1st August 2008

Past Time Rail
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 66063 & steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used ???

Route:
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
1Z28 : Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco Route
6024 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Frome - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill
66063 Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
6024 Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - (via Frome avoiding line) - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 09.36d [P9] [UM] 21.35a [P10]
Bristol East Jn 09/38 21/33 [DM]
North Somerset Jn 09/39 21/32
Bath Spa 09.52a ~ 09.55d 21.14a ~ 21.19d
Bathampton Jn 10/00 21/11
Bradford Jn 10/11 20/59
Trowbridge 10.16a ~ 10.18d 20.51a ~ 20.53d
Westbury 10.28a ~ 10.30d [P2] 20.36a ~ 20.42d [P3]
Fairwood Jn 10/33 20/33
Clink Road Jn 10/38 20/29
Frome North 10*41 ~ 10*51 -
Frome 10/52 -
Blatchbridge Jn 10/57 20/27
East Somerset Jn 11/01 20/21
Castle Cary 11*11 ~ 11*17 [P3] 19*59 ~ 20*08 [P3]
Yeovil Pen Mill 11L39a ~ 12L23d [P3] 19*13 ~ 19*36 [P3]
Maiden Newton 12t47 ~ 12t51 18*41 ~ 18*49
Dorchester West 13*05 ~ 13*11 18*21 ~ 18*27
Dorchester Jn 13/13 18/20
Weymouth 13.23a [P2] 18.10d [P2]


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