13th September 2018

Railway Touring Company
The Swanage Belle

Locos Used 33207 'Jim Martin' & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+99723+99328+1861+99352+99348+99347+99316+99125+13320

Route : 
1Y50 : London Victoria to Swanage
1Y52 : Swanage 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 - Worgret Jn - Norden - Corfe Castle - Swanage
33207 (2) Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
60009 (1) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 33207 on rear.
(2) 60009 on rear.

Sources :  Nigel Benning & Nick Bartlett

Photo Review


60009 passes Eastleigh on the outward leg of the tour (photo: Mark V. Pike)


33207 on the rear of the tour at Eastleigh (photo: Mark V. Pike)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.46   23.07a [P2] 23.10
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/50   23/04 [SL] 23/00
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/59   23/01 [RVL] 22/59
Longhedge Jn 08/57 09/01   22/57½ 22/57
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DWF] 09/07   22/53½ [P3] 22/52
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/14   22/45½ [P1] [UWS] 22/44
Brentford 09/15½ [P2] 09/19   - -
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/23   - -
Richmond - -   22/38 [P2] 22/38
Twickenham - -   22/32 [P4] 22/36
Feltham Jn 09/23½ 09/25   22/29 22/31
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/28   22/27 [P1] 22/29
Staines 09.31a ~ 09.33d [P2] 09.33 ~ 09.37   22.16a ~ 22.18d [P1] 22.20 ~ 22.22
Virginia Water 09/43½ [P4] 09/46   22/08 [P3] 22/11
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ 09/55   21/57 21/59
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] 10/00   21/55 [P1] 21/57
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P5] [DS] 10.12 ~ 10.15   21.46a ~ 21.48d [P1] [US] 21.48 ~ 21.50
Woking Jn 10/06½ [DS] 10/16   21/45 [US] 21/46
Brookwood 10/12 [P2] [DS] 10/21   21w28 ~ 21w41 [P1] [US] 21.26 ~ 21.41
Pirbright Jn 10/14½ [DS] 10/24   21/25 [US] 21/24
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/28   21/20 [P1] [US] 21/19
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/31   21/15 [P1] [US] 21/14
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] 10.34 ~ 10.46   21/10 [P1] [US] 21/09
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P1] [DS] 11.00 ~ 11.04   20.52a ~ 20.57d [P4] [US] 20.54 ~ 20.58
Worting Jn 10/59 11/08   20/47 [US] 20/50
Winchester 11/15 [P2] 11/23   - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS] 11/25   - -
Eastleigh 11/34 [P2] 11/34   - -
St Denys 11/41 [P2] 11/41   - -
Northam Jn 11/48½ [DS] 11/43   - -
Andover - -   20/26 [P1] 20/36
Laverstock North Jn - -   20/08 20/21
Laverstock South Jn - -   20/04 20/20
Dean - -   19/54 [P2] 20/07
Romsey - -   19/45 [P2] 19/58
Redbridge - -   19/36 [P2] 19/48 [P2]
Southampton Central 11.52 ~ 11.55 [P3] [DS] 11.47 ~ 11.49 [P3]   19.22 ~ 19.31 [US] [P3] 19.37 ~ 19.42 [P3]
Redbridge 12/03 [P2] 12/18   19/17 [P1] 19/24 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w12 ~ 12w23 [P2] 12.32 ~ 12.45   19/11 [P1] 19/17
Brockenhurst 12/30 [P3] 12/52   19/06 [P2] 19/11
Bournemouth 12.49a ~ 12.51d [P3] 13.11 ~ 13.12 [P3]   18.46a ~ 18.49d [P2] 18.49 ~ 18.51
Branksome 12/58 [P2] 13/17   18/38 [P1] 18/22
Poole 13/03 [P2] 13/22   18/27 [P1] 18/15
Wareham 13t15a ~ 13t16d [P2] 13.33 ~ 13.34   18t11 ~ 18t13d [P1] 18.02 ~ 18.03
Worgret Jn 13/20 ?   18/05 ?
Furzebrook 13/27 ?   17/53 ?
Norden Gates 13/32 ?   17/48 ?
Corfe Castle 13.34 ~ 13.43 [DM] ?   17.41a ~ 17.46d [UM] ?
Harmans Cross 13/48 [DM] ?   17/35 [UM] ?
Swanage 13.58a [P2] ?   17.25d [P2] ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (33207 with 60009 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
5Z71 : (33207 with 60009 on rear) : London Victoria to Hayes & Harlington
5Z71 : (60009 with 33207 on rear) : Hayes & Harlington to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.38d 00.53a
Southall Yard 05.48 ~ 06.03 00.42 ~ 00.43
Southall West Jn - 00/39
Hayes & Harlington Loop - 00.24 ~ 00.37
Southall West Jn - 00/22
Southall - 00/21
Southall East Jn 06/05 00/20
West Ealing 06/07 00/18
Acton West 06/09 00/15
Acton Main Line 06*14 ~ 06*39 00*08 ~ 00*11
Acton Wells Jn 06/42 00/05
Willesden SW Sidings 06*46 ~ 07*22 00/03
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/30 23/58
North Pole Jn 07/31 23/57
Kensington Olympia 07.35 ~ 07.39 23.52 ~ 23.53
Latchmere Jn 07/46 23/45
Longhedge Jn 07/52 23/42
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/57 23/39
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/05 23/36
London Victoria 08.09a [P2] 23.33d [P2]


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