21st September 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Swanage Belle

Locos Used 57314 & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+3058+13320+99712+99350+99121+5229+1860+5032+99723

Route : 
1Z67 : London Victoria to Swanage
1Z69 : Swanage to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
60009 (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 - Worgret Jn - Norden - Corfe Castle - Swanage
57314 (2) Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
60009 (1) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 57314 on rear.
(2) 60009 on rear.
(3) Tour postponed from 08/06/17, and was originally advertised to be hauled by 61306 'Mayflower'.

Sources : Chris Bracey & Nigel Benning

Photo Review


60009 arriving at Swanage (photo: Andrew P.M. Wright)


57314 waits to leave Swanage (photo: Andrew P.M. Wright)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.43d [P2] 08.43   23.01a [P2] 23.03
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/47 ?   22/58 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] ?   22/55 [RVL] ?
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?   22/51 ?
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DWF] 08/58   22/47 22/50
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/05   22/38 [P2] [UWF] 22/41
Brentford 09/16 [P2] 09/17   22/30 [P1] 22/33
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/25   22/24 [P1] 22/29
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/27   22/22 22/27
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/30   22/20 [P1] 22/24
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.36 ~ 09.40   22.11a ~ 22.13d [P1] 22.13 ~ 22.16
Virginia Water 09/42 [P4] 09/49   21/58 [P3] 22/02
Addlestone Jn 09/50 ?   21/46 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 09/53 [P2] [DS] 09/59   21/44 [P1] 21/46
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P5] 10.06 ~ 10.09   21.33a ~ 21.36d [P1] 21.34 ~ 21.37 [P1]
Woking Jn 10/07 10/12   21/30 21/32
Pirbright Jn 10/13 10/17   21/24 21/26
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] [DS] 10/21   21/20 [P1] [US] 21/22
Fleet 10/22 [P2] [DS] 10/25   21/17 [P1] [US] 21/19
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w40 [P2] [DS] 10.28 ~ 10.44   21/13½ [P1] [US] 21/15
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P1] 10.58 ~ 11.03   20w53a ~ 21w05d [P4] 20.45 ~ 21.04 [P4]
Worting Jn 10/58 11/08   20/48 20/39
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/23   - -
Shawford Jn 11/20 11/26   - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] 11/41   - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2] 11/51   - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DF] 11/52   - -
Andover - -   20/25 [P1] 20/21
Laverstock North Jn - -   20/07 20/05
Laverstock South Jn - -   20/04 20/02
Dean - -   19/53 [P2] 19/52
Romsey - -   19/44 [P2] 19/42
Redbridge - -   19/36 [P2] 19/32
Southampton Central 11/53 [P3] 12/00   19.16a ~ 19.28d [P3] 19.13 ~ 19.24 [P3]
Redbridge 12/02 [P2] 12/05   19/04 [P1] 19/08
Beaulieu Road 12w13 ~ 12w26 [P2] 12.12 ~ 12.27   18/57 [P1] 18/59
Brockenhurst 12/32 [P3] 12/32   18/52 [P2] 18/53
Bournemouth 12.51a ~ 12.53d [P3] 12.48 ~ 12.55   18.29a ~ 18.33d [P2] 18.31 ~ 18.34 [P2]
Branksome 13/00 [P2] 13/01   18/23 [P1] 18/27
Poole 13/05 [P2] 13/07   18/16 [P1] 18/20
Wareham 13t16a ~ 13t18d [P2] 13.19 ~ 13.21   18t03 ~ 18t05d [P1] 18.07 ~ 18.10
Worgret Jn 13/22 ?   17/58 ?
Furzebrook 13/30 ?   17/51 ?
Norden Gates 13/35 ?   17/46 ?
Corfe Castle 13.37 ~ 13.40 [DM] ?   17.40a ~ 17.43d [UM] ?
Harmans Cross 13/47 [DM] ?   17/35 [UM] ?
Swanage 13.57a [P2] ?   17.25d [P2] ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z67 : (57314 with 60009 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
5Z69 : (57314 with 60009 on rear) : London Victoria to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z69 : (60009 with 57314 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.51d 00.50a
Southall Yard 06.01 ~ 06.11 00.30 ~ 00.40
Southall East Jn 06/12 00/28
West Ealing 06/15 00/23
Acton West 06/19 00.18 ~ 00.19
Acton Main Line 06.25 ~ 06.31 00/15
Acton Wells Jn 06/34 00/12
Willesden SW Sidings 06.37 ~ 07.20 -
Acton Canal Wharf - 00/10
Willesden No.7 Jn - 00.03 ~ 00.06
Willesden West London Jn - 00/02
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/25 00/01
North Pole Jn 07/27 23/59
Kensington Olympia 07.32 ~ 07.35 23.52 ~ 23.55
Latchmere Jn 07/42 23/44
Longhedge Jn 07/44 23/39
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/49 23/36
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/54 23/32
London Victoria 07.58a [P2] 23.28d [P2]


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