19th October 2013

Railway Touring Company
The Dartmouth Express

Locos Used 47237 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35451+9104+5200+99311+5237+5249+99348+99350+99316+99125+99127

Route : 
1Z23 : Poole to Kingswear
1Z25 : Kingswear to Poole

Loco(s) Route
47237 (1) Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury
70000 Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
70000 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury
47237 (1) Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes : 
(1) 70000 on rear.
(2) 70000 'Britannia' replaced unavailable 5029 'Nunney Castle'.


70000 on the rear of the outward leg at Southampton Central (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 06.13d [P1] 06.14   23.55a [P2] 23.49
Branksome 06/20 [P1] 06/20   23/49 [P2] 23/44
Bournemouth 06.25a ~ 06.28d [P3] 06.25 ~ 06.29   23.38a ~ 23.41d [P3] 23.36 ~ 23.39
Brockenhurst 06/45 [P2] 06/47 [P2]   23/17 [P3] 23/16
Redbridge 06/55 06/59   23/04 23/05
Southampton Central 07.10a ~ 07.18d [US] [P2] 07.06 ~ 07.17 [P2]   22.57a ~ 23.00d [P3] [DF] 22.59 ~ 23.01
Northam Jn 07/21 [UF] ?   22/54 [DF] ?
St Denys 07/23 [P1] 07/23   22/52 [P2] 22/55
Eastleigh 07.28a ~ 07.30d [P1] 07.29 ~ 07.31   22.43a ~ 22.46d [P2] 22.37 ~ 22.47
Eastleigh East Jn 07/31 ?   22/41 ?
Romsey 07/45 [P2] 07/42   22/27 [P1] 22/25
Dean 07/54 07/50   22/16 22/16
Tunnel Jn 08/05 08/01   22/05 22/04
Salisbury 08.12a ~ 08.14d [P3] 08.05 ~ 08.14   21.57a ~ 22.02d [P3] 21.55 ~ 22.00
Wilton Jn 08/17 08/17   21/53 21/48
Wishford 08/21 08/23   21/49 21/43
Wylye LC 08/26 08/27   21/45 21/38
Upton Lovell 08/32 08/32   21/39 21/34
Warminster 08/39 08/37   21/30 21/28
Westbury 08.47a ~ 08.59d [P1] 08.44 ~ 09.05   20.58a ~ 21.19d [P1] 20.55 ~ 21.19
Fairwood Jn 09/04 09/09   20/53 20/51
Clink Road Jn 09/09 09/13   20/48 20/46
Blatchbridge Jn 09/12 09/15   20/46 20/44
East Somerset Jn 09/16 09/18   20/42 20/41
Castle Cary 09/24 [P2] 09/27   20/31 [P1] 20/31
Somerton 09/35 09/36   20/19 20/20
Athelney LC 09/45 09/44   20/11 20/10
Cogload Jn 09/49 09/47   20/07 20/05
Taunton 09w55a ~ 10w35d [P2] 09.54 ~ 10.35   19w39a ~ 20w01d [P5] 19.32 ~ 19.57
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 10/40 10/40   19/35 19/29
Whiteball 10/53 10/51   19/27 19/22
Tiverton Parkway 10/57 [P1] 10/54   19/22 [P2] 19/17
Tiverton Loop 11.00 ~ 11.12  10.57 ~ 11.13   19/20 19/16
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/29 11/28   19/06 19/01
Exeter St Davids 11/33 [P1] 11/32   19/03 [P5] 18/59
Dawlish Warren 11/44 11/44   18/51 18/49
Dawlish 11/46 11/45   18/49 18/47
Teignmouth 11/50 11/48   18/46 18/44
Newton Abbot 11/56 [P1] 12/03   18/40 [P3] 18/38
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/58 12/04   18/38 18/36
Paignton 12.16a ~ 12.25d [P1] 12.17 ~ 12.29   18.10a ~ 18.20d [P2] 18.02 ~ 18.18
Paignton GF 12/30 ?   18.00 ~ 18.05 ?
Kingswear 13.05a ?   17.30d ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

18/10/13 : 5Z21 : (47237 + 70000) : Southall to Poole
21/10/13 : 5Z26 : (47237 + 70000) : Poole to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 09.45d 15.30a
Southall 09.55 ~ 10.10 15.08 ~ 15.20
Hanwell Bridge 10*14 ~ 10*18 [GL] -
Acton Main Line 10.28 ~ 10.52 [GL] 14*48 ~ 14*54 [GL]
Acton Wells Jn 10/55 14/44
Willesden SW Sidings 10.58 ~ 11.34 14*14 ~ 14*41
Acton Wells Jn 11/37 -
South Acton Jn 11/43 -
Kew East Jn 11/46 -
Mitre Bridge Jn - 14/10
North Pole Jn - 14/09
Kensington Olympia - 14/04
Latchmere Jn - 13/56
Clapham Junction - 13/53
Barnes - 13/42
Brentford 11/49 13/29
Hounslow 11/54 13/25
Feltham 12/02 13/20
Staines 12/10 13/12
Virginia Water 12/19 12/58
Addlestone Jn 12/27 12/45
Byfleet & New Haw 12/52 12/43
Woking 13/06 12/36
Farnborough Main 13/17 12/20
Basingstoke 13*34 ~ 13*45 11/58
Worting Jn 13/55 11/54
Winchester 14/10 11/38
Eastleigh 14*30 ~ 14*34 11/28
Southampton Central 14c54 ~ 14c55 11c16 ~ 11c17
Brockenhurst 15/11 10.48 ~ 10.52
Bournemouth 15/29 10/27
Poole 15.42 ~ 15.47 10/12
Poole Sidings 15.50a 10.10d


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