28th February 2004

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used diesel: 47703 & steam: 73096

Route:
1Z96 : Victoria to Weymouth
1Z97 : Weymouth to Victoria

Loco(s) Route
73096 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane - Clapham Junction - Balham - Tooting - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover Jn - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction
47703 Yeovil Junction - Yeovil Pen Mill
47703 Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester West - Weymouth
73096 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Yeovil Pen Mill
47703 (2) Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction
73096 (1) Yeovil Junction - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) 47703 on rear.
(2) 73096 on rear.
(3) Loco confirmation required (i.e. each loco hauled legs as indicated above).

Source : John Clifford (viewed the train leaving Victoria) & Simon Cross

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.00d 08.00   21.06a 21.27
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/03 ?   21/03 ?
Stewarts Lane 08/06 ?   21/00 ?
Longhedge Jn 08/12 ?   20/57 ?
Pouparts Jn 08/14 ?   20/55 ?
Clapham Junction 08/16 08/18   20/53 21/17
Balham 08/20 08/22   20/49 21/13
Streatham North Jn 08/22 ?   20/47 ?
Streatham South Jn 08/25 ?   20/42 ?
Wimbledon 08.31a ~ 08.32d ??.?? ~ 08.34   20.34a ~ 20.36d ??.?? ~ 21.02
Wimbledon West Jn 08/34 ?   20/32 ?
Raynes Park 08/37 ?   ? ?
New Malden 08/40 08/43   20/29 20/47
Surbiton 08/42 08/45   20/26 20/44
Hampton Court Jn 08/44 08/47   20/25 20/41
Weybridge 08/50 08/53   20/18 20/34
Byfleet & New Haw 08/52 ?   20/16 ?
Woking 08.58a ~ 08.59d 08.59 ~ 09.02   20.09a ~ 20.11d 20.23 ~ 20.26
Woking Jn 09/00 09/04   20/08 20/21
Brookwood 09/06 ?   ? ?
Pirbright Jn ? ?   20/03 20/16
Farnborough 09/12 09/16   19/55 20/10
Basingstoke 09/26 09/31   19/40 19/53
Worting Jn 09/30 09/35   19/38 19/49
Overton 09*38a ~ 09*51d ?   ? ?
Whitchurch 09/57 ?   ? ?
Andover 10/03 ?   19.04a ~ 19.18d 19.11 ~ 19.21
Tunnel Jn 10/18 ?   18/44 ?
Salisbury 10.21a ~ 10.25d 11.18 ~ 11.57   18.38a ~ 18.41d 18.44 ~ 18.47
Wilton Jn 10/29 ?   18/34 ?
Wilton 10/31 ?   18/32 ?
Tisbury Loop 10/42 ?   18*12a ~ 18*19d ?
Gillingham 10.53a ~ 10.57d 12.23 ~ 12.27   18/00 18/11
Templecombe 11/07 12/30   17/54 18/03
Sherborne 11/15 ?   17/46 ?
Yeovil Junction 11.24a ~ 12.10d ??.?? ~ 12.52   17.26a ~ 17.38d 17.27 ~ 17.37
Yeovil Pen Mill 12.15a ~ 12.45d 13.02 ~ 13.15   16.58a ~ 17.10d 16.59 ~ 17.02
Maiden Newton 13.05a ~ 13.08d ?   16.29a ~ 16.35d 16.34 ~ 16.35
Dorchester West 13.18a ~ 13.20d 13.50 ~ 13.53   16.16a ~ 16.18d 16.13 ~ 16.17
Dorchester Jn 13/21 ?   16/15 ?
Weymouth 13.30a 14.04   16.00d 16.00


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