19th July 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used steam: 34067 'Tangmere' & 4464 'Bittern'
Stock Used (1) (17013+) 99122+99125+99712+99127+99121+1860+4905+99318+99304 (+35518)

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

Loco(s) Route
4464 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 South - Weymouth
34067 + 4464 (2) Weymouth - Dorchester South
34067 Dorchester South - (reverse of outward route) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 17013 was only in the consist when 4464 was hauling the train, 35518 was only in the consist when 34067 was hauling the train.
(2) 4464 banked from Weymouth to Dorchester South.

Sources : Claude Andrews, Chris Ellis,  Chris Bracey & Nick Bartlett

Photo Review


4464 'Bittern' departing Bournemouth for Weymouth (photo: Nick Bartlett)


34067 'Tangmnere' passing through Parkstone (photo: David Lawery)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 08.47   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 ?   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] ?   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?   - -
London Waterloo - -   20.47a [P16] 20.49
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] 09/06   20/39 [P8] 20/40
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/13 [P3]   - -
Brentford 09/15 09/19   - -
Hounslow 09/21 09/23   - -
Feltham Jn 09/23 ?   - -
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/28   - -
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.33 ~ 09.35   - -
Virginia Water 09/45 [P4] 09/44   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53 ?   - -
Wimbledon - -   20/34 [P6] 20/35
New Malden - -   20/31 [UF] 20/33
Surbiton - -   20/29 [P2] 20/30
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/27 [UF] 20/27
Weybridge - -   20/21 [P2] 20/17
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] ?   20/19 ?
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] 10.02 ~ 10.05   20.08a ~ 20.12d [P1] 20.05 ~ 20.09
Woking Jn 10/07 10/09   20/07 20/03
Pirbright Jn 10/13 10/15   20/00 19/59
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] 10/19   19/55 [P1] 19/56
Fleet 10/21 10/24   19/51 19/53
Winchfield 10w26a ~ 10w39d [P2] ?   ? ?
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [P2] 10.52 ~ 10.54 [P2]   19w28a ~ 19w39d [P4] 19.26 ~ 19.41 [P4]
Worting Jn 11/00 [DF] 10/59   19/21 [US] 19/21
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/17   19/03 [P1] 19/03
Shawford Jn // Shawford 11/19 [DS] ?   18/58 ?
Eastleigh 11/33 [P2] 11/31   18w36a ~ 18w47d [P1] 18.35 ~ 18.48
St Denys 11/40 [P2] 11/41   18/30 [P1] 18/28
Northam Jn 11/43 [DF] ?   18/28 [UF] ?
Southampton Central 11.46a ~ 11.48d [P3] 11.51 ~ 11.52   18/26 [P1] 18/24
Redbridge 12/03 12/01   18/21 18/21
Beaulieu Road 12w11a ~ 12w21d [P2] ?   ? ?
Brockenhurst 12/28 [P3] 12/23   18/09 [P2] 18/07
Bournemouth Central 12.48a ~ 12.51d [P3] 12.46 ~ 12.50 [P3]   17.47a ~ 17.49d [P2] 17.47 ~ 17.50
Branksome 12/56 12/56   17/38 17/31
Poole 13/01 [P2] 13/02   17/24 [P1] 17/23
Wareham 13/13 [P2] 13/13   17L08a ~ 17L14d [P1] 17/15
Wool 13/22 [P2] 13/18   17/01 [P1] 17/10
Moreton 13/28 ?   16/57 ?
Dorchester South 13/35 [P1] 13/33   16/50 [P1] ??L?? ~ 16L57d
Dorchester Jn 13/37 ?   16/49 ?
Weymouth 13.45a 13.44   16.35d [P2] 16.35 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z93 : (DL with 4464 on rear) : Southall to Victoria
5Z97 : (DL with 34067 on rear) : Waterloo to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.45a
Southall Yard 06.30a ~ 06.45d 23.22a ~ 23.35d
Southall East Jn 06/46 23/21 [GL]
West Ealing 06/49 [UR] ?
Acton West 06/53 [UR] 23/15 [DR]
Acton Main Line 06/56 [UR] 23/12 [DR]
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 23/10
Willesden SW Sdgs 07.05a ~ 07.34d 22.18a ~ 23.08d
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/38 22/14
North Pole Jn 07/39 22/12
Kensington Olympia 07.44a ~ 07.48d 22.05a ~ 22.07d [P2]
Latchmere Jn 07/55 21.30a ~ 21.58d
Longhedge Jn 07/58 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/59 [RVL] -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/01 -
Victoria 08.04a [P2] -
West London Jn - 21/27
Nine Elms Jn - 21/23
Waterloo - 21.18d [P16]

5Z95 : (34067 with 35518) : Yeovil Junction to Jersey Sidings
5Z96 : (4464 with 17013) :  Jersey Sidings to Yeovil Junction

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Yeovil Junction 14.00d 20.45a
Yeovil Pen Mill 14.09a ~ 14.29d 20.13a ~ 20.38d
Maiden Newton 14.56a ~ 15.02d 19.26a ~ 19.45d
Dorchester West 15/14 19/10
Dorchester Jn 15/15 19/09
Weymouth 15.23a ~ 15.26d 18.57a ~ 19.00d
Jersey Sidings 15.29a 18.55d

0Z94 : (4464) : Wareham to Poole Sidings - cancelled
0Z94 : (4464) : Poole Sidings to Weymouth - from Dorchester South only

Location Booked
Wareham 17.21d
Poole Sidings 17.30a ~ 17.44d
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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