7th June 2011

Compass Tours
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47804 & 47826
Stock Used 6115+6103+6000+1201+3352+3360+3350+3431+3313+3326+99680

Route :
1Z15 : Liverpool Lime Street to Poole
1Z16 : Poole to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
47804 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Wavertree Jn - Liverpool South Parkway - Speke Jn - Ditton East Jn - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - (via WCML) - Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (via station avoiding line) - Didcot East Jn - Readign West Jn - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Bournemouth - Poole
47826 (2) Poole - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) 47826 on rear.
(2) 47804 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Photo Review


47826 arrives at Brockenhurst on the return leg... (photo: Nick Bartlett)


...with 47804 bringing up the rear (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 06.53d 06.53   23.55a 23.49
Edge Hill 06/57 06/57   23/50 23/45
Wavertree Jn 07/01 07/00   23/48 23/42
Mossley Hill 07.04a ~ 07.08d 07.03 ~ 07.07   23.42a ~ 23.45d 23.36 ~ 23.38
Liverpool South Parkway 07.12a ~ 07.16d 07.14 ~ 07.16   23.35a ~ 23.38d 23.31 ~ 23.33
Speke Jn 07/18 07/18   ? ?
Ditton East Jn 07/22 07/24   23/28 23/24
Runcorn 07.25a ~ 07.28d 07.29 ~ 07.31   23.21a ~ 23.24d 23.18 ~ 23.20
Weaver Jn 07/35 07/39   23/15 23/12
Acton Bridge Jn 07/37 07/40   23/12 23/11
Hartford Jn 07/40 07/41   23/11 23/09
Winsford 07/45 07/45   23/07 23/06
Crewe 08.02a ~ 08.12d 08.02 ~ 08.11   22.44a ~ 22.59d 22.39 ~ 22.57
Gresty Lane Jn 08/14 08/14   22/42 22/37
Nantwich 08.19a ~ 08.22d 08.21 ~ 08.23   22.32a ~ 22.35d 22.30 ~ 22.31
Wrenbury 08/29 ?   22/25 ?
Whitchurch 08.36a ~ 08.39d ?   22.16a ~ 22.19d ?
Wem 08.50a ~ 08.53d 08.49 ~ 08.53   22.03a ~ 22.06d 22.02 ~ 22.04
Harlescott LC 09/06 ?   21/52 ?
Shrewsbury 09.11a ~ 09.14d 09.08 ~ 09.14   21.44a ~ 21.47d 21.44 ~ 21.47
Wellington 09.30a ~ 09.33d 09.28 ~ 09.28   21.28a ~ 21.31d 21.29 ~ 21.31
Telford Central 09.39a ~ 09.42d 09.40 ~ ??.??   21.18a ~ 21.21d 21.19 ~ ??.??
Madeley Jn 09/44 09/47   21/16 21/17
Cosford 09/50 09/51   21/10 21/12
Oxley SB 09/59 09/59   21/03 21/04
Wolverhampton 10.03a ~ 10.05d 10.02 ~ 10.04   20.57a ~ 21.00d 20.59 ~ 21.01
Portobello Jn 10/09 10/09   20/51 20/52
Darlaston Jn 10/13 10/16   20/46 20/48
Bescot Stadium 10/14 10/19   20/45 20/46
Perry Barr North Jn 10/18 10/26   20/40 20/41
Aston 10/26 10/29   20/36 20/38
Stechford 10/32 10/34   20/28 20/32
Birmingham International 10.37a ~ 10.44d 10.41 ~ 10.47   20.20a ~ 20.22d 20.12 ~ 20.24
Coventry 10/56 11/00   20/07 19/58
Kenilworth 11/03 11/07   19/56 19/44
Milverton Jn 11/06 11/11   19/48 19/39
Leamington Spa 11/09 11/14   19/44 19/36
Fenny Compton 11/20 11/26   19/33 19/26
Banbury 11/28 11/37   19/24 19/19
Aynho Jn 11/36 11/41   19/16 19/15
Heyford 11/42 11/46   19/10 19/10
Wolvercot Jn 11/50 11/53   19/03 19/02
Oxford 11/53 12/05   18/59 18/57
Kennington Jn 11/55 12/09   18/54 18/53
Didcot North Jn 12/03 12/15   18/47 18/47
Didcot East Jn 12/06 12/16   18/46 18/46
Reading West Jn 12/19 12/31   18/33 18/31
Southcote Jn 12/24 12/34   18/19 18/25
Basingstoke 12/43 12/51   18/02 18/07
Worting Jn 12/47 12/55   17/58 18/01
Winchester 13/01 13/08   17/39 17/42
Eastleigh 13.10 ~ 13.16 13.16 ~ 13.17   17/30 17/32
St Denys 13/22 13/23   17/26 17/28
Northam Jn 13/24 ?   17/24 ?
Southampton Central 13/27 13/27   17/22 17/24
Redbridge 13/30 13/31   17/18 17/21
Brockenhurst 13.43a ~ 13.46d 13.42 ~ 13.45   17.05a ~ 17.08d 17.07 ~ 17.09
Bournemouth 14.04a ~ 14.08d 14.05 ~ 14.08   16.45a ~ 16.50d 16.45 ~ 16.50
Branksome 14/14 14/14   16/39 16/41
Poole 14.19a 14.18   16.35d 16.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z15 : Poole to Poole Sidings Hamworthy

(due to lack of space in Poole sidings, the ECS ran from Poole to Hamworthy)

Location Booked Actual
Poole 14.27d 14.24
Hamworthy 14.33 ~ 15.08 ?
Poole Sidings 15.14a -


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