15th August 2024

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 47848 & steam: 44871
Stock Used 35508+9507+6051+99311+3314+3397+3278+99712+3345+3340

Route : 
1Z91 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z96 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
44871 (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 - Andover - Laverstock North Jn - Laverstock South Jn - Dean - Romsey - Redbridge - Millbrook (3)
47848 (2) Millbrook - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
44871 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Millbrook - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Farnborough (Main) - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Weybridge - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) 47848 on rear.
(2) 44871 on rear.
(3) The outward leg reversed at Millbrook instead of Southampton Up Goods Loop.

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] [DCF] 08.46 [P2] [DCF]   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/49   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] 08/51 [RVL]   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/55½ 08/52   - -
Longhedge Sig.W135 - 08.53 ~ 08.55   - -
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DWF] 08/57 [P6] [DWS]   - -
Sig.W519? - 09.04 ~ 09.08   - -
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/11 [P4]   - -
Kew Bridge 09/12½ [P2] 09/16 [P2]   - -
Brentford 09/14 [P2] 09/18 [P2]   - -
Hounslow 09/22 [P2] 09/22 [P2]   - -
Hounslow Jn 09/23 09/23   - -
Feltham Jn 09/24 09/24   - -
Feltham 09/25½ [P2] 09/26 [P2]   - -
Staines 09.31a ~ 09.37d [P2] 09.32 ~ 09.39 [P2]   - -
Virginia Water 09/44 [P4] 09/47 [P4]   - -
Chertsey 09/49 [P1] 09/51   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53 09/54   - -
London Waterloo - -   22.41a [P16] 22.45 [P16]
Waterloo West Crossings - -   22/38½ [UMR] 22/42 [UMR]
Clapham Junction - -   22.31a ~ 22.33d [P7] [UMF] 22.33 ~ 22.34 [P7] [UMF]
Wimbledon - -   22/25½ [P5] [UF] 22/26 [P6] [UF]
Raynes Park - -   22/21½ [P2] [US] 22/23 [P2] [UF]
New Malden - -   22/17½ [P1] [US] 22/18 [P1] [US]
Berrylands Jn - -   22/15 [US] 22/16 [US]
Surbiton - -   22/14 [P1] [US] 22/15 [P1] [US]
Hampton Court Jn - -   22*05 ~ 22*11 [US] 22/13 [US]
Weybridge - -   21.50a ~ 21.57d [P2] [US] 22.01 ~ 22.04 [P2] [US]
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] 09/56 [P2] [DS]   21/47 [US] 21/56 [US]
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.05 ~ 10.09 [P5] [DS]   21.40a ~ 21.42d [P2] [UF] 21.45 ~ 21.48 [P2] [UF]
Woking Jn 10/07½ [DS] 10/10 [DS]   21/39 [UF] 21/44 [UF]
Pirbright Jn 10/12½ [DS] 10/17 [DS]   ? ?
Farnborough (Main) 10/16½ [P2] [DS] 10/21 [P2] [DS]   21/30 [UF] 21/33 [UF]
Fleet 10/20½ [P2] [DS] 10/24 [P2] [DS]   ? 21/30 [UF]
Winchfield 10w23 ~ 10w37 [P2] [DS] 10.28 ~ 10.48 [P2] [DS]   ? 21/26 [UF]
Basingstoke 10.46a ~ 10.49d [P1] [DS] 10.59 ~ 11.02 [P1] [DS]   21.01a ~ 21.15d [P4] [UF] 21w06 ~ 21w17 [P4] [UF]
Worting Jn 10/57½ 11/07   20/57 [US] 21/00 [US]
Andover 11/15½ [P2] 11/23 [P2]   - -
Laverstock North Jn 11/39 11/41   - -
Laverstock South Jn 11/43 11/42   - -
Sig.?? - 11.43 ~ 11.45   - -
Dean 11/53 [P1] 11/56 [P1]   - -
Romsey 12*04 ~ 12*04 [P1] 12/04 [P1]   - -
Redbridge 12/12½ [P1] 12/14 [P1]   - -
Church Lane Jn 12/14½ [UF] 12/16 [UF]   - -
Wallers Ash Loop - -   20/46 20/49
Winchester - -   20/39 [P1] 20/42 [P1]
Shawford Up Jn - -   20/33 20.24 ~ 20.32
Eastleigh - -   20/22 [P1] [US] 20/14 [P1] [US]
Southampton Airport Parkway - -   20/14 [P1] [US] 20/11 [P1] [US]
St Denys - -   19*54 ~ 20*09 [P1] 20/08 [P1]
Northam Jn - -   19/50 [US] 20/05 [US]
Southampton Central - -   19/47 [P1] 20/01 [P1]
Southampton Central [Goods Loop] 12.17 ~ 12.34 [UGL] DIV   19w25 ~ 19w45 [UGL] 19w32 ~ 19w58 [UGL]
Millbrook - 12.17 ~ 12.34 [UF]   ? ?
Church Lane Jn 12/36½ 12/36   19/20½ [UF] 19/26 [UF]
Redbridge 12/39½ [P2] 12/38 [P2]   19/18½ [P1] 19/24 [P1]
Totton 12/42½ [P2] 12/40 [P2]   19/17½ [P1] 19/23 [P1]
Brockenhurst 12/53 [P3] 12/51 [P3]   18*52 ~ 19*05 [P1] 18.59 ~ 19.07 [P1]
Bournemouth 13.15a ~ 13.17d [P4] 13.17 ~ 13.19 [P3/4]   18.29a ~ 18.32d [P2] 18.36 ~ 18.39 [P2]
Branksome 13/26 [P2] 13/25 [P2]   18/25 [P1] 18/31 [P1]
Poole 13/31 [P2] 13/34 [P2]   18/19 [P1] 18/23 [P1]
Wareham 13/40 [P2] 13/44 [P2]   18/10 [P1] 18/11 [P1]
Wool 13/46 [P2] 13/59 [P2]   18/03 [P1] 18/05 [P1]
Moreton 13/51 [P2] 14/06 [P2]   17/57 [P1] 18/00 [P1]
Dorchester South 13/57 [P2] 14/15 [P2]   17/51 [P1] 17/53 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/58 14/16   17/50 17/52
Weymouth 14.08a [P2] 14.26 [P2]   17.36d [P2] 17.36 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z90 : (44871 with 47848 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7
5Z90 : (47848 with 44871 on rear) : Willesden No.7 to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 06.26d
Southall 06.37 ~ 06.50
Southall East Jn 06/51
West Ealing 06/54
Acton West 06/56
Acton Main Line 07*00 ~ 07*06
Acton Wells Jn 07/09
Acton Canal Wharf 07/11
Willesden No.7 07.14 ~ 07.25
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 07*28 ~ 07*35
Willesden West London Jn 07/37
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/39
North Pole Jn 07/40
Shepherds Bush 07/43
Kensington Olympia 07/45
West Brompton 07c47 ~ 07c49
Latchmere Jn 07/53
Longhedge Jn 07/55
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/57
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/02
London Victoria 08.09a [P2]

5Z91 : (47848 propelling stock) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
(44871+35508 ran separately)

Location Booked
Weymouth 14.38d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 14.41a

5Z92 : (47848 with 44871 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 17.24d
Weymouth 17.27a [P2]

5Z97 : (47848 with 44871 on rear) : London Waterloo to Southall

Location Booked
London Waterloo 22.55d [P16]
Waterloo West Crossings 22/57
Nine Elms Jn 23/00
Queenstown Road Battersea 23/01
West London Jn 23/02
Latchmere Jn 23*04 ~ 23*15
West Brompton 23c19 ~ 23c21
Kensington Olympia 23/23
Shepherds Bush 23/25
North Pole Jn 23/27
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/28
Willesden SW Goods Lines 23/30
Willesden SW Sidings 23*32 ~ 23*38
Acton Wells Jn 23/41
Acton Main Line 23/44
Acton West 23/47
West Ealing 23/50
Southall East Jn 23/53
Southall 23.55 ~ 00.08
Southall WCR 00.18a


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