5th September 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47802 & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+3058+99121+99712+99371+99347+99351+1860+4994+99723

Route : 
1Z82 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z84 : 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 - Chertsey - 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
47802 (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 - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 60009 on rear.
(3) This was the last 'Dorset Coast Express' for the 2019 season.


60009 passes New Milton at speed on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett & Chris Bracey

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] 08.46   22.08a [P2] 22.12
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 [DCF] ?   22/01 [UCS] ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/56 [RVL] ?   21/59 [RVL] ?
Longhedge Jn 08/58 ?   21/56 ?
Clapham Junction 09/02 [P5] [DWF] 09/08   21/52½ [P3] 21/56
Barnes 09/09 [P3] 09/15   21/45½ [P1] [UWS] 21/50
Brentford 09/16½ [P2] 09/22   - -
Hounslow 09/22½ [P2] 09/29   - -
Richmond - -   21/39 [P2] 21/45
Twickenham - -   21/34½ [P4] 21/42
Feltham Jn 09/24½ ?   21/31 ?
Feltham 09/26 [P2] 09/34   21/29 [P1] 21/37
Staines 09.31a ~ 09.33d [P2] 09.39 ~ 09.40   21.19a ~ 21.21d [P1] 21.28 ~ 21.31
Virginia Water 09/43½ [P4] 09/51   21/09 [P3] 21/18
Chertsey 09/48½ 09/56   21/03 21/12
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ ?   20/57 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] 10/02   20/55 [P1] 21/06
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P5] [DS] 10.12 ~ 10.15   20.46a ~ 20.48d [P1] [US] 20.55 ~ 20.58
Woking Jn 10/06½ [DS] 10/17   20/44 [US] 20/53
Brookwood 10/12 [P2] [DS] ?   20w28 ~ 20w40 [P1] [US] 20.29 ~ 20.47
Pirbright Jn 10/14½ [DS] 10/22   20/25 [US] ?
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/26   20/20 [P1] [US] 20/22
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/28   20/15 [P1] [US] 20/18
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] 10.32 ~ 10.46   20/10 [P1] [US] ?
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P2] [DS] 11.02 ~ 11.06 [P2] [DS]   19.52a ~ 19.57d [UF] [P3] [US] 19.45 ~ 20.00
Worting Jn 11/00½ 11/13   19/47 [UF] 19/38
Winchester 11/16½ [P2] 11/31 [P2]   - -
Shawford Jn 11/20½ [DS] ?   - -
Eastleigh 11/34 [DF] 11/49?   - -
St Denys 11/41 [P2] 11/59   - -
Northam Jn 11/48½ [DS] ?   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/21
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/05
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04 19/02
Dean - -   18/54 [P2] 18/53
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] 18/43 [P2]
Redbridge - -   18/36 [P2] 18/34 [P2]
Southampton Central 11.52a ~ 11.55d [P2] [DS] 12.03 ~ 12.06 [P3]   18.21a ~ 18.31d  [US] [P2] [DS] 18.23 ~ 18.28
Redbridge 12/03 [P2] 12/14   18/17 [P1] 18/18 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w12 ~ 12w23 [P2] ?   18/11 [P1] ?
Brockenhurst 12/30 [P3] 12/41   18/06 [P2] 18/07
Bournemouth 12.50a ~ 12.56d [P3] 12.56 ~ 12.58   17.46a ~ 17.49d [P3] 17.31 ~ 17.48
Branksome 13/04 [P2] 13/04   17/38 [P1] 17/23
Poole 13/09 [P2] 13/10   17/27 [P1] 17/16
Wareham 13/16½ [P2] 13/20   17/13 [P1] 17/05
Wool 13/23 [P2] 13/25   17/03 [P1] 17/00
Moreton 13/27½ [P2] ?   16/57 [P1] ?
Dorchester South 13/34 [P2] 13/38   16/49 [P1] 16/48
Dorchester Jn 13/36 ?   16/48 ?
Weymouth 13.45a [P2] 13.49   16.35d [P2] 16.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z82 : (47802 with 60009 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
5Z85 : (47802 with 60009 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall WCR 05.49d 23.57a
Southall 05.59 ~ 06.14 23.37 ~ 23.47
Southall East Jn 06/15 23/36
West Ealing 06/18 23/31
Acton West 06/21 23/28
Acton Main Line 06*24 ~ 06*39 23*23 ~ 23*24
Acton Wells Jn 06/42 23/20
Willesden SW Sidings 06*46 ~ 07*26 23*10 ~ 23*17
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/30 23/06
North Pole Jn 07/31 23/05
Kensington Olympia 07c35 ~ 07c39 22c59 ~ 23c01
Latchmere Jn 07/46 22/50
Longhedge Jn 07/52 22/37
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/57 22/34
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/11 22/32
London Victoria 08.15a [P2] 22.30d [P2]

5Z83 : (47802 with 60009 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z84 : (60009 with 47802 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.53d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.57a ~ 16.22d
Weymouth 16.25 [P2]


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