Timings (Advertised Only)
(from RTC brochure)
31st July 2024
Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express
Tour cancelled, due to unavailable coaching stock.
Route :
| Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
| steam: 45596 'Bahamas' (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 |
| WCR Diesel Loco (2) | Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central |
| steam: 45596 'Bahamas' (1) | Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria |
Notes:
(1) Diesel loco on rear.
(2) Steam loco on rear.
(3) 45596 'Bahamas' is vacuum brake fitted. WCR's coaching stock is now air
braked only.
Source : Nick Bartlett
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from RTC brochure)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| London Victoria | 08.45d | 22.15a |
| Staines | 09.35d | 21.20a |
| Woking | 10.05d | 20.45a |
| Basingstoke | 10.55d | 19.50a |
| Bournemouth | 12.50a | 17.45d |
| Weymouth | 13.45a | 16.40d |
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