11th October 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Swanage Belle

Locos Used 47245 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere' & 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used (2) (14099+) 99723+99318+1860+99121+3093+99348+99350+99712+99125+99127 (+35518)

Route : 
1Z86 : London Victoria to Swanage
1Z87 : Swanage to London Victoria

Loco(s) Used Route
70013 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Motala GF - Corfe Castle - Swanage
34067 Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) Banked by 47245 from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.
(2) 14099 was only in the consist when 70013 was on the train.  35518 was only in the consist when 34067 was on the train.
(3) The return leg was delayed at Longhedge Jn, due to congestion at London Victoria caused by an earlier fatality.

Sources : John Clifford (on the tour throughout), Nick Bartlett & Steve Beames

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 08.47 [P2] 22.03a [P2] 22.28 [P7]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/47 08/49½ 21/59 [US] 22/24 [US]
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] 08.51 ~ 08.52 [RVL] 21/54 [RVL] 22/21½ [RVL]
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/55 21/49 21.59 ~ 22.17
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] 09/00½ [P5] [DF] 21/46 [P3] 21.51 ~ 21.52 [P4]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/10½ [P3] 21/38 [P1] [US] 21/44½ [P2] [UF]
Brentford 09/15 09/17 [P2] 21/29 21/37 [P1]
Hounslow 09/21 09/25 [P2] 21/24 21/31 [P1]
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/27½ 21/21 21/28½
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/30 [P2] 21/19 [P1] 21/25 [P1]
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.36 ~ 09.38 [P2] 21.10a ~ 21.12d [P1] 21.16 ~ 21.18 [P1]
Virginia Water 09/45 [P4] 09/52½ [P4] 20/57 [P3] 21/07½ [P3]
Addlestone Jn 09/52 10/01 20/47 20/57
Byfleet & New Haw 09/55 [DS] 10/04½ [DF] 20/44 20/52
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] 10.12 ~ 10.13 [P5] 20.35a ~ 20.38d [P1] 20.45½ ~ 20.47 [P1] [US]
Woking Jn 10/07 10/15 [DS] 20/34 20/44 [US]
Pirbright Jn 10/13 [DS] 10/22 [DS] 20/29 [US] 20/38½ [US]
Farnborough Main 10/17 [P2] 10/26 [P2] [DS] 20/25 [P1] 20/35 [P1] [US]
Fleet 10/21 [P2] 10/29 [P2] [DS] 20/21 20/32 [P1] [US]
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w39 [P2] 10.34 ~ 10.45 [P2] ? ?
Basingstoke 10/49 [P1] [DS] 10/57 [P1] [DS] 20.02a ~ 20.06d [P4] [US] 20.17 ~ 20.19 [P4] [US]
Worting Jn 10/58 10/59½ 19/57 [US] 20/13 [US]
Winchester 11/12 [P2] 11/14 [P2] 19/38 [P1] 19/52 [P1]
Shawford Jn / Shawford 11/14 [DF] 11/16 [DF] 19/32 [P1] 19/47½ [P1]
Eastleigh 11/18 [DF] 11/20½ [DF] 19/28 [UF] 19/43½ [UF]
St Denys 11/25 [P2] 11/24½ [P2] 19/24 [P1] 19/39 [P1]
Northam Jn 11/28 [DF] 11/26 [DF] 19/22 [UF] 19/37½ [US]
Southampton Central 11/32 [P4] [DF] 11/28½ [P4] [DF] 19/19 [P1] 19/35 [P1]
Southampton UGL - - 19w03 ~ 19w17 [UGL] 19.18 ~ 19.32 [UGL]
Redbridge 11/38 11/33 18/59 [UF] 19/08 [UF]
Brockenhurst 11/54 [P3] 11/45 [P3] 18/48 [P2] 18/57 [P2]
Bournemouth 12/09 [P3] 12/07 [P3] 18.30a ~ 18.32d [P2] 18.35½ ~ 18.37 [P2]
Branksome 12.13a ~ 12.17d [P2] 12.13 ~ 12.15 [P2] 18/26 [P1] 18/29 [P1]
Poole 12/24 [P2] 12/21 [P2] 18/17 [P1] 18/22½ [P1]
Wareham 12t37 ~ 12t39 [P2] 12.37 ~ 12.38 [P2] 18t03 ~ 18t05 [P1] 18.09 ~ 18.10 [P1]
Worgret Jn 12/43 12/43 17/58 18/06
Motala GF 12t56 ~ 13t04 12.54 ~ 13.01 17t37 ~ 17t45 17.32½ ~ 17.44
Norden ? 13/06 ? 17/28
Corfe Castle ? 13.10 ~ 13.11 ? 17.24 ~ 17.24½
Harmans Cross ? 13/18 [P2] ? 17.17 ~ 17.18 [P2]
Swanage 13.30a 13.28 [P2] 17.00d 16.59½ [P2]


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S. Workings

 10/10/12 : 5Z85 : (34067 with 35518) : Southall Depot to Swanage

Location Booked
Southall Depot 09.45d
Southall Yard 09.55 ~ 10.10
Hanwell Bridge GL 10.12 ~ 10.17
Acton Main Line 10/28
Acton Wells Jn 10/32
Willesden SW Sdgs 10/37
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/45
North Pole Jn 10/46
Kensington Olympia 10/50
Clapham Junction 11/00
Barnes 11/08
Brentford 11/15
Hounslow 11/21
Feltham 11/25
Staines 11/32
Virginia Water 11/43
Byfleet & New Haw 11/54
Woking 12/03
Farnborough Main 12.17 ~ 12.26
Basingstoke 12/41
Andover 13/04
Laverstock North Jn 13/21
Laverstock South Jn 13/23
Romsey 13/42
Redbridge 13/50
Southampton UGL 13w54 ~ 14w49
Redbridge 14/57
Brockenhurst 15/13
Bournemouth Central 15/36
Branksome 15/41
Poole 15/49
Wareham 16t03 ~ 16t05
Worgret Jn 16/08
Motala GF 16t11 ~ 16t13
Swanage 16.45a

11/10/12 :
5Z86 : (47245 with 70013 on rear) : Southall to Victoria
5Z87 : (47245 with 34067 on rear) : Victoria to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.40a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 23.22 ~ 23.31
Acton Main Line 06/57 22/50
Willesden SW Sdgs 07.04 ~ 07.45 22/46
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/51 22/42
North Pole Jn 07/52 22/41
Kensington Olympia 07.55 ~ 07.57 22.35 ~ 22.37
Latchmere Jn 08/04 22/28
Longhedge Jn 08/07 22/25
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/08 22/24
London Victoria 08.13a [P2] 22.20d [P2]

11/10/12 :
0Z86 : (47245) : Victoria to Willesden Depot
0Z87 : (47245) : Willesden Depot to Victoria

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 22.08a [P2]
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/54 22/00
Longhedge Jn 08/59 21/59
Latchmere Jn 09/12 21/57
Kensington Olympia 09/20 21/51
North Pole Jn 09/26 21/46
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/27 21/45
Willesden WL Jn 09/29 21/43
Willesden No.7 Jn 09/31 21/40
Wembley Yard 09.36 ~ 09.40 21.29 ~ 21.33
Willesden Depot 09.55a 21.10d

 12/10/12 : 5Z88 : (70013 with 14099) : Swanage to Southall Depot

Location Booked
Swanage 10.00d
Motala GF 10t28 ~ 10t30
Worgret Jn 10/33
Wareham 10t38 ~ 10t41
Poole 10/56
Branksome 11/07
Bournemouth 11/13
Brockenhurst 11/36
Redbridge 11/51
Southampton UGL 11w55 ~ 13w15
Redbridge 13/22
Romsey 13/33
Laverstock South Jn 13/57
Laverstock North Jn 14/04
Andover 14/28
Basingstoke 14/50
Reading 15.17 ~ 15.23
Maidenhead 15/43
Slough 15/52
Dawley UGL 16.04 ~ 16.27
Southall West Jn 16/34
Southall Depot 16.45a


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