26th July 2015

Railway Touring Company
The Weymouth Seaside Express

Locos Used 47760 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+9392+4984+4940+99311+326+3115+3096+3150

Route :
1Z82 : Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
1Z83 : Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
34067 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill
47760 Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester West - Weymouth
34067 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes : 
(1) 47760 on rear.

Source : Guy Vincent

Photo Review


The tour, passing Berkley Marsh on the outward leg (photos: Guy Vincent)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 08.19d [P9] 08.20   20.01a [P15] 19.49
Bristol East Jn 08/21 [UM] 08/22 19/59 [DM] 19/48
North Somerset Jn 08/22 08/23   19/57 19/47
Keynsham 08/26½ 08/29   19/52 19/43
Bath Spa 08.35a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.37 ~ 08.40   19.39a ~ 19.42d [P1] 19.32 ~ 19.35
Bathampton Jn 08/44 08/45   19/35 19/27
Bradford Jn 08/56 08/58   19/21 19/15
Trowbridge 09.00a ~ 09.04d 09.03 ~ 09.07   19.15a ~ 19.17d 19.09 ~ 19.12
Westbury 09.15a ~ 09.24d [P2] 09.14 ~ 09.24   18.48a ~ 19.07d [P3] 18.32 ~ 19.02
Fairwood Jn 09/29 09/27   18/43 18/29
Clink Road Jn 09/34 09/32   18/37 18/24
Frome - -   18w14a ~ 18w34d 18.05 ~ 18.21
Blatchbridge Jn 09/37 09/34   18/11 18/04
East Somerset Jn 09/41 09/38   18/06 17/57
Castle Cary 09.51a ~ 09.56d [P2] 09/50?   17/53 [P3] 17/46
Yeovil Pen Mill 10L17a ~ 10L34d [P3] 10.12 ~ 10.38   17.26a ~ 17.29d [P1] 17.25 ~ 17.27
Maiden Newton 10t58 ~ 11t01 10.58 ~ 11.01   16t58 ~ 17t05 16.58 ~ 17.05
Dorchester West 11/11 11/11   16/46 16/47
Dorchester Jn 11/13 11/13   16/44 16/45
Weymouth 11.22a [P3] 11.22 [P3]   16.31d [P2] 16.31 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

0Z82 : (34067) : Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction

Location Booked
Yeovil Pen Mill 10.22d [P3]
Yeovil Junction 10.27a

0Z83 : (34067) : Yeovil Junction to Weymouth

Location Booked
Yeovil Junction 13.55d
Yeovil Pen Mill 14.02 ~ 14.07
Maiden Newton 14.34 ~ 14.42
Dorchester West 14/53
Dorchester Jn 14/55
Weymouth 15.07 ~ 15.11 [P1]
Jersey Sidings 15.15

5Z83 : (47760) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z83 : (47760 with 34067 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Weymouth 11.29d [P3] 16.17a [P2]
Jersey Sidings 11.32a 16.14d


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