21st September 2013

NENTA Traintours
The South Coast Explorer

Locos Used 47245 & 47786 'Roy Castle OBE'
Stock Used 3350+3395+99678+3352+3431+3360+1201+6000+6012+6103+9496

Route : 
1Z70 : Norwich to Weymouth
1Z71 : Weymouth to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47786 (1) Norwich - Diss - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Shenfield - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton Jn - Kew East Jn - Old Kew Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Chertsey - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
47245 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes: 
(1) 47245 on rear.
(2) 47786 on rear.


47245 on the return leg at Southampton Central (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Chris Bracey & Barry Owen

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 05.34d [P2] 05.35   00.48a [P2] 00.38
Thorpe Jn 05/35 [W] ?   00/46½ [W] ?
Trowse Swing Bridge 05/36 [C] ?   00/46 [D] ?
Trowse Jn 05/37 05/38   00/45 00/34
Diss 05.56a ~ 05.58d 05.57 ~ 05.59   00.25a ~ 00.27d 00.16 ~ 00.18
Haughley Jn 06/08 06/11   00/12 00/05
Stowmarket 06.12a ~ 06.14d [P1] 06.13 ~ 06.16   00.05a ~ 00.07d [P2] 23.59 ~ 00.01
East Suffolk Jn 06/28 06/28   23/53 23/47
Ipswich 06.30a ~ 06.32d [P2] 06.30 ~ 06.32   23.40a ~ 23.51d [P2] 23.37 ~ 23.45
Halifax Jn 06/35 06/34   23/38 ?
Manningtree 06.43a ~ 06.46d [P2] 06.44 ~ 06.45   23.24a ~ 23.26d [P3] 23.21 ~ 23.22
Colchester 06.55a ~ 06.58d [P3] 06.56 ~ 06.58   23.12a ~ 23.14d [P2] 23.09 ~ 23.11
Colchester [Up Loop] 07*00 ~ 07*07 ?   - -
Marks Tey 07/14 [P1] 07/12   23/06 [P2] 23/03
Witham 07.22a ~ 07.24d [P2] 07.20 ~ 07.23 [P2]   22.55a ~ 22.57d [P3] 22.53 ~ 22.54
Chelmsford 07.34a ~ 07.36d [P1] 07.34 ~ 07.36   22.39a ~ 22.41d [P2] 22.39 ~ 22.41
Shenfield 07/47½ [P2] 07/49   22/30 [P3] 22/30
Gidea Park 08/00½ [P3] 07/58   22/22 [P2] 22/23
Romford 08/04 [P4] 08/01   22/20½ 22/22
Seven Kings 08/08 08/07   22/15½ [P3] [ML] 22/17
Ilford 08/09 [P1] 08/08   22/11 [IL] [P4] [EL] 22/08
Ilford Sig. L341 - -   22*08 ~ 22*09 ?
Manor Park 08/10½ 08/09   22/06 [ML] [IL] 22/02
Forest Gate Jn 08/11 [ML] 08/10   22/04 [ML] 22/00
Stratford 08.15a ~ 08.17d [P10] 08.14 ~ 08.16   21.58a ~ 22.01d [P10a] 21.54 ~ 21.56
Channelsea Jn 08/20½ ?   21/54 ?
Lea Jn 08/21½ ?   21/53 21/50
Navarino Road Jn 08/29 ?   21/47 21/44
Canonbury West Jn 08/33 08/31   21/43 21/40
Westbourne Road Jn 08/34 08/32   21/40 21/39
Camden Road East Jn 08/37 ?   21/37 21/35
Camden Road 08/38½ 08/37   21/35 21/34
Gospel Oak 08/44½ [P1] 08/42   21/30 [P2] 21/29
Kensal Green Jn 09/01 09/00   21/18 21/17
Willesden Junction HL 09/03½ [P5] 09/03   21.14a ~ 21.16d [P4] ?
Acton Wells Jn 09/05½ 09/05   21/09 21/12
South Acton Jn 09/11 ?   21/04 ?
Kew East Jn 09/14 09/14   21/01 20/59
Old Kew Jn 09/15½ 09/14   20/59½ 20/58
Brentford 09/17 [P2] 09/15   20/58 [P1] 20/57
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/20   20/53½ [P1] 20/53
Feltham Jn 09/23½ 09/22   20/51½ 20/51
Feltham 09/26 [P2] 09/25   20/49 [P1] 20/48
Staines 09/31 [P2] 09/31   20/44 [P1] 20/41
Virginia Water 09/42 [P4] 09/40   20/34 [P3] 20/30
Addlestone Jn 09/49 ?   20/22 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 09/52½ [DS] 09/53   20/20 20/16
Woking 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DF] 10.04 ~ 10.05   20/15 [P1] 20/13
Woking Jn 10/07½ 10/06   20/14 [US] 20/12
Pirbright Jn 10/12½ ?   20/09 20/06
Farnborough (Main) 10/16 10/16   20/05 20/03
Fleet 10/19 10/19   20/02 20/01
Basingstoke 10/29 [DF] [P2] [DF] 10/28   19/52 [UF] [P3] [UF] 19/53
Worting Jn 10/31½ 10/30   19/50 [UF] 19/50
Winchester 10/46 [P2] 10/45   19/37 [P1] 19/37
Shawford Jn / Shawford 10/48 [DF] 10/46   19/34 19/34
Eastleigh 10/55 [DF] 10/51 [DF]   19/30 [UF] 19/30
St Denys 10/58 [P2] 10/54   19/26 [P1] 19/26
Northam Jn 11/00 [DF] 10/56   19/24 [UF] 19/24
Southampton Central 11.03a ~ 11.06d [P3] [DS] 11.00 ~ 11.05   19.18a ~ 19.21d [US] [P1] 19.17 ~ 19.21 [P1]
Redbridge 11/10 11/10   19/04 19/02
Brockenhurst 11.24a ~ 11.26d [P3] 11.22 ~ 11.24   18/53 [P2] 18/53
Bournemouth 11.48a ~ 11.53d 11.47 ~ 11.51   18.31a ~ 18.35d 18.35 ~ 18.36
Branksome 11/57 [P2] 11/57   18/26 [P1] 18/30
Poole 12/02 [P2] 12/02   18/21 [P1] 18/23
Wareham 12.11a ~ 12.14d [P2] 12.12 ~ 12.15   18.09a ~ 18.13d [P1] 18.06 ~ 18.12
Wool 12/20½ [P2] 12/22   18/02 [P1] 18/00
Moreton 12/26 12/26   17/57 17/56
Dorchester South 12/32 [P2] 12/33   17/50 [P1] 17/50
Dorchester Jn 12/33 12/34   17/49 17/49
Weymouth 12.42a [P2] 12.44   17.36d [P2] 17.36


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z70 : (47245 with 47786 on rear) : Weymouth to Weymouth Jersey Sidings
5Z71 : (47786 with 47245 on rear) : Weymouth Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Weymouth 12.55d 17.25a
Weymouth Jersey Sidings 12.58a 17.22d


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