3rd October 2009

Railway Touring Company
The Dartmouth Express

Locos Used 47245 & 47760
Stock Used 9392+99125+99371+99316+99352+99348+99128+99127+99318+5222

Route :
1Z92 : Poole to Kingswear Salisbury
1Z93 : Kingswear Salisbury to Poole

Loco(s) Route
47760 Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton - Northam Jn - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury (1)
47245 (2) Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) 47760 was failed on the outward leg at Salisbury with coolant leak (reported as an oil leak by some sources), the loco having shut down several times and resulting in the train being terminated. The tour was repeated on 20th March 2010. The booked route & locos from Salisbury were;
class 47 : Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
steam 34067 : Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
steam 34067 : Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
class 47 : Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole
(2) Plus 47760 dead-in-tow.

Sources : various including Nick Bartlett, John Clifford & Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Nigel Benning)

Location Booked Actual   Booked [revised] Actual
Poole 07.00d 07.01   23.43a [17.49a] ?
Branksome 07.06a ~ 07.08d ?   23.34a ~ 23.37d [?] ?
Bournemouth 07.14a ~ 07.19d ?   23.25a ~ 23.28d [17.31a ~ ??.??d] 17.46
Christchurch ? ?   23.16a ~ 23.18d [?] ?
Brockenhurst 07/38 07/36   23/03 [?] ?
Redbridge 07/51 ?   22/54 [?] ?
Southampton 07.58a ~ 08.03d ?   22.47a ~ 22.50d [?] ?
Northam Jn 08/06 ?   22/44 [?] ?
St Denys 08/08 ?   22/42 [?] ?
Eastleigh 08.14a ~ 08.19d ?   22.35a ~ 22.37d [?] ?
Eastleigh East Jn 08/21 ?   22/34 [?] ?
Romsey 08/33 ?   22/21 [?] 16/44
Dean 08/41 ?   22/08 [?] ?
Tunnel Jn 08/50 ?   21/57 [?] ?
Salisbury 08.53a ~ 08.55d ? [P4]   21.51a ~ 21.54d [(15.00d)] 15.52d
Wilton Jn 08/58 CANX   21/46 CANX
Warminster 09/19 CANX   21/28 CANX
Westbury 09.25a ~ 09.27d CANX   21.19a ~ 21.22d CANX
Bradford Jn 09/36 CANX   21/01 CANX
Bathampton Jn 09/45 CANX   20/58 CANX
North Somerset Jn 09/57 CANX   20/48 CANX
Bristol East Jn 09/58 CANX   20/47 CANX
Bristol Temple Meads 09L59a ~ 10L21d CANX   20L15a ~ 20L45d CANX
Bristol West Jn 10/23 CANX   20/13 CANX
Parson Street ? CANX   20/10 CANX
Worle Jn 10/42 CANX   19/49 CANX
Uphill Jn 10/45 CANX   19/44 CANX
Highbridge & Burnham 10/52 CANX   19/36 CANX
Bridgwater 10/58 CANX   19/29 CANX
Cogload Jn 11/05 CANX   19/23 CANX
Taunton 11/11 CANX   19/19 CANX
Norton Fitzwarren 11*14 ~ 11*23 CANX   19/17 CANX
Whiteball Tunnel 11/36 CANX   19/07 CANX
Tiverton Parkway 11/40 CANX   19/03 CANX
Tiverton Loop 11w45 ~ 12w05 CANX   19/01 CANX
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/20 CANX   18/46 CANX
Exeter St Davids 12.23a ~ 12.33d CANX   18w19a ~ 18w43d CANX
Dawlish Warren 12/47 CANX   18/01 CANX
Dawlish 12/49 CANX   17/56 CANX
Teignmouth 12/53 CANX   17/51 CANX
Newton Abbot 13/00 CANX   17/44 CANX
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/02 CANX   17/42 CANX
Paignton 13*18 ~ 13*32 CANX   17*17 ~ 17*25 CANX
Paignton South GF 13.42 ~ 13.44 CANX   17.05 ~ 17.07 CANX
Kingswear 14.09a CANX   16.40d CANX


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