2nd September 2021

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Tour cancelled, due to unavailable steam locomotive.

Route :

Advertised Loco(s) Advertised Route
steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' or Black 5 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
steam: 31806 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' or Black 5 Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) 6233 or Black 5 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Advertised Only)
(from RTC brochure)

Location Advertised (out)   Advertised (rtn)
London Victoria 08.45d   22.00a
Staines 09.35d   21.15a
Woking 10.05d   20.40a
Basingstoke 10.55d   19.50a
Bournemouth 12.50a   17.45d
Weymouth 13.45a   16.40d


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