12th July 2011

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used steam: 34067 'Tangmere' & 70000 'Britannia
Stock Used (3) load 10 including steam loco support coach

Route :
1Z94 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z95 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
34067 London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
70000 (1) Weymouth - Dorchester South
70000 Dorchester South - (reverse of outward route) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 34067 on rear.
(2) The late start on the return leg was reported as being due to problems watering 70000.
(3) It is assumed 34067's support coach (35518?) was in the formation between London and Weymouth, then swapped for 70000's support coach for the return leg.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Chris Bracey

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Chris Bracey)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.45d 08.46  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 ?  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 ?  
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?  
Waterloo   20.47a 22.01
Clapham Junction 09/01 09/03   20/39 21/52
Barnes 09/08 09/10  
Brentford 09/15 09/16  
Hounslow 09/21 09/23  
Feltham Jn 09/23 ?  
Feltham 09/25 09/27  
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d 09.34 ~ 09.36  
Virginia Water 09/44 09/45  
Addlestone Jn 09/52 ?  
Wimbledon   20/35 21/47
New Malden   20/32 21/45
Surbiton   20/30 21/42
Hampton Court Jn   20/28 21/41
Weybridge   20/21 21/36
Byfleet & New Haw 09/55 ?   20/19 ?
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d 10.04 ~ 10.06   20.08a ~ 20.12d 21.27 ~ 21.30
Woking Jn 10/07 10/10   20/07 21/25
Pirbright Jn 10/13 10/15   20/00 21/21
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 10/18   19/55 21/18
Fleet 10/21 10/22   19/51 ?
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w41 ?   ? ?
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d 10.55 ~ 10.57   19w28 ~ 19w40 20.49 ~ 21.03
Worting Jn 11/00 11/01   19/21 20/45
Winchester 11/16 11/25   19/03 20/28
Shawford Jn // Shawford 11/19 ?   18/58 ?
Eastleigh 11/33 11/31   18w36 ~ 18w47 20.01 ~ 20.12 [US]
St Denys 11/40 11/35   18/30 19/50
Northam Jn 11/43 ?   18/28 ?
Southampton Central 11.46 ~ 11.48 11.42 ~ 11.43   18/26 19/45
Redbridge 12/03 11/48   18/21 19/24
Brockenhurst 12/20 11/59   18/09 19/12
Bournemouth Central 12.45a ~ 12.51d 12.19 ~ 12.38   17.47a ~ 17.49d 18.48 ~ 18.50
Branksome 12/56 12/44   17/36 18/31
Poole 13/01 12/48   17/22 18/25
Hamworthy Jn 13/05 ?   ? ?
Wareham 13w12 ~ 13w21 12.58 ~ 13.13   17L09 ~ 17L14 18/16
Wool 13/28 13/21   17/01 18/10
Moreton 13/34 ?   16/57 ?
Dorchester South 13/41 13/35   16.49 ~ 16.51 17L50 ~ 17L57
Dorchester Jn 13/43 ?   16/47 ?
Weymouth 13.50a 13.46   16.35d 17.36


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