13th September 2011

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47500 & steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used 17019+5035+4973+1860+99348+99121+?????+99316+99125+3093

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

Loco(s) Route
70013 (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
47500 (3) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
70013 (2) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) Tour was originally advertised for haulage by 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' from London Victoria to Weymouth, 30777 'Sir Lamiel' (with 70013 on rear) from Weymouth to Wareham, then 30777 from Wareham via Winchester to London Waterloo however 30777 was unavailable.
(2) 47500 on rear.
(3) 70013 on rear.


70013 taking water at Beaulieu Road on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Chris Bracey and Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett and Neil Kearns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked [original]
[with 30777 involved]		 Booked [Final] Actual
Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.47  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 ?  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] ?  
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?  
Waterloo   20.53a 21.12a [P16] 21.16
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] 09/04   20/39 21/03 [P8] [UMF] 21/07
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/10  
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/16  
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/22  
Feltham Jn 09/23 ?  
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/26  
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.32 ~ 09.34  
Virginia Water 09/44 [P4] 09/43  
Addlestone Jn 09/52 ?  
Wimbledon   20/35 20/58 [P6] [UF] 21/03
New Malden   20/32 20/56 [UF] 21/00
Surbiton   20/30 20/54 [UF] 20/56
Hampton Court Jn   20/28 20/52 [UF] 20/55
Weybridge   20/21 20/46 [UF] 20/49
Byfleet & New Haw 09/55 [DS] ?   20/19 20/43 [US] ?
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.03 ~ 10.06   20.08a ~ 20.12d 20.32a ~ 20.36d [P1] [US] 20.33 ~ 20.36
Woking Jn 10/07 [DS] 10/10   20/07 20/31 [US] 20/31
Pirbright Jn 10/13 [DS] 10/16   20/00 20/24 [US] 20/25
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] [DS] 10/21   19/55 20/19 [P1] [US] 20/22
Fleet 10/21 [P2] [DS] 10/24   19/51 20/15 [P1] [US] 20/19
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w41 [P2] ?   ? ? ?
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [P2] [DF] 10.54 ~ 10.58   19w28a ~ 19w40d 19w50 ~ 20w04 [P4] 19.53 ~ 20.07 [P4]
Worting Jn 11/00 11/02   19/21 19/43 [US] 19/47
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/16   19/03  
Shawford Jn // Shawford 11/19 [DS] ?   18/58  
Eastleigh 11/33 [P2] 11/42   18w36a ~ 18w47d  
St Denys 11/40 [P2] [DF] 11/49   18/30  
Northam Jn 11/43 ?   18/28  
Andover   [DIV] 19/18 [P1] ?
Laverstock North Jn   [DIV] 18/59 ?
Laverstock South Jn   [DIV] 18/56 ?
Dean   [DIV] 18/41 ?
Romsey   [DIV] 18/31 18/40
Redbridge   [DIV] 18/22 [P2] 18/31
Southampton Central 11.46 ~ 11.48 [P3] [DS] 11/56   18/26 18.14 ~ 18.18 [P3] 18.21 ~ ???? [P1]
Redbridge 12/03 [P2] 12/01   18/21 18/06 [P1] [US] 18/11
Beaulieu Road 12w11a ~ 12w21d [P2] ?   ? ? ?
Brockenhurst 12/28 [P3] 12/25   18/09 17/54 [P2] 18/00
Bournemouth Central 12.48a ~ 12.51d [P3] 12.53 ~ 12.53   17.47a ~ 17.49d 17.32a ~ 17.34d [P2] 17.37 ~ 17.40 [P3]
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 13/02   17/36 17/26 [P1] 17/27
Poole 13/01 [P2] 13/07   17/22 17/17 [P1] 17/22
Hamworthy Jn 13/05 [P2] ?   ? ? ?
Wareham 13.12 ~ 13.14 [P2] 13.17 ~ 13.19   17L09a ~ 17L14d 17/09 [P1] 17.06 ~ 17.12
Wool 13/22 [P2] 13/26   17/01 17/01 [P1] 16/58
Moreton 13/28 [P2] ?   16/57 16/57 [P1] ?
Dorchester South 13/35 [P2] 13/37   16.49a ~ 16.51d 16.49a ~ 16.51d [P1] 16.46 ~ 16.47
Dorchester Jn 13/37 ?   16/47 16/47 ?
Weymouth 13.44a [P2] 13.47   16.35d 16.35d [P2] 16.35



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