3rd July 2021

Railway Touring Company
The Bournemouth Express

Locos Used 47245 'V.E. Day 75th Anniversary' & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used 80217+3058+99351+99712+99352+99347+99125+3143+1860+4905+99723

Route : 
1Z50 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z52 : Weymouth to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
35018 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - 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
47245 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
35018 (1) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 47245 on rear.
(2) 35018 on rear.
(3) This tour was originally advertised to run from London Waterloo to Bournemouth via Surbiton.
 (4) The outward leg was heavily delayed due to a broken rail on the down line at Wallers Ash. The tour ran wrong line from Micheldever to Winchester. It was then further delayed at Poole by 35018's water injector pipes hitting the third rail.


35018 on the rear of 1Z52 at Weymouth (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the tour from/to Bournemouth)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.22d [P7] [DCF] 08.22 [P7]   22.08a [P2] 22.33 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/25 08/25   22/03 [UCS] 22/28
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/28 [RVL] 08/27   22/00 [RVL] 22/27
Longhedge Jn 08/38 08/30   21/58 22/24
Clapham Junction 08/41 [P5] [DWF] 08/41   21.47 ~ 21.50 [P3] 22.18 ~ 22.19
Barnes 08/47 [P3] 08/47   21/38½ [P1] [UWS] 22/10
Richmond 08/51 [P1] 08/51   - -
Twickenham 08/55 [P5] 08/54   - -
Whitton Jn 09/05 09/00   - -
Brentford - -   21/28 [P1] 21/59
Hounslow - -   21/24 [P1] 21/50
Feltham Jn 09/08 09/07   21/21½ 21/47
Feltham 09/10 [P2] 09/12   21/19 [P1] 21/43
Staines 09/18 [P2] 09/19   21/11 [P1] 21/38
Virginia Water 09/28 [P4] 09/33   21/04 [P3] 21/29
Chertsey 09/33 09/38   20/58½ 21/23
Addlestone Jn 09/38 09/43   20/53 21/19
Byfleet & New Haw 09/53 [P2] [DS] 09/53   20/51 [P1] 21/17
Woking 10/04 [P5] [DS] 10/06 [P5]   20/45 [P1] [US] 21/12 [P1]
Woking Jn 10/05 [DS] 10/07   20/44 [US] 21/11
Brookwood 10/10½ [P2] [DS] 10/12   20w28 ~ 20w40 [P1] [US] 20.48 ~ 21.05 [P1]
Pirbright Jn 10/13 [DS] ?   20/25 [US] 20/45
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] [DS] ?   20/20 [P1] [US] 20/35
Fleet 10/21 [P2] [DS] ?   20/15 [P1] [US] 20/32
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] ? ~ 10.50 [P2] [DS]   20/10 [P1] [US] 20/29
Basingstoke 10/52 [P2] [DS] 11.10 ~ ? [P2] [DS]   19/58 [P4] [US] 20/22
Worting Jn 10/55½ 11/18   19/47 [US] 20/10
Micheldever 11/03½ [P2] [DM-UM]   - -
Wallers Ash Loop 11/06½ [DM] [UM]   - -
Winchester 11/11½ [P2] 12/00 [UM-DM]   - -
Shawford Jn 11/15½ [DF] 12/04   - -
Eastleigh 11/24 [DF] 12/09   - -
St Denys 11/35½ [P2] 12/13   - -
Northam Jn 11/38½ [DF] 12/15   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/50
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/32
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/05 19/31
Dean - -   18/56 19/19
Romsey - -   18/47 [P2] 19/07
Redbridge - -   18/38 [P2] 18/57
Church Lane Jn - -   18/36 ?
Southampton Central 11c41 ~ 11c51 [P3] [DS] 12.18 ~ 12.20   18.23a ~ 18.33d [P2] [DS] 18.45 ~ 18.50
Church Lane Jn 11/56 ?   18/21 [UF] ?
Redbridge 11/58 [P2] 12/38   18/19 [P1] 18/36
Beaulieu Road 12w06 ~ 12w20 [P2] 12.46 ~ 12.58   18/13 [P1] 18/29
Brockenhurst 12/27 [P3] 13/05   18/08 [P2] 18/24
Bournemouth 12.48a ~ 12.53d [P3] 13.25 ~ 13.32 [P3-4]   17.47a ~ 17.51d [P3] 18.00 ~ 18.04 [P4-3]
Branksome 13/00 [P2] 13/41 [P2]   17/38 [P1] 17/54 [P1]
Poole 13/05 [P2] 13.50 ~ 14.16 [P1]   17/27 [P1] 17/48 [P1]
Wareham 13/14 [P2] 14/29 [P2]   17/13 [P1] 17/39 [P1]
Wool 13/20 [P2] 14/35 [P2]   17/03 [P1] 17/33 [P1]
Moreton 13/25 [P2] 14/46 [P2]   16/57 [P1] 17/28 [P1]
Dorchester South 13/32 [P1] 14/56 [P1]   16/50 [P1] 17/21 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/34 14/57   16/49 17/20
Weymouth 13.42a [P2] 15.10 [P3]   16.35d [P2] 17.06 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z49 : (47245 with 35018 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 06.34d
Southall 06.44 ~ 06.59
Southall East Jn 07/00
West Ealing 07/04
Acton West 07/06
Acton Main Line 07/11
Acton Wells Jn 07/22
Willesden SW Sidings 07/24
Willesden West London Jn 07/25
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/29
North Pole Jn 07/30
Shepherds Bush 07/31
Kensington Olympia 07/34
West Brompton 07c37 ~ 07c40
Latchmere Jn 07/45
Longhedge Jn 07/52
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/57
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/02
London Victoria 08.09a [P7]

5Z50 : (47245 with 35018 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

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

5Z52 : (35018 with 47245 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 16.22d
Weymouth 16.25 [P2]

5Z53 : (47245 with 35018 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 22.34d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 22/36
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/39
Longhedge Jn 22/41
Latchmere Jn 22/45
West Brompton 22c50 ~ 22c52
Kensington Olympia 22/55
Shepherds Bush 22/57
North Pole Jn 23/01
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/02
Willesden West London Jn 23/03
Willesden SW Sidings 23/04
Acton Wells Jn 23/06
Acton Main Line 23/12
Acton West 23/14
West Ealing 23/17
Southall East Jn 23/21
Southall 23.22 ~ 23.32
Southall WCR 23.42a


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