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Allowing for the seven minute minimum connection time that applies at that station, we just have time to board the 2152 CrossCountry service to Bournemouth that arrives there at 2316 on Tuesday evening.
Taking advantage of the overnight travel relaxation rule we next board the 0550 South Western Railway service to Winchester that arrives there at 0747 on Wednesday morning.
We exit the station and take the nine minute walk to Jewry Street, where we board the 0813 Bluestar service 1 to Southampton (Giddy Bridge), arriving there at 0913 on Wednesday morning.
We take the ten minute walk to the Faringdon Road bus stop just in time to take the 11.35 Bluestar service 13 alighting at Woolston, Bridge Link Road at 11.54 on Wednesday.
With no other bus route in range and too far from Redbridge station we have no option but to back track so we take the 13.10 Bluestar service 17 alighting at Southampton, West Quay at 14.01 on Wednesday.
We next board the 1410 Salisbury Reds service X7R to Whiteparish (the bus stop opposite All Saints Church on Common Road) that arrives there at 1502 on Wednesday afternoon.
The choice here appears to be a two hour wait for an onward bus to Salisbury or to back track. Not wishing to back track we wait for the 17.07 Salisbury Reds service X7 to Salisbury, Endless Street arriving at 17.35 on Wednesday
We take the four minute stroll around the corner to Endless Street, where we board the 1750 morebus service X3 to Boscombe (Palmerston Road), arriving there at 1900 on Wednesday evening.
We take advantage of the overnight travel relaxation rule and next board the 0550 South Western Railway service to Southampton Central that arrives there at 0725 on Thursday morning.
We walk over to the ferry terminal and board the 1130 Gosport Ferry service to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier, arriving there at 1137 on Thursday morning.
The seven-minute minimum connection time applying at this station just gives us enough time to board the 1600 Great Western Railway service to Taunton that arrives there at 1759 on Thursday afternoon.