5th December 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Bath & Bristol Christmas Express

Tour cancelled, due to unavailable steam locomotive.

Route :
1Z85 : Swanage to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z86 : Bristol Temple Meads to Swanage

Advertised Loco(s) Advertised Route
steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' (1) Swanage - Corfe Castle - Worgret Jn - Wareham - Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Chandler's Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' (1) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton Central
Diesel Loco Southampton Central - (reverse of outward route) - Corfe Castle - Swanage No.2 Signal
Class 33 Swanage No.2 Signal - Swanage

Notes :
(1) Diesel Loco on rear.
(2) The train was cancelled at short notice due to a fault with the engine’s On Train Monitoring and Recording equipment. RTC were unable to source a replacement engine.

Sources : John Clifford, David Lodwick & Nick Bartlett (all booked on the tour) & Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked only)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked   Booked
Swanage 06.50d [P2]   21.04a [P2]
Swanage Sig.No.2 -   20L57 ~ 21L02
Harmans Cross 07/00 [DM]   20/47 [DM]
Corfe Castle 07/06 [UM]   20/42 [DM]
Norden Gates 07/10   20/40
Furzebrook 07/15   20/35
Worgret Jn 07/23   20/28
Wareham 07c28a ~ 07c31d [P1]   20c21a ~ 20c24d [P2]
Poole 07.43a ~ 07.45d [P1]   20.07a ~ 20.10d [P2]
Branksome 07/54 [P1]   20/02 [P2]
Bournemouth 08.02a ~ 08.04d [P2]   19.54a ~ 19.57d
Brockenhurst 08.25a ~ 08.28d [P2]   19.29a ~ 19.38d [P1]
Redbridge 08/41 [P1]   19/17 [P2]
Southampton Central 08.46a ~ 08.51d [UF] [P1]   19L02a ~ 19L14d [UF] [P3]
Northam Jn 08/54 [UF]   -
St Denys 08/56 [P1]   -
Southampton Airport Parkway 09/02 [P1] [UF]   -
Eastleigh Sig.E85 09*05 ~ 09*14   -
Eastleigh 09.17a ~ 09.19d [P1]   -
Eastleigh East Jn 09/21½   -
Chandler's Ford ?   -
Redbridge -   18/58 [P1]
Romsey 09/35 [P2]   18/48½ [P1]
Dean 09/44   18/38½
Tunnel Jn 09/55½   18/26
Salisbury 09w58a ~ 10w13d [P4]   18w05a ~ 18w23d [P4]
Wilton Jn 10/17   17/59
Wishford 10/21   17/55
Wylye AHB 10/28   17/50
Upton Lovell 10/35   17/43
Warminster 10/43   17/37
Westbury 10/50 [P3]   17/27 [P1]
Bradford Jn 10/59   17/12
Bathampton Jn 11/11   17/03 [UPL]
Bath Spa 11.15a ~ 11.20d [P1]   16.54a ~ 16.59d [P2]
North Somerset Jn 11/33   16/40
Bristol East Jn 11/34 [UM]   16/39 [UM]
Bristol Temple Meads 11.36a [P10]   16.37d [P10]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

04/12/19 :
5Z84 : (6233 with Diesel Loco on rear) : Southall to Southampton [Up Goods Loop] (cancelled)
5Z84 : (Diesel Loco with 6233 on rear) : Southampton [Up Goods Loop] to Swanage (cancelled)

Location Booked
Southall Depot 10.35d
Southall Yard 10.45 ~ 10.55
Southall East Jn 10/56
West Ealing 10/59
Acton West 11/03
Acton Main Line 11.08 ~ 11.11
Acton Wells Jn 11/14
Willesden SW Sidings 11.17 ~ 11.20
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/25
North Pole Jn 11/26
Kensington Olympia 11/33
Latchmere Jn 11/43
Clapham Junction 11/53
Barnes 12/00
Brentford 12/10
Hounslow 12/21
Feltham Jn 12/23
Feltham 12/25
Staines 12/31
Virginia Water 12/40
Addlestone Jn 12/50
Byfleet & New Haw 12/52
Woking 13.03 ~ 13.06
Woking Jn 13/08
Farnborough (Main) 13/17
Winchfield 13w25 ~ 13w40
Basingstoke 13/52
Worting Jn 13*59 ~ 14*17
Andover 14/35
Laverstock North Jn 15/01
Laverstock South Jn 15/03
Dean 15/15
Romsey 15/26
Redbridge 15/35
Southampton [UGL] 15.48 ~ 16.06
Redbridge 16/10
Brockenhurst 16/23
Bournemouth 16/41
Branksome 16/46
Poole 16/52
Wareham 17c02 ~ 17c04
Worgret Jn 17/07
Furzebrook 17/14
Norden Gates 17/19
Corfe Castle 17/21
Harmans Cross 17/26
Swanage 17.35a

05/12/19 : 
5Z85 : (Diesel Loco with 6233 on rear) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol East Depot (cancelled)
5Z86 : (Diesel Loco with 6233 on rear) : Bristol East Depot to Bristol Temple Meads (cancelled)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 11.52d [P10] 16.22a [P10]
Bristol East Jn 11/54 16/20
North Somerset Jn 11/55 16/19
Bristol East Depot 11.58a 16.16d

0Z85 : (6233) : Bristol East Depot - Bristol Temple Meads - Lawrence Hill - Bristol East Depot
(Loco turning trip) (cancelled)

Location Booked
Bristol East Depot 14.10d
North Somerset Jn 14/12
Bristol East Jn 14/13
Bristol Temple Meads 14.14 ~ 14.37 [UT]
Bristol East Jn 14/38
Dr Day's Jn 14/40
Lawrence Hill 14.42 ~ 14.44
Dr Day's Jn 14/46
North Somerset Jn 14.48 ~ 14.52
Bristol East Depot 14.55a

5Z87 : (6233 with support coach) : Southampton Central to Southall (cancelled)

Location Booked
Southampton Central 19.21d [P3]
Northam Jn 19/24
St Denys Sig.E706 19*26 ~ 19*29
St Denys 19/31
Southampton Airport Parkway 19/35
Eastleigh Sig.E85 19*38 ~ 19*53
Eastleigh 19/55
Shawford 19/59
Winchester 20/03
Wallers Ash Loop 20/10
Worting Jn 20/22
Basingstoke 20/27
Bramley 20/33
Southcote Jn 20*46 ~ 20*50
Oxford Road Jn 20/53
Reading Sig.T1728 20*57 ~ 21*08
Reading 21*10 ~ 21*12
Kennet Bridge Jn 21/15
Twyford 21/19
Maidenhead 21/26
Slough 21/32
Heathrow Airport Jn 21/48
Hayes 21/51
Hayes & Harlington Loop 21*54 ~ 21*58
Southall West Jn 22/00
Southall Yard 22.03 ~ 22.05
Southall Depot 22.15a

5Z88 : (Diesel Loco with tour stock) : Swanage to Southall (cancelled)

Location Booked
Swanage 21.55d [P2]
Harmans Cross 22/05
Corfe Castle 22/10
Norden Gates 22/13
Furzebrook 22/18
Worgret Jn 22/25
Wareham 22c30 ~ 22c32
Poole 22/41
Branksome 22/46
Bournemouth 22/51
Brockenhurst 23/06
Redbridge 23/16
Southampton Central 23.19 ~ 23.23
Northam Jn 23/26
St Denys 23/29
Southampton Airport Parkway 23/34
Eastleigh 23/36
Shawford 23/46
Winchester 23/49
Wallers Ash Loop 23/54
Worting Jn 00/12
Basingstoke 00/16
Bramley 00/23
Southcote Jn 00/31
Oxford Road Jn 00/33
Reading 00*36 ~ 00*46
Kennet Bridge Jn 00/48
Twyford 00/52
Maidenhead 00/58
Slough 01/03
Heathrow Airport Jn 01/10
Southall West Jn 01/12
Southall Yard 01.15 ~ 01.25
Southall Depot 01.35a


Back to "The Railtour Files"