27th July 2014

Railway Touring Company
The Weymouth Seaside Express

Locos Used 33029 'Glen Loy' & steam: 5029 'Nunney Castle'
Stock Used 35461+99121+99122+99125+99127+1860+4994+4973+99304

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

Loco(s) Route
5029 (1) 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 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes: 
(1) 33029 on rear, assisting as required, to reduce the risk of lineside fires in hot weather.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett, Gareth Kelly & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 08.20d [P3] 08.20   20.29a [P8] 20.17½
Bristol East Jn 08/22 08/21½ 20/26 20/14
North Somerset Jn 08/23 08/22½   20/24 20/10
Bristol East Depot   20.09 ~ 20.22 [DGL] ?
Keynsham 08.31a ~ 0/8.35d [P2] 08.28 ~ 08.35   20.02a ~ 20.04d [P1] 20.02 ~ 20.04
Twerton 08/42 08/41   19/55½ 19/56½
Oldfield Park 08/43 08/42½   19/54 19/55
Bath Spa 08.45a ~ 08.50d [P2] 08.44 ~ 08.50   19.49a ~ 19.52d [P1] 19.49 ~ 19.52½
Bathampton Jn 08/55 08/54½   19/45 19/44
Freshford 09/01½ 09/03   19/37½ 19/38
Avoncliff 09/02½ ?   19/36 19/36½
Bradford-on-Avon 09/04½ 09/05   19/34 19/35
Bradford Jn 09/07 09/07½   19/31 19/32
Trowbridge 09.10a ~ 09.14d 09.10 ~ 09.14½   19.25a ~ 19.27d 19.27½ ~ 19.29
Hawkeridge Jn 09/22 09/20   19/19 19/23
Westbury 09.24a ~ 09.28d [P2] 09.21½ ~ 09.27½   19.15a ~ 19.17d [P3] 19.19½ ~ 19.21
Fairwood Jn 09/33 09/31   19/11 19/16
Clink Road Jn 09/38 09/35   19/06 19/12
Frome   18w48a ~ 19w03d 19.00 ~ 19.09
Blatchbridge Jn 09/41 09/37   18/45 18/58½
East Somerset Jn 09/45 09/41½   18/35 18/29
Bruton ? ?   18/27½ 18/22
Castle Cary 09.52a ~ 09.54d [P3] 09.52 ~ 09.53½ [P2]   18.18a ~ 18.20d [P3] 18/17
Yeovil Pen Mill 10w16a ~ 10w34d [P3] 10.37 ~ 10.59   17.52a ~ 17.55d [P1] 17.58 ~ 17.58
Thornford 10/40 ?   17/46½ ?
Yetminster 10/42 ?   17/45 ?
Chetnole 10/45½ ?   17/42 ?
Maiden Newton 10t57a ~ 11t01d 11.19 ~ 11.21   17t27a ~ 17t31d 17.36 ~ 17.40
Dorchester West 11/11 11/37½   17/15 17/19
Dorchester Jn 11/13 11/39   17/13 17/17
Upwey 11/18½ 11/46 17/05 17/10
Weymouth Jn 11/21 11/47 17/01½ 17/06
Weymouth 11.22a [P3] 11.49   17.00d [P3] 17.05


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z82 : (5029) : Weymouth to Yeovil Junction
0Z83 : (5029) : Yeovil Junction to Weymouth
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Jersey Sidings 12.00d 16.33a
Weymouth 12.03 ~ 12.06 16.27a ~ 16.30d
Dorchester Jn 12/22 16/15
Dorchester West 12/24 16/13
Maiden Newton 12.39 ~ 12.44 15.57 ~ 16.01
Yeovil Pen Mill 13.10 ~ 13.17 15.18 ~ 15.30
Yeovil Junction 13.24a  15.10d


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