Royal Wessex

1951 Royal Wessex -Blood and custard

Festival of Britain train

7.30am Weymouth arrive Waterloo about 10.45am

4.35pm Waterloo arrive Bournemouth West just before 7pm, Swanage and Weymouth about 1hr later

Livery: 1951-56 Crimson and cream

1956-62 BR Coach Green

Motive power: 34093-5/105-110 (MNs not allocated to Bournemouth in 1951)

Weymouth portion

Bk 3^rd 34157

Corr 3^rd 24169

Compo 15023

Compo 15021 photo SW13 p6

Bk 3^rd 34158

Swanage portion

Compo 15022

Bk 3^rd 34155

Bournemouth West (which way round?)

Bk 3^rd 34159

SW13 has 1^st and 3^rd other way round, which looks more sensible

Diner 1^st 9 Replaced by early 1954 with

Kitchen 80009 photo SW13 p10 open third 3914 (not reserved for dining) and Bulleid

Diner 3^rd 1006 Tavern pair (or buffet/kitchen and dining cars?)

1^st 13003 photo SW13 p6

Bk 3^rd 34156 photo SW13 p9

Diner 1^st 9, Kitchen 80009, Diner 3^rd 1006 used on other Bth-Wloo services during week, Wloo-Ilfracombe at summer weekends until 1960 by which time running separately

Repainted in SR green by early 1957

Replaced with Bulleid stock in 1962. Mk 1s to other sets