16th July 2014

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Tour cancelled, due to Fire Brigade Union strike.

Route :
1Z67 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z69 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Advertised Loco(s) Advertised Route
34046 'Braunton' or 34067 'Tangmere' or 70000 'Britannia' (2) 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 - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
Diesel Loco (3) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
34046 'Braunton' or 34067 'Tangmere' or 70000 'Britannia' (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) Diesel loco to replace unavailable steam loco.
(2) Diesel loco on rear.
(3) Steam loco on rear.

Sources : Claude Andrews & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
London Victoria 08.45d   -
London Waterloo -   20.50a
Staines 09.35d   -
Woking 10.05d   20.10a
Basingstoke 10.55d   19.30a
Bournemouth 12.50d   17.45a
Weymouth 13.45a   16.35d


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