5th July 2021

Northern Belle
Tribute to the Bournemouth Belle

Locos Used 57313 'Scarborough Castle' & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 21249+10734+10729+17167+325+3247+3275+3267+1566+3273+3174+99025

Route : 
1Z63 : London Victoria to Bournemouth
1Z65 : Bournemouth to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
60163 (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 - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth
57313 (2) Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Millbrook
60163 (1) Millbrook - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 57313 on rear.
(2) 60163 on rear.
(3) This tour marked 90 years since the inaugural 'Bournemouth Belle' on 05/07/1931.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Photo Review


60163 passing Eastleigh, with the outward leg (photo: Mark V. Pike)


57313 on the rear of the tour at Eastleigh (photo: Mark V. Pike)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] [DCF] 08.47   22.07a [P7] 22.08
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/50   22/00½ [UCS] 21/58
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/51   21/57½ [RVL] 21/57
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/53   21/55½ 21/54
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DWF] 09/02 [P5] [DWF]   21*43 ~ 21*52 [P3] 21.46 ~ 21.50
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/09   21/38 [P1] [UWS] 21/41
Brentford 09/15½ [P2] 09/15   21/27½ [P1] 21/32
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/21   21/23½ [P1] 21/28
Feltham Jn 09/23½ 09/23   21/21½ 21/25
Feltham 09/25½ [P2] 09/26   21/19½ [P1] 21/22
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09/32?   21.10a ~ 21.12d [P1] 21/12?
Virginia Water 09/45½ [P4] 09/41   20/58 [P3] 21/01
Chertsey 09/49½ 09/46   20/48½ 20/45
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ 09/50   20/39½ 20/37
Byfleet & New Haw 09/55½ [P2] [DS] 09/53   20/24 [P1] 20/28
Woking 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P5] [DS] 10.03 ~ 10.10   20.15a ~ 20.17d [P1] [US] 20.18 ~ 20.22
Woking Jn 10/07½ [DS] 10/11   20/13 [US] 20/16
Brookwood 10/11½ [P2] [DS] 10/16 [P2] [DS]   19w59 ~ 20w09 [P1] [US] 20/13?
Pirbright Jn 10/13½ [DS] 10/19   19/56½ [US] 20/10
Farnborough (Main) 10/17½ [P2] [DS] 10/23   19/52½ [P1] [US] 20/06
Fleet 10/21½ [P2] [DS] 10/27   19/48 [P1] [US] 20/04
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w37 [P2] [DS] 10.31 ~ 10.44 [P2] [DS]   19/44½ [P1] [US] 20/00
Basingstoke 10/47½ [P1] [DS] 10/55   19/36 [P4] [US] 19/53
Worting Jn 10/54 10/58   19/33½ [US] 19/49
Wallers Ash Loop 11/05 11/15   - -
Winchester 11/09½ [P2] 11/21   - -
Shawford Jn 11/12½ [DF] 11/24   - -
Eastleigh 11/16½ [DF] 11/41 [P2]   - -
St Denys 11/24½ [P2] 11/50 [P2]   - -
Northam Jn 11*26 ~ 11*55 [DS] 11/53 [DF]   - -
Southampton Central 11c58 ~ 12c00 [P3] [DS] 11/55 [P3] [DS]   - -
Andover - -   19/15½ [P1] 19/36 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn - -   18/55 19/22
Laverstock South Jn - -   18/47 19/20
Dean - -   18/38 19/10
Romsey - -   18/29 [P2] 19/00
Redbridge - -   18/20 [P2] 18/51
Church Lane Jn - -   18/18 18/48
Millbrook 12/01 11/57   18.11 ~ 18.16 [US] 18.36 ~ 18.47
Church Lane Jn 12/01½ ?   18/09 [US] 18/34
Redbridge 12/05 [P2] 12/00   18/07 [P1] 18/33
Beaulieu Road 12w13 ~ 12w23 [P2] 12/09?   18/01 [P1] 18/26
Brockenhurst 12/30 [P3] 12.18 ~ ? [P3]   17/56 [P2] 18/21
Bournemouth 12.49a [P4] 12.48 [P3]   17.39d [P3] 17.54 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z63 : (57313 with 60163 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.45d
Southall 05.55 ~ 06.05
Southall East Jn 06/06
West Ealing 06/09
Acton West 06/13
Acton Main Line 06/16
Acton Wells Jn 06/19
Willesden SW Sidings 06*22 ~ 07*30
Willesden West London Jn 07/32
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/34
North Pole Jn 07/35
Shepherds Bush 07/38
Kensington Olympia 07/41
West Brompton 07c43 ~ 07c45
Latchmere Jn 07/49
Longhedge Jn 07/52
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/02
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/08
London Victoria 08.16a [P2]

5Z64 : (60163 with 57313 on rear) : Bournemouth to Swanage
(The stock was berthed at Norden, and only 60163 with 21249 continued to Swanage for servicing)

Location Booked
Bournemouth 12.54d [P4]
Branksome 13/01
Poole 13/06
Wareham 13t16 ~ 13t18
Worgret Jn 13/22
Norden 13/42
Corfe Castle 13/44
Harmans Cross 13/53
Swanage 14.07a

5Z65 : (57313 with 60163 on rear) : Swanage to Bournemouth

Location Booked
Swanage 16.20d
Harmans Cross 16/34
Corfe Castle 16/43
Norden 16/45
Worgret Jn 17/05
Wareham 17t10 ~ 17t13
Poole 17/23
Branksome 17/30
Bournemouth 17.34a [P3]

5Z66 : (57313 with 60163 on rear) : London Victoria to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z66 : (60163 with 57313 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 22.16d [P7]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 22/20
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/23
Longhedge Jn 22/26
Latchmere Jn 22/28
West Brompton 22c32 ~ 22c34
Kensington Olympia 22/38
Shepherds Bush 22/40
North Pole Jn 22/42
Mitre Bridge Jn 22/43
Willesden West London Jn 22/45
Willesden No.7 Jn 22.50 ~ 22.55
Acton Canal Wharf 22/59
Acton Wells Jn 23/05
Acton Main Line 23/08
Acton West 23/12
West Ealing 23/16
Southall East Jn 23/21
Southall 23.22 ~ 23.32
Southall WCR 23.42a


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