4th August 2010

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used steam: 30777 'Sir Lamiel' & 60019 'Bittern'
Stock Used 14099+5171+1840+99127+99371+3143+99316+3136+99121+9392+17013

Route :
1Z96 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z97 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
30777 London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
60019 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - Queenstown Road (Battersea) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 30777 on rear from Weymouth to Wareham.
(2) 14099 only in the formation when 30777 was haulign the train, 17013 only in the formation when 60019 was hauling the train.

Sources : Neil Kearns, Nigel Benning & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.46  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 08/49½  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] 08/51  
Longhedge Jn 08/56 08/53  
Waterloo   20.55a [P16] 20.59
Nine Elms Jn   20/45 [RVL] 20/47
Queenstown Road (Battersea)   20/43 [P2] [RVL] 20/46
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [FL] 09/04   20/40 [P8] [MFL] 20/42½
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/11  
Chiswick 09.11a ~ 09.13d 09.15 ~ 09.16  
Brentford 09/16 [P2] 09/20½  
Hounslow 09/22 [P2] 09/25  
Feltham Jn 09/24 09/27  
Feltham 09/26 [P2] 09/29  
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.35 ~ 09.37  
Virginia Water 09/45 [P4] 09/48  
Addlestone Jn 09/53 09/56½  
Wimbledon   20/34½ [P6] [FL] 20/37½
New Malden   20/31½ [P2] [FL] 20/33
Surbiton   20/29 [P2] [FL] 20/30½
Hampton Court Jn   20/28 [FL] 20/29½
Weybridge   20/23 [P2] [FL] 20/24½
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [SL] 09/58   20/20½ [SL] 20/23
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [SL] 10.05½ ~ 10.09   20.12a ~ 20.15d [P1] [SL] 20.16 ~ 20.17
Woking Jn 10/07 [SL] 10/10½   20/11 [SL] 20/14
Brookwood 10/12 [P2] [SL] 10/16   19w57 ~ 20w07 [P1] [SL] 19.58 ~ 20.08
Pirbright Jn 10/15 [SL] 10/18   19/55 [SL] 19/54½
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [SL] 10/22   19/50 [P1] [SL] 19/50½
Fleet 10/22 [P2] [SL] 10/25   19/45 [P1] [SL] 19/46
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w37 [SL] 10.29½ ~ 10.38   ? ?
Basingstoke 10.47a ~ 10.49d [P1] [SL] 10.50½ ~ 10.53   19.28a ~ 19.30d [P4] [SL] 19.28 ~ 19.29½
Worting Jn 10/55 10/58½   19/20 [SL] 19/19½
Winchester 11/12 [P2] 11/15   19/03 [P1] 19/03
Shawford Jn / Shawford 11/16 [FL] 11/17   18/58 [P1] 18/59
Allbrook ? ?   18/50 [SL] 18/55
Eastleigh 11/23 11/24½   18w36 ~ 18w47 [FL] 18.38½ ~ 18.52½
St Denys 11/33 [P2] 11/35   18/27 [P1] 18/28
Northam Jn 11.37 ~ 11.50 11.39 ~ 11.50   18/24 18/26½
Southampton Central 11/54 [P4] [FL] 11/55   18c18 ~ 18c21 18.20½ ~ 18.23
Millbrook ? ?   18/07 18/17
Redbridge 11/58 [P2] 11/59   18/05 [P1] [SL] 18/14
Brockenhurst 12/09 [P3] 12/11½   17/53 [P2] 18/03
Bournemouth 12.27a ~ 12.29d [P4] 12.31 ~ 12.33   17.33a ~ 17.35d [P2] 17.39 ~ 17.40½
Branksome 12/35 [P2] 12/39   17/29 [P1] 17/33
Poole 12/44 [P2] 12/46   17/23 [P1] 17/27
Hamworthy 12/51 [P2] 12/49½   ? ?
Wareham 12w57 ~ 13w09 [P2] 12.56 ~ 13.09   17L09 ~ 17L15 [P1] 17.10 ~ 17.19
Wool 13/16 [P2] 13/17   17/02 [P1] 17/03
Moreton 13/22 [P2] 13/22   16/57 [P1] 16/59
Dorchester South 13/28 [P1] 13/31   16.49a ~ 16.50d [P1] 16.48 ~ 16.51
Dorchester Jn 13/29 13/32   16/48 16/47
Weymouth 13.38a [P2] 13.43   16.35d [P2] 16.35


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