16th July 2015

Railway Touring Company
The Swanage Belle

Locos Used 37706 & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used 35479+99371+99712+99127+99122+99121+99125+1860+4973+99723

Route : 
1Z67 : London Victoria to Swanage
1Z69 : Swanage to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
61306 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Norden - Corfe Castle - Swanage
37706 (2) Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
61306 (1) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 37706 on rear.
(2) 61306 on rear.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour Victoria - Swanage - Basingstoke) & Nigel Benning

Photo Review


61306 arrives at Swanage, passing 34070 (photo: Andrew P.M. Wright)


37706 arrives at Corfe Castle on the return (photo: Andrew P.M. Wright)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] [FL] 08.44 [P2] [FL]   23.12a [P2] 23.13
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 08/48   23/03½ [SL] ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/52 [RVL] 08/50 [RVL]   22/56½ [RVL] ?
Longhedge Jn 08/58 08/53   22/54½ ?
Clapham Junction 09/02 [P5] [DF] 09/06 [P5] [DF]   22/51 [P3] 22/53
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09.12½ ~ 09.13 [P3]   22/45½ [P1] [US] 22/45
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/22 [P2]   - -
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/31 [P2]   - -
Richmond - -   22/40 [P2] 22/36
St Margarets - -   22/37½ ?
Twickenham - -   22/35½ [P4] 22/32
Twickenham Jn - -   22/35 ?
Whitton Jn - -   22/32½ ?
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/35   22/32 22/29
Feltham 09/24½ [P2] 09/38 [P2]   22/30 [P1] 22/27
Staines 09.33a ~ 09.35d [P2] 09.45 ~ 09.47 [P2]   22.19a ~ 22.22d [P1] 22.17 ~ 22.19
Virginia Water 09/45½ [P4] 09/57 [P4]   22/07 [P3] 22/04
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ 10/07   21/54 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] 10/09 [DS]   21/51 [P1] 21/44
Woking 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.17 ~ 10.18½ [P5] [DS]   21.35a ~ 21.45d [P2] [US] 21.35 ~ 21.37
Woking Jn 10/08 [DS] 10/20½ [DS]   21/34 [UF] 21/33
Pirbright Jn 10/15 [DS] 10/28 [DS]   21/25 [US] 21/28
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/32 [P2] [DS]   21/20 [P1] [US] 21/25
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/35 [P2] [DS]   21/16 [P1] [US] 21/22
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] 10w39 ~ 10w48 [P2] [DS]   21/12½ [P1] [US] 21/19
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P2] [DS] 11.04½ ~ 11.06 [P2] [DF]   20w52a ~ 21w04d [P4] [US] 20w55 ~ 21w09 [P4]
Worting Jn 10/59½ 11/12   20/47 [US] 20/50½ [US]
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/27½ [P2]   - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS] 11/29½ [DF]   - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] 11/34 [DF]   - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2] 11/42½ [P2]   - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DS] 11/45 [DF]   - -
Andover - -   20/26 [P1] 20/34 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn - -   20/08 20/14½
Laverstock South Jn - -   20/06 20/13½
Dean - -   19/54 [P2] 20/02 [P2]
Romsey - -   19/45 [P2] 19/53 [P2]
Redbridge - -   19/37 [P2] 19/42½ [P2]
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.56d [P3] [DS] 11.49 ~ 11.55 [P3] [DS]   19.26a ~ 19.31d [US] [P3] [DF] 19.26 ~ 19.33½ [US] [P2] [DS]
Redbridge 12/02 [P2] 12/01 [P2]   19/21 [P1] 19/20 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w10 ~ 12w20 [P2] 12w09 ~ 12w19 [P2]   19/14 [P1] ?
Brockenhurst 12/27 [P3] 12/26½ [P3]   19/09 [P2] 19/08 [P2]
Bournemouth 12.48a ~ 12.50d [P3/4] 12.48½ ~ 12.50 [P3]   18.48a ~ 18.50d [P2] 18.48 ~ 18.49½ [P2]
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 12/56½ [P2]   18/38 [P1] 18/24½ [P1]
Poole 13/01 [P2] 13/03 [P2]   18/27 [P1] 18/15½ [P1]
Wareham 13t12a ~ 13t14d [P2] 13.14 ~ 13.15 [P2]   18t11 ~ 18t13 [P1] 17.59 ~ 18.00 [P1]
Worgret Jn 13/18 13/19½   18/06 17/54
Motala GF 13.31 ~ 13.41 13/36   17.30 ~ 17.45 17/35½
Norden Gates 13/48 13/42   17/23½ 17/31
Corfe Castle 13/50½ 13.48 ~ 13.50 [P2]   17/21 17.27 ~ 17.28 [P1]
Harmans Cross 14/01 13/59 [P2]   17/11 17/20 [P2]
Swanage 14.17a 14.10½ [P2]   16.55d 17.08½ [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (61306 with 37706 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z66 : (37706 with 61306 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to London Victoria
5Z71 : (37706 with 61306 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked Actual   Booked
Southall Depot 06.20d     00.48a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45     00.28 ~ 00.38
Southall East Jn 06/46     00/27
West Ealing 06/48     ?
Acton West 06/50     00/22
Acton Main Line 06/56     00/20
Acton Wells Jn 07/02     00/15
Acton Canal Wharf 07/06     -
Willesden No.7 Jn 07.10 ~ 07.16     -
Willesden West London Jn 07/19     -
Willesden SW Sdgs -     00/12
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/26     00/08
North Pole Jn 07/27     00/07
Kensington Olympia 07.31 ~ 07.35     00.01 ~ 00.03
Latchmere Jn 07/43     23/54
Longhedge Jn 07/46     23/41
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/51     23/36
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/57     23/32
London Victoria 08.05a [P2] 07.54 [P2]   23.30d [P2]


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