17th July 2002

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used 35005 'Canadian Pacific'
Stock Used 10 coaches

Route :

Loco Route
35005

London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Hackney Downs - Seven Sisters - Bury Street Jn - Southbury - Cheshunt - Harlow - Bishops Stortford - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Coldham Lane Jn - Ely
35005 Ely - Coldham Lane Jn - Cambridge - Shepreth Branch Jn (1) - Royston - Letchworth Garden City - Hitchin - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross (1)

Notes:
(1) Return route was changed on the day owing to the lack of an available conductor for the Seven Sisters to Liverpool Street section.

Sources : John Clifford, Terry Jackson & Bruce Nathan

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & Bruce Nathan)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
- Kings Cross   DIV 19.42 72.8
- Finsbury Park   DIV 19/34½ 70.3
- Potters Bar   DIV 19/20 60.0
- Hatfield   DIV 19/12 55.1
- Welwyn Garden City   DIV 19/06 52.4
- Woolmer Green Jn   DIV 18.56 ~ 18.57 49.0
- Stevenage   DIV 18/49 45.2
- Hitchin   DIV 18/43 40.8
- Letchworth Garden City   DIV 18/39½ 38.1
- Royston   DIV 18/27 27.9
0.0 Liverpool Street 12.11d 12.11½   19.55a DIV 70.4
1.1 Bethnal Green 12/16 12/16½   19/50 DIV ??.?
3.0 Hackney Downs 12/23 12/23  
- Bow Jn   19/47 DIV ?
- Stratford   19/43 DIV ?
- Temple Mills East Jn   19/39 DIV ?
- Copper Mill Jn   19/33 DIV ?
- Tottenham South Jn   19/31 DIV ?
- South Tottenham   19/26 DIV ?
5.6 Seven Sisters 12/29 12/28½   19/24 DIV 64.8
8.6 Edmonton Green 12/37 12/36½   ? DIV ?
9.3 Bury Street Jn 12/41 12/42   19/15 DIV 61.1
14.0 Cheshunt 12/51 12.54½ ~ 12.54½   19/07 DIV 56.4
18.4 Broxbourne Jn 13/56 13/02   18/59 DIV 51.9
22.5 Harlow Town 13/05 13/08   ? DIV ?
30.3 Bishops Stortford 13/15 13/16½   18/45 DIV 40.0
33.5 Stansted Mountfitchet 13/20 13/21   ? DIV ?
34.4 Stansted North Jn 13/23 13/22   18/38 DIV 36.0
35.5 Elsenham 13/25 13/23½   ? DIV ?
41.6 Audley End 13/34 13/30½   ? DIV ?
53.0 Shepreth Branch Jn 13/51 13/41   18/11 18/15½ 17.3
55.7 Cambridge 13/57 13/44   18/04 18.07 ~ 18.09½ 14.7
56.6 Coldham Lane Jn 14/00 13/45½   18/01 18/04 13.7
??.? Ely Dock Jn 14/15 13/59½   ? ? ?
70.4 Ely 14.17a 14.01½   17.43d 17.44 0.0


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