8th May 2004

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Loco Used 47703
Stock Used 35329+5249+1961+5236+9392+13474+5216+1105+5222+5171

Route:
1Z96 : Alton to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z83 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Alton

Loco(s) Route
47703 Alton - Bentley - Ash - Guildford - Shalford - Reigate - Redhill - Purley - East Croydon - Selhurst - Streatham Common - Tulse Hil - Herne Hill - Brixton - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Staines - Ascot - Earley - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Wolvercot Jn - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
47703 Worcester Shrub Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Brentford - Staines - Virginia Water - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Ash Vale - Aldershot North Jn - Bentley - Alton

Notes :
(1) Was booked to be steam-hauled throughout but the non-availability of 34016 then 73096 meant diesel power instead.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Alton 06.42d 06.44   21.58a 22.15
Bentley 06/50 ?   21/51 ?
Farnham 07/03 07/03   21.42a ~ 21.44d 21.53 ~ 21.54
Aldershot 07/08 07/09   21.33a ~ 21.35d 21.46 ~ 21.47d
Aldershot North Jn 07/11 ?   21/29 ?
Aldershot South Jn 07/13 ?  
Ash 07/15 07/18  
Guildford 07.25a ~ 07.34d 07.29 ~ 07.47  
Shalford Jn 07/37 07/50  
Shalford 07.39a ~ 07.51d 07/53  
Gomshall 08/00 ?  
Dorking (Deepdene) 08/09 ?  
Reigate 08/16 08/11  
Redhill 08/20 08/19  
Stoats Nest Jn 08/29 08/27  
Purley 08/33 08/33  
East Croydon 08/39 08/39  
Windmill Bridge Jn 08/41 ?  
Selhurst 08/42 08/42  
Streatham Common 08/49 ?  
Streatham 08/55 08/54  
Tulse Hill 08/58 08/58  
Herne Hill 09/01 09/02  
Brixton 09/03 09/03  
Voltaire Road Jn 09/05 09/06  
Factory Jn 09/12 ?  
Longhedge Jn 09/14 ?  
Ash Vale   21/27 21/41
Pirbright Jn   21/22 21/37
Brookwood   21/20 ?
Woking Jn   21/15 21/29
Woking   21.11a ~ 21.14d 21.25 ~ 21.27
Byfleet & New Haw   21/02 ?
Addlestone Jn   20/59 ?
Virginia Water   20/51 21/08
Staines   20/43 20/59
Feltham Jn   20/35 ?
Hounslow   20/33 20/46
Brentford   20/28 20/43
Kew East Jn   20/24 20/35
South Acton   20/21 ?
Acton Wells Jn   20/16 20/26
Willesden SW Sidings   20/14 ?
Mitre Bridge Jn   20/10 20/19
North Pole Jn   20/09 20/16
Kensington Olympia   20/05 20/14
Latchmere Jn   19/59 20/10
Clapham Junction 09.27a ~ 09.30d 09.26 ~ 09.27   19.52a ~ 19.54d 19.58 ~ 20.03
Barnes 09/40 09/36   19/46 19/54
Richmond 09.45a ~ 09.47d 09.40 ~ 09.46   19.39a ~ 19.40d 19.47 ~ 19.49
Twickenham 09/53 09/50   19/35 19/45
Feltham Jn 09/58 ?   19/32 ?
Staines 10.08a ~ 10.10d 10.00 ~ 10.01   19.16a ~ 19.18d 19.33 ~ 19.35
Virginia Water 10/19 10/16   19/06 19/23
Ascot 10.28a ~ 10.41d 10.24 ~ 10.29   18/57 19/13
Wokingham 10/52 10/39   18/47 19/03
Earley 10/57 ?   18/42 ?
Reading Spur Jn 11/00 10.45a ~ ??.??d   18/40 18/54
Reading New Jn 11/01 ?   18/36 ?
Reading 11/03 11/03   18/35 18/51
Didcot East Jn 11/26 ?   18/19 ?
Didcot North Jn 11/29 11/26   18/18 18/20
Hinksey North 11/44 ?   ? ?
Oxford South Yard 11/46 ?   ? ?
Oxford 11.51a ~ 11.57d 11.47 ~ 11.56   18.03a ~ 18.06d 18.02 ~ 18.06
Wolvercot Jn 12/20 12/16   17/57 17/54
Ascott-under-Wychwood 12/38 12/32   17/42 17/42
Moreton-in-Marsh 12/58 12/55   17.18a ~ 17.25d 17.20 ~ 17.21
Evesham 13.18a ~ 13.20d 13.18 ~ 13.22   16.50a ~ 16.55d 16.46 ~ 17.03
Evesham SB 13.22a ~ 13.25d ?   16.46a ~ 163.48d ?
Norton Jn 13.43a ~ 13.53d ?   16/33 ?
Worcester Shrub Hill 14.02a 13.41   16.26d 16.26


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