30th June 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Royal Wessex

Locos Used 37516, 47500 & 47580 'County of Essex' & steam: 34067 'Tangmere' & 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used (4) (35518)+9104+4905+1860+99350+99348+99121+99127+99712+99125+99122+(14099)

Route : 
1Z86 : Brighton to Weymouth
1Z87 : Weymouth to Brighton

Loco(s) Route
47500 (2) Brighton - Haywards Heath - Three Bridges - Gatwick Airport - Quarry Lines - Stoats Nest Jn - Purley - East Croydon - Norwood Junction - Bromley Jn - Crystal Palace - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall Yard
34067 Southall Yard - Slough - Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Bramley - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
70013 + 34067 (5) Weymouth - Dorchester South
70013 Dorchester South - (reverse of outward route) - Southall Yard
47580 (3) Southall Yard - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Selhurst - East Croydon - (reverse of outward route) - Brighton

Notes:
(1) This tour was originally advertised to be steam hauled from Three Bridges to Weymouth via Worthing, Chichester, Havant, Fareham and Netley, but was diverted
 at short notice to run via Southall, with Top & Tail diesel locos from Brighton to Southall and return, due to gauging problems at Hamble.
(2) 37516 on rear.
(3) 47500 on rear.
(4) 35518 was only in consist when 34067 was on the train. 14099 was only in consist when 70013 was on the train.
(5) 34067 banked from Weymouth to Dorchester South.

Source : Claude Andrews, Chris Ellis, Chris Bracey and Nick Bartlett

Photo Review


34067 'Tangmere' climbing the bank between Lymington Jn and Sway
on the outward leg of the tour (photo: Nick Bartlett)


70013 passing Branksome on the return leg (photo: David Lawery)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott and Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual Booked (rtn) Actual
Brighton 07.52d [P6] 07.52 22.10a [P3] 22.10
Preston Park 07.57a ~ 08.00d [P2] 07.58 ~ 08.00 22.00a ~ 22.03d [P3] 22.03 ~ 22.06
Keymer Jn 08/09 08/10 21/53 21/54
Haywards Heath 08.15a ~ 08.22d [P4] 08.17 ~ 08.22 21.41a ~ 21.49d [P1] 21.41 ~ 21.50 [P1]
Balcombe Tunnel Jn 08/31 [US] 08/31 21/34 21/33
Three Bridges 08.35a ~ 08.38d [P2] 08.36 ~ 08.39 21.26a ~ 21.31d [P5] 21.27 ~ 21.30
Gatwick Airport 08/41 [P4] 08/43 21/23 [P5] 21/24
Earlswood 08/45 [QL] 08/47 21/18 [DF] 21/21
Stoats Nest 08/51 [UF] 08/53 21/11 [QL] 21/14
Purley 08/53 [P1] 08/54 21/10 [P2] 21/13
East Croydon 08/57 [P2] 08/58 21/06 [P3] 21/10
Windmill Bridge Jn 08/59 09/00 21/05 ?
Norwood Jn 09/01 [P3] 09/03 - -
Bromley Jn 09/03 ? - -
Crystal Palace 09/05 [P1] 09/07 - -
West Norwood 09/11 [P1] ? - -
Tulse Hill 09/14 09/14 - -
Herne Hill 09/20 [P2] 09/19 - -
Brixton 09/22 [P1] 09/20 - -
Voltaire Road Jn 09/25 [RVL] 09/24 - -
Factory Jn 09/26 ? - -
Longhedge Jn 09/29 ? - -
Selhurst - - 21/04 [P3] 21/08
Streatham Common - - 21/01 [P3] 21/05
Balham - - 20/59 [P3] 21/01 [P3]
Clapham Junction - - 20/54 [P17] 20/55 [P17]
Latchmere Jn 09/36 09/36 20/52 20/51
Kensington Olympia 09.44a ~ 09.46d [P2] 09.47 ~ 09.49 20.45a ~ 20.46d [P3] 20.43 ~ 20.43 [P3]
North Pole Jn 09/52 09/52 20/39 20/38
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/53 09/54 20/37 20/35
Willesden SW Sidings 10/00 ? 20/32 ?
Acton Wells Jn 10/02 10/00 20/28 20/29
Acton Main Line 10/05 [DR] 10/06 20/25 [P4] ?
Acton West 10/07 [DR] 10/08 20/24 [UR] 20/23
Southall East Jn 10/12 ? 20/17 [UR] ?
Southall Yard 10L13a ~ 10L54d [GL] 10L13 ~ 10L54 19L51a ~ 20L16d [GL] 19L52 ~ 20L18
Southall West Jn 10/55 [DM] ? 19/50 ?
Airport Jn 10/57 [DM] 10/59 19/47 [UM] 19/48
Slough 11/03 [P2] 11/05 19/39 [P3] 19/42
Maidenhead 11/08 [P1] 11/10 19/34 [P2] 19/37
Twyford 11/14 [DM] 11/16 19/28 [P2] 19/31
Reading 11/19 11/22 19.21a ~ 19.23d [UM] 19/25
Southcote Jn 11/22 11/27 19/17 19/19
Bramley 11/31 11/36 19/07 19/10
Basingstoke 11/40 [P2] 11/45 [P4] 18/59 [P4] 19/04
Worting Jn 11/55 [DS] 11/59 [DF] 18/57 [US] 19/01
Winchester 12/10 [P2] 12/16 18/42 [P1] 18/42 [P1]
Shawford Jn / Shawford 12/14 [DF] ? 18/38 [US] ?
Eastleigh 12/19 [DF] 12/22 18w19a ~ 18w32d [P1] 18.20 ~ 18.31 [P1]
St Denys 12/28 [P2] 12/27 [P2] 18/13 [P1] 18/13 [P1]
Northam Jn 12/30 [DF] ? 18/11 [UF] ?
Southampton Central 12/32 [P4] 12/33 [P4] 18/09 [P1] 18/10 [P1]
Southampton DGL 12w34a ~ 12w52d [DGL] ? [DGL] - -
Redbridge 12/57 13/05 18/05 18/07
Brockenhurst 13/10 [P3] 13/16 [P3] 17/54 [P2] 17/57 [P2]
Bournemouth 13.27a ~ 13.30d [P3] 13.36 ~ 13.38 [P3] 17.35a ~ 17.38d [P2] 17.37 ~ 17.38 [P2]
Branksome 13/36 [P2] 13/44 17/29 [P1] 17/32
Poole 13/42 [P2] 13/50 [P2] 17/23 [P1] 17/26
Wareham 13.57a ~ 14.09d [P2] 14.00 ~ 14.03 18L08a ~ 17L15d [P1] 17.18 ~ 17.18
Wool 14/16 14/10 17/01 17/12
Moreton 14/22 14/21 16/56 ?
Dorchester South 14/27 [P1] 14/31 16/51 [P1] ??L?? ~ 17L00 
Dorchester Jn 14/28 ? 16/50 ?
Weymouth 14.37a [P3] 14.42 [P2] 16.35d [P2] 16.40 [P2]


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S. Workings

 29/06/12 : 
0Z83 : (70013) : Swanage - Eastleigh - Swanage (loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Swanage 10.20d
Motala GF 10t49a ~ 10t57d
Worgret Jn 11/11
Wareham 11t16a ~ 11t18d
Poole 11/32
Bournemouth 11/49
Brockenhurst 12/08
Southampton Central 12/26
St Denys 12/31
Eastleigh 12.38a ~ 12.41d
Eastleigh South Jn 12/43
Eastleigh T&RSMD 12/52
Eastleigh 12.54a ~ 12.57d
St Denys 13/06
Southampton Central 13/12
Brockenhurst 13/34
Bournemouth 13/53
Poole 14/05
Wareham 14t18a ~ 14t20d
Worgret Jn 14/24
Motala GF 14t37a ~ 14t45d
Swanage 15.15a

30/06/12 :
 5Z84 : (47500 with 37516 on rear) : Southall Depot to Southall Yard
5Z84 : (37516 with 47500 on rear) : Southall Yard to Brighton

Location Booked (out)
Southall Depot 05.15d
Southall Yard 05.25a ~ 05.35d
Acton Main Line 05/47
Willesden SW Sidings 05/51
Mitre Bridge Jn 05/55
Kensington Olympia 06.01a ~ 06.06d
Latchmere Jn 06/12
Clapham Junction 06/14
Balham 06/19
Selhurst 06/26
East Croydon 06/29
Stoats Nest Jn 06/35 [QL]
Gatwick Airport 06/50
Three Bridges 06/54
Haywards Heath 07.05a ~ 07.21d
Brighton 07.42a

 30/06/12 : 5Z87 : (70013 with 14099) : Swanage to Weymouth

Location Booked
Swanage 08.40d
Motala GF 09t08a ~ 09t17d
Worgret Jn 09/30
Wareham 09t32a ~ 09t40d
Poole Sidings 09.49a ~ 10.23d
Wareham 10/36
Wool 10/45
Dorchester South 10/57
Weymouth 11.08a ~ 11.15d
Jersey Sidings 11.18a

 30/06/12 : 0Z86 : (34067 with 35518) : Wareham to Weymouth

Location Booked
Wareham 17.13d
Wool 17/20
Dorchester South 17/31
Weymouth 17.40a ~ 17.45d
Jersey Sidings 17.50a

 30/06/12 : 0Z86 : (34067 with 35518) : Weymouth to Bristol Barton Hill

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 18.30d
Weymouth 18.35a ~ 18.40d
Dorchester West 18.50a ~ 18.58d
Yeovil Pen Mill 20.15a ~ 20.18d
Westbury 21.51a ~ 22.28d
Bath Spa 23/05
Bristol Barton Hill 23.54a

01/07/12 :
5Z92 : (47500 with 47580 on rear) : Brighton to Redhill
5Z92 : (47580 with 47500 on rear) : Redhill to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z92 : (47500 with 47580 on rear) : Willesden SW Sidings to Southall Yard
5Z92 : (47580 with 47500 on rear) : Southall Yard to Southall Depot

Location Booked (rtn)
Brighton Reception Road 12.42d
Haywards Heath 12/57
Three Bridges 13/05
Gatwick Airport 13/12
Redhill 13.19a ~ 13.34d
Reigate 13/40
Gomshall 13/49
Shalford Jn 13/58
Guildford 14/00
Woking 14/09
Byfleet & New Haw 14/16
Virginia Water 14/33
Staines 14/42
Feltham 14/49
Hounslow 14/53
Kew East Jn 15/01
Acton Wells Jn 15/10
Willesden SW Sidings 15.13a ~ 15.29d
Acton Main Line 15/34
Southall Yard 15.43a ~ 15.55d
Southall Depot 16.09a


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