6th September 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+3058+13320+99712+99350+99121+5229+1860+5032+99723

Route : 
1Z67 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z69 : Weymouth to West Brompton

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) - 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 - Addlestone Jn - Virginia Water - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Barnes - Clapham Junction - West Brompton

Notes: 
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) 60009 on rear.
(3) This was the last 'Dorset Coast Express' for the 2017 season.
(4) Timings revised: the outward route is normally via Clapham Junction and Barnes, returning to London Waterloo via Surbiton.
(5) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.


60009 at Bournemouth on the outward leg of the tour (photo: Clive Simmons)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked (revised) Actual   Booked (revised) Actual
London Victoria 08.00d [P2] [FL]     - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/04     - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/09 [RVL]     - -
Longhedge Jn 08/19     - -
Latchmere Jn 08/26     -  
Kensington Olympia 08/35 [P2] [P2]   - -
North Pole Jn 08/41     - -
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/42     - -
Willesden SW Sidings 08/47     - -
Acton Wells Jn 08/49     - -
South Acton Jn 08/54     - -
Kew East Jn 08/56     - -
West Brompton - -   22.03a [P4]  
Latchmere Jn - -   21/59  
Clapham Junction - -   21.47a ~ 21.56d [P3] [P3]
Barnes - -   21/38 [P1] [UWS]  
Brentford 09/01 [P2]     21/33 [P1]  
Hounslow 09/12 [P2]     21/28 [P1]  
Feltham Jn 09/16     21/25  
Feltham 09/19 [P2]     21/23 [P1]  
Staines 09.27a ~ 09.29d [P2] [P2]   21.13a ~ 21.15d [P1]  
Virginia Water 09/38 [P4]     21/02 [P3]  
Addlestone Jn 09/46     20/52  
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] [P2] [DS]   20/50 [US]  
Woking 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS]     20.42a ~ 20.44d [P1] [US]  
Woking Jn 10/08 [DS]     20/40 [US]  
Pirbright Jn 10/14 [DS]     20/27½ [US]  
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS]     20/21½ [P1] [US]  
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS]     20/17 [P1] [US]  
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] [P2] [DS]   20/13½ [P1] [US]  
Basingstoke 10.51a ~ 10.53d [P1] [DS]     19w52a ~ 20w04d [P4] [US]  
Worting Jn 10/58     19/47 [US]  
Winchester 11/14 [P2]     - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS]     - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2]     - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2]     - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DS]     - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1]  
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08  
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04  
Dean - -   18/54 [P2]  
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] [P2]
Redbridge - -   18/37 [P2]  
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.55d [P4] [DS] [P3] [DS]   18.26a ~ 18.31d [P2]  
Redbridge 12/02 [P2]     18/21 [P1]  
Beaulieu Road 12w12 ~ 12w24 [P2]     18/14 [P1]  
Brockenhurst 12/31 [P3]     18/09 [P2]  
Bournemouth 12.51a ~ 12.53d [P3] [P3]   17.48a ~ 17.50d [P2]  
Branksome 12/59 [P2]     17/38 [P1]  
Poole 13/05 [P2] [P2]   17/27 [P1]  
Wareham 13/13 [P2]     17/13 [P1]  
Wool 13/19 [P2]     17/03 [P1]  
Moreton 13/25 [P2]     16/57 [P1]  
Dorchester South 13/32 [P1]     16/50 [P1]  
Dorchester Jn 13/35     16/49  
Weymouth 13.45a [P2]     16.35d [P2]  


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (47746 with 60009 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
5Z71 : (60009 with 47746 on rear) : West Brompton 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
Willesden SW Sidings 07/05 22.18 ~ 22.58
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/09 22/13
North Pole Jn 07/10 22/12
Kensington Olympia 07.15 ~ 07.17 22/08
West Brompton ? 22.06d [P4]
Latchmere Jn 07/23 -
Longhedge Jn 07/26 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/30 -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/41 -
London Victoria 07.45a [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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