23rd August 2018

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used D6515 'Lt Jenny Lewis RN', 47580 'County of Essex' & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used (4) (35486)+13320+99125+99316+99347+99348+99352+1861+5032+99723

Route : 
1Y50 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Y52 : Weymouth to London Victoria

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
D6515 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
D6515 Southampton Central - (reverse of outward route) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction

Notes: 
(1) 47580 on rear.
(2) 60009 on rear.
(3) 47580 failed at Weymouth. D6515 was sent from Swanage to rescue the return leg of the tour.
(4) 35486 was only in the consist when 60009 was on the train.


D6515 at Basingstoke on the return leg (photo: Joe Loughlin)

Sources : Chris Bracey & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Revised Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] 08.46   22.05a [P2] - CANC
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 [FL] 08/50   22/01 [SL] - CANC
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/51   21/59 [RVL] - CANC
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/52   21/57 - CANC
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DWF] 09/02   21/53½ [P3] 22.31a [P7] 23.06
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/10   21/45½ [P1] [UWS] - DIV
Brentford 09/15½ [P2] 09/19   - - -
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/23   - - -
Richmond - -   21/38 [P2] - DIV
Twickenham - -   21/32 [P4] - DIV
Feltham Jn 09/23½ 09/27   21/29 - DIV
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/30   21/27 [P1] - DIV
Staines 09.31a ~ 09.33d [P2] 09.35 ~ 09.38   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P1] - DIV
Virginia Water 09/43½ [P4] 09/47   21/08 [P3] - DIV
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ 09/56   20/57 - DIV
Wimbledon - -   - 22/24½ [P6] [UF] 23/00
New Malden - -   - 22/22½ [P2] [UF] 22/57
Surbiton - -   - 22/20½ [P1] 22/52 [P1]
Hampton Court Jn - -   - 22/19½ [US] 22/49
Weybridge - -   - 22/15 [P2] 22/40
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] 09/58   20/55 [US] 22/14 [P1] [US] 22/39
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P5] [DS] 10.05 ~ 10.07 [P5]   20.46a ~ 20.48d [P1] [US] 22.06a ~ 22.08d [P1] 22.32 ~ 22.34
Woking Jn 10/06½ [DS] 10/09   20/44 [US] 22/05½ [US] 22/30
Brookwood 10/12 [P2] [DS] 10/14   20w28 ~ 20w40 [P1] [US] 22/03 [P1] [US] 22/26
Pirbright Jn 10/14½ [DS] 10/17   20/25 [US] 22/01½ 22/23
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/21   20/20 [P1] [US] 21/58½ [P1] [US] 22/19
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/25   20/15 [P1] [US] 21/54½ [P1] [US] 22/16
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] 10.28 ~ 10.42 [P2]   20/10 [P1] [US] 21/51½ [P1] [US] 22/13
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P1] [DS] 10.57 ~ 11.00 [P1]   19.52a ~ 19.57d [P4] [US] 21.42a ~ 21.44d [P4] 22.03 ~ 22.05 [P4]
Worting Jn 10/59 11/05   19/47 [US] 21/39 22/00
Winchester 11/15 [P2] 11/23   - 21/26 [P1] 21/41
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS] 11/24   - 21/24 21/38
Eastleigh 11/34 [P2] 11/46   - 21/20½ [UF] 21/33
St Denys 11/41 [P2] 11/53 [P2]   - 21/17 [P1] 21/28
Northam Jn 11/48½ [DS] 11/55   - 21/15½ 21/26
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] - DIV
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 - DIV
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04 - DIV
Dean - -   18/54 [P2] - DIV
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] - DIV
Redbridge - -   18/36 [P2] - DIV
Southampton Central 11.52a ~ 11.55d [P3] [DS] 11.58 ~ 11.59   18.21a ~ 18.31d  [US] [P3] [DF] 21.03a ~ 21.13d [P3] 21.13 ~ 21.23
Redbridge 12/03 [P2] 12/05   18/17 [P1] 20/59½ [P1] 21/06
Beaulieu Road 12w12 ~ 12w23 [P2] 12.13 ~ 12.27   18/11 [P1] 20/54½ [P1] 20/58
Brockenhurst 12/30 [P3] 12/35   18/06 [P2] 20/50½ [P2] 20/53
Bournemouth 12.49a ~ 12.51d [P3] 12.53 ~ 12.56   17.46a ~ 17.49d [P3] 20.26a ~ 20.29d [P2] 20.29 ~ 20.30
Branksome 12/58 [P2] 13/01   17/38 [P1] 20/19½ [P1] 20/25
Poole 13/03 [P2] 13/07   17/27 [P1] 20/14½ [P1] 20/19
Wareham 13/11 [P2] 13/17   17/13 [P1] 20/02½ [P1] 20/09
Wool 13/18 [P2] 13/24   17/03 [P1] 19/56 [P1] 20/03
Moreton 13/23 [P2] 13/34   16/57 [P1] 19/52½ [P1] 19/57
Dorchester South 13/30 [P2] 13/47   16/50 [P1] 19/46½ [P1] 19/49
Dorchester Jn 13/32 13/48   16/49 19/45½ 19/48
Weymouth 13.41a [P2] 13.59   16.40d [P2] 19.36d [P2] 19.36


Associated E.C.S.  & Light Engine Workings

5O50 : (60009 with 47580 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7 Jn
5O50 : (47580 with 60009 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to London Victoria
5Z71 : (47580 with 60009 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall (cancelled)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.38d 23.57a
Southall Yard 05.48 ~ 06.03 23.37 ~ 23.47
Southall East Jn 06/05 23/36
West Ealing 06/07 23/31
Acton West 06/09 23/28
Acton Main Line 06*14 ~ 06*39 23*13 ~ 23*24
Acton Wells Jn 06/42 23/10
Acton Canal Wharf 06*45 ~ 07*09 -
Willesden No.7 Jn 07.14 ~ 07.22 -
Willesden SW Sidings - 23/08
Willesden West London Jn 07/25 23/07
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/30 23/06
North Pole Jn 07/31 23/05
Kensington Olympia 07.35 ~ 07.39 22.59 ~ 23.01
Latchmere Jn 07/46 22/50
Longhedge Jn 07/52 22/41
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/57 22/38
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/05 22/36
London Victoria 08.11a [P2] 22.33d [P2]

5Y50 : (47580 with 60009 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5W50 : (60009 with D6515 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.51d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.55a ~ 16.22d
Weymouth 16.25a [P2]

5Y53 : (60009 with 35486) : Southampton Central to Southall

Location Additional Actual
Southampton Central 21.15d [P3] 21.24
Redbridge 21/20  
Romsey 21/27  
Dean 21/34  
Laverstock South Jn 21/42  
Laverstock North Jn 21/43  
Andover 21/58  
Worting Jn 22/12  
Basingstoke 22/14 23/02 [P4]
Fleet 22/23  
Farnborough (Main) 22/27  
Pirbright Jn 22/30  
Brookwood 22w33 ~ 22w45  
Woking Jn 22/49  
Woking 22/50  
Byfleet & New Haw 22/53  
Weybridge 22/54  
Hampton Court Jn 22/58  
Surbiton 22/59 00/05 [P1]
New Malden 23/01  
Wimbledon 23/03  
Clapham Junction 23/07  
Latchmere Jn 23/09  
Kensington Olympia 23/16  
North Pole Jn 23/19  
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/20  
Willesden SW Sidings 23/24  
Acton Wells Jn 23/26  
Acton Main Line 23/29  
Acton West 23/32  
West Ealing 23/35  
Southall East Jn 23/38  
Southall Yard 23.40 ~ 23.45  
Southall Depot 23.56a 01.20


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