7th May 1967

Locomotive Club of Great Britain
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 34021 'Dartmoor', 34023 'Blackmoor Vale', 35003 'Royal Mail', 73029, 76026 & 80011

Route : at least (from photographic evidence); SPL 11, SPL 12 & SPL 14

Loco(s) Route
34021 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - Netley - Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Wareham
34023 (1) Wareham - Swanage
76026 (2) Swanage - Wareham
34023 (3) Wareham - Swanage
80011 (2) Swanage - Wareham
34023 Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
73026 + 76029 Weymouth - Dorchester South - Wareham - Poole - Bournemouth Central
35003 Bournemouth Central - Brockenhurst - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Winchester City - Basingstoke - Woking - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes:
(1) 76026 on rear.
(2) 34023 on rear.
(3) 80011 on rear.
(4) Photographs show 80011 with 'SPL 12' code at Swanage, and at Weymouth; 73026 leading with 'SPL11' boards and 73029 behind with a 'SPL14' board; confirmation is required where each code was valid from and to.

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout) & Andy Muir

Photo Review


80011 displaying, headcode 'SPL 12', at Swanage (photo: Andy Muir)


73026 leading 73029 prior to departing from Weymouth.
(photos: The John Law Collection, courtesy of Nick Catford)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 09.13d 09.13
3.71 Clapham Junction 09/20 09/21
13.26 Hampton Court Jn 09/36 09/36
24.26 Woking 09.48a ~ 09.52d 09w48½ ~ 09w53½
30.27 Guildford 09/59 10/03
43.02 Haslemere 10/16 10/18
54.73 Petersfield 10/28 10/30
66.38 Havant 10/42 10/42
69.37 Farlington Jn 10/48 10.46 ~ 10.46½
70.40 Cosham 10/54 10/54
76.27 Fareham 11w04a ~ 11w09d 11.04 ~ 11.11½
89.00 St Denys 11/32 11/35
89.74 Northam Jn 11/34 11/38
90.79 Southampton Central 11w37a ~ 11w41d 11.44 ~ 11.48½
93.50 Redbridge 11/46 11/54
105.40 Lymington Jn 11/58 12/09
119.62 Bournemouth Central 12/24 12/26
125.42 Poole 12/34 12/36
132.50 Wareham 12L45a ~ 13L05d 12.46 ~ 13.04
133.57 Worgret Jn 13/08 13/08
138.54 Corfe Castle 13p17a ~ 13p27d 13.17 ~ 13.27
143.53 Swanage 13.36a ~ 13.51d 13.37 ~ 13.51
148.52 Corfe Castle 14.00a ~ 14.10d 14.01 ~ 14.09
153.49 Worgret Jn 14/18½ 14/19
154.46 Wareham 14L21a ~ 14L31d 14.22½ ~ 14.32
155.63 Worgret Jn 14/34 14/35
160.60 Corfe Castle 14.43a ~ 14.53d 14.43 ~ 14.52
165.59 Swanage 15.02a ~ 15.17d 15.02 ~ 15.17
170.58 Corfe Castle 15.27a ~ 15.32d 15.25 ~ 15.31½
175.55 Worgret Jn 15/40½ 15/38½
176.62 Wareham 15L43a ~ 15L55d 15.41½ ~ 15.54
177.69 Worgret Jn 15/58 15/57½
192.07 Dorchester Jn 16/16 16/16½
198.57 Weymouth 16L27a ~ 17L00d 16.28 ~ 16.59
205.27 Dorchester Jn 17/12 17/11
219.45 Worgret Jn 17/28 17/25
227.60 Poole 17/39 17/35
233.40 Bournemouth Central 17L50a ~ 18L05d 17.44½ ~ 17.57
247.62 Lymington Jn 18/23 18/13
259.52 Redbridge 18/35 18/25
262.23 Southampton Central 18w40a ~ 18w45d 18.26½ ~ 18.39
263.38 Northam Jn 18/48½ 18/43
267.77 Eastleigh 18/55 18/49
291.19 Worting Jn 19/22 19/17
316.61 Woking Jn 19/42 19/41
328.16 Hampton Court Jn 19/52 19/50
337.51 Clapham Junction 20/02 20/03
341.42 Waterloo 20.09a 20.09


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