25th October 2003

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used steam 73096 & 60009

Route:
1Z82 : Alton to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z83 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Alton

Loco Route
60009 Alton - Aldershot - Woking - Virginia Water - Richmond - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Willesden SW Sidings - Kew East Jn - Hounslow - Staines - Virginia Water - Wokingham - Reading - Oxford - Evesham - Worcester Shrub Hill
73096 Worcester Shrub Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Virginia Water - Richmond - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Willesden SW Sidings - Kew East Jn - Hounslow - Staines - Virginia Water - (reverse of outward route) - Alton

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required.


60009 passes Clapham Junction (photo : www.railway-images.co.uk)

Sources : various including Solomon Riley

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Solomon Riley)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Alton 07.15d 00.15a
Farnham 07/24 23/59
Aldershot 07/36 23/54
Ash Vale 07/41 23/51
Woking 07.53a ~ 07.54d 23.37a ~ 23.39d
Virginia Water 08/10 23/20
Staines 08/18 23/11
(tour traversed the "loop" the same way out & return)
Richmond 08.33a ~ 08.34d 21.28a ~ 21.29d
Clapham Junction 08.46a ~ 08.47d 21.40a ~ 21.43d
Kensington Olympia 08.56a ~ 09.07d 21.54a ~ 22.08d
Willesden SW Sidings 09.19a ~ 09.23d 22.20a ~ 22.24d
Kew East Jn 09/41 22/41
Hounslow 09/49 23/01
(tour traversed the "loop" the same way out & return)
Staines 10.00a ~ 10.01d 21.12a ~ 21.13d
Virginia Water 10/10 21/03
Ascot 10/18 20/55
Wokingham 10/33 20/41
Reading 10/51 20/26
Didcot East Jn 11/10 20/00
Oxford D/UPL - 18w59a ~ 19w42d
Oxford 11.24a ~ 11.26d 18.52a ~ 18.55d
Oxford North Jn 11w30a ~ 12w15d ?
Moreton-in-Marsh 12/58 17.53a ~ 18.08d
Evesham 13.18a ~ 13.24d 17.29a ~ 17.30d
Worcester Shrub Hill 14L02a 17L05d


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