26th July 2011

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 37516 & steam: 60019 'Bittern' (running as 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand')
Stock Used 17013+99318+4994+1860+99349+3148+3150+99679+99125+3093

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

Loco(s) Route
60019 (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 - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
37516 (3) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
60019 (2) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Tour was originally advertised for haulage by 60019 'Bittern' from London Victoria to Weymouth, 34067 'Tangmere' (with 60019 on rear) from Weymouth to Wareham, then 34067 from Wareham via the SWML to London Waterloo however 34067 was unavailable.
(2) 37516 on rear.
(3) 60019 on rear.


60019 (as 4492) caught on camera near Brockenhurst (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett, Claude Andrews & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked [original]
[with 34067 involved]		 Booked [Final] Actual
Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.45 [P2] [FL]  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/48  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/50 [RVL]  
Waterloo   20.47a 21.12a [P16] 21.13 [P16]
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [FL] 09/00 [P5] [FL]   20/39 21/03 [P8] [MFL] 21/00 [P8] [MFL]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/07 [P3]  
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/14 [P2]  
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/21 [P2]  
Feltham Jn 09/23 ?  
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/27  
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.32 ~ 09.35 [P2]  
Virginia Water 09/44 [P4] 09/44 [P4]  
Addlestone Jn 09/52 09/50  
Wimbledon   20/35 20/58 [P6] [FL] 21/00 [P6] [FL]
New Malden   20/32 20/56 [P2] [FL] 20/58 [P2] [FL]
Surbiton   20/30 20/54 [FL] 20/55 [FL]
Hampton Court Jn   20/28 20/52 [FL] 20/54 [FL]
Weybridge   20/21 20/48 [FL] 20/48 [P2] [FL]
Byfleet & New Haw 09/55 [SL] 09/55 [SL]   20/19 20/43 [SL] 20/45 [SL]
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [SL] 10.04 ~ 10.07 [P5] [SL]   20.08a ~ 20.12d 20.32a ~ 20.36d [P1] [SL] 20.33 ~ 20.35 [P1] [SL]
Woking Jn 10/07 [SL] 10/10 [SL]   20/07 20/31 [SL] 20/31 [SL]
Pirbright Jn 10/13 [SL] 10/15 [SL]   20/00 20/24 [SL] 20/25 [SL]
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] [SL] 10/19 [P2] [SL]   19/55 20/19 [P1] [SL] 20/20 [P1] [SL]
Fleet 10/21 [P2] [SL] 10/22 [P2] [SL]   19/51 20/15 [P1] [SL] 20/16 [P1] [SL]
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w41 [SL] 10/26 [SL]   ? ? ?
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [P2] [FL] 10.45 ~ 10.55 [P2] [SL]   19w28 ~ 19w40 19w50 ~ 20w04 [P4] 19.51 ~ 20.04 [P4] [SL]
Worting Jn 11/00 11/00   19/21 19/43 [SL] 19.34 ~ 19.38 [FL]
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/17 [P2]   19/03  
Shawford Jn // Shawford 11/19 [SL] 11/20 [FL]   18/58  
Eastleigh 11/33 [P2] 11/29 [FL]   18w36 ~ 18w47  
St Denys 11/40 [P2] [FL] 11/37 [P2] [FL]   18/30  
Northam Jn 11/43 11/40   18/28  
Andover   - 19/18 [FL] 19/15 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn   - 18/59 19/04
Laverstock South Jn   - 18/56 19/00
Dean   - 18/41 18/51 [P2]
Romsey   - 18/31 18/43 [P2]
Redbridge   - 18/22 18/36 [P2]
Southampton Central 11.46 ~ 11.48 [P3] [SL] 11.43 ~ 11.43 [P3] [SL]   18/26 18.14 ~ 18.18 [P3] [FL] 18.26 ~ 18.30
Redbridge 12/03 [P2] 11/58 [P2]   18/21 18/06 [P1] [SL] 18/22 [P1] [SL]
Brockenhurst 12/20 [P3] 12/19 [P3]   18/09 17/54 [P2] 18/10 [P2]
Bournemouth Central 12.46a ~ 12.49d [P3] 12.46 ~ 12.50 [P3]   17.47a ~ 17.49d 17.32a ~ 17.34d [P2] 17.46 ~ 17.49 [P2]
Branksome 12/54 [P2] 12/56 [P2]   17/36 17/26 [P1] 17/34 [P1]
Poole 12/59 [P2] 13/01 [P2]   17/22 17/17 [P1] 17/28 [P1]
Hamworthy Jn 13/03 [P2] 13/06 [P2]   ? ? ?
Wareham 13w10 ~ 13w18 [P2] 13.11 ~ 13.14 [P2]   17L09 ~ 17L14 17/09 [P1] 17/18 [P1]
Wool 13/23 [P2] 13/23 [P2]   17/01 17/01 [P1] 17/02 [P1]
Moreton 13/27 [P2] 13/29 [P2]   16/57 16/57 [P1] 16/57 [P1]
Dorchester South 13/32 [P2] 13/37 [P2]   16.49 ~ 16.51 16.49 ~ 16.51 [P1] 16/50 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/34 13/38   16/47 16/47 16/49
Weymouth 13.41a [P2] 13.48 [P2]   16.35 16.35d [P2] 16.35 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z94 : (34067 with 37516 on rear) : Southall FSS to Southall
5Z94 : (37516 with 34067 on rear) : Southall to Victoria
5Z95 : (37516 with 34067 on rear) : Waterloo to Southall
5Z95 : (34067 with 37516 on rear) : Southall to Southall FSS

Location Booked (out)   Booked 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 [P2] ?
Latchmere Jn 07/55   21.49 ~ 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   21/41 ?
Nine Elms Jn   21/27 ?
Waterloo   21.22d [P16] 21.24 [P16]

5Z93 : (37516 with 34067 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z92 : (34067 with 37516 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out)   Booked Actual
Weymouth 13.55d [P2]   16.25a 16.27
Jersey Sidings 14.00a   16.22d ?


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