25th November 2010

Railway Touring Company
The Bath & Bristol Christmas Express

Loco Used steam: 44932
Stock Used 99035+9392+99371+99127+99316+3093+99125+99128+99122+1861+5222

Route :
1Z92 : Poole to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z93 : Bristol Temple Meads to Poole

Loco Route
44932 Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
44932 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) 44932 replaced unavailable 34067 'Tangmere'.


44932 on the outward leg at Salisbury (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns, Roger Smith, Nick Bartlett & Adrian Boyt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.30d [P1] 08.33 [P1]   20.13a [P1] 20.47 [P1]
Branksome 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P1] 08.40 ~ 08.43 [P1]   20.06a ~ 20.08d [P2] 20.38 ~ 20.39 [P2]
Bournemouth 08.47a ~ 08.50d [P3] 08.51 ~ 08.55 [P2]   19.56a ~ 19.58d [P3] 20.25 ~ 20.29 [P3]
Christchurch 08.56a ~ 08.58d [P1] 09.03 ~ 09.05 [P1]   19.44a ~ 19.46d [P2] 20.12 ~ 20.14 [P2]
Brockenhurst 09/10 [P2] 09/24 [P2]   19/30 [P3] 19/56 [P3]
Redbridge 09/22 [P1] [SL] 09/36 [P1] [FL]   19/17 [P2] 19/42 [P2]
Southampton Central 09.34a ~ 09.38d [P1] 09.40 ~ 09.42 [P1]   19.06a ~ 19.12d [P4] [FL] 19.34 ~ 19.36 [P3] [SL]
Northam Jn 09/41 [SL] 09/45 [SL]   19/02 [DF] 19/31 [DF]
St Denys 09/48 [P1] 09/46 [P1]   18/59 [P2] [FL] 19/29 [P2] [FL]
Eastleigh 09.59a ~ 10.03d [P1] 09.55 ~ 10.03 [P1]   18.50a ~ 18.52d [P2] 19.18 ~ 19.20 [P2]
Eastleigh East Jn 10.05 ~ 10.20 10.07 ~ 10.18   18/48 19/16
Romsey 10/36 [P2] 10.38 ~ 10.39 [P2]   18/36 [P1] 19/02 [P1]
Dean 10/45 [P2] 10/50 [P2]   18/27 [P1] 18/53 [P1]
Tunnel Jn 10/55 11/07   18/15 18/41
Salisbury 10w58a ~ 11w20d [P4] 11.12 ~ 11.26 [P4]   17w57a ~ 18w12d [P4] 18.22 ~ 18.37 [P4]
Wilton Jn 11/24 11/31   17/53 18/17
Warminster 11/53 11/53   17/32 17/56
Westbury 12.03 ~ 12.16 [P3] 12.03 ~ 12.17 [P3]   17/20 [P1] 17/48 [P1]
Bradford Jn 12/27 12/25   17/12 17/40
Bathampton Jn 12/41 12/41   17/01 17/25
Bath Spa 12.46a ~ 12.50d [P1] 12.45 ~ 12.50 [P1]   16.51a ~ 16.55d [P2] 17.14 ~ 17.20 [P2]
North Somerset Jn 13/05 13/03   16/37 16/56
Bristol East Jn 13/06 [DM] 13/04   16/36 [UM] 16/55
Bristol Temple Meads 13.08a 13.06 [P10]   16.34d 16.53 [P9]


Associated Stock/Light-Engine movements;

24/11/2010 : ?WCR class 47?+ECS : Carnforth Steamtown to Southall FSS

5Z92 : ?WCR class 47?+ECS : Southall FSS to Poole Siding
5Z92 : 44932+ECS : Poole Siding to Poole

Location Booked (out)
Southall FSS 04.00d
Southall 04.10 ~ 04.12
Southall West Jn 04/15
Heathrow Airport Jn 04/18
Slough 04/28
Maidenhead 04/40
Twyford 04/49
Reading 04/59
Southcote Jn 05/03
Bramley 05/15
Basingstoke 05/26
Worting Jn 05/32
Winchester 05/52
Shawford Jn 05/56
Eastleigh 06.03 ~ 06.05
St Denys 06/12
Northam Jn 06/16
Southampton Central 06/20
Redbridge 06/32
Brockenhurst 06/49
Bournemouth 07/17
Branksome 07/27
Poole 07.39 ~ 07.44
Poole Sidings 07L46 ~ 08L18
Poole 08.20a

0Z92 : ?WCR class 47? : Poole to Motala GF (?Swanage?)

Location Booked (out)
Poole Sidings 08.33d
Hamworthy 08/36 [P2]
Wareham 08.46 ~ 08.48 [P2]
Worgret Jn 08.50 ~ 08.52
Motala GF 09.00a

5Z94 : 44932?+ECS : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked (out)
Bristol Temple Meads 13.28d [CL]
Bristol West Jn 13.50 ~ 13.50 [UM]
Bristol Temple Meads 13/52 [UDR]
Bristol Barton Hill WRD 13.57 ~ 15.48 [UDR]
Bristol Temple Meads 15.54 ~ 15.58 [DM]
Bristol East Jn 15/59
Dr Days Jn 16.01 ~ 16.02
North Somerset Jn 16.06 ~ 16.09
Bristol East Jn 16/10 [DM]
Bristol Temple Meads 16.12a

5Z93 : 44932?+ECS : Poole to Motala GF (?Swanage?)

Location Booked (out)
Poole 20.23d
Poole Siding 20.25 ~ 20.40
Hamworthy 20/44
Wareham 20.54 ~ 20.56
Worgret Jn 20.58 ~ 21.00
Motala GF 21.10a

26/11/2010: 0Z93 : 44932 : (?Swanage?) Motala GF to Yeovil Junction
26/11/2010: 0Z94 : 44932 : Yeovil Junction to Motala GF (?Swanage?)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Motala GF 10.40d 17.35a
Wareham 11.01 ~ 11.05 [P1] 17.09 ~ 17.14 [P1]
Wool 11/11 [P2] 17/00 [P1]
Moreton 11/19 [P2] 16/53 [P1]
Dorchester South 11/26 [P2] 16/43 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 11/28 16/42
Weymouth 11.45 ~ 11.50 [P1] 15.38 ~ 16.28 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 12/03 15/25
Dorchester West 12.04 ~ 12.07 [P1] 15.18 ~ 15.23 [P2]
Maiden Newton 12.22 ~ 12.30 [P1] 14.55 ~ 15.03 [P2]
Yeovil Pen Mill 12.55 ~ 13.00 [P1] 14.27 ~ 14.32
Yeovil Junction 13.10a 14.20d


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