9th July 2016

Railway Touring Company
The End of Southern Steam

Locos Used 33207 'Jim Martin' & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used 80217+99304+4940+5032+1860+99350+99121+99712+99122+99128

Route : 
1Z67 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z69 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
45699 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
33207 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton [Up Goods Loop]
45699 (1) Southampton [Up Goods Loop] - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) 33207 on rear. 
(2) 45699 on rear. 
(3) 45699 'Galatea' replaced unavailable 34046 'Braunton'.
(4) Nick Bartlett comments: Although this tour was originally advertised to be hauled by a Bulleid Pacific, the use of 45699 was not entirely inappropriate, as it was withdrawn from BR service at Eastleigh in 1964.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Martin Diamond

Photo Review


45699 passes Eastleigh with outward leg of the tour (photo: Steve Moore)


33207 on 5Z68 at Weymouth (photo: Nick Bartlett)


45699 on 5Z69 at Weymouth (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.13d [P2] 08.14   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/17 08/17   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/21 [RVL] 08/21   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/27 08/27   - -
London Waterloo - -   21.18a [P16] 21.19
Clapham Junction 08/31 [P5] [DF] 08/28 [P5]   21/05 [P8] [UMF] 21/08
Barnes 08/38 [P3] 08/38   - -
Brentford 08/45 08/46   - -
Hounslow 08/51 08/52   - -
Feltham Jn 08/53 08/54   - -
Feltham 08/55 [P2] 08/57   - -
Staines 09/03 [P2] 09/02   - -
Virginia Water 09/14 [P4] 09/11   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/22 ?   - -
Wimbledon - -   20/59 [P6] 21/04
New Malden - -   20/57 21/01
Surbiton - -   20/49 [P2] [UF] 20/57
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/47 20/56
Weybridge - -   20/41 20/46
Byfleet & New Haw 09/25 [DS] 09/25   20/40 ?
Woking 09.33a ~ 09.36d [P5] ?   20.33a ~ 20.35d [P2] 20.35 ~ 20.40
Woking Jn 09/38 09/40   20/30 [UF] 20/33
Pirbright Jn 09/44 09/45   20/24 20/29
Farnborough (Main) 09/49 [P2] 09/49   20/20 [P1] 20/26
Fleet 09/53 09/54   20/16 20/23
Winchfield 09w58 ~ 10w09 [P2] 09.58 ~ 10.14   20/12½ ?
Basingstoke 10.21a ~ 10.23d [P2] [DS] 10.31 ~ 10.33   19w51 ~ 20w04 [P4] [US] 19.53 ~ 20.12
Worting Jn 10/27½ 10/41   19/45 [US] 19/47
Wallers Ash Loop 10*41 ~ 11*02 [DPL] 10.52 ~ 11.02   - -
Winchester 11/11 [P2] 11/11   - -
Shawford Jn 11/14 [DS] 11/14   - -
Eastleigh 11*24 ~ 11*33 [P3] 11.25 ~ 11.31   - -
St Denys 11/40 [P2] 11/41   - -
Northam Jn 11/50½ [DS] 11/43   - -
Andover - -   19/25 [P1] 19/31
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/09 19/15
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/06 19/12
Dean - -   18/56 19/02
Romsey - -   18/47 [P2] 18/52
Redbridge - -   18/39 [P2] 18/43
Southampton Central 11/53½ [P4] [DS] 11/48   - -
Southampton [Up Goods Loop] - -   18.25 ~ 18.33 [UGL] [UGL]
Redbridge 11/58½ [P2] 11/58   18/21 [P1] 18/23
Beaulieu Road 12w08 ~ 12w21 [P2] 12.05 ~ 12.18   18/14 ?
Brockenhurst 12/28 [P3] 12/24   18/09 [P2] 18/12
Bournemouth 12.49a ~ 12.51d [P3] 12.46 ~ 12.50 [P3]   17.47a ~ 17.50d [P2] 17.49 ~ 17.53 [P3]
Branksome 12/57 [P2] 12/55 [P2]   17/37 [P1] 17/31 [P1]
Poole 13/02 [P2] 13/03 [P2]   17/30 [P1] 17/23 [P1]
Wareham 13/12 [P2] 13/13 [P2]   17/19 [P1] 17/12 [P1]
Wool 13/19 [P2] 13/19 [P2]   17/09 [P1] 17/07 [P1]
Moreton 13/25 [P2] 13/24 [P2]   17/03 [P1] 17/01 [P1]
Dorchester South 13/32 [P2] 13/31 [P2]   16/55 [P1] 16/55 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/34 13/32   16/54 16/54
Weymouth 13.44a [P2] 13.42 [P2]   16.40d [P2] 16.40 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z67 : (45699 with 33207 on rear) :  Southall to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z67 : (33207 with 45699 on rear) :  Willesden SW Sidings to London Victoria
5Z70 : (33207 with 45699 on rear) : London Waterloo to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z70 : (45699 with 33207 on rear) : Willesden SW Sidings to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.35d 23.25a
Southall Yard 05.45 ~ 05.56 23.07 ~ 23.15
Southall East Jn 05/57 23/05
West Ealing 06/02 ?
Acton West 06/07 22/57
Acton Main Line 06/10 22/53
Acton Wells Jn 06/16 22/50
Willesden SW Sidings 06.19 ~ 06.59 22.32 ~ 22.47
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 22/29
Acton Central 07.05 ~ 07.07 22.24 ~ 22.26
South Acton Jn 07/11 22/20
Kew East Jn 07/21 22/11
New Kew Jn 07/23 22/08
Barnes 07/30 22/00
Clapham Junction 07/39 21/52
Longhedge Jn 07/43 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/48 -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/52 -
London Victoria 07.57a [P2] -
Queenstown Road - 21/50
Nine Elms Jn - 21/41
London Waterloo - 21.35d [P16]

5Z68 : (33207 with 45699 on rear) :  Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z69 : (45699 with 33207 on rear) :  Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Weymouth 13.54d [P2] 16.26a [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.58a 16.22d


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