20th August 2014

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used 37706 & steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used 14099+99371+99121+99712+99122+99125+99127+1860+4973+99304

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

Loco(s) Route
70013 (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
70013 (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.
(3) 70013 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the tour throughout)

Photo Review


70013 on arrival at Weymouth (photo: Nick Bartlett)


37706 waits to leave Weymouth on the return leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 08.44 [P2]   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 08/47   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/52 [RVL] 08/52 [RVL]   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/56 08/54   - -
London Waterloo - -   21.18a [UR] [P16] 21.12 [UR] [P13]
Clapham Junction 09/01½ [P5] [DF] 08/58 [P5] [DF]   21/09 [P8] [UMF] 21/04 [P8] [UMF]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/08 [P3]   - -
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/15 [P2]   - -
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/23 [P2]   - -
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/25   - -
Feltham 09/24½ [P2] 09/28 [P2]   - -
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.34 ~ 09.36 [P2]   - -
Virginia Water 09/45½ [P4] 09/46 [P4]   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ 09/55   - -
Wimbledon - -   21/03½ [P6] [UF] 21/00 [P6] [UF]
New Malden - -   21/00½ [P2] [UF] 20/58 [P2] [UF]
Surbiton - -   20/58½ [P2] [UF] 20/56 [P2] [UF]
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/56 [UF] 20/55 [UF]
Weybridge - -   20/49½ [UF] 20/50 [UF]
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] 09/57 [DS]   20/48 [UF] 20/48 [UF]
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.07d [P5] [DS] 10.04 ~ 10.07 [P5] [DS]   20.36a ~ 20.43d [P1] [UF] 20.34 ~ 20.43 [P1] [UF]
Woking Jn 10/08½ [DS] 10/08 [DS]   20/32 [US] 20/32 [US]
Pirbright Jn 10/14 [DS] 10/16 [DS]   20/25 [US] 20/27 [US]
Farnborough (Main) 10/18 [P2] [DS] 10/21 [P2] [DS]   20/20 [P1] [US] 20/23 [P1] [US]
Fleet 10/22 [P2] [DS] 10/24 [P2] [DS]   20/15 [P1] [US] 20/20 [P1] [US]
Winchfield 10w27a ~ 10w39d [P2] [DS] 10w29 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS]   20/11½ [P1] [US] 20/17 [P1] [US]
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [P2] [DF] 10.56 ~ 10.58 [P2] [DS]   19w51a ~ 20w03d [P4] [US] 19w54 ~ 20w07 [P4] [US]
Worting Jn 10/59½ [DF] 11/03 [DS]   19/47 [US] 19.43 ~ 19.47 [US]
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/18 [P2]   - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS] 11/20 [DF]   - -
Allbrook Jn 11/32 11/29 [DF-DS]   - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] 11.42 ~ 11.46 [DS] [P2]   - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2] 11/55 [P2]   - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DS] 11/56 [DF]   - -
Andover - -   19/25 [P1] 19/22 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/05 19/03
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/03 19/02
Dean - -   18/54 [P2] 18/53 [P2]
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] 18/44 [P2]
Redbridge - -   18/37 [P2] 18/36 [P2]
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.56d [P3] [DS] 11/59 [P3] [DS]   18.26 ~ 18.31  [US] [P3] [DF] 18.24 ~ 18.29 [US] [P3] [DS]
Redbridge 12/02 [P2] 12/11 [P2]    18/21 [P1] 18/19 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w10a ~ 12w20d [P2] 12w20 ~ 12w30 [P2]   18/14 [P1] 18/12 [P1]
Brockenhurst 12/27 [P3] 12/36 [P3]   18/09 [P2] 18/07 [P2]
Bournemouth 12.48a ~ 12.50d [P3/4] 12.55 ~ 12.58 [P3/4]   17.47 ~ 17.50 [P3] 17.30 ~ 17.49 [P4/3]
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 13/03 [P2]   17/38 [P1] 17/23 [P1]
Poole 13/01 [P2] 13/08 [P2]   17/27 [P1] 17/16 [P1]
Wareham 13/12 [P2] 13/16 [P2]   17/13 [P1] 17/06 [P1]
Wool 13/19 [P2] 13/21 [P2]   17/03 [P1] 17/01 [P1]
Moreton 13/25 [P2] 13/25 [P2]   16/58 [P1] 16/56 [P1]
Dorchester South 13/32 [P1] 13/32 [P2]   16/50 [P1] 16/49 [P1]
Dorchester Jn 13/34 13/33   16/49 16/47
Weymouth 13.45a [P2] 13.43 [P2]   16.35d [P2] 16.35 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (37706 with 70013 on rear) :  Southall to London Victoria
5Z71 : (37706 with 70013 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 70013 on rear) :  Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z69 : (70013 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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