10th September 2014

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47237 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+99304+4973+1860+5229+99127+99125+99712+99122+99121

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

Loco(s) Route
34067 (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
47237 (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) 47237 replaced unavailable steam loco.
(2) 47237 on rear.
(3) 34067 on rear.
(4) This was the last 'Dorset Coast Express' for the 2014 season.

Sources : Claude Andrews & Nick Bartlett

Photo Review


34067 being serviced at Weymouth (photo: Nick Bartlett)


47237 at Bournemouth on the return leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Adrian Boyt & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 09.44d [P2] 09.44   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/48 ?   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/52 [RVL] ?   - -
Longhedge Jn 09/56 ?   - -
London Waterloo - -   22.16a [P19] 22.10
Clapham Junction 10/01½ [P5] [DF] 09/59   22/07 [P8] [UMF] 22/00
Barnes 10/08 [P3] 10/07   - -
Brentford 10/15 [P2] 10/15   - -
Hounslow 10/21 [P2] 10/20   - -
Feltham Jn 10/23 10/23   - -
Feltham 10/24½ [P2] 10/26   - -
Staines 10.32a ~ 10.34d [P2] 10.31 ~ 10.34   - -
Virginia Water 10/45½ [P4] 10/43   - -
Addlestone Jn 10/53½ ?   - -
Wimbledon - -   22/02½ [P6] [UF] 21/55
New Malden - -   21/59½ [P2] [UF] 21/53
Surbiton - -   21/57½ [P2] [UF] 21/51
Hampton Court Jn - -   21/55 [UF] 21/50
Weybridge - -   21/48½ [UF] 21/45
Byfleet & New Haw 10/56 [DS] 10/54   21/47 [UF] 21/44
Woking 11.06a ~ 11.08d [P5] [DS] 11.03 ~ 11.06   21.39a ~ 21.42d [P2] [UF] 21.35 ~ 21.39
Woking Jn 11/09½ [DS] 11/09   21/35 [US-UF] 21/32
Pirbright Jn 11/16 [DS] 11/14   21/28 [US] 21/25
Farnborough (Main) 11/21 [P2] [DS] 11/18   21/20 [P1] [US] 21/22
Fleet 11/25½ [P2] [DS] 11/23   21/15 [P1] [US] 21/20
Winchfield 11w30a ~ 11w40d [P2] [DS] 11.27 ~ 11.40   21/11½ [P1] [US] 21/17
Basingstoke 11.52a ~ 11.54d [DS] [P2] [DF] 11.52 ~ 11.56   20w51a ~ 21w03d [US] [P4] [US] 20.49 ~ 21.08
Worting Jn 11/59½ [DF] 12/01   20/47 [US] 20/43
Winchester 12/16 [P2] 12/17   - -
Shawford Jn 12/19 [DF] 12/19   - -
Allbrook Jn 12/24 [DF-DS] 12/23   - -
Eastleigh 12/36 [P2] 12/35   - -
St Denys 12/42 [P2] 12/42   - -
Northam Jn 12/49 [DS] 12/43   - -
Andover - -   20/25 [P1] 20/23
Laverstock North Jn - -   20/05 20/09
Laverstock South Jn - -   20/03 20/06
Dean - -   19/53 [P2] 19/55
Romsey - -   19/44 [P2] 19/46
Redbridge - -   19/36 [P2] 19/35
Southampton Central 12.53a ~ 12.56d [P4] [DS] 12.46? ~ 12.48?   19.25 ~ 19.30  [UF] [P2] [DS] 19.25 ~ 19.29
Redbridge 13/02 [P2] 12/57   19/20½ [P1] 19/21
Beaulieu Road 13w10a ~ 13w20d [P2] 13.04 ~ 13.19   19/14 [P1] 19/14
Brockenhurst 13/27 [P3] 13/25   19/09 [P2] 19/09
Bournemouth 13.48a ~ 13.50d [P3/4] 13.45 ~ 13.49 [P3/4]   18.47 ~ 18.50 [P3] 18.47 ~ 18.51 [P2]
Branksome 13/56 [P2] 13/55   18/38 [P1] 18/28
Poole 14/01 [P2] 14/01   18/27 [P1] 18/21
Wareham 14/12 [P2] 14/11   18/13 [P1] 18/11
Wool 14/19 [P2] 14/16   18/03 [P1] 18/05
Moreton 14/25 [P2] 14/22   17/58 [P1] 17/59
Dorchester South 14/32 [P1] 14/31   17/50 [P1] 17/51
Dorchester Jn 14/34 14/32   17/49 17/49
Weymouth 14.45a [P2] 14.42   17.36d [P2] 17.36


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (47237 with 34067 on rear) :  Southall to London Victoria
5Z71 : (47237 with 34067 on rear) : London Waterloo to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 00.34a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 00.12 ~ 00.24
Southall East Jn 06/46 00/10
West Ealing 06/48 ?
Acton West 06/50 00/04
Acton Main Line 06/56 23.51 ~ 00.01
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 23/47
Willesden SW Sdgs 07*03 ~ 08*18 23.21 ~ 23.42
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/24 23/15
North Pole Jn 08/25 23/13
Kensington Olympia 08.30 ~ 08.32 23/08
Latchmere Jn 08/39 22.47 ~ 22.58
Longhedge Jn 08/42 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/48 [RVL] -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/11 -
London Victoria 09.13a [P2] -
West London Jn - 22/44
Nine Elms Jn - 22/41
London Waterloo - 22.35d [P19]

5Z67 : (47237 with 34067 on rear) :  Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z69 : (34067 with 47237 on rear) :  Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Weymouth 14.54d 17.28a
Jersey Sidings 14.58a 17.24d


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