20th May 2023

Statesman Rail
Dorset Coast Statesman

Locos Used 47593 'Galloway Princess' & 47828
Stock Used 17056+3438+3188+80043+3229+3312+1211+3384+3426+3344+3348

Route : 
1Z34 : Whitchurch to Weymouth
1Z36 : Weymouth to Whitchurch

Loco(s) Route
47828 + 47593 Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Telford Central - Codsall - Wolverhampton - Sandwell & Dudley - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby - (via Northampton & WCML) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden No.7 - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton - Kew East Jn - 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
47593 + 47828 Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Milton Keynes Central - Weedon - Rugby - (reverse of outward route) - Whitchurch

Sources : Chris Bracey & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Whitchurch 05.30d 05.31   23.15a 23.50
Prees 05/36 ?   23/09 23/40
Wem 05/40 05/40   23/06 23/34
Harlescott LC 05/48 ?   22/57 23/25
Shrewsbury 05.53a ~ 05.57d [P7] 05.49 ~ 05.57   22.50a ~ 22.52d [P4] 23.19 ~ 23.22
Abbey Foregate Jn 05/59 05/58   22/48 ?
Wellington 06.11a ~ 06.14d [P1] 06.10 ~ ?   22.32a ~ 22.34d [P2] 23.02 ~ ?
Telford Central 06.21a ~ 06.24d [P1] 06.20 ~ 06.24   22.23a ~ 22.25d [P2] 22.52 ~ 22.55
Madeley Jn 06/26 06/25   22/21 22/50
Cosford 06/31 06/30   22/16 22/45
Codsall 06.36a ~ 06.39d 06.34 ~ 06.35   22.08a ~ 22.11d 22.36 ~ 22.41
Stafford Road Jn 06/44 06/42   22/04 22/31
Wolverhampton North Jn 06/46 06/43   22/02½ 22/30
Wolverhampton 06.50a ~ 07.00d [P2] 06.46 ~ 07.01   21.58a ~ 22.01d [P1] 22.25 ~ 22.28
Dudley Port 07/07½ 07/09   21/51½ 22/17
Sandwell & Dudley 07.11a ~ 07.14d [P1] 07.11 ~ 07.13   21.46a ~ 21.48d [P2] 22.11 ~ 22.14
Galton Jn 07/17½ 07/15   21/44½ 22/09
Soho North Jn 07/20½ 07/17   21/43 22/08
Soho South Jn 07/22 07/20   21/42½ 22/07
Birmingham New Street 07.26a ~ 07.42d [P2] [WL] 07.25 ~ 07.41   21.26a ~ 21.38d [P2] 21.55 ~ 22.03
Proof House Jn 07/44½ 07/44   21/23 [WL] 21/53
Stechford 07/48½ 07/48   21/19½ 21/50
Birmingham International 07/53 [P4] 07/51   21/15 [P5] 21/42
Berkswell 07/59 07/59   21/11½ 21/27
Coventry 08/09 [P2] 08/08   21/07 [P3] 21/23
Trent Valley Jn 08/19 08/17   20/59 21/16
Rugby 08/21 [P5] [UN] 08/19   20/57½ [DF] 21/15
Hillmorton Jn 08/23 08/21   20/55½ 21/14
Daventry North Jn 08/26 08/24   - -
Long Buckby 08/32½ 08/30   - -
Northampton 08/51 [UM] 08/52   - -
Weedon - -   20/47 21/06
Hanslope Jn 09/02 [US] 09/01   20/37 [DF] 20/57
Milton Keynes Central 09/09½ [P1] [US] 09/08   20.27 ~ 20.29 [P6] [DF] 20/52
Denbigh Hall North Jn 09/11½ [US] 09/10   20/21 [DF] 20/49
Bletchley 09/14½ [P4] [US] 09/13   20/17 [P3] [DS] 20/47
Ledburn Jn 09/24½ [US] 09/24   20/10½ [DS] 20/36
Tring 09/31½ [P5] [US] 09/28   20/01 [P3] [DS] 20/29
Bourne End Jn 09/37½ [US] 09/37   19/51 [DS] 20/20
Watford Junction 09/49 [P9] [US] 09/49   19/41½ [P8] [DS] 20/14
Harrow & Wealdstone 09/56½ [P6] [US] 09/58   19/35 [P5] [DS] 20/09
Wembley Central 09/59½ [P6] [UDR] 10/01   19/29 [P5] [DS] 20/05
Willesden [Up & Dn Relief] 10c04 ~ 10c09 [DR] ?   19c21 ~ 19c25 [DR] ?
Sudbury Jn 10/11 [UR] 10/05   19/17 [UDR] 20/01
Wembley Yard South Jn 10/12 10/09   19/16 19/59
Willesden No.7 10/15 10/12   19/13 [DR] 19/56
Acton Canal Wharf 10/18 10/14   19/10 19/54
Acton Wells Jn 10/21½ 10/18   19/08 19/51
South Acton 10/29 [P1] ?   19/03½ [P2] 19/45
Kew East Jn 10/33 10/27   19/01½ 19/36
Brentford 10/46 [P2] 10/35   18/58½ [P1] 19/32
Hounslow 10/50 [P2] 10/41   18/53 [P1] 19/27
Feltham Jn 10/52 10/49   18/51 19/25
Feltham 10/54½ [P2] 10/52   18/49½ [P1] 19/22
Staines 10/59 [P2] 10/58   18/41 [P1] 19/17
Virginia Water 11/07 [P4] 11/09   18c29 ~ 18c31 [P3] 19.07 ~ 19.08
Chertsey 11/11 11/13   18/23 19/03
Addlestone Jn 11/14 11/16   18/20 19/00
Byfleet & New Haw 11/16 [P2] [DS] 11/18   18/17 18/58
Woking 11/20½ [P4] [DF] 11/24   18/10 [P2] [UF] 18/49
Woking Jn 11/22 [DF] 11/25   18/09½ [UF] 18/47
Farnborough (Main) 11/30 [DF] 11/31   18/02 [UF] 18/40
Fleet 11/33 [DF] 11/33   17/59 [UF] 18/38
Basingstoke 11/43 [P2] [DF] 11/41   17/49 [P3] [UF] 18/30
Worting Jn 11/47 11/44   17/44 [UF] 18/24
Wallers Ash Loop 11/56 11/52   17/36 18/12
Winchester 12/00 [P2] 11/58   17/31 [P1] 18/06 [P1]
Shawford Jn 12/02 [DF] 11/59   17/22½ ?
Eastleigh 12/07 [DF] 12/04   17/16 17/54
Southampton Airport Parkway 12/09 [P2] 12/07   17/15 [P1] [UF] 17/51
St Denys 12/12½ [P2] [DF] 12/11   17/13 [P1] 17/46
Northam Jn 12/14½ 12/12   17/10½ [UF] 17/43
Southampton Central 12/16½ [P4] [DF] 12/15   17/07½ [P1] 17/39 [P1]
Church Lane Jn 12/18½ 12/17   17/02 [UF] 17/36
Redbridge 12/20 12/19   17/00½ 17/33
Totton 12/21 [P2] 12/20   16/58½ [P1] 17/31
Brockenhurst 12/31 [P3] 12/28   16/50 [P2] 17/21
Bournemouth 12.49a ~ 12.51d [P3] 12.46 ~ 12.52   16.28a ~ 16.31d [P2] 16.54 ~ 16.58
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 12/56   16/23 [P1] 16/41
Poole 13.01a ~ 13.03d [P2] 13.02 ~ 13.06   16.14a ~ 16.17d [P1] 16.12 ~ 16.26
Wareham 13/12 [P2] 13/14   16/05 [P1] 16/02
Wool 13/17½ [P2] 13/19   16/00 [P1] 15/57
Moreton 13/22½ 13/23   15/55 15/52
Dorchester South 13/27½ [P1] 13/31   15/48½ [P1] 15/46
Dorchester Jn 13/28½ 13/32   15/47½ 15/45
Weymouth 13.37a [P2] 13.41   15.35d [P2] 15.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z34 : (47828 + 47593 + tour stock) : Crewe H.S. to Whitchurch

Location Booked
Crewe H.S. 04.59d
Gresty Lane Sig.GL37 05.00 ~ 05.01
Crewe Gresty Lane 05/04
Nantwich 05/08
Wrenbury 05/13
Whitchurch 05.20a

5Z35 : (47828 + 47593 + tour stock) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings (propelling)

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.56d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 14.00a

5Z36 : (47593 + 47828 + tour stock) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth (propelling)

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 15.20d
Weymouth 15.23 [P2]

5Z37 : (47593 + 47828 + tour stock) : Whitchurch to Crewe H.S.

Location Booked
Whitchurch 23.22d
Wrenbury 23/28
Nantwich 23/32
Crewe Gresty Lane 23/38
Crewe H.S. 23.43a


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