26th July 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used steam: 34067 'Tangmere' & 4464 'Bittern'
Stock Used (1) (35518+) 99122+99125+99712+99127+99121+99350+1860+4905+99318 (+17013)

Route :
1Z94 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z95 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
34067 London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
4464 + 34067 (3) Weymouth - Dorchester South
34067 + 4464 (4) Dorchester South - Weymouth

Notes :
(1) 17013 was only in the consist when 4464 was hauling the train, 35518 was only in the consist when 34067 was hauling the train.
(2) The outward leg was delayed near Beaulieu Road, due to a trespasser on the line.
(3) 34067 banked from Weymouth to Dorchester South.
(4) 4464 failed at Dorchester South, with injector problems. 34067 hauled the train (with 4464 on rear) back to Weymouth, where the the train was cancelled.
(5) 37516 returned the E.C.S. as 5Z95 1230d Weymouth to Southall on 27/07/12. 4464 with 17013 ran from Weymouth to Southall on 28/07/12.


34067 leaves Beaulieu Road water stop on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Claude Andrews, Chris Bracey & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Roy Roberts and Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 08.45   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 ?   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] ?   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?   - -
London Waterloo - -   20.47a [P16] [CAN]
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] 09/03   20/39 [P8] [CAN]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/11   - -
Brentford 09/15 09/18   - -
Hounslow 09/21 09/28   - -
Feltham Jn 09/23 ?   - -
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/32   - -
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.38 ~ 09.41   - -
Virginia Water 09/45 [P4] 09/51   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53 ?   - -
Wimbledon - -   20/34 [P6] [CAN]
New Malden - -   20/31 [UF] [CAN]
Surbiton - -   20/29 [P2] [CAN]
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/27 [UF] [CAN]
Weybridge - -   20/21 [P2] [CAN]
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] ?   20/19 [CAN]
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] 10.07 ~ 10.10   20.08a ~ 20.12d [P1] [CAN]
Woking Jn 10/07 10/11   20/07 [CAN]
Pirbright Jn 10/13 ?   20/00 [CAN]
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] 10/21   19/55 [P1] [CAN]
Fleet 10/21 10/25   19/51 [CAN]
Winchfield 10w26a ~ 10w39d [P2] ?   ? [CAN]
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [P2] 10.53 ~ 10.55   19w28a ~ 19w39d [P4] [CAN]
Worting Jn 11/00 [DF] 11/00   19/21 [US] [CAN]
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/16   19/03 [P1] [CAN]
Shawford Jn // Shawford 11/19 [DS] ?   18/58 [CAN]
Eastleigh 11/33 [P2] 11/37   18w36a ~ 18w47d [P1] [CAN]
St Denys 11/40 [P2] 11/45   18/30 [P1] [CAN]
Northam Jn 11/43 [DF] ?   18/28 [UF] [CAN]
Southampton Central 11.46a ~ 11.48d [P3] 11.51 ~ ?   18/26 [P1] [CAN]
Redbridge 12/03 12/01   18/21 [CAN]
Beaulieu Road 12w11a ~ 12w21d [P2] ?   ? [CAN]
Brockenhurst 12/28 [P3] 12/42   18/09 [P2] [CAN]
Bournemouth Central 12.48a ~ 12.51d [P3] 13.01 ~ 13.05   17.47a ~ 17.49d [P2] [CAN]
Branksome 12/56 13/11   17/38 [CAN]
Poole 13/01 [P2] 13/17   17/24 [P1] [CAN]
Wareham 13/13 [P2] 13/26   17L08a ~ 17L14d [P1] [CAN]
Wool 13/22 [P2] 13/31   17/01 [P1] [CAN]
Moreton 13/28 ?   16/57 [CAN]
Dorchester South 13/35 [P1] 13/48   16/50 [P1]  17.28 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/37 ?   16/49 ?
Weymouth 13.45a 14.00   16.35d [P2] 16.38


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z93 : (DL with 34067 on rear) : Southall to Victoria
5Z97 : (DL with 4464 on rear) : Waterloo to Southall, cancelled.

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.45a
Southall Yard 06.30a ~ 06.45d 23.22a ~ 23.35d
Southall East Jn 06/46 23/21 [GL]
West Ealing 06/49 [UR] ?
Acton West 06/53 [UR] 23/15 [DR]
Acton Main Line 06/56 [UR] 23/12 [DR]
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 23/10
Willesden SW Sdgs 07.05a ~ 07.34d 22.18a ~ 23.08d
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/38 22/14
North Pole Jn 07/39 22/12
Kensington Olympia 07.44a ~ 07.48d 22.05a ~ 22.07d [P2]
Latchmere Jn 07/55 21.30a ~ 21.58d
Longhedge Jn 07/58 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/59 [RVL] -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/01 -
Victoria 08.04a [P2] -
West London Jn - 21/27
Nine Elms Jn - 21/23
Waterloo - 21.18d [P16]

5Z95 : (4464 with 17013) : Yeovil Junction to Jersey Sidings
5Z96 : (34067 with 35518) :  Jersey Sidings to Yeovil Junction

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Yeovil Junction 14.00d 20.45a
Yeovil Pen Mill 14.09a ~ 14.29d 20.13a ~ 20.38d
Maiden Newton 14.56a ~ 15.02d 19.26a ~ 19.45d
Dorchester West 15/14 19/10
Dorchester Jn 15/15 19/09
Weymouth 15.23a ~ 15.26d 18.57a ~ 19.00d
Jersey Sidings 15.29a 18.55d

0Z94 : (34067) : Wareham to Poole Sidings - cancelled
0Z94 : (34067) : Poole Sidings to Weymouth - cancelled

Location Booked
Wareham 17.21d
Poole Sidings 17.30a ~ 17.44d
Wareham 17/57
Wool 18/02
Moreton 18/07
Dorchester South 18/13
Dorchester Jn 18/14
Weymouth 18.22 ~ 18.27 [P1]
Jersey Sidings 18.30a


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