5th August 2021

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47245 'V.E. Day 75th Anniversary' & steam: 45596 'Bahamas'
Stock Used 14060+99723+5035+1860+99125+99347+99352+99712+99351+3058

Route : 
1Z50 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z52 : Weymouth to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
45596 (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 - Dorchester South - Weymouth
47245 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
45596 (1) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 47245 on rear.
(2) 45596 on rear.
(3) The return leg from Weymouth to Southampton Central was originally advertised to be hauled by steam loco 31806.

Source : Clive Simmons (joined the outward leg at Bournemouth, returned to Basingstoke)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] [DCF] 08.46 [P2]   22.16a [P2] 22.15
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/50   22/11 [UCS] 22/05
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/51   22/09 22/04
Longhedge Jn 08/56½ 08/53   22/07 [RVL] 22/02
Clapham Junction 09/01½ [P5] [DWF] 09/02   22/03 [P3] 21/54
Barnes 09/08 [P4] 09/09   21/52½ [P1] [UWS] 21/48
Brentford 09/15½ [P2] 09/16   21/42 [P1] 21/41
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/23   21/36 [P1] 21/36
Feltham Jn 09/23½ 09/26   21/34 21/33
Feltham 09/25½ [P2] 09/29   21/31 [P1] 21/30
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.35 ~ 09.40 [P2]   21.18a ~ 21.21d [P1] 21.20 ~ 21.22
Virginia Water 09/45 [P4] 09/51   21/08 [P3] 21/10
Chertsey 09/49 09/56   21/02½ 21/03
Addlestone Jn 09/53 10/01   20/57 20/59
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56½ [P2] [DS] 10/05   20/55 [P1] 20/57
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.14 ~ 10.18   20.46a ~ 20.48d [P1] [US] 20.47 ~ 20.50
Woking Jn 10/07 [DS] 10/19   20/44 [US] 20/46
Brookwood 10/11 [P2] [DS] 10/25   20w27 ~ 20w40 [P1] [US] 20.20 ~ 20.40
Pirbright Jn 10/13 [DS] 10/27   20/21 [US] 20/17
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] [DS] 10/32 [P2] [DS]   20/16 [P1] [US] 20/14
Fleet 10/21 [P2] [DS] 10/35   20/12 [P1] [US] 20/11
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w38 [P2] [DS] 10.39 ~ 10.58   20/08 [P1] [US] 20/08
Basingstoke 10.48a ~ 10.50d [P1] [DS] 11.09 ~ 11.13 [P1]   19.52a ~ 19.58d [P4] [US] 19.52 ~ 19.58
Worting Jn 10/54½ 11/18   19/47½ [US] 19/45
Wallers Ash Loop 11/05½ 11/28   - -
Winchester 11/10 [P2] 11/33 [P2]   - -
Shawford Jn 11/13 [DF] 11/35   - -
Eastleigh 11/18 [DF] 11/39 [DF]   - -
St Denys 11/22 [P2] 11/42   - -
Northam Jn 11/24 [DF] 11/44   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/29 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/13
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04 19/12
Dean - -   18/55½ [P2] 19/02
Romsey - -   18/46½ [P2] 18/52
Redbridge - -   18/38 [P2] 18/41
Church Lane Jn - -   18/36 ?
Southampton Central 11*27 ~ 11*51d [P4] [DF] 11.47 ~ 11.51   18.23a ~ 18.33d [P2] [DS] 18.26 ~ 18.34
Church Lane Jn 12/01 ?   18/21 [UF] [US]
Redbridge 12/04 [P2] 12/01   18/19 [P1] 18/21
Beaulieu Road 12w12 ~ 12w23 [P2] 12.09 ~ 12.24   18/13 [P1] 18/15
Brockenhurst 12/28 [P3] 12/30   18/08 [P2] 18/10
Bournemouth 12.47a ~ 12.50d [P3] 12.49 ~ 12.53   17.47a ~ 17.51d [P3] 17.47 ~ 17.50 [P3]
Branksome 12/54 [P2] 12/59   17/41 [P1] 17/40
Poole 13/00½ [P2] 13/04 [P2]   17/35 [P1] 17/33
Wareham 13/09½ [P2] 13/15   17/13 [P1] 17/07
Wool 13/15½ [P2] 13/22   17/03 [P1] 17/00
Moreton 13/20½ [P2] 13/26   16/57 [P1] 16/55
Dorchester South 13/26½ [P1] 13/34   16/50 [P1] 16/48
Dorchester Jn 13/27½ 13/35   16/49 16/47
Weymouth 13.38a [P3] 13.47   16.35d [P2] 16.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z49 : (45596 with 47245 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z49 : (47245 with 45596 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.41d
Southall 05.51 ~ 06.06
Southall East Jn 06/07
West Ealing 06/10
Acton West 06/13
Acton Main Line 06/17
Acton Wells Jn 06/24
Acton Canal Wharf 06/26
Willesden No.7 Jn 06.27 ~ 06.29
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 06*32 ~ 07*28
Willesden West London Jn 07/32
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/34
North Pole Jn 07/35
Shepherds Bush 07/39
Kensington Olympia 07/42
West Brompton 07c44 ~ 07c46
Latchmere Jn 07/49
Longhedge Jn 07/53
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/55
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/11
London Victoria 08.15a [P2]

0Z50 : (31806) : Swanage to Jersey Sidings (cancelled)

Location Booked
Swanage 13.20d
Harmans Cross 13/31
Corfe Castle 13/38
Norden 13/39
Worgret Jn 13/55
Wareham 13t59 ~ 14t01 [P2]
Wool 14/10
Moreton 14/18
Dorchester South 14/26
Dorchester Jn 14/28
Weymouth 14.40 ~ 14.45 [P3]
Jersey Sidings 14.50a

5Z50 : (47245 with 45596 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.53d [P3]
Jersey Sidings 13.57a

5Z52 : (45596 with 47245 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 16.22d
Weymouth 16.25 [P2]

0Z53 : (31806) : Southampton Central to Swanage (cancelled)

Location Booked
Southampton Central 18.36d [P2]
Church Lane Jn 18/40
Redbridge 18/41
Totton Yard 18*44 ~ 19*10 [DGL]
Brockenhurst 19*28 ~ 19*36 [P1]
Bournemouth 20.03 ~ 20.04 [P4]
Branksome 20/12
Poole 20/18
Wareham 20t31 ~ 20t33 [P2]
Worgret Jn 20/38
Norden 20/52
Corfe Castle 20/53
Harmans Cross 21/00
Swanage 21.10a

5Z53 : (47245 with 45596 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 22.34d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 22/36
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/40
Longhedge Jn 22/43
Latchmere Jn 22/46
West Brompton 22c50 ~ 22c52
Kensington Olympia 22/55
Shepherds Bush 22/57
North Pole Jn 22/59
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/02
Willesden West London Jn 23/05
Willesden SW Sidings 23*07 ~ 23*16
Acton Wells Jn 23/24
Acton Main Line 23/27
Acton West 23*31 ~ 23*44
West Ealing 23/47
Southall East Jn 23/52
Southall 23.53 ~ 00.03
Southall WCR 00.13a


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