11th September 2013

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Tour cancelled, due to unavailable steam locomotive.

Route :
1Z67 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z69 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Advertised Loco(s) Advertised Route
70013 'Oliver Cromwell' (2) 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 - Dorchester South - Weymouth
diesel (class 47xxx?) (3) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
70013 'Oliver Cromwell' (2) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) It is reported that 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' had failed with leaking tubes. This would have been the last 'Dorset Coast Express' for the 2013 season.
(2) Class 47 booked the on rear?
(3) 70013 booked on the rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Tom Cairns)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
London Victoria 09.43d [P2]   -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/45   -
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/48 [RVL]   -
Longhedge Jn 10/05   -
London Waterloo -   22.10a [P16]
Clapham Junction 10/08 [P5] [FL]   22/02 [P8]
Barnes 10/16 [P3]   -
Brentford 10/26   -
Hounslow 10/37   -
Richmond -   -
Twickenham -   -
Feltham Jn 10/39½   -
Feltham 10/41 [P2]   -
Staines 10/48 [P2]   -
Virginia Water 10/58 [P4]   -
Addlestone Jn 11/06½   -
Wimbledon -   21/57½ [P6]
New Malden -   21/54½
Surbiton -   21/52½ [P2]
Hampton Court Jn -   21/51
Weybridge -   21/44½
Byfleet & New Haw 11/16½ [DS]   21/43
Woking 11.24a ~ 11.27d [P5]   21.35a ~ 21.38d [P2]
Woking Jn 11/28½   21/34
Pirbright Jn 11/35   21/25
Farnborough (Main) 11/40 [P2]   21/20 [P1]
Fleet 11/44   21/15
Winchfield 11w49 ~ 12w01 [P2]   21/11½
Basingstoke 12.13a ~ 12.17d [P1]   20w51a ~ 21w03d [P4] [US] 
Worting Jn 12/23½ [DS]   20/47 [US]
Winchester 12/40 [P2]   -
Shawford Jn / Shawford 12/45 [DS]   -
Eastleigh 12/54 [P2]   -
St Denys 13/01 [P2]   -
Northam Jn 13/23 [DS]   -
Andover -   20/25 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn -   20/07
Laverstock South Jn -   20/05
Dean -   19/55
Romsey -   19/46 [P2]
Redbridge -   19/38
Southampton Central 13.28a ~ 13.34d [P4]   19.25a ~ 19.31d [P1]
Redbridge 13/58   19/21
Beaulieu Road 14w08 ~ 14w20   19/13½
Brockenhurst 14/27 [P3]   19/08 [P2]
Bournemouth 14.48a ~ 14.50d   18.48a ~ 18.51d [P2] 
Branksome 14/56 [P2]   18/31 [P1]
Poole 15/01 [P2]   18/24 [P1]
Wareham 15/12 [P2]   18/12 [P1]
Wool 15/19 [P2]   18/03 [P1]
Moreton 15/25   17/58
Dorchester South 15/32 [P1]   17/51½ [P1]
Dorchester Jn 15/34   17/50
Weymouth 15.45 [P2]   17.36d [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (Cl.47? with 70013 on rear) : Southall to Victoria
5Z71 : (Cl.47? with 70013 on rear) : Waterloo to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.48a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 23.26 ~ 23.38
Southall East Jn 06/46 23/24
West Ealing 06/48 [UR] ?
Acton West 06/50 [UR] 23/19
Acton Main Line 06/56 [GL] 23/17 [GL]
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 23/11
Willesden SW Sdgs 07.07 ~ 08.22 22.59 ~ 23.08
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/26 22/52
North Pole Jn 08/27 22/51
Kensington Olympia 08/30 22/46
Latchmere Jn 08/38 22/37
Longhedge Jn 08/41 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/57 -
London Victoria 09.04a [P2] -
West London Jn - 22/34
Nine Elms Jn - 22/31
London Waterloo - 22.25d [P16]


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