17th August 2023

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47802 & steam: 45596 'Bahamas'
Stock Used 14060+99723+5032+99311+3143+3098+3093+99316+99128+99371

Route : 
1Z92 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z93 : Weymouth to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
45596 (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
45596 (1) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 45596 on rear.
(3) The return leg from Weymouth to Southampton Central was originally advertised to be hauled by steam loco 31806.

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the tour London Victoria - Weymouth - Woking)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] [DCF] 08.46 [P2]   22.19a [P2] 22.21
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/50   22/16 [UCS] 22/16
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/52 [RVL] 08/51 [RVL]   22/13 22/14
Longhedge Jn 09/00 08/53   22/11 [RVL] 22/11
Longhedge Sig.W135 - 08.55 ~ 09.03   - -
Clapham Junction 09/03 [P5] [DWF] 09/06 [P5] [DWF]   22.02a ~ 22.07d [P3] 21.57 ~ 22.07
Barnes 09/08½ [P3] 09/13 [P3]   21/55 [P1] [UWS] 21/51
Brentford 09.13 ~ 09.15 [P2] 09/20 [P2]   21.43 ~ 21.46 [P1] 21/39
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/23 [P2]   21/36 [P1] 21/32
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/25   21/34 21/30
Feltham 09/24½ [P2] 09/28 [P2]   21/30½ [P1] 21/26
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.33 ~ 09.36 [P2]   21.20a ~ 21.22d [P1] 21.16 ~ 21.18
Virginia Water 09/44½ [P4] 09/45 [P4]   21/10 [P3] 21/06
Chertsey 09/49 09/49   21/02 20/59
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ 09/52   20/58 20/55
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] 09/54 [P2] [DS]   20/56 [P1] 20/52
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.04 ~ 10.08 [P5] [DS]   20.47a ~ 20.49d [P1] [US] 20.40 ~ 20.44 [P1]
Woking Jn 10/07½ [DS] 10/09 [DS]   20/45 [US] 20/39
Brookwood 10/11½ [P2] [DS] 10/14 [DS]   20/34 [P1] [US] 20/35
Pirbright Jn 10/13½ [DS] 10/16 [DS]   20/29 [US] 20/33 [US]
Farnborough (Main) 10/17½ [P2] [DS] 10/20 [P2] [DS]   20/25 [P1] [US] 20/30 [P1] [US]
Fleet 10/21½ [P2] [DS] 10/22 [P2] [DS]   20/22 [P1] [US] 20/27 [P1] [US]
Winchfield 10w24 ~ 10w37 [P2] [DS] 10.26 ~ 10.47 [P2] [DS]   20/18½ [P1] [US] 20/24 [P1] [US]
Basingstoke 10.46a ~ 10.48d [P1] [DS] 11.00 ~ 11.03 [P1] [DS]   19w52a ~ 20w10d [P4] [US] 19.55 ~ 20.13 [P4] [US]
Worting Jn 10/57½ 11/08   19/45 [US] 19/51 [US]
Wallers Ash Loop 11/11 11/18   - -
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/23 [P2]   - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DF] 11/25 [DF]   - -
Eastleigh 11/27 [DF] 11/28 [DF]   - -
St Denys 11/36 [P2] [DS] 11/34 [P2] [DF]   - -
Northam Jn 11/43 11/39   - -
Southampton Sig.E727 - 11.40 ~ 11.44   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/34 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/15
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/06 19/14
Dean - -   18/57 19/03
Romsey - -   18/48 [P2] 18/52 [P2]
Redbridge - -   18/39 [P2] 18/42 [P2]
Church Lane Jn - -   18/36½ 18/38
Southampton Central 11.47a ~ 11.49d [P2] [DS] 11.48 ~ 11.50 [P2] [DS]   18.25a ~ 18.35d [P2] [DS] 18.25 ~ 18.32 [P2] [DS]
Church Lane Jn 11*54 ~ 12*03 11.55 ~ 12.06   18/21 [UF] 18/21 [US]
Redbridge 12/06 [P2] 12/09   18/19 [P1] 18/18 [P1]
Totton 12/13 [P2] 12/11 [P2]   18/18 [P1] 18/17 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w21 ~ 12w28 [P2] 12.24 ~ 12.34   18/12½ [P1] 18/12 [P1]
Brockenhurst 12/34 [P3] 12/40 [P3]   18/08 [P2] 18/07 [P2]
Bournemouth 12.54a ~ 12.56d [P3] 12.56 ~ 12.59 [P3]   17.47a ~ 17.49d [P2] 17.47 ~ 17.51 [P2]
Bournemouth Sig.BC164 - -   - 17.26 ~ 17.46
Branksome 13/01 [P2] 13/04 [P2]   17/39 [P1] 17/21 [P1]
Poole 13/06 [P2] 13/10 [P2]   17/27 [P1] 17/15 [P1]
Wareham 13/15 [P2] 13/19 [P2]   17/10 [P1] 17/06 [P1]
Wool 13/21 [P2] 13/24 [P2]   17/02 [P1] 17/01 [P1]
Moreton 13/26 [P2] 13/29 [P2]   16/56 [P1] 16/55 [P1]
Dorchester South 13/32 [P2] 13/37   16/50 [P1] 16/49 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/33 13/38   16/49 16/48
Weymouth 13.43a [P2] 13.47 [P2]   16.36d [P2] 16.37 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z89 : (45596 with 47802 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7
5Z89 : (47802 with 45596 on rear) : Willesden No.7 to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.29d
Southall 05.39 ~ 05.50
Southall East Jn 05/51
West Ealing 05/53
Acton West 05/57
Acton Main Line 05/59
Acton Wells Jn 06/02
Acton Canal Wharf 06/04
Willesden No.7 06.07 ~ 06.09
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 06*11 ~ 07*40
Willesden West London Jn 07/42
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/43
North Pole Jn 07/44
Shepherds Bush 07/46
Kensington Olympia 07/48
West Brompton 07c51 ~ 07c53
Latchmere Jn 07/57
Longhedge Jn 08/01
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/03
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/18
London Victoria 08.22a [P2]

5Z91 : (47802 with 45596 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

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

5Z92 : (45596 with 47802 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 16.20d
Weymouth 16.24a [P2]

5Z93 : (47802 with 45596 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 22.42d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 22/45
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/47
Longhedge Jn 22/54
Latchmere Jn 22/58
West Brompton 23c04 ~ 23c06
Kensington Olympia 23/09
Shepherds Bush 23/11
North Pole Jn 23/14
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/16
Willesden SW Goods Lines 23/18
Willesden SW Sidings 23*20 ~ 23*24
Acton Wells Jn 23/26
Acton Main Line 23/33
Acton West 23/35
West Ealing 23/39
Southall East Jn 23/47
Southall 23.48 ~ 23.59
Southall WCR 00.09a


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