17th August 2016

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 33207 'Jim Martin' & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used 80217+99304+5032+1860+99350+99121+99122+99712+99128+13320

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 Central
45699 (1) Southampton Central - 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.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Chris Skerman

Photo Review


45699 on the outward leg at Basingstoke (photo: Mark V. Pike)


33207 brings up the rear of the tour (photo: Mark V. Pike)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.42d [P2] [FL] 08.43   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/46 ?   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] ?   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?   - -
Sig.W135 -     - -
London Waterloo - -   21.18a [P11] 21.25
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DF] 08/59   21/09 [P8] [UMF] 21/17
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/08   - -
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/15   - -
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/24   - -
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/26   - -
Feltham 09/24½ [P2] 09/29 [P2]   - -
Staines 09.33a ~ 09.35d [P2] 09.35 ~ 09.37   - -
Virginia Water 09/45½ [P4] 09/47   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ ?   - -
Wimbledon - -   21/03½ [P6] [UF] 21/13
New Malden - -   21/00½ [P2] [UF] 21/10
Surbiton - -   20/58½ [P2] [UF] 21/06
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/57 [UF] 21/04
Weybridge - -   20/50½ [UF] 20/55
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] 10/00   20/49 [UF] 20/53
Woking 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.06 ~ 10.09   20.42a ~ 20.44d [P1] [UF] 20.44 ~ 20.47
Woking Jn 10/08 [DS] 10/12   20/39 [US] 20/42
Pirbright Jn 10/14 [DS] 10/17   20/32½ [US] 20/38
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/21   20/27½ [P1] [US] 20/33
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/25   20/23 [P1] [US] 20/26
Winchfield 10w28a ~ 10w39d [P2] [DS] 10.28 ~ 10.46 [P2] [DS]   20.15 ~ 2017 [P1] [US] 20/23
Basingstoke 10.51a ~ 10.53d [P2] [DF] 11.00 ~ 11.02 [P2]   19w52a ~ 20w04d [P4] [US] 19.56 ~ 20.13
Worting Jn 10/59 [DF] 11/06   19/47 [US] 19/52
Winchester 11/15 [P2] 11/21   - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS] 11/23   - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] 11.32 ~ ? [P2]   - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2] 11/42   - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DS] 11/51   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/39
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/25
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04 19/22
Dean - -   18/54 [P2] 19/12
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] 18/48
Redbridge - -   18/37 [P2] 18/40 [P2]
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.56d [P3] [DS] 11.56 ~ 11.58 [P3]   18.26a ~ 18.31d  [US] [P3] [DF] 18.24 ~ 18.30
Redbridge 12/04 [P2] 12/05 [P2]   18/21 [P1] 18/20 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w13 ~ 12w24 [P2] 12.14 ~ 12.26 [P2]   18/14 [P1] 18/14
Brockenhurst 12/31 [P3] 12/32   18/09 [P2] 18/08
Bournemouth 12.51a ~ 12.53d [P3/4] 12.48 ~ 12.51   17.46a ~ 17.50d [P3] 17.46 ~ 17.49
Branksome 12/59 [P2] 12/57   17/38 [P1] 17/26
Poole 13/04 [P2] 13/02   17/27 [P1] 17/19
Wareham 13/12 [P2] 13/12   17/13 [P1] 17/09
Wool 13/19 [P2] 13/17   17/03 [P1] 17/02
Moreton 13/25 [P2] 13/22   16/57 [P1] 16/57
Dorchester South 13/32 [P1] 13/30   16/50 [P1] 16/50
Dorchester Jn 13/35 13/31   16/49 16/49
Weymouth 13.45a [P2] 13.42   16.35d [P2] 16.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (45699 with 33207 on rear) :  Southall to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z66 : (33207 with 45699 on rear) :  Willesden No.7 Jn to London Victoria
5Z71 : (33207 with 45699 on rear) : London Waterloo to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z71 : (45699 with 33207 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.10a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 22.52 ~ 23.00
Southall East Jn 06/46 22/51
West Ealing 06/48 22/48
Acton West 06/50 22/46
Acton Main Line 06/56 22.37 ~ 22.42
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 22/34
Acton Canal Wharf 07/06 22/21
Willesden No.7 Jn 07.10 ~ 07.16 22.16 ~ 22.20
Willesden West London Jn 07/19 22/13
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/26 22/12
North Pole Jn 07/27 22/11
Kensington Olympia 07.31 ~ 07.35 22.06 ~ 22.07
Latchmere Jn 07/43 21.47 ~ 21.59
Longhedge Jn 07/46 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/51 -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/57 -
London Victoria 08.05a [P2] -
West London Jn - 21/44
Queenstown Road - 21/43
Nine Elms Jn - 21/41
London Waterloo - 21.35d [P11]

5Z67 : (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 13.51d [P2] 16.26a [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.55a 16.22d


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