12th September 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Swanage Belle

Locos Used 47802 & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+3058+99121+99712+99371+99347+99351+1860+4994+99723

Route : 
1Z61 : London Victoria to Swanage
1Z62 : 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 - Chertsey - 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
47802 (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) - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 60009 on rear.
(3) 60009 carried the 'Dorset Coast Express' headboard.
(4) The outward leg was delayed by a trespasser near Woking and signalling problems at Basingstoke.


60009 on arrival at Swanage (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources :  Nick Bartlett (on the tour throughout) & Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] 08.48 [P2]   22.08a [P2] 22.10 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 [DCF] 08/51 [DCF]   22/04 [UCS] 22.01 ~ 22.03 [UCS]
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/53 [RVL]   22/01 [RVL] 21/58 [RVL]
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/55   21/56 21/55
Longhedge Sig.W135 ? 08.56 ~ 09.00   - -
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DWF] 09/03 [P5] [DWF]   21/53 [P3] 21.48 ~ 21.51 [P4]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/10 [P3]   21/46 [P1] [UWS] 21/42 [P2] [UWF]
Brentford 09/16 [P2] 09/11 [P2]   - -
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/25 [P2]   - -
Richmond - -   21/39 [P2] 21/37 [P2]
Twickenham - -   21/34 [P4] 21/32 [P4]
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/28   21/30 21/29
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/31 [P2]   21/28 [P1] 21/27 [P1]
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.37 ~ 09.40 [P2]   21.16a ~ 21.19d [P1] 21.18 ~ 21.21 [P1]
Virginia Water 09/43½ [P4] 09/49   21/08 [P3] 21/11 [P3]
Chertsey ? 09/54   ? 21/06
Addlestone ? 09.58 ~ 10.00   ? 21/04
Addlestone Jn 09/51 10.04 ~ 10.21   20/57 21/03
Byfleet & New Haw 09/53½ [P2] [DS] 10/23 [P2] [DS]   20/55 [P1] 21/01 [P1]
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P5] [DS] 10.39 ~ 10.42 [P5] [DS]   20.46a ~ 20.48d [P1] [US] 20.52 ~ 20.54 [P1] [US]
Woking Jn 10/06½ [DS] 10/43 [DS]   20/43½ [US] 20/51 [US]
Brookwood 10/12 [P2] [DS] 10/48 [P2] [DS]   20w28 ~ 20w40 [P1] [US] 20.28 ~ 20.45 [P1] [US]
Pirbright Jn 10/15 [DS] 10/51 [DS]   20/25 [US] 20/25 [US]
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/54 [P2] [DS]   20/20 [P1] [US] 20/21 [P1] [US]
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/57 [P2] [DS]   20/16 [P1] [US] 20/15 [P1] [US]
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] 11.02 ~ 11.17 [P2] [DS]   20/10 [P1] [US] 20/10 [P1] [US]
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P1] [DS] 11.37 ~ 11.40 [P1] [DS]   19.52a ~ 19.57d [UF] [P3] [US] 19.47 ~ 19.58 [UF] [P3] [US]
Worting Jn 10/59 11/50   19/47 [UF] 19/41 [UF]
Wallers Ash Loop 11*13 ~ 11*34 [DPL] 12/01 [DF]   - -
Winchester 11/40 [P2] 12/06 [P2]   - -
Shawford Jn 11/43 [DF] 12/09 [DF]   - -
Eastleigh 11/48 [DF] 12/13 [DF]   - -
St Denys 11/54 [P2] 12/17 [P2]   - -
Northam Jn 11/56 [DF] 12/19 [DF]   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/25
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/04 19/09
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/02 19/08
Dean - -   18/53 [P2] 18/59
Romsey - -   18/44 [P2] 18/51 [P2]
Redbridge - -   18/35 [P2] 18/42 [P2]
Southampton Central 11c59 ~ 12c03 [P3] [DS] 12.22 ~ 12.23 [P3] [DS]   18.21 ~ 18.31 [UF] [P2] [DS] 18.32 ~ 18.36 [UF] [P2] [DS]
Redbridge 12/05½ [P2] 12/35 [P2]   18/17 [P1] 18/27 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w12 ~ 12w24 [P2] 12.46 ~ 12.56 [P2]   18/11 [P1] 18/20 [P1]
Brockenhurst 12/30 [P3] 13/02 [P3]   18/06 [P2] 18/15 [P2]
Bournemouth 12.48a ~ 12.50d [P3] 13/21 [P3]   17.47a ~ 17.49d [P3] 17.42 ~ 17.47 [P3]
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 13/25 [P2]   17/41 [P1] 17/33 [P1]
Poole 13/03 [P2] 13/31 [P2]   17/33 [P1] 17/27 [P1]
Wareham 13c15 ~ 13c16 [P2] 13.42 ~ 13.43 [P2]   17c19 ~ 17c21 [P1] 17.13 ~ 17.14 [P1]
Worgret Jn 13/19 13/47   17/13 17/10
Furzebrook 13/27 13/53   17/02 17/03
Norden Gates 13/33 13/58   16/57 16/58
Corfe Castle 13t35 ~ 13t40 [DM] 14.02 ~ 14.04   16t51 ~ 16t55 [UM] 16.51 ~ 16.55
Harmans Cross 13/50 [DM] 14/16 [P2]   16/45 [DM] 16.45 ~ 16.46 [P2]
Swanage 13.59a [P2] 14.24 [P2]   16.35d [P2] 16.36 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z60 : (47802 with 60009 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.38d
Southall 05.48 ~ 06.03
Southall East Jn 06/05
West Ealing 06/07
Acton West 06/09
Acton Main Line 06*14 ~ 06*39
Acton Wells Jn 06/42
Willesden SW Sidings 06*46 ~ 07*20
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/30
North Pole Jn 07/31
Kensington Olympia 07c36 ~ 07c40
Latchmere Jn 07/47
Longhedge Jn 07/52
Stewarts Lane Jn 07*58 ~ 08*08
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/12
London Victoria 08.15a [P2]

5Z62 : (47802 with 60009 on rear) : London Victoria to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z62 : (60009 with 47802 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 22.31d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 22/33
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/38
Longhedge Jn 22/41
Latchmere Jn 22/50
Kensington Olympia 22c58 ~ 23c00
North Pole Jn 23/04
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/05
Willesden West London Jn 23/07
Willesden No.7 Jn 23.08 ~ 23.12
Acton Canal Wharf 23/16
Acton Wells Jn 23/18
Acton Main Line 23/23
Acton West 23/28
West Ealing 23/32
Southall East Jn 23/35
Southall 23.37 ~ 23.47
Southall WCR 23.58a


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