31st July 2021

Statesman Rail
The Dorset Coast Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47828 & 47853
Stock Used 17056+3229+3188+80043+3438+3312+1211+3348+3426+3384+5912

Route :
1Z45 : Chester to Weymouth
1Z47 : Weymouth to Chester

Loco(s) Route
47853 + 47828 Chester - Crewe - Stafford - Penkridge - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Tame Bridge Parkway - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street- Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Goring & Streatley - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
47828 + 47853 Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Chester

Notes :
(1) 47853 running as 47614.


47828+47853 passing the former Radipole Halt on 1Z47 (photo: Mark V. Pike)

Sources : Clive Billson & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Chester 06.00d [P3] 06.11   23.05a [P3] 23.05
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 06/11½ 06/22   22/51 22/49
Crewe Steel Works 06/19 06/30   22/42½ 22/42
Crewe 06.23a ~ 06.26d [P11] [US] 06.33 ~ 06.37   22.35a ~ 22.39d [P6] 22.30 ~ 22.39
Basford Hall Jn 06/31 [US] 06/41   22/31½ 22/26
Madeley 06/36 [US] 06/46   22/23½ [DS] 22/22
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   22/15½ [DS] 22/15
Little Bridgeford Jn 06/46 [US] 06/54   22/14 [DS] 22/14
Stafford 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P4] 06.59 ~ 07.05   22.05a ~ 22.08d [P6] [DS] 22.07 ~ 22.10
Trent Valley Jn 06/56½ 07/09   22/04 [DS] 22/06
Rickerscote 06*58 ~ 07*15 07.12 ~ 07.18   22/03 22/05
Penkridge 07.21a ~ 07.24d 07.24 ~ 07.28   21.56a ~ 21.58d 21.59 ~ 22.01
Bushbury Jn 07/35½ 07/35   21/49 21/52
Wolverhampton North Jn 07/37 07/38   21/47½ 21/51
Wolverhampton 07.40a ~ 07.43d [P3] 07.41 ~ 07.44   21.44a ~ 21.46d [P3] 21.41 ~ 21.49
Portobello Jn 07/47½ 07/49   21/29½ 21/32
Darlaston Jn 07/50½ 07/53   21/26½ 21/29
Bescot Stadium 07/52½ 07/55   21/25½ 21/28
Tame Bridge Parkway 07.56a ~ 07.57d [P1] 07.56 ~ 07.59   21.20a ~ 21.22d [P2] 21.23 ~ ?
Perry Barr North Jn 08/02½ 08/05   21/15 21/18
Perry Barr West Jn 08/04½ 08/06   21/12½ 21/17
Soho East Jn 08/08½ 08/10   21/09 21/14
Soho South Jn 08/09½ 08/11   21/08 21/13
Birmingham New Street 08.14a ~ 08.19d [P3] [WL] 08.24 ~ 08.27   21.00a ~ 21.03d [P4] 21.00 ~ 21.07
Proof House Jn 08/21½ 08/30   20/58 [WL] 20/55
St Andrews Jn 08/24½ 08/34   20/54 20/47
Bordesley Jn 08/26½ [ML] 08/35   20/53 20/46
Small Heath South Jn 08/28½ [FL] 08/40   20/49 [FL] 20/43
Tyseley 08/29½ [P1] 08/41   20/48 [P2] 20/42
Solihull 08.34a ~ 08.37d 08.48 ~ 08.51   20.40a ~ 20.42d 20.35 ~ 20.38
Bentley Heath LC 08/41½ 08/56   20/36 20/31
Dorridge [Up Loop] 08*44 ~ 09*11 [UPL] 08/59?   - -
Dorridge 09.13a ~ 09.15d [P1] 09.00 ~ ?   20.32a ~ 20.34d [P2] 20.26 ~ 20.30 [P2]
Hatton 09/21 09/19   20/24 20/19
Warwick Parkway 09.25a ~ 09.27d [P1] 09.22 ~ 09.25   20.17a ~ 20.19d [P2] 20.12 ~ 20.15
Leamington Spa 09.39a ~ 09.41d [P3] 09.43 ~ ?   20.08a ~ 20.10d [P2] 20.02 ~ 20.06
Fenny Compton 09/52½ 09/56   19/57½ 19/52
Reservoir Jn 09/58½ 10/01   19/50½ 19/46
Banbury 10/00½ [P3] 10/02   19/49 [P2] 19/45
Aynho Jn 10/06 10/06   19/45 19/41
Heyford 10/12 [P1] 10/11   19/40½ [P2] 19/36
Wolvercote Jn 10/19 [UM] 10/17   19/33 19/29
Oxford North Jn 10/21 [UM] 10/18   19/31½ [DM] 19/28
Oxford 10/22 [TL] 10/20   19/31 [TL] 19/26
Kennington Jn 10/26½ 10/23   19/28 19/24
Didcot North Jn 10/35½ 10/28   19/21 19/17
Didcot East Jn 10/36½ [UR] 10/30   19/20 19/16
Goring & Streatley 10/44 [P4] [UR] 10/35   19/12 [P1] [DM] 19/07
Tilehurst East Jn 10/52½ 10/41   19/07 [DR-DM] 19/02
Reading West Jn 10/54 10/43   19/04 [DR] 19/00
Oxford Road Jn 10/57½ 10/55   19/02 18/58
Southcote Jn 11/00½ 10/57   19/00½ 18/55
Bramley 11/11½ 11/06   18/52 18/47
Basingstoke 11/23½ [P2] [DF] 11/14   18/45 [P4] 18/40
Worting Jn 11/27½ 11/22   18/42½ [US] 18/35
Wallers Ash Loop 11/37½ 11/31   18/34½ 18/27
Winchester 11/42 [P2] 11/37   18/29½ [P1] 18/23
Shawford Jn 11/45 [DF] 11/41   18/24½ 18/21
Eastleigh 11c55 ~ 12c14 [P3] 11.49 ~ 12.12   18c16 ~ 18c17 [P1] 18.14 ~ 18.15
Southampton Airport Parkway 12/17½ [P2] 12/16   18/14 [P1] [UF] 18/11
St Denys 12/22½ [P2] 12/20   18/12 [P1] 18/08
Northam Jn 12*24 ~ 12*49 [DF] 12.21 ~ ?   18/09½ [UF] 18/06
Southampton Central 12/53½ [P4] [DF] 12/39   18/07 [P3] 18/04
Church Lane Jn 12/55½ ?   18/05 [US] ?
Redbridge 12/57 [P2] 12/57   18/03½ [P1] 17/59
Brockenhurst 13/11 [P3] 13/07   17/54 [P2] 17/49
Bournemouth 13.31a ~ 13.34d [P3] 13.27 ~ 13.32   17.30a ~ 17.33d [P2] 17.29 ~ 17.33
Branksome 13/39 [P2] 13/36   17/25 [P1] 17/25
Poole 13.44a ~ 13.47d [P2] 13.43 ~ 13.46   17.16a ~ 17.19d [P1] 17.16 ~ ?
Wareham 13/56 [P2] 13/57   17/07 [P1] 17/08
Wool 14/01½ [P2] 14/02   17/02 [P1] 17/03
Moreton 14/06½ [P2] 14/07   16/57 [P1] 16/59
Dorchester South 14/12 [P1] 14/15   16/50½ [P1] 16/49
Dorchester Jn 14/13 14/16   16/49½ 16/45
Weymouth 14.23a [P2] 14.25 [P2]   16.37d [P2] 16.36 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z46 : (47828 + 47853 propelling) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

Location Booked
Weymouth 15.28d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 15.32a

5Z47 : (47853 + 47828 propelling) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 16.19d
Weymouth 16.23a [P2]


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