23rd July 2014

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 37706 & steam: 44932
Stock Used 99035+99121+99712+99122+99125+99127+1860+4973+99304

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

Loco(s) Route
44932 (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 - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
37706 (3) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
44932 (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) 37706 replaced unavailable steam loco.
(2) 37706 on rear, assisting as required, to reduce the risk of lineside fires in hot weather. 
(3) 44932 on rear.
(4) 44932 carried headcode 1X22.
(5) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.


44932 passes under the temporary footbridge at Brockenhurst with the
 outward leg of the tour (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Claude Andrews & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2]     - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48     - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/52 [RVL]     - -
Longhedge Jn 08/56     - -
London Waterloo - -   21.18a [UR] [P16]  
Clapham Junction 09/01½ [P5] [DF] [P5] [DF]   21/09 [P8] [UMF]  
Barnes 09/08 [P3]     - -
Brentford 09/15 [P2]     - -
Hounslow 09/21 [P2]     - -
Feltham Jn 09/23     - -
Feltham 09/24½ [P2] [P2]   - -
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2]     - -
Virginia Water 09/45½ [P4]     - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53½     - -
Wimbledon - -   21/03½ [P6] [UF]  
New Malden - -   21/00½ [P2] [UF]  
Surbiton - -   20/58½ [P2] [UF]  
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/56 [UF] [UF]
Weybridge - -   20/49½ [UF]  
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS]     20/48 [UF] 20/50 [UF]
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.07d [P5] [DS] [P5] [DS]   20.36a ~ 20.43d [P1] [UF]  
Woking Jn 10/08½ [DS]     20/32 [US]  
Pirbright Jn 10/14 [DS]     20/25 [US]  
Farnborough (Main) 10/18 [P2] [DS]     20/20 [P1] [US] [P1] [US]
Fleet 10/22 [P2] [DS]     20/15 [P1] [US]  
Winchfield 10w27a ~ 10w39d [P2] [DS] [P2] [DS]   20/11½ [P1] [US]  
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [DS] [P2] [DF]     19w51a ~ 20w03d [US] [P4] [US]  
Worting Jn 10/59½ [DF]     19/47 [US]  
Winchester 11/16 [P2]     - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS]     - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] [P2]   - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2]     - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DS]     - -
Andover - -   19/25 [P1]  
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/05  
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/03  
Dean - -   18/54 [P2]  
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2]  
Redbridge - -   18/37 [P2]  
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.56d [P3] [DS]     18.26a ~ 18.31d  [US] [P3] [DF]  
Redbridge 12/02 [P2]     18/21 [P1]  
Beaulieu Road 12w10a ~ 12w20d [P2]     18/14 [P1]  
Brockenhurst 12/27 [P3] [P3]   18/09 [P2]  
Bournemouth 12.48a ~ 12.50d [P3/4]     17.47 ~ 17.50 [P3]  
Branksome 12/56 [P2]     17/38 [P1]  
Poole 13/01 [P2]     17/27 [P1]  
Wareham 13/12 [P2]     17/13 [P1]  
Wool 13/19 [P2]     17/03 [P1]  
Moreton 13/25 [P2]     16/58 [P1]  
Dorchester South 13/32 [P1]     16/50 [P1]  
Dorchester Jn 13/34     16/49  
Weymouth 13.45a [P2]     16.35d [P2]  



Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (37706 with 44932 on rear) :  Southall to London Victoria
5Z71 : (37706 with 44932 on rear) : London Waterloo to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.15a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 22.53 ~ 23.05
Southall East Jn 06/46 22/51
West Ealing 06/48 22/47
Acton West 06/50 22/45
Acton Main Line 06/56 22.36 ~ 22.41
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 22/32
Willesden SW Sdgs 07*05 ~ 07*20 22.21 ~ 22.27
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/26 22/15
North Pole Jn 07/27 22/13
Kensington Olympia 07.31 ~ 07.35 22/08
Latchmere Jn 07/43 21.47 ~ 21.58
Longhedge Jn 07/46 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/51 [RVL] -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/57 -
London Victoria 08.04a [P2] -
West London Jn - 21/44
Nine Elms Jn - 21/41
London Waterloo - 21.35d

5Z67 : (37706 with 44932 on rear) :  Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z69 : (44932 with 37706 on rear) :  Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Weymouth 13.54d 16.27a
Jersey Sidings 13.58a 16.23d


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