3rd August 2005

Steam Dreams
Sunny South Special

Loco(s) Used 47712 & steam : 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used 5249+5236+1961+5237+9392+13474+5171+1840+5216+5222

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

Loco(s) Route
71000 Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Streatham South Jn - Tooting - Wimbledon - Raynes Park - Surbiton - Weybridge - Fleet - Basingstoke - Winchester - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Totton (1)
47712 (2) Totton - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Weymouth
47712 Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Wimbledon - Earlsfield - Clapham Junction

Notes :
(1) 71000 failed at Totton.
(2) Plus 71000 dead-in-tow.


47712 leads 71000 (in light steam) into Bournemouth Central.

Sources : various including Janet Cottrell & Kevin Law

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kensington Olympia 08.36d 08.36  
Latchmere Jn 08/42 08/41  
Clapham Junction 08.45a ~ 08.50d 08.43 ~ 08.49   22.39a 22.46
Balham 08/54½ 08/54  
Wimbledon 09.09a ~ 09.11d 09.09 ~ ??.??   22.31½a ~ 22.33d 22.38 ~ 22.40
Raynes Park 09/19 09/15   ? ?
New Malden 09/21 09/16   22/28½ 22/35
Surbiton 09/23½ 09/18   22/26½ 22/33
Hampton Court Jn 09/26 ?   22/25 22/32
Weybridge ? 09.31a ~ 09.32d   ? 22/24
Woking 09.38½a ~ 09.40d 09.38 ~ 09.41   22.05½a ~ 22.11½d 22.17 ~ 22.18
Woking Jn 09/41 09/44   22/04½ 22/15
Farnborough 09/51 09/53   21/56 ?
Fleet 09/55 09/56   ? ?
Basingstoke 10/28 10/21   21.22a ~ 21.39d 21.54 ~ 21.58
Worting Jn 10/31½ 10/28   21/19 21/50
Winchester 10/48 10/44   20/59½ 21/38
Eastleigh 10.57a ~ 10.58½d 10.53 ~ 10.58   20.46½a ~ 20.48d 21.29 ~ 21.31
St Denys 11/05 11/04   20/41 21/23
Southampton Central 11/13 11/13   20/37 21/19
Redbridge 11/17 11/17   20/33 21/14
Brockenhurst 11.32a ~ 11.48d 12.42 ~ 13.24   19.54a ~ 20.19d 21.01 ~ 21.02
Bournemouth Central 12.10a ~ 12.13d 13/42   19.28a ~ 19.35d 20.44 ~ 20.46
Branksome 12/18 13/51   19/23½ 20/40
Poole 12.24a ~ 12.25½d 13/57   19.14½a ~ 19.16d 20.32 ~ 20.33
Wareham 12.37a ~ 12.38½d 14.10 ~ 14.11   19.01½a ~ 19.03d 20.21 ~ 20.21
Wool 12/45½ 14/18   18/54½ 20/15
Dorchester South 12.58a ~ 12.59½ 14.39 ~ 14.41   18.40a ~ 18.41½d 20.01 ~ 20.06
Weymouth 13.14a 14.50   18.25d 19.51


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