4th May 2009

Past Time Rail
The Royal Wessex

Locos Used 47245 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 5216+5200+5171+1840+9104+99371+5249+1961+5237+5236+35518 (2)

Route :
1Z98 : London Waterloo to Swanage
1Z97 : Swanage to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
47245 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Staines - Virginia Water - Chertsey - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Corfe Castle - Swanage
34067 (3) Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) This was the second of two trips from London to Swanage & back this weekend, the first steam between the main line & Swanage since June 1967. The other trip (The Dorset Coast Express) took place on 02/05/2009 in which 34067 took the train to Swanage with diesel back.
(2) 35518 was only in the consist when 34067 was on the train.
(3) 47245 on rear.
(4) This was the last tour run by Past Time Rail before they ceased trading.

Sources : John Clifford & David Lodwick

Photo Review


47245 arrives at Wareham with the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)


34067 was serviced at Swanage whilst the tour stock was being shunted by
33111 (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Waterloo 08.12d 08.10½   21.05a 21.04
Nine Elms Jn 08/17 08/16½   21/01 20/56
Queens Road (Battersea) 08/18½ 08/18   20/59 20/55
West London Jn ? ?   20/58 20/54
Clapham Junction 08/20½ 08/21   20/56 20/53
Barnes 08/30 08/27½   20/46 20/45
Richmond 08/33 08/31   20/36 20/37
St Margarets ? ?   20/33 20/32½
Twickenham 08/36 08/36   20/31 20/29
Twickenham Jn ? ?   20/30 20/28½
Whitton Jn 08/38 08/38½   20/23½ 20/25
Feltham Jn 08/39 08/39½   20/23 20/23½
Feltham 08/41 08/40½   20/21 20/20½
Staines 08/49 08/47   20/13 20/14½
Virginia Water 08/58 08/58   20/04½ 20/07
Addlestone Jn 09/08 09/07   19/53 19/57
Byfleet & New Haw 09/10 09/09½   19/51 19/55
Woking 09.15a ~ 09.21½d 09.16 ~ 09.21   19.43a ~ 19.45d 19.46 ~ 19.48
Woking Jn 09/46 09/44   19/18 19/19½
Farnborough 09/30 09/31½   19/35 19/35
Basingstoke 09/42 09/42   19/21 19/23
Worting Jn 09/46 09/44   19/18 19/19½
Winchester 10/01 09/56   19/01 18/58½
Shawford Jn 10/03 09/59   ? ?
Shawford ? ?   18/56 18/55
Allbrook ? ?   18/50 18/50
Eastleigh 10/08 10/07   18w31 ~ 18w46 18.33½ ~ 18.47
St Denys 10/16 10/15   18/25 18/26
Northam Jn 10/18 10/16½   18/23 18/24½
Southampton Central 10/20 10/19   18.18 ~ 18.20 18/21
Redbridge 10/24 10/22   18/05 18/09
Brockenhurst 10/34 10/32½   17/51 17/57½
Bournemouth 10/51 10/47   17/33 17/34
Branksome 10/57 10/52½   17/29 17/29
Poole 11/05 10/59   17/21 17/21½
Hamworthy Jn 11/10 11/03   17/16 17/17
Wareham 11.17 ~ 11.19 11.09 ~ 11.10   17.05 ~ 17.07 17.04½ ~ 17.07
Worgret Jn 11/22 11/14   17/01 17/00
Furzebrook Sidings 11.34 ~ 11.40 11/23½   16.40 ~ 16.49 16/52
Motala GF 11/44 11.27 ~ 11.35   16/37 16.36 ~ 16.48
Norden 11/52 11/44   16/29 16.28½ ~ 16.30
Corfe Castle 11/54 11/54   16/26 16/27
Harmans Cross 12/00 12/00   16/20 16/21
Swanage 12.10a 12.14   16.10d 16.10


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