26th July 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47237 & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+13220+3058+99712+99350+99121+5229+1861+4940+99723

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

Loco(s) Route
60009 (1) 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 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
60009 (1) 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 on rear.
(2) 60009 on rear.


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

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.43d [P2] [FL] 08.48   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/47 ?   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] ?   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?   - -
London Waterloo - -   21.18a [P11] 21.15
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DF] 09/03   21/09 [P8] [UMF] 21/06
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/10   - -
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/17   - -
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/25   - -
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/26   - -
Feltham 09/24½ [P2] 09/30   - -
Staines 09.33a ~ 09.35d [P2] 09.35 ~ 09.39   - -
Virginia Water 09/45½ [P4] 09/47   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ ?   - -
Wimbledon - -   21/04 [P6] [UF] 21/02
New Malden - -   21/01½ [P2] [UF] 21/00
Surbiton - -   20/59½ [P2] [UF] 20/57
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/58 [UF] 20/56
Weybridge - -   20/51½ [UF] 20/50
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] 09/58   20/49 [UF] 20/48
Woking 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.06 ~ 10.09   20.42a ~ 20.45d [P1] [UF] 20.33 ~ 20.43
Woking Jn 10/08 [DS] 10/13   20/40 [US] 20/31
Pirbright Jn 10/14 [DS] 10/18   20/27½ [US] 20/25
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/22   20/21½ [P1] [US] 20/21
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/26   20/17 [P1] [US] 20/18
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] 10.31 ~ 10.41   20/13½ [P1] [US] 20/15
Basingstoke 10.51a ~ 10.53d [P2] [DF] 10.54 ~ 10.57 [P1] [DS]   19w52a ~ 20w04d [P4] [US] 19.51 ~ 20.05
Worting Jn 10/59 [DF] 11/01   19/47 [US] 19/45
Winchester 11/15 [P2] 11/16   - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS] 11/18   - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] ? ~ 11.33 [P2]   - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2] 11/43   - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DS] 11/45   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/31
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/12
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04 19/11
Dean - -   18/54 [P2] 19/01
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] 18/50
Redbridge - -   18/37 [P2] 18/41
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.56d [P3] [DS] 11.48 ~ 11.48   18.27a ~ 18.31d  [US] [P3] [DF] 18.25 ~ 18.33 [UF] [P3] [DS]
Redbridge 12/04 [P2] 11/58   18/22 [P1] 18/21
Beaulieu Road 12w13 ~ 12w24 [P2] 12.08 ~ 12.26   18/14½ [P1] 18/15
Brockenhurst 12/31 [P3] 12/32   18/09 [P2] 18/11
Bournemouth 12.51a ~ 12.53d [P3/4] 12.50 ~ 12.53   17.46a ~ 17.50d [P3] 17.47 ~ 17.50 [P3]
Branksome 12/59 [P2] 12/59   17/38 [P1] 17/22
Poole 13/04 [P2] 13/06   17/27 [P1] 17/15
Wareham 13/12 [P2] 13/19   17/13 [P1] 17/06
Wool 13/19 [P2] 13/25   17/03 [P1] 17/00
Moreton 13/25 [P2] 13/30 [P2]   16/57 [P1] 16/55
Dorchester South 13/32 [P1] 13/38   16/50 [P1] 16/47
Dorchester Jn 13/35 13/39   16/49 16/46
Weymouth 13.45a [P2] 13.51   16.35d [P2] 16.34


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (47237 with 60009 on rear) :  Southall to London Victoria
5Z71 : (47237 with 60009 on rear) : London Waterloo to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z71 : (60009 with 47237 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.21a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 23.03 ~ 23.11
Southall East Jn 06/46 23/01
West Ealing 06/48 22/56
Acton West 06/50 22/52
Acton Main Line 06/56 22/50
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 22/47
Willesden SW Sidings 07.05 ~ 07.20 -
Acton Canal Wharf - 22/45
Willesden No.7 Jn - 22.36 ~ 22.40
Acton Lane Reception Sidings - 22.18 ~ 22.33
Willesden West London Jn - 22/13
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/26 22/12
North Pole Jn 07/27 22/11
Kensington Olympia 07.31 ~ 07.35 22.06 ~ 22.07
Latchmere Jn 07/43 21.47 ~ 21.59
Longhedge Jn 07/46 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/51 -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/57 -
London Victoria 08.05a [P2] -
West London Jn - 21/44
Queenstown Road - 21/43
Nine Elms Jn - 21/41
London Waterloo - 21.35d [P11]

5Z67 : (47237 with 60009 on rear) :  Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z69 : (60009 with 47237 on rear) :  Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.51d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.55a ~ 16.22d
Weymouth 16.26a [P2]


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