24th July 2021

UK Railtours
The Dorset Maiden

Locos Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & 67006 'Royal Sovereign'
Stock Used 6158+5998+1212+3340+3397+3304+1691+3333+3314+17105

Route :
1Z92 : Peterborough to Weymouth
1Z93 : Weymouth to Peterborough

Loco(s) Route
67006 (1) Peterborough - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bramley- Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
67005 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes :
(1) 67005 on rear.
(2) 67006 on rear.
(3) Tour postponed from 10/07/21.

Sources : Mark Herriott (on the tour throughout) & David Lodwick (on the tour from/to Bournemouth)

Photo Review


67006 arriving at Bournemouth on the outward leg (photo: David Lodwick)


67005 on arrival at Weymouth (photo: David Lodwick)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott, David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
0.00 Peterborough 07.09d [P3] [UF] 07.09   21.29a [P5] 21.32
? Fletton Jn 07/12 07/12   21/25 [DS] 21/29
? Holme Jn 07/16½ 07/16   21/20 21/25
8.79 Conington South Jn 07/18 07/18   21/18½ 21/24
17.39 Huntingdon 07/23 [UF] 07/23   21/12 [DF] 21/19
32.19 Sandy 07/34 [P1] [US] 07/34   21/03 [DF] 21/09
? Biggleswade 07/37 [P1] 07/37   21/01 [P3] [DF] 21/07
44.35 Hitchin 07/45 [P1] [US] 07/45   20/55 [DF] 21/01
48.64 Stevenage 07.51a ~ 07.54d [P1] 07.50 ~ 07.53   20.47a ~ 20.50d [P3] [DF] 20.51 ~ 20.57
52.36 Woolmer Green Jn 07/58 07/58   20/42 [DF] 20/47
? Digswell Jn 08/01 [US] 08/00   20/40 ? ~ 20.44
56.04 Welwyn Garden City 08/02 [P2] [US] 08/01   20/39 [P3] [DS] 20/25
63.52 Potters Bar 08.10a ~ 08.13d [P1] 08.09 ~ ?   20.24a ~ 20.29d [P4] [DS] 20.07 ~ 20.13
71.31 Alexandra Palace 08/21 [P2] [US1] 08/21   20/14 [P3] [DS] 19/57
? Hornsey Sig.K453 - -   20*02 ~ 20*13 ?
73.68 Finsbury Park 08.27a ~ 08.30d [P2] 08.27 ~ 08.29   19.46a ~ 19.49d [P7] [DS2] 19.45 ~ 19.48
? Holloway South Jn 08/34 08/32   19/43 19/43
75.45 Copenhagen Jn 08/37 08/34   19/40 [DS] 19/41
? York Way North Jn 08/38 ?   19/39 19/40
76.16 Camden Road Central Jn 08*41 ~ 08*59 ?   19/36½ ?
76.33 Camden Road Jn 09/01 08/54   19/35 19/34
76.43 Gospel Oak 09/07 [P1] 08/58   19/31 [P2] 19/30
? West Hampstead 09/13½ [P1] 09/02   19/25½ [P2] 19/23
80.50 Kensal Green Jn 09/19½ 09/04   19/19 19/19
80.76 Willesden Junction HL 09c21 ~ 09c23 [P5] 09.06 ~ 09.10   19c15 ~ 19c17 [P4] 19.15 ~ 19.17
81.69 Acton Wells Jn 09/26 09/13   19/12½ 19/09
82.53 Acton Main Line 09/28 [DR] 09/15   19/10½ [GL] 19/06
83.32 Acton West 09/30 [DR] 09/23   19/05 [UR] 19/04
87.38 Southall 09/38½ [P3] [DR] 09/38   18/56 [P4] [UR] 18/55
89.49 Heathrow Airport Jn 09/44 [DR] 09/43   18/51 [UR] 18/50
96.70 Slough 09/52 [P4] [DR] 09/49   18/38 [P5] [UR] 18/36
102.53 Maidenhead 09/58 [P3] [DR] 09/57   18/29 [P4] [UR] 18/28
109.35 Twyford 10/05 [P3] [DR] 10/04   18/23 [P4] [UR] 18/22
113.49 Kennet Bridge Jn 10/10 [DR] 10/09   18/19 [UR] 18/17
114.34 Reading 10/12 [P12] [DFR] 10/10   18*10 ~ 18*16 [P15] 18.09 ~ 18.15
115.20 Oxford Road Jn 10/17 10/17   18/07 [DFR] 18/06
116.21 Southcote Jn 10/19 10/19   18/05½ 18/04
126.00 Bramley 10/28 10/27   17/57 17/57
130.76 Basingstoke 10/41 [P2] [DF] 10/41   17/50 [P4] 17/51
133.36 Worting Jn 10/45 10/44   17/46 [US] 17/48
? Wallers Ash Loop 10/54 10/54   17/37 17/41
149.54 Winchester 10/58 [P2] 11/00   17/32 [P1] 17/36
? Shawford Jn 11/00 [DF] 11/01   17/28 17/34
156.50 Eastleigh 11c05 ~ 11c07 [P2] 11.07 ~ 11.09   17c19 ~ 17c21 [P1] 17.25 ~ 17.28
? Southampton Airport Parkway 11/09 [P2] 11/12   17/16 [P1] [US] 17/22
160.25 St Denys 11/12 [P2] 11/15   17/14 [P1] 17/20
161.18 Northam Jn 11/14 [DF] 11/16   17/12 [UF] 17/18
162.22 Southampton Central 11/17 [P4] [DF] 11/18   17/09 [P1] 17/15
? Church Lane Jn 11/22 ?   17/07½ [UF] ?
164.73 Redbridge 11/23½ 11/22   17/06 17/10
175.69 Brockenhurst 11/32 [P3] 11/31   16/56 [P2] 17/00
191.05 Bournemouth 11.49a ~ 11.54d [P3] 11.46 ~ 11.51 [P3]   16.30a ~ 16.39d [P2] 16.41 ~ 16.43
193.54 Branksome 11/59 [P2] 11/55   16/25 [P1] 16/24
196.65 Poole 12.04a ~ 12.07d [P2] 12.03 ~ 12.06   16.14a ~ 16.19d [P1] 16.13 ~ 16.18
203.73 Wareham 12/16 [P2] 12/15   16/05 [P1] 16/02
? Wool 12/21½ [P2] 12/22   16/00 [P1] 15/57
? Moreton 12/26½ 12/27   15/55 15/53
218.59 Dorchester South 12/32 [P2] 12/34   15/48½ [P1] 15/46
219.18 Dorchester Jn 12/33 12/35   15/47½ 15/45
225.67 Weymouth 12.42a [P2] 12.44 [P2]   15.35d [P2] 15.35

Mileages from tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z95 : (67005 with 67006 on rear) : Weymouth to Dorchester South

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.28d [P2]
Dorchester Jn 13/40
Dorchester South 13.42a [P2]

5Z96 : (67006 with 67005 on rear) : Dorchester South to Weymouth

Location Booked
Dorchester South 15.11d [P2]
Dorchester Jn 15/13
Weymouth 15.23a [P2]


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