1st October 2016
Railway Touring Company
The Dartmouth Express
Tour cancelled, due to unavailable steam loco.
Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
Diesel Loco | Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury |
steam: 70000 'Britannia' or 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' | Westbury - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear |
steam: 70000 'Britannia' or 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' | Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads |
Diesel Loco | Bristol Temple Meads - Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Poole |
Source : Nick Bartlett
Timings (Advertised only)
(from RTC brochure)
Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
Poole | 06.15d | 23.55a |
Bournemouth | 06.25d | 23.40a |
Southampton Central | 07.10d | 23.00a |
Eastleigh | 07.25d | 22.45a |
Salisbury | 08.15d | 22.00a |
Kingswear | 13.05a | 17.30d |