11th August 2013

Railway Touring Company
The Weymouth Seaside Express

Loco Used steam: 5029 'Nunney Castle'
Stock Used 35461+5249+5237+5236+13440+99311+5200+5222+9104

Route :
1Z82 : Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
1Z83 : Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco Route
5029 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester West - Weymouth
5029 Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads


5029 passing Radipole on the return leg 1Z83 (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 08.20d [P3] 08.19   20.14a [P8] 20.09 88.22
0.31 Bristol East Jn 08/22 08/21 20/12 20/08 87.71
0.65 North Somerset Jn 08/23 08/22   20/10 20/07 87.37
4.48 Keynsham 08.31a ~ 08.35d [P2] 08.28 ~ 08.36   20.01a ~ 20.03d [P1] 19.58 ~ 20.01 83.54
11.40 Bath Spa 08.45a ~ 08.50d [P2] 08.45 ~ 08.50   19.48a ~ 19.51d [P1] 19.45 ~ 19.48 76.62
13.61 Bathampton Jn 08/55 08/55   19/44 19/41 74.41
22.78 Bradford Jn 09/07 09/06   19/30 19/29 65.24
24.19 Trowbridge 09.10a ~ 09.14d 09.08 ~ 09.15   19.24a ~ 19.26d 19.24 ~ 19.26 64.03
28.22 Westbury 09.24a ~ 09.28d [P2] 09.23 ~ 09.28   19.14a ~ 19.16d [P3] 19.16 ~ 19.18 60.00
29.57 Fairwood Jn 09/33 09/31   19/10 19/13 58.45
33.03 Clink Road Jn 09/38 09/36   19/05 19/08 55.19
- Frome - -   18w48a ~ 19w02d 18.48 ~ 19.05 54.19
34.76 Blatchbridge Jn 09/41 09/38   18/45½ 18/46 53.11
39.17 East Somerset Jn 09/45 09/42   18/34 18/26 48.70
48.69 Castle Cary 09.52a ~ 09.54d [P3] 09.53 ~ 09.53   18.17a ~ 18.19d [P3] 18.14 ~ 18.15 39.18
60.51 Yeovil Pen Mill 10w16a ~ 10w34d [P3] 10.12 ~ 10.31   17.51a ~ 17.54d [P1] 17.55 ~ 17.57 27.36
73.32 Maiden Newton 10t57a ~ 11t01d 10.57 ~ 11.01   17t26a ~ 17t30d ? ~ 17.34 14.55
81.07 Dorchester West 11/11 11/11   17/15 17/17 7.00
81.38 Dorchester Jn 11/13 ?   17/13 ? 6.49
88.07 Weymouth 11.22a [P3] 11.22   17.00d [P3] 17.00 [P3] 0.00


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

10/08/13 : 5Z81 : (47237) : Southall to Bristol Kingsland Road
12/08/13 : 5Z83 : (47245 with 47237 dead in train) : Bristol Kingsland Road to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 13.05d 15.38a
Southall Yard 13.15 ~ 13.35 15.08 ~ 15.28
Acton Main Line 13/44 14/55
Acton Wells Jn 13/46 14/54
Willesden SW Sidings 13.51 ~ 14.16 14.46 ~ 14.51
Acton Wells Jn 14/19 -
Kew East Jn 14/27 -
Old Kew Jn 14.30 ~ 14.45 -
Brentford 14/47 -
Hounslow 14/52 -
Mitre Bridge Jn - 14/40
North Pole Jn - 14/39
Kensington Olympia - 14/34
Latchmere Jn - 14/25
Clapham Junction - 14/23
Barnes - 14/16
Richmond - 14/08
Twickenham - 14/00
Feltham 14/55 13/50
Staines 14/59 13/41
Virginia Water 15/07 13/28
Byfleet & New Haw 15/16 13/14
Woking 15/21 13/06
Farnborough Main 15/30 12/55
Basingstoke 15/44 12.37 ~ 12.39
Andover 16/06 12/19
Salisbury 16/24 11.55 ~ 12.00
Warminster 16/44 11/32
Westbury 16/52 11/22
Bradford Jn 17/02 11/11
Bathampton Jn 17/13 11/00
Bath Spa 17/16 10/57
Bristol East Depot 17.31 ~ 17.49 -
North Somerset Jn 17.52 ~ 17.57 10.39 ~ 10.46
Bristol Kingsland Road 18.03a 10.35d

11/08/13 :
0Z82 : (5029) : Weymouth to Yeovil Junction
0Z83 : (5029) : Yeovil Junction to Weymouth
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 12.00d
Weymouth 12.03 ~ 12.06
Dorchester West 12/24
Maiden Newton 12t38 ~ 12t43
Yeovil Pen Mill 13.09 ~ 13.16
Yeovil Junction 13.23 ~ 15.10
Yeovil Pen Mill 15.18 ~ 15.30
Maiden Newton 15t57 ~ 16t01
Dorchester West 16/13
Weymouth 16.27a ~ 16.30d
Jersey Sidings 16.33a


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