26th May 2004

Steam Dreams
Sunny South Special

Locos Used 47709 & steam: 73096

Route:
1Z91 : Kensington Olympia to Weymouth
1Z92 : Weymouth to Clapham Junction

Loco(s) Route
73096 Kensington Olympia - Clapham Junction - Balham - Tooting - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Wallers Ash down loop (1) - Winchester City - Eastleigh - Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
73096 (2) Weymouth - Dorchester South
73096 Dorchester South - (reverse of outward route) (3) - Wimbledon - Earlsfield - Clapham Junction

Notes:
(1) booked to run down fast line but ran via loop as we were late to allow following train to pass.
(2) 47709 on rear & used for banking to Bincombe Tunnel.
(3) between Winchester & Basingstoke ran via main line (not Wallers Ash loop).

Also reported as 1Z96 & 1Z97.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kensington Olympia 08.23d 08.58½  
Latchmere Jn 08/29 09/05½  
Clapham Junction 08.32a ~ 08.36d 09.08 ~ 09.10   22.12a 22.02
Balham 08/41½ 09/15  
Streatham North Jn 08/44 09/18½  
Streatham South Jn 08/46 09/19½  
Wimbledon 08.58a ~ 09.00d 09.28½ ~ 09.30   22.04½a ~ 22.06d 21.51 ~ 21.52½
Wimbledon West Jn 09/04 09/32   - -
Raynes Park 09/07 09/34   - -
New Malden 09/10 09/35   22/01½ 21/47
Surbiton 09/12½ 09/39   21/59 21/43½
Hampton Court Jn 09/16 09/42   21/57½ 21/41
Weybridge - -   21/50 21/33½
Byfleet - -   21/41½ 21/32
Woking 09.29½a ~ 09.31d 09.56 ~ 09.59   21.34½a ~ 21.36d 21.23 ~ 21.26
Woking Jn 09/32 10/01   21/32½ 21/21½
Farnborough 09/41 10/11½   21/21 21/11
Winchfield - -   21.02a ~ 21.12d 21.00½ ~ 21.03
Basingstoke 09/54½ 10/24   20/50½ 20/52
Worting Jn 09/57 10/26½   20/48 20/49½
Winchester 10/14 10/47½   20/31½ 20/32½
Shawford Jn 10/17 10/50½   - -
Shawford - -   20/27½ 20/29
Eastleigh 10.22½a ~ 10.24d 10.57½ ~ 10.58½   20.00a ~ 20.21d 20.02½ ~ 20.21
St Denys 10/29½ 11/04½   19/54 19/56½
Northam Jn 10.31a ~ 11.01d 11.08 ~ 11.23   19/52 19/54½
Southampton Central 11/04 11/32   19/49½ 19/52
Redbridge 11/09 11/37   19/44½ 19/48
Brockenhurst 11.25a ~ 11.26½d 11.49 ~ 11.50½   19.30a ~ 19.31d 19.34½ ~ 19.35½
Bournemouth 11.46a ~ 11.50d 12.11½ ~ 12.14½   19.04a ~ 19.09d 19.13 ~ 19.15
Branksome 11/55 12/19½   18/59 19/08
Poole 12.01a ~ 12.02½d 12.25 ~ 12.26½   18.49½a ~ 18.51d 19.00 ~ 19.01
Wareham 12.13a ~ 12.15d 12.37 ~ 12.38   18.37a ~ 18.39d 18.47 ~ 18.48
Wool 12/22½ 12/45½   18/30½ 18/41
Moreton 12/28 12/50½   18/25½ 18/37
Dorchester South 12.36a ~ 12.38d 12.57½ ~ 13.00   18.10a ~ 18.17d 18.24 ~ 18.30
Dorchester Jn 12/39 13/01½   18/09 18/23
Weymouth 12.52a 13.11½   17.55d 18.10


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