19th June 1993

Branch Line Society
The Hampshire & Sussex Explorer

Locos Used Army : AD268- AD255
37375- 47463- 56055 & steam 76017
Stock 99828+99830+99822+99829+99824+99821+99818+99827+99826

Route :

Locos Route
47463 (1) London Euston [P5] - (DF) - Willesden West London Jn - Acton Wells Jn -Old Kew Jn - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Byfleet Jn - (to Down Slow) -  (DS to DF at Woking Station) - Woking [P4] - Basingstoke [P2] - Worting Jn (routed DF to Down Southampton Main) -Winchester Eastleigh [P2] - St Denys - (DF) - Southampton [P4] - (DF) - Totton -Fawley - Single Marchwood Platform - Marchwood Exchange Sidings (extreme northern siding)
AD255 + AD268 Marchwood Exchange Sidings - (via Southern Line) - Deep Water Jetty 
76017 (2) Deep Water Jetty - (via Northern Line) - Junction for Crackmore Hard Branch 
AD255 + AD268 Junction for Crackmore Hard Branch - Crackmore Hard Jetty (Mulberry Hall area)
76017 Crackmore Hard Jetty - Marchwood Exchange Sidings
37375 (3) Marchwood Exchange Sidings -  Marchwood Station
47463 (1) Marchwood Station - Fawley GF
37375 (3) Fawley GF - Marchwood (via platform line and not the loop ) - Totton Jn West (routed via Fawley Goods Loop) - Totton Jn East - Redbridge Milbrook - Southampton Central [P3]
47463 (1) Southampton Central [P3] - Down Docks Branch  - E851 Signal - Docks gates 12 - Western Avenue LC - Building 104 (Southampton Western Docks)
37375 (3) Docks departure line - Western Avenue LC - Docks gates 12 - E852 Signal - Up Docks Branch - E850 Signal Down Loop Extension - Down Loop - Southampton Central [P4] - Up Main - Northam Jn - Routed to Up Slow St Denys - Eastleigh South (x-overs) to Eastleigh [P2]
47463 (1) Eastleigh [P2] - Down Main - St Denys [P2] - routed to DS from E705 signal at St Denys - E841 Signal - Canute Road Crossing No 3 Gates - Maritime Way crossing - QE 2 Terminal Eastern Docks
37375 (3) QE 2 Terminal Eastern Docks - Canute Road Crossing - E840 Signal - Northam Jn - Up Fast - St Denys [P3] - Fareham [P3] Cosham [P2] - Cosham Jn - Portcreek Jn - Fratton [P3] - Fratton Station west (Down Relief) [Signal PW139]
47463 (1) Signal PW139 - (via x-over to Southsea Road) - Fratton Depot No 6 Road [inside shed]
37375 (3) Fratton Carriage Shed - (via "Southsea Road" & "Back Road") - Signal GFA23
47463 (1) Signal GFA23 - (via "Back Road") - Fratton Reception Road No. 1
47463 Up Main - Portcreek Jn - Cosham Jn - Fareham [P1]  - Botley - Hedge End - Eastleigh [P2] Winchester - Worting Jn - (UF) - Basingstoke [P3] - Up Reading - Reading West -Reading Station [P9] (x-overs to UF) - Reading New Jn - Reading Spur Jn - Wokingham [P1] - Ash [P1] - Guildford [P7] - Gomshall - Reigate - T492 signal - Redhill [P2]
56055 (3) Redhill [P2] - Down Redhill - Earlswood [P2] - Gatwick Airport [P3] - Three Bridges [P3] -Balcombe Tunnel Jn - New Copyhold Jn - (to Down Loop) - Haywards Heath [P1]
47463 (4) Haywards Heath [P1] - Down Loop - New Copyhold Jn - Ardingley ARC [End of line]
56055 (3) Ardingley ARC - New Copyhold Jn - Down Loop - Haywards Heath [P1]
47463 Haywards Heath [P1] - Down Loop - New Copyhold Jn - (UM) - Balcombe Tunnel Jn - (UF) - Three Bridges [P4] - Gatwick Airport [P4] - Earlswood - (Up Quarry line) - Stoats Nest Jn - Purley [P1] - South Croydon [P1] - East Croydon [P1] - Up Victoria Fast - Selhurst [P4] - Balham [P4] - Clapham Junction [P12] - Up Brighton Fast - Pouparts Jn (routed to Up Battersea) - Longhedge Jn - Battersea Reversible Line - routed to Up Stewarts Lane line - Battersea Pier Jn - Up Chatham Slow - London Victoria [P2]

Notes :
(1) 37375 on rear (from Totton).
(2) 2-6-0 4MT steam loco present at Marchwood for their families day.
(3) 47463 on rear.
(4) 56055 on rear.

Sources : Trevor Cockram (on train throughout), Paul Griffin
& Shayne Lewis (on train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Shayne Lewis & Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual
Euston 07.25d 07.32
Camden Jn 07/33 ?
West London Jn 07/37 07/41
Acton Wells Jn 07/42 07/44
Old Kew Jn 07/49 07/53
Hounslow 08/00 07/59
Feltham Jn 08/05 08/02
Staines 08/10 08/08
Virginia Water 08/17 08/15
Addlestone Jn 08/25 08/23
Byfleet Jn 08/27 08/25
Woking 08/31 08/31
Basingstoke 08.53a ~ 08.54d 08.51a ~ 08.54d
Worting Jn 08/58 08/59
Winchester 09/13 09/10
Shawford Jn 09/15 ?
Eastleigh 09/28 09.17a ~ 09.21d
St Denys 09/39 09/26
Southampton 09.43a ~ 09.44d 09.30a ~ 09.44d
Totton 09/49 09/49
Marchwood Jn 10/00 10/00
Marchwood Exchange Siding 10.09a ??.??a ~ 10.28d
Deep Water Quay ? ??.??a ~ ??.??d
Spit/Quay Line ? 10.39a ~ 10.45d
Cracknore Hard ? 11.00a ~ 11.22d
Marchwood Exchange Siding 11.45d 11.30a ~ 11.45d
Marchwood Jn 11.55a ~ 12.00d 11.49a ~ 11.52d
Fawley GF 12.15a ~ 12.25d 12.10a ~ 12.15d
Marchwood Jn 12/40 12.43a ~ 12.50d
Totton 12/50 13/04
Redbridge 12/58 13/05
Southampton 13.2a ~ 13.12d 13.10a ~ 13.12d
Millbrook Dock Gates ??.??a ~ 13.20d 13/17
Western Docks Building 104 13.40a ~ 13.45d 13.29a ~ 13.31d
Dock Gates ??.??a ~ 14.05d 13.40a ~ 13.43d
Southampton 14/12 14/13
St Denys 14/25 14/22
Eastleigh 14.37a ~ 14.45d 14.39a ~ 14.44d
Canute Road LC ??.??a ~ 15.05d 14.59 ~ 15.00
Maritime Road ? 15.03a ~ 15.07d
QE2 Terminal Eastern Docks 15.35a ~ 15.50d 15.20a ~ 15.45d
Canute Road LC ??.??a ~ 16.20d ??.?? ~ 15.57
Northam Jn ? 16.01a ~ 16.30d
St Denys 16/37 16/34
Fareham 16/58 16/57
Cosham 17/07 17/03
Fratton ? 17.13a ~ 17.19d
Fratton Down Relief ? 17.21a ~ 17.22d
Signal PW139 17.20a ~ 17.25d ?
Fratton Depot 6 Rd 17.35a ~ 17.40d 17.28a ~ 17.40d
Signal GFA23 17.50a ~ 17.55d 17.44a ~ 17.46d
Fratton No1 Reception 17.58a ~ 18.03d 17.49a ~ 18.05d
Portcreek Jn 18/14 18/14
Cosham ? 18/16
Fareham 18/23 18/23
Eastleigh 19/00 18.52a ~ 18.55d
Basingstoke 19/30 19.23a ~ 19.26d
Reading 19.47a ~ 19.50d 19.45a ~ 19.55d
Earley 20/01 ?
Wokingham 20/10 ?
North Camp 20/26 ?
Ash 20/30 ?
Guildford 20/43 20/27
Shalford ? 20.33a ~ 20.48d
Gomshall 20/58 ?
Reigate 21/11 21/07
T492 Signal ? ??.??a ~ 21.32d
Redhill 21.24a ~ 21.34d 21.34a ~ 21.45d
Gatwick Airport 21/40 ?
Haywards Heath 21.54a ~ 21.59d 22.07a ~ 22.12d
Ardingley ARC 22.09 ~ 22.19 22.29a ~ 22.33d
Haywards Heath 22.29a ~ 22.34d 22.46a ~ 22.51d
Gatwick Airport 22/46 23/04
Stoats Nest Jn 22/59 23/04
Purley ? 23/17
South Croydon ? 23/20
East Croydon 23/04 23/21
Selhurst ? 23/23
Clapham Junction 23.18a ~ 23.19d 23.31a ~ 23.31d
Pouparts Jn ? 23/34
Longhedge Jn 23/22 23/35
Battersea Pier Jn ? 23/38
Victoria 23.30 23.40a


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