19th July 2011

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47500 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere' & 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (1) (35465+) 3093+99125+99316+3150+3148+99349+1860+4994+99318 (+35518)

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

Loco(s) Route
70000 (2) 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
34067 (3) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Dorchester South
34067 Dorchester South - (reverse of outward route) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 35465 was only in the train consist when 70000 was hauling the train, 35518 was only in the train consist when 34067 was hauling the train.
(2) banked from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge Jn by 47500.
(3) 70000 on rear, providing banking assistance.


34067 'Tangmere' passing Sway on the return leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett, Claude Andrews, Chris Skerman & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett, Neil Kearns & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.46 [P2] [FL]  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/50  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/52 [RVL]  
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/53  
Waterloo   20.47a [P16] 20.58 [P16]
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [FL] 08/59 [P5] [FL]   20/39 [P8] [MFL] 20/37 [P8] [MFL]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/08 [P3]  
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/15 [P2]  
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/22 [P2]  
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/26  
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/28 [P2]  
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.32 ~ 09.35 [P2]  
Virginia Water 09/44 [P4] 09/44 [P4]  
Addlestone Jn 09/52 09/53  
Wimbledon   20/35 [P6] [FL] 20/33 [P6] [FL]
New Malden   20/32 [P2] [FL] 20/32 [P2] [FL]
Surbiton   20/29½ [FL] 20/29 [P2] [FL]
Hampton Court Jn   20/28 [FL] 20/27 [FL]
Weybridge   20/21 [FL] 20/22 [FL]
Byfleet & New Haw 09/55 [SL] 09/55 [SL]   20/19 [SL] 20/20 [FL]
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [SL] 10.03 ~ 10.06 [P5]   20.08a ~ 20.12d [P1] [SL] 20.03 ~ 20.13 [P1] [FL]
Woking Jn 10/07 [SL] 10/09   20/07 [SL] 20/01 [SL]
Pirbright Jn 10/13 [SL] 10/14 [SL]   20/00 [SL] 19/54 [SL]
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] [SL] 10/18 [P2]   19/55 [P1] [SL] 19/49 [P1] [SL]
Fleet 10/21 [P2] [SL] 10/22 [P2] [SL]   19/51 [P1] [SL] 19/46 [P1]
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w41 [SL] 11/18 [P2]   ? ?
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [P2] [FL] 10.52 ~ 10.57 [P2] [FL]   19w28 ~ 19w40 [P4] [SL] 19.26 ~ 19.33 [P4] [SL]
Worting Jn 11/00 11/02   19/21 [SL] 19/20 [SL]
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/17 [P2]   19/03 [P1] 19/03 [P1]
Shawford Jn // Shawford 11/19 [SL] 11/21 [FL]   18/58 [P1] 18/59 [P1]
Eastleigh 11/33 [P2] 11/26 [FL]   18w36 ~ 18w47 [P1] [SL] 18.36 ~ 18.47 [P1] [SL]
St Denys 11/40 [P2] [FL] 11/34 [P2] [FL]   18/30 [P1] 18/27 [P1]
Northam Jn 11/43 11/38   18/28 [FL] 18/26 [FL]
Southampton Central 11.46 ~ 11.48 [P3] [SL] 11/40 [P3] [SL]   18/26 [P1] 18/24 [P1]
Redbridge 12/03 [P2] 11/52 [P2]   18/21 [P1] [FL] 18/20 [P1] [FL]
Brockenhurst 12/20 [P3] 12/03 [P3]   18/09 [P2] 18/10 [P2]
Bournemouth Central 12.46a ~ 12.51d [P3] 12.24 ~ 12.38 [P3]   17.47a ~ 17.49d [P2] 17.47 ~ 17.51 [P2]
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 12/44 [P2]   17/36 [P1] 17/30 [P1]
Poole 13/01 [P2] 12/49 [P2]   17/22 [P1] 17/24 [P1]
Hamworthy 13/05 [P2] 12/55 [P2]   ? 17/21 [P1]
Wareham 13w12a ~ 13w21d [P2] 13.01 ~ 13.17 [P2]   17L09a ~ 17L14d [P1] 17/11 [P1]
Wool 13/28 [P2] 13/24 [P2]   17/01½ [P1] 17/04 [P1]
Moreton 13/34 [P2] 13/29 [P2]   16/57 [P1] 17/01 [P1]
Dorchester South 13/41 [P2] 13/36 [P2]   16.49 ~ 16.51 [P1] 16.48 ~ 16.53 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/43 13/38   16/47 16/47
Weymouth 13.50a [P2] 13.48 [P2]   16.35d [P2] 16.35 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Working

5Z94 : (70000 with 47500 on rear) : Southall FSS to Southall
5Z94 : (47500 with 70000 on rear) : Southall to Victoria
5Z95 : (47500 with 34067 on rear) : Waterloo to Southall
5Z95 : (34067 with 47500 on rear) : Southall to Southall FSS

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn) Actual
Southall FSS 06.20d [GL]   23.45a ?
Southall 06.31 ~ 06.45 [GL]   23.22 ~ 23.35 ?
Southall East Jn 06/46 [RL]   23/21 [GL] ?
West Ealing 06/49 [RL]   ? ?
Acton West 06/53 [GL]   23/15 ?
Acton Main Line 06/56   23/12 [RL] ?
Acton Wells Jn 07/02   23/10 ?
Willesden SWS 07.14 ~ 07.35 [REV]   22.16 ~ 23.08 ?
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/39   22/12 ?
North Pole Jn ?   22/11 ?
Kensington Olympia 07.45 ~ 07.48 [P3]   22.02 ~ 22.06 [DML] ?
Latchmere Jn 07/55   21.45 ~ 21.55 ?
Longhedge Jn 07/57 [RVL]  
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/58  
Battersea Pier Jn 08/01 [SL]  
Victoria 08.04a [P2]  
West London Jn   21/37 [URV] ?
Nine Elms Jn   21/23 ?
Waterloo   21.18d [P16] [RVL] 21.21

0Z94 : (47500) : London Victoria to Wembley Yard
0Z94 : (47500) : Wembley Yard to Willesden Depot
0Z95 : (47500) : Willesden Depot to Wembley Yard
0Z95: (47500) : Wembley Yard to London Waterloo

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.46 [P2] [FL]  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08.49 ~ 08.51 08.49 ~ ??.??  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/58 [RVL] ?  
Longhedge Jn 09/04 ?  
Waterloo   21.00a [P16] ?
West London Jn   20.23 ~ 20.41 ?
Latchmere Jn 09/12 ?   ? ?
Kensington Olympia 09/20 [DM] ?   20/11 [P3] ?
North Pole Jn 09/26 ?   ? ?
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/27 ?   20/03 ?
Willesden WL Jn 09/29 [DR] ?   ? ?
Willesden No.7 09/31 [DR] ?   ? ?
Wembley Yard South Jn 09/36 ?   ? ?
Wembley EFOC 09.41 ~ 09.48 ?   19.43 ~ 19.47 ?
Wembley Yard South Jn 09/55 ?   ? ?
Harlesden Jn 09/58 ?   ? ?
Willesden Depot 10.00a ?   19.30d ?

5Z93 : (70000 propelling) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings (propelling move)
5Z92 : (70000 + train + 34067 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Weymouth 13.50d [P2] 13.57   16.25a 16.27
Jersey Sidings 13.53a ?   16.22d ?

5Z92 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Yeovil Junction to Yeovil Pen Mill
5Z92 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Yeovil Pen Mill to Weymouth
5Z92 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings (propelling move)
5Z96 : (70000 & support coach 35465) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth (propelling move)
5Z96 : (70000 & support coach 35465) : Weymouth to Yeovil Pen Mill
5Z96 : (70000 & support coach 35465) : Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Yeovil Junction 14.00d 20.45a
Yeovil Pen Mill 14.09 ~ 14.29 20.13 ~ 20.38
Maiden Newton 14.56 ~ 15.02 19.26 ~ 19.45
Dorchester West 15/13 19/10
Dorchester Jn 15/15 19/09
Weymouth 15.23 ~ 15.26 18.57 ~ 19.00
Jersey Sidings 15.29a 18.55d

0Z93 : (70000) : Wareham to Poole Sidings - cancelled
0Z93 : (70000) : Poole Sidings to Weymouth - from Dorchester South only
0Z93 : (70000) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings (propelling move)

Location Booked
Wareham 17.21d
Hamworthy 17/26
Poole Sidings 17.30 ~ 17.44
Hamworthy 17/51
Wareham 17/57
Wool 18/02
Moreton 18/07
Dorchester South 18/13
Dorchester Jn 18/14
Weymouth 18.22 ~ 18.27 [P1]
Jersey Sidings 18.30a


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