1st August 2008
Past Time Rail
The Dorset Coast Express
| Locos Used | 66063 & steam: 6024 'King Edward I' |
| Stock Used | ??? |
Route:
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
1Z28 : Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
| Loco | Route |
| 6024 | Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Frome - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill |
| 66063 | Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth |
| 6024 | Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - (via Frome avoiding line) - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads |
Source : Gareth Kelly
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 09.36d [P9] [UM] | 21.35a [P10] |
| Bristol East Jn | 09/38 | 21/33 [DM] |
| North Somerset Jn | 09/39 | 21/32 |
| Bath Spa | 09.52a ~ 09.55d | 21.14a ~ 21.19d |
| Bathampton Jn | 10/00 | 21/11 |
| Bradford Jn | 10/11 | 20/59 |
| Trowbridge | 10.16a ~ 10.18d | 20.51a ~ 20.53d |
| Westbury | 10.28a ~ 10.30d [P2] | 20.36a ~ 20.42d [P3] |
| Fairwood Jn | 10/33 | 20/33 |
| Clink Road Jn | 10/38 | 20/29 |
| Frome North | 10*41 ~ 10*51 | - |
| Frome | 10/52 | - |
| Blatchbridge Jn | 10/57 | 20/27 |
| East Somerset Jn | 11/01 | 20/21 |
| Castle Cary | 11*11 ~ 11*17 [P3] | 19*59 ~ 20*08 [P3] |
| Yeovil Pen Mill | 11L39a ~ 12L23d [P3] | 19*13 ~ 19*36 [P3] |
| Maiden Newton | 12t47 ~ 12t51 | 18*41 ~ 18*49 |
| Dorchester West | 13*05 ~ 13*11 | 18*21 ~ 18*27 |
| Dorchester Jn | 13/13 | 18/20 |
| Weymouth | 13.23a [P2] | 18.10d [P2] |