24th July 2024

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47812 & steam: 44871
Stock Used 35508+9493+6115+6724+3395+3431+3326+1961+3352+3392

Route : 
1Z91 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z96 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
44871 (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 - Andover - Laverstock North Jn - Laverstock South Jn - Dean - Romsey - Redbridge - Millbrook - Southampton [Up Goods Loop]? (3)
47812 (2) Southampton [Up Goods Loop]? - Millbrook - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
44871 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Millbrook - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Farnborough (Main) - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Weybridge - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) 47812 on rear.
(2) 44871 on rear.
(3) Confirmation required - did the train reverse at Millbrook or Southampton Up Goods Loop?

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] [DCF] 08.46   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/49   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] 08/50   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/55½ 08/52   - -
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DWF] 09/03   - -
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/10   - -
Kew Bridge 09/13 [P2] 09/19   - -
Brentford 09.14a ~ 09.19d [P2] 09.21 ~ 09.23   - -
Hounslow 09/23½ [P2] 09/28   - -
Hounslow Jn 09/24½ 09/29   - -
Feltham Jn 09/25½ 09/30   - -
Feltham 09/27 [P2] 09/33   - -
Staines 09.33a ~ 09.36d [P2] 09.39 ~ 09.43   - -
Virginia Water 09/43½ [P4] 09/52   - -
Chertsey 09/49 [P1] 09/57   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53 10/03   - -
London Waterloo - -   22.41a [P16] 22.45
Waterloo West Crossings - -   22/38½ [UMR] 22/42
Clapham Junction - -   22.31a ~ 22.33d [P7] [UMF] 22.33 ~ 22.36
Wimbledon - -   22/25½ [P5] [UF] 22/28
Raynes Park - -   22/21½ [P2] [US] 22/26
New Malden - -   22/17½ [P1] [US] 22/24
Berrylands Jn - -   22/15 [US] ?
Surbiton - -   22/14 [P1] [US] 22/16
Hampton Court Jn - -   22*05 ~ 22*11 [US] ? ~ 22.12
Weybridge - -   21.50a ~ 21.57d [P2] [US] 21.53 ~ 21.55
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] 10/07   21/47 [US] 21/50
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.17 ~ 10.21   21.40a ~ 21.42d [P2] [UF] 21.41 ~ 21.44
Woking Jn 10/07½ [DS] 10/23   21/39 [UF] 21/40
Pirbright Jn 10/12½ [DS] ?   21/34 [UF] 21/35
Farnborough (Main) 10/16½ [P2] [DS] 10/35   21/30 [UF] 21/31
Fleet 10/20½ [P2] [DS] 10/39   21/26½ [UF] 21/28
Winchfield 10w23 ~ 10w37 [P2] [DS] 10.43 ~ 10.58   21/23½ [UF] 21/25
Basingstoke 10.46a ~ 10.49d [P1] [DS] 11.08 ~ 11.10 [P1]   21.01a ~ 21.15d [P4] [UF] 21.01 ~ 21.15
Worting Jn 11/00½ 11/17   20/57 [US] 20/57
Andover 11/18½ [P2] 11/34   - -
Laverstock North Jn 11/39 11/53   - -
Laverstock South Jn 11/43 11/54   - -
Dean 11/53 [P1] 12/14   - -
Romsey 12*04 ~ 12*04 [P1] 12/24   - -
Redbridge 12/12½ [P1] 12/33   - -
Church Lane Jn 12/14½ [UF] 12/35   - -
Wallers Ash Loop - -   20/46 20/45
Winchester - -   20/39 [P1] 20/37 [P1]
Shawford Up Jn - -   20/33 ?
Eastleigh - -   20/22 [P1] [US] 20/15
Southampton Airport Parkway - -   20/14 [P1] [US] 20/12
St Denys - -   19*54 ~ 20*09 20/09
Northam Jn - -   19/50 [US] 20/07
Southampton Central - -   19/47 [P1] 20/04 [P1]
Southampton [Up Goods Loop] 12.17 ~ 12.34 [UGL] ?   19w25 ~ 19w45 [UGL] ?
Church Lane Jn 12/36½ ?   19/20½ [UF] 19/36
Redbridge 12/39½ [P2] 12/50   19/18½ [P1] 19/34
Totton 12/42½ [P2] 12/51   19/17½ [P1] 19/33
Brockenhurst 12/53 [P3] 13/01   18*52 ~ 19*05 [P1] 19.06 ~ 19.20
Bournemouth 13.15a ~ 13.17d [P4] 13.19 ~ 13.22   18.29a ~ 18.32d [P2] 18.40 ~ 18.46
Branksome 13/26 [P2] 13/28   18/25 [P1] 18/34
Poole 13/31 [P2] 13/33   18/19 [P1] 18/28
Wareham 13/40 [P2] 13/43   18/10 [P1] 18/18
Wool 13/46 [P2] 13/50   18/03 [P1] 18/11
Moreton 13/51 [P2] 13/55   17/57 [P1] 18/07
Dorchester South 13/57 [P2] 14/03   17/51 [P1] 17/55
Dorchester Jn 13/58 14/04   17/50 17/50
Weymouth 14.08a [P2] 14.14 [P2]   17.36d [P2] 17.36


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z90 : (44871 with 47812 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7
5Z90 : (47812 with 44871 on rear) : Willesden No.7 to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 06.26d
Southall 06.37 ~ 06.50
Southall East Jn 06/51
West Ealing 06/54
Acton West 06/56
Acton Main Line 07*00 ~ 07*13
Acton Wells Jn 07/16
Acton Canal Wharf 07/18
Willesden No.7 07.21 ~ 07.25
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 07*28 ~ 07*33
Willesden West London Jn 07/35
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/37
North Pole Jn 07/38
Shepherds Bush 07/39
Kensington Olympia 07/41
West Brompton 07c44 ~ 07c46
Latchmere Jn 07/50
Longhedge Jn 07/52
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/54
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/57
London Victoria 08.01a [P2]

5Z91 : (44871 with 47812 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

Location Booked
Weymouth 14.38d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 14.41a

5Z92 : (47812 with 44871 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 17.24d
Weymouth 17.27a [P2]

5Z97 : (47812 with 44871 on rear) : London Waterloo to Willesden No.7
5Z97 : (44871 with 47812 on rear) : Willesden No.7 to Southall

Location Booked
London Waterloo 22.55d [P16]
Waterloo West Crossings 22/57
Nine Elms Jn 23/00
Queenstown Road Battersea 23/01
West London Jn 23/02
Latchmere Jn 23*04 ~ 23*15
West Brompton 23c19 ~ 23c21
Kensington Olympia 23/23
Shepherds Bush 23/25
North Pole Jn 23/27
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/28
Willesden SW Goods Lines 23/30
Willesden No.7 23.32 ~ 23.35
Acton Canal Wharf 23/39
Acton Wells Jn 23/41
Acton Main Line 23/44
Acton West 23/47
West Ealing 23/50
Southall East Jn 23/53
Southall 23.55 ~ 00.08
Southall WCR 00.18a


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