury 09.16d 09.16   20.29a 20.35
Tunnel Jn 09/19 09/19   20/24½ 20/26
Dean 09/27½ 09/27   20/17 20/19
Romsey 09/33 09/34   20/10½ 20/10
Redbridge 09/39 09/42   20/04 20/02
Southampton Central 09.48a ~ 09.54d 09.46 ~ 09.57   19.55a ~ 20.00d 19.54 ~ 19.58
Redbridge 09/57½ 10/01½   19/51 19/50
Brockenhurst 10/10½ 10/12   19/38½ 19/35
Bournemouth 10.31a ~ 10.33d 10.31 ~ 10.33   19.09a ~ 19.11d 19.06 ~ 19.08
Branksome 10/37 10/37   19/02½ 19/00
Poole 10.41a ~ 10.45d 10.43 ~ 10.45   18.53a ~ 18.57d 18.53 ~ 18.55
Hamworthy 10/49 10/52   18/48½ 18/48
Wareham 10t56a ~ 10t58d 10.58 ~ 10.59   18t35a ~ 18t39 18.41 ~ 18.43
Worgret Jn 11.01 ~ 11.05 ? ~ 11.02   18.26 ~ 18.30 ? ~ ?
Motala GF 11t19 ~ 11t23 ? ~ ?   18t08 ~ 18t12 ? ~ ?
Norden 11/29 ?   18/03 ?
Corfe Castle 11t31a ~ 11t32d ? ~ ?   18t01a ~ ??t??  ? ~ ?
Harmans Cross 11/42 ?   17/53 ?
Swanage 11.58a [P1] ?   17.40d ? [P1]


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