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


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