8th June 2012

Compass Tours
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47804 & 47826
Stock Used 99723+3058+3136+3143+99352+99128+99311+4984+4994+4973

Route :
1Z51 : Holyhead to Weymouth
1Z52 : Weymouth to Holyhead

Loco(s) Route
47804 (1) Holyhead - Bangor - Llandudno Junction - Colwyn Bay - Rhyl - Chester - Crewe - Stafford - Rugeley - Lichfield Trent Valley - Nuneaton - Bedworth - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot Parkway - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
47826 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Holyhead

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


47804 leads into Bournemouth on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett and Roy Roberts

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Holyhead 06.05d 06.06   00.21a 00.30
Valley 06/11 ?   00/12 ?
Gaerwen Jn 06/23 ?   23/59 ?
Llanfairpwll 06.26a ~ 06.29d ?   23.53a ~ 23.55d ?
Menai Bridge 06/33 ?   23/50 ?
Bangor 06.38a ~ 06.41d 06.35 ~ 06.41   23.45a ~ 23.47d 23.59 ~ 00.01
Penmaenmawr 06/51 ?   23/35 ?
Llandudno Junction 06.58a ~ 07.01d 06.57 ~ 07.01   23.26a ~ 23.28d 23.38 ~ 23.40
Colwyn Bay 07.07a ~ 07.10d ?   23.18a ~ 23.20d ?
Rhyl 07.21a ~ 07.24d 07.22 ~ 07.24   23.05a ~ 23.07d 23.11 ~ 23.14
Holywell Jn 07/36 07/37   22/54 22/58
Flint 07.40a ~ 07.43d ?   22.46a ~ 22.48 ?
Rockcliffe Hall SB 07/47 07/47   22/43 22/47
Saltney Jn 07/55 07/53   22/36 22/40
Chester 07.58a ~ 08.01d 07.56 ~ 08.02   22.29a ~ 22.33d 22.33 ~ 22.37
Beeston Castle & Tarporley 08/16 08/16   22/19 22/18
Crewe Steelworks Jn 08/24 08/25   22/11 22/10
Crewe 08.27a ~ 08.31d 08.29 ~ 08.32   22.04a ~ 22.08d 22.02 ~ 22.07
Basford Hall Jn 08/38 08/35   22/00 21/58
Madeley Jn 08/43 08/46   21/55 21/53
Norton Bridge 08/56 08/58   21/46 21/44
Stafford 09/06 09/11   21/42 21/38
Colwich Jn 09/14 09/20   21/37 21/32
Rugeley North Jn 09/17 09/24   21/32 21/30
Lichfield North Jn 09/23 09/30   21/26 21/24
Amington Jn 09/29 09/36   21/20 21/18
Ashby Jn 09/48 09/47   - -
Nuneaton 09/52 09/49   21.06a ~ 21.08d 21.03 ~ 21.05
Chilvers Coton Jn 09/54 09/51   21/03 21/00
Hawkesbury Lane 10/00 09/57   20/56 20/54
Three Spires Jn 10/02 09/59   20/53 20/51
Couden Road 10/06 10/03   20/50 20/48
Coventry 10.14a ~ 10.16d 10.13 ~ 10.15   20/46 20/45
Gibbet Hill Jn 10/22 10/21   20/36 20/37
Kenilworth 10.26a ~ 10.34d 10.26 ~ 10.29   20.26a ~ 20.32d 20.17 ~ 20.33
Milverton Jn 10/38 10/34   20/18 20/09
Leamington Spa 10/41 10/51   20.07a ~ 20.16d 20.05 ~ 20.06
Fenny Compton 10/52 11/04   19/56 19/54
Banbury 10/59 11/12   19/50 19/47
Aynho Jn 11/04 11/17   19/43 19/43
Heyford 11/10 11/22   19/38 19/38
Wolvercot Jn 11/17 11/28   19/31 19/30
Oxford 11/20 11/38   19/25 19/25
Kennington Jn 11/23 11/41   19/19 19/19
Didcot North Jn 11/32 11/47   19/12 19/12
Didcot Parkway 11c34a ~ 11c36d 11.50 ~ 11.56   19c04a ~ 19c10d 19.05 ~ 19.10
Didcot East Jn 11/37 11/57   19/02 19/03
Reading West Jn 11/59 12/16   18/48 18/49
Oxford Road Jn 12/04 12/21   18/45 18/45
Southcote Jn 12/06 12/23   18/44 18/41
Bramley 12/14 12/30   18/28 18/29
Basingstoke 12/26 12/42   18/21 18/23
Worting Jn 12/30 12/46   18/18 18/20
Wallers Ash - -   17.48a ~ 18.08d [UPL] ?
Winchester 12/45 13/01   17/40 17/47
Shawford Jn / Shawford 12/47 ?   17/35 ?
Eastleigh 12/52 13/10   17/30 17/36
St Denys 12/57 13/17   17/26 17/29
Northam Jn 12/59 ?   17/24 ?
Southampton Central 13/01 13/23   17/22 17/26
Redbridge 13/05 13/27   17/18 17/20
Brockenhurst 13.15a ~ 13.23d 13.37 ~ 13.39   17.05a ~ 17.08d 17.06 ~ 17.08
Bournemouth 13.47a ~ 13.55d 13.57 ~ 14.00 [P3]   16.45a ~ 16.50d 16.40 ~ 16.50 [P3]
Branksome 13/58 14/06   16/34 16/36
Poole 14/03 14/10   16/28 16/30
Wareham 14/11 14/19   16/21 16/21
Wool 14/16 14/23   16/15 16/16
Moreton 14/22 ?   16/11 ?
Dorchester South 14/27 14/34   16/06 16/06
Dorchester Jn 14/28 ?   16/05 ?
Weymouth 14.37a 14.45   15.53d 15.53


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