23rd August 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+13320+3058+99712+99350+99121+5229+1860+4940+99723

Route : 
1Z67 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z69 : Weymouth to Clapham Junction

Loco(s) Route
60009 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - 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
47746 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Millbrook (4)
60009 (1) Millbrook  - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Addlestone Jn - Virginia Water - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Barnes - Clapham Junction

Notes: 
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) 60009 on rear.
(3) Delays in the Wool area, caused by a damaged bridge.
(4) Reversal actually took place on the up fast line at Millbrook.
(5) Timings revised due to major engineering works at London Waterloo. The outward route is normally via Clapham Junction and Barnes, returning to London Waterloo via Surbiton.

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the tour throughout)

Photo Review


60009 & 47746 on arrival into Weymouth (photos: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked (revised) Actual   Booked (revised) Actual
London Victoria 08.14d [P2] [FL] 08.20 [P2]   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/18 08/23   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/22 [RVL] 08/25 [RVL]   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/26 08/27   - -
Latchmere Jn 08/29 08/28   - -
Kensington Olympia 08/36½ [P2] 08/35 [P2]   - -
North Pole Jn 08/41 08/41   - -
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/43 08/43   - -
Willesden SW Sidings 08/47 08/45   - -
Acton Wells Jn 08/49 08/47   - -
South Acton Jn 08/54 08/52   - -
Kew East Jn 08/56 08/55   - -
Clapham Junction - -   21.47a [P3] 21.50 [P3]
Barnes - -   21/38 [P1] [UWS] 21/39 [P1] [UWS]
Brentford 09/01 [P2] 09/00 [P2]   21/33 [P1] 21/29 [P1]
Hounslow 09/07 [P2] 09/06 [P2]   21/28 [P1] 21/24 [P1]
Feltham Jn 09/10½ 09/11   21/25 21/22
Feltham 09/12½ [P2] 09/14 [P2]   21/23 [P1] 21/19 [P1]
Staines 09.21a ~ 09.23d [P2] 09.23 ~ 09.27 [P2]   21.13a ~ 21.15d [P1] 21.09 ~ 21.12 [P1]
Virginia Water 09/33 [P4] 09/36 [P4]   21/02 [P3] 20/59 [P3]
Addlestone Jn 09/42 09/46   20/52 20/48
Byfleet & New Haw 09/46½ [P2] [DS] 09/48 [P2] [DS]   20/50 [US] 20/47 [US] [P1]
Woking 10.00a ~ 10.04d [P5] [DS] 10.01 ~ 10.07 [P5] [DS]   20.42a ~ 20.44d [P1] [US] 20.37 ~ 20.39 [P1] [US]
Woking Jn 10/06 [DS] 10/09 [DS]   20/40 [US] 20/36 [US]
Pirbright Jn 10/12 [DS] 10/16 [DS]   20/27½ [US] 20/29 [US]
Farnborough (Main) 10/16 [P2] [DS] 10/20 [P2] [DS]   20/21½ [P1] [US] 20/26 [P1] [US]
Fleet 10/20 [P2] [DS] 10/24 [P2] [DS]   20/17 [P1] [US] 20/23 [P1] [US]
Winchfield 10w25 ~ 10w36 [P2] [DS] 10.29 ~ 10.43 [P2] [DS]   20/13½ [P1] [US] 20/19 [P1] [US]
Basingstoke 10.51a ~ 10.53d [P1] [DS] 10.54 ~ 11.18 [P1] [DS]   19w52a ~ 20w04d [P4] [US] 19.56 ~ 20.09 [P4] [US]
Worting Jn 10/58 [DF] 11.26 ~ 11.27   19/47 [US] 19.39 ~ 19.49 [US]
Winchester 11/14 [P2] 11/45 [P2]   - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS] 11/47 [DF]   - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] 11/52 [DF]   - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2] 11/56 [P2]   - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DS] 11/58 [DF]   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/23 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/07
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04 19/06
Dean - -   18/54 [P2] 18/57 [P2]
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] 18/47 [P2]
Redbridge - -   18/37 [P2] 18/39 [P2]
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.55d [P4] [DS] 12/00 [P4] [DF]   - -
Southampton [Up Goods Loop] - -   18.26 ~ 18.32 [UGL] DIV
Millbrook 11/57½ 12/02 [DF]   18/24 [UF] 18.26 ~ 18.35 [UF]
Redbridge 12/02 [P2] 12/04 [P2]   18/21 [P1] 18/25 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12/09 [P2] 12/11 [P2]   18/14 [P1] 18/18 [P1]
Brockenhurst 12w15a ~ 12w30d [P4] 12.18 ~ 12.32 [P4]   18/09 [P2] 18/12 [P2]
Bournemouth 12.51a ~ 12.53d [P3] 12.51 ~ 12.54 [P3]   17.48a ~ 17.50d [P2] 17.47 ~ 17.52 [P2]
Branksome 12/59 [P2] 13/00 [P2]   17/38 [P1] 17/36 [P1]
Poole 13/05 [P2] 13/08 [P2]   17/27 [P1] 17/29 [P1]
Wareham 13/13 [P2] 13/20 [P2]   17/13 [P1] 17/19 [P1]
Wool 13/19 [P2] 13.35 ~ 13.42 [P2]   17/03 [P1] 17.06 ~ 17.10 [P1]
Moreton 13/25 [P2] 13/48 [P2]   16/57 [P1] 16/58 [P1]
Dorchester South 13/32 [P1] 13/56 [P1]   16/50 [P1] 16/50 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/35 13/57   16/49 16/49
Weymouth 13.45a [P2] 14.08 [P2]   16.35d [P2] 16.35 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (60009 with 47746 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z66 : (47746 with 60009 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to London Victoria
5Z71 : (60009 with 47746 on rear) : Clapham Junction to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.47a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 23.28 ~ 23.37
Southall East Jn 06/46 23/27
West Ealing 06/48 23/23
Acton West 06/50 23/21
Acton Main Line 06/56 23.05 ~ 23.17
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 23/02
Acton Canal Wharf 07/06 -
Willesden No.7 Jn 07.10 ~ 07.16 -
Willesden SW Sidings - 22.18 ~ 22.58
Willesden West London Jn 07/19 22/08
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 22/00
Clapham Junction - 21.57d [P3]
Longhedge Jn 07/46 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/51 -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/57 -
London Victoria 08.05a [P2] -

5Z67 : (47746 with 60009 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z69 : (60009 with 47746 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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