26th June 2010

NENTA Traintours
The Swanage & Dorset Explorer

Locos Used 47580 'County of Essex' & 47804
Stock Used 11 WCRC coaches

Route :
1Z74 : North Walsham to Swanage
1Z75 : Swanage to North Walsham

Loco(s) Route
47804 (1) North Walsham - Hoveton & Wroxham - Norwich
47580 (2) Norwich - Diss - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Marks Tey (3) - Witham - Chelmsford - Stratford - Channelsea North Jn - Lea Jn - Canonbury - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Old Kew Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Motala GF - Corfe Castle - Swanage
47804 (1) Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich
47580 (2) Norwich - (reverse of outward route) - North Walsham

Notes :
(1) 47580 on rear.
(2) 47804 on rear.
(3) Paused in UPL.


47580 'County of Essex' on arrival at Swanage (photo: Graham Newman)

Source : Graham Newman

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