30th July 2016
Railway Touring Company
The Cotswold Venturer
Tour postponed from 16/04/16, then cancelled, due to gauging issues.
Route :
| Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
| steam: 34067 'Tangmere' or 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' | Poole - Bournemouth - Christchurch - Brockenhurst - Southampton Central - Eastleigh? - Romsey - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood? - Bristol Parkway? - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill |
| steam: 34067 'Tangmere' or 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' | Worcester Shrub Hill - Moreton-in-Marsh - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge - (reverse of outward route) - Poole |
Source : Nick Bartlett
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Timings (Advertised Only)
(from RTC brochure)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Poole | 06.35d | 22.10a |
| Bournemouth | 06.50d | 21.55a |
| Christchurch | 07.00d | 21.45a |
| Brockenhurst | 07.35d | 21.20a |
| Southampton Central | 08.00d | 21.00a |
| Salisbury | 09.30d | 19.45a |
| Worcester Shrub Hill | 13.15a | 15.30d |