13th September 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47245 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+99127+99125+99712+99122+99121+99350+1860+4951+99723

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

Loco(s) Route
34067 (2) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
47245 (3) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
34067 (2) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) 47245 replaced unavailable 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'.
(2) 47245 on rear.
(3) 34067 on rear.


34067 approaching Bournemouth on the outward leg with
47245 on the rear (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Chris Bracey

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Adrian Boyt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Booked (Revised) Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 08.44   - - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 ?   - - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] ?   - - -
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?   - - -
London Waterloo - -   20.47a [P16] 21.13a [P16] 21.13
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] 09/01   20/39 [P8] 21/03 [P8] 21/05
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/10   - - -
Brentford 09/15 09/17     - -
Hounslow 09/21 09/24   - - -
Feltham Jn 09/23 ?   - - -
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/29   - - -
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.35 ~ 09.37   - - -
Virginia Water 09/45 [P4] 09/47   - - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53 ?   - - -
Wimbledon - -   20/34 [P6] 20/58 [P6] 21/01
New Malden - -   20/31 [UF] 20/56 21/00
Surbiton - -   20/29 [P2] 20/54 [P2] 20/57
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/27 [UF] 20/52 20/55
Weybridge - -   20/21 [P2] 20/48 [P2] [UF] 20/47
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] ?   20/19 20/43 [US] ?
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] 10.05 ~ 10.08   20.08a ~ 20.12d [P1] 20.32a ~ 20.36d [P1] 20.33 ~ 20.36
Woking Jn 10/07 10/11   20/07 20/31 20/31
Pirbright Jn 10/13 10/16   20/00 20/24 20/23
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] 10/20   19/55 [P1] 20/19 [P1] 20/19
Fleet 10/21 10/23   19/51 20/15 20/15
Winchfield 10w26a ~ 10w39d [P2] 10.27 ~ 10.40   ? ? ?
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [P2] 10.52 ~ 10.55   19w28a ~ 19w39d [P4] 19w49a ~ 19w59d [P4] [US] 19.50 ~ 20.02 [P4]
Worting Jn 11/00 [DS] 11/00   19/21 [US] 19/42 [UF] 19/37
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/16   19/03 [P1] - -
Shawford Jn / Shawford 11/19 [DS] ?   18/58 - -
Eastleigh 11/33 [P2] 11/25   18w36a ~ 18w47d [P1] - -
St Denys 11/40 [P2] 11/33   18/30 [P1] - -
Northam Jn 11/43 [DF] ?   18/28 [UF] - -
Andover - -   - 19/20 [P1] 19/18
Laverstock North Jn - -   - 18/59 18/59
Laverstock South Jn - -   - 18/56 18/55
Dean - -   - 18/42 18/43
Romsey - -   - 18/31 [P2] 18/33
Redbridge - -   - 18/22 18/25
Southampton Central 11.46a ~ 11.48d [P3] [DS] 11.40 ~ 11.43   18/26 [P1] 18.14a ~ 18.18d [P1] 18.12 ~ 18.17 [P4]
Redbridge 12/03 12/01   18/21 18/06 18/05
Beaulieu Road 12w11a ~ 12w21d [P2] ?   ? ? ?
Brockenhurst 12/28 [P3] 12/27   18/09 [P2] 17/54 [P2] 17/52
Bournemouth 12.48a ~ 12.51d [P3] 12.49 ~ 12.51 [P3]   17.47a ~ 17.49d [P2] 17.31a ~ 17.33d [P2] 17.31 ~ 17.33
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 12/57   17/38 17/25 [P1] 17/27
Poole 13/01 [P2] 13/01   17/24 [P1] 17/17 [P1] 17/21
Wareham 13/13 [P2] 13/11   17L08a ~ 17L14d [P1] 17/09 [P1] 17/11
Wool 13/22 [P2] 13/16   17/01 [P1] 17/02 [P1] 17/03
Moreton 13/28 [P2] ?   16/57 [P1] 16/57 [P1] ?
Dorchester South 13/35 [P1] 13/31   16/50 [P1] 16/49 [P1] 16/48
Dorchester Jn 13/37 ?   16/49 16/48 ?
Weymouth 13.45a [P2] 13.43   16.35d [P2] 16.35d [P2] 16.35 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z93 : (47245 with 34067 on rear) : Southall to Victoria
5Z97 : (47245 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 21.36a ~ 21.58d
Longhedge Jn 07/58 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/59 [RVL] -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/01 -
Victoria 08.04a [P2] -
West London Jn - 21/33
Nine Elms Jn - 21/29
Waterloo - 21.24d [P16]


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