9th July 2005

Steam Dreams
Sunny South Special

Locos Used 33202 & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used 35329+5222+5216+1840+5171+13474+9392+5237+1961+5236+5249

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

Loco(s) Route
71000 Kensington Olympia - Clapham Junction - Balham - Tooting - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Winchester City - Eastleigh - Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
71000 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Kensington Olympia

Notes :
(1) 33202 on rear.
(2) John Clifford offers the following reasons for delays on the day:
(a) at Kensington Olympia awaiting a pilotman,
(b) by a bridge hit at Walton-on-Thames &
(c) a trespassing photographer at New Milton.
(d) on the return the engine arrived late back at Weymouth following servicing due to the late arrival in Weymouth earlier.


71000 passing Totton en-route to Weymouth (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : various including Rob Fraser & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Solomon Riley)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kensington Olympia 07.33d 07.59½   22.29a ?
Latchmere Jn 07/39 08/07½   22/23 ?
Clapham Junction 07.42a ~ 07.47d 08.10 ~ 08.13½   22/21 22.38½a ~ ??.??d
Balham 07/52 08/19½   ? 22/28
Streatham North Jn 07/55 08/23   ? 22/24
Streatham South Jn 07/56 08/24   ? 22/22
Wimbledon 08.03a ~ 08.05d 09.29½ ~ 08.31½   22.03a ~ 22.04d 22.14½ ~ 22.16½
Wimbledon West Jn 08/08 08/34   ? 22.10a ~ 22.11d
Raynes Park 08/11 08/35½   ? 22/07½
New Malden 08/13 08/38   21/59 22/05½
Surbiton 08/17 08/44   21/57 22/03½
Hampton Court Jn 08/26 08/46   21/55 22/02½
Woking 08.38a ~ 08.40d 09.17 ~ 09.17½   21.40a ~ 21.41d 21.47½ ~ 21.50
Woking Jn 08/41 09/21½   21/39 21/45½
Farnborough 08/51 09/33½   21/30 21/39
Winchfield 09.00a ~ 09.12d 09.42½ ~ 09.56½   21.09a ~ 21.22d 21.21½ ~ 21.31
Basingstoke 09/28 10/15   20/57 21/12
Worting Jn 09/32 10/19   20/52 21/09
Winchester 09/49 10/32½   20/34 20/48
Shawford Jn 09/52 10/34½   ? ?
Shawford ? ?   20/29 20/42½
Eastleigh 09.59a ~ 10.06d 10.40½ ~ 10.41½   20.16a ~ 20.21d 20.32 ~ 20.33½
St Denys 10/13 10/49   20/09 20/24½
Northam Jn 10/15 10/51½   20/07 20/22½
Southampton Central 10/19 10/53½   20/05 20/20
Redbridge 10/23½ 10/57½   20/00 20/14½
Brockenhurst 10.37a ~ 10.49d 11.14 ~ 11.58   19.30a ~ 19.46d 19.45½ ~ 19.58
Bournemouth Central 11.09a ~ 11.13d 12.25½ ~ 12.30½   19.08a ~ 19.11d 19.19½ ~ 19.21
Branksome 11/18 12/35½   19/03 19/14
Poole 11.24a ~ 11.25d 12.43 ~ 12.44½   18.54a ~ 18.56d 19.07 ~ 19.08
Wareham 11.37a ~ 11.39d 13.01½ ~ 13.03   18.41a ~ 18.43d 18.54½ ~ 18.55
Wool 11/46 13/10   18/34 18/48½
Moreton 11/52 13/14½   18/29 18/45
Dorchester South 11.59a ~ 12.01d 13.22½ ~ 13.23½   18.20a ~ 18.21 18.36½ ~ 18.37½
Weymouth 12.14a 13.34½   18.05d 18.21½


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