14th August 2025
Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express
Tour postponed to 18/09/25, due to unavailable steam loco.
Route :
Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
steam: 45212 (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 - Southampton Central |
Diesel loco (2) | Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth |
steam: 45212 (1) | Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough (Main) - Woking - Weybridge - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo |
Notes :
(1) Diesel loco on rear.
(2) Steam loco on rear.
Source : Neil Kearns
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from RTC brochure)
Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
London Victoria | 08.45d | - |
London Waterloo | - | 22.40a |
Staines | 09.35d | - |
Weybridge | - | 21.50a |
Woking | 10.05d | 21.40a |
Basingstoke | 10.50d | 21.00a |
Bournemouth | 13.15a | 18.30d |
Weymouth | 14.10a | 17.35d |