5th September 2015

Railway Touring Company
The Royal Wessex

Locos Used 47832 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used (4) (35518)+99128+99712+99127+99122+99121+99125+1860+4973+99304

Route : 
1Z92 : Three Bridges to Weymouth
1Z94 : Weymouth to Three Bridges

Loco(s) Route
34067 (1) Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Preston Park - Hove - Worthing - Angmering - Barnham - Chichester - Havant - Farlington Jn - Cosham - Fareham - Netley - St Denys - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
47832 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - St Denys - Eastleigh (6)
47832 Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - (reverse of outward route) - Three Bridges

Notes: 
(1) 47832 on rear. 
(2) 34067 on rear. 
(3) Tour postponed from 27/06/15. 
(4) 35518 was only in the consist when 34067 was on the train. 
(5) It is reported that 34067 hit the buffer stops on arrival at Weymouth.
(6) 34067 + 35518 were detached from the train at Eastleigh, and ran direct to Southall Depot. 47832 then ran round and hauled the tour back to Three Bridges.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Claude Andrews

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Three Bridges 06.49d [P5] [DF] 06.49   21.30a [P2] 21.41
Balcombe Tunnel Jn 06/53 06/54   21/26 [US] 21/38
Haywards Heath 07.00a ~ 07.02d [P2] 07.02 ~ 07.05   21.14a ~ 21.18d [P3] 21.28 ~ 21.31
Keymer Jn 07/06 07/10   21/09 21/24
Preston Park 07w17a ~ 07w56d [P1] ? ~ ? [P1]   20w47a ~ 20w59d [P1] 21.08 ~ 21.15 [P1]
Hove 08.01a ~ 08.10d [P1] 08.01 ~ 08.09   20.37a ~ 20.40d [P1] 20.56 ~ 21.02
Shoreham-by-Sea 08/20½ [P2] 08/19   20/29 [P1] 20/47
Worthing 08.30a ~ 08.32d [P3] 08.28 ~ 08.31   20.18a ~ 20.20d [P2] 20.38 ~ 20.41
West Worthing 08/34½ 08/34   20/16 20/37
Angmering 08/39½ 08/39   20/11 20/30
Arundel Jn 08/44 08/43   20/07 20/26
Ford 08/46 [P2] ?   20/05 [P1] ?
Barnham 08/50 [P2] 08/50   20/01 [P3] 20/20
Chichester 08/58 [P2] 08/57   19/53 [P1] 20/10
Havant 09.09 ~ 09.10 [P2] 09/08 [P2]   19/43 [P1] 19/54
Farlington Jn 09/15 09/13   19/36 19/49
Cosham Jn 09/19 09/16   19/33 19/48
Cosham 09/20 [P1] 09/19   19/32 [P2] 19/48
Fareham 09/31 [P1] 09/32   19/23 [P3] 19/38
Fareham Sig. E825 - -   19*06 ~ 19*20 ?
Fareham North Jn - -   19/05 ?
Botley - -   18/58 [P2] 19/30
Eastleigh South Jn - -   18/53 ?
Eastleigh - -   18.36a ~ 18.50d [P2] 18L40 ~ 19L22 [P2]
Southampton Airport Parkway - -   18/33 [P1] 18/34
Netley 09/44½ 09/48 [P1]   - -
St Denys 09/52½ [P4] 09/55   18/30½ [P1] 18/30
Mount Pleasant LC Sig.E707 ??w?? ~ ??w?? [DS] ? ~ ?   - -
Northam Jn 10/48 10/47   18/28½ [UF] 18/27
Southampton Central 10.51a ~ 10.53d [P3] [DS] 10.52 ~ 10.53   18/26 [UF] [P1] 18/25
Redbridge 10/59 [P2] 10/59 [P2]   18/22 [P1] 18/22
Brockenhurst 11/11 [P3] 11/11   18/09 [P2] 18/09
Bournemouth 11.32a ~ 11.35d 11.37 ~ 11.39   17.47a ~ 17.50d [P3] 17.45 ~ 17.49
Branksome 11/43 [P2] 11/46   17/39 [P1] 17/28
Parkstone 11/45 [P2] ?   17/35 [P1] 17/26
Poole 11/48 [P2] 11/52   17/31 [P1] 17/21
Wareham 12.01a ~ 12.04d [P2] 12.03 ~ 12.05   17.12a ~ 17.18d [P1] 17.07 ~ 17.08
Wool 12/12 [P2] 12/11   17/03 [P1] 17/02
Moreton 12/21 [P2] 12/19   16/57 [P1] 16/56
Dorchester South 12/29 [P2] 12/28   16/49 [P1] 16/49
Dorchester Jn 12/31 12/29   16/48 16/48
Weymouth 12.40a [P2] 12.39 [P2]   16.35d [P2] 16.36 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z91 : (34067 with 47832 on rear) : Southall to Three Bridges
5Z95 : (47832) : Three Bridges to Acton Lane Reception Sidings

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 04.41d -
Southall Yard 04.46 ~ 04.56 -
Southall East Jn ? -
Acton West ? -
Acton Main Line 05.16 ~ 05.19 -
Acton Wells Jn ? -
Willesden SW Sidings 05.26 ~ 05.32 -
Acton Lane Reception Sidings - 23.00a
Willesden West London Jn - 22/55
Mitre Bridge Jn ? 22/54
North Pole Jn ? 22/52
Kensington Olympia 05/47 22C45 ~ 22C46
Latchmere Jn 05/52 22/37
Clapham Junction 05c55 ~ 05c57 22/35
Balham 06/03 22/29
Streatham Common 06/06 22/21
Selhurst 06/10 22/13
East Croydon 06/14 22/04
South Croydon 06/15 22/03
Purley 06/19 22/00
Stoats Nest Jn 06/20 21/59
Redhill ? 21/51
Earlswood ? 21/48
Gatwick Airport 06/40 21/43
Three Bridges 06.42a [P5] 21.38d [P2]

5Z93 : (47832 with 34067 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z94 : (34067 with 47832 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Weymouth 12.54d [P2] 16.25a [P2]
Jersey Sidings 12.57 ~ 13.27 15.52 ~ 16.22
Weymouth Sig.DR194 13.35a 15.44d

5Z60 : (34067 running tender first with 35518) : Eastleigh to Southall Depot

Location Revised Actual
Eastleigh ?d ?
Reading ? 20/40
Southall Depot ?a ?


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