28th July 2004

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 33103 & 47703
Stock Used 5222+5200+1840+5171+13474+9392+5249+1961+5236
EMU's Used 1314 + 1317, 1404 + 1905

Route:
1Z96 : London Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour
1Z97 : Portsmouth Harbour to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
33103 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Pouparts Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Streatham North Jn - Streatham South Jn - Epsom - Leatherhead - Dorking - Amberley - Ford - Chichester - Havant - Fareham - Fareham East Jn (3)
47703 (2) Fareham East Jn - Fareham - Fareham East Jn
33103 (4) Fareham East Jn - Fareham (4) - Fratton - Portsmouth Harbour
1314 + 1317 (5) Portsmouth Harbour - Havant
33103 (6) (5) Havant - Chichester - Ford - Hove - Preston Park - Haywards Heath - Gatwick Airport - Redhill - East Croydon (5)
1404 + 1905 (5) East Croydon - London Victoria

Notes :
Train should have been hauled by 34016 "Bodmin".
(1) 47703 on rear.
(2) 33103 on rear.
(3) Booked Reversal point was Fareham North Jn.
(4) 47703 failed with an electrical fault, 33103 on the rear then propelling the train to Portsmouth Harbour.
(5) Train was cancelled between Portsmouth Harbour and Havant then at East Croydon, both because there was only one working loco on the train (i.e. unable to reverse at the termini), service trains being used by passengers to get to the train from Portsmouth Harbour and to London Victoria.
(6) Plus 47703 dead-in-tow.

Source : various including John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual
Victoria 10.29d 10.41
Battersea Pier Jn 10/32 10/45
Stewarts Lane Jn 10/35 10/48
Longhedge Jn 10/42 10/49
Pouparts Jn 10/42 10/51
Clapham Junction 10/44½ 10/52
Balham 10/48½ 10/55
Streatham North Jn 10/52 10/59
Streatham South Jn 10/55 11/00
Mitcham Junction 10/59 11/04
Sutton 11/08½ 11/13
Epsom 11/15 11/22
Leatherhead 11/22 11/29
Boxhill 11.28a ~ 11.42d 11.35 ~ 11.42
Dorking North 11/46 11.46a ~ 11.57d
Horsham 12/08 12/30a ~ 12.31d
Arundel Jn 12/43 13/03
Barnham 12/49 12.32a ~ 12.33d
Chichester 12.56a ~ 13.00d 13.42 ~ 13.45
Havant 13/10 13/56
Farlington Jn 13/14½ 14/02
Cosham 13/17 14/04
Fareham 13/25 14.14a ~ 14.17d
Fareham North Jn 13.26a ~ 13.30d DIV
Fareham East Jn DIV 14.19a ~ 14.25d
Fareham 13/31 14.27a ~ 14.34d
Cosham 13/39 14/52
Portcreek Jn 13/42 14/55
Fratton 13/46 15/03
Portsmouth & Southsea 13/48½ 15/06
Portsmouth Harbour 13.57a ~ 17.43 15.10 ~ DIV
Havant 17/59 18.11
Chichester 18.11a ~ 18.18d 18.24 ~ 18.27
Barnham 18/26 18/40
Arundel Jn 18.31a ~ 18.41d 18/48
West Worthing 18/52 19/00
Worthing 18/53½ 19/03
Shoreham-by-Sea 18/59 19/10
Hove 19/07 19/17
Preston Park 19.11a ~ 19.26d 19/21
Keymer Jn 19/40 19/31
Haywards Heath 19/44 19/37
Balcombe Tunnel Jn 19/58½ 19/52
Three Bridges 20/01½ 19/55
Gatwick Airport 20/10 20/07
Earlswood 20/15½ 20/15
Redhill 20.18a ~ 20.23d 20/17
Stoats Nest Jn 20/37 20/26
Purley 20/38½ 20/28
East Croydon 20/43 20.35a ~ CAN
Selhurst 20/45 CANCELLED
Balham 20/50 CANCELLED
Clapham Junction 20/53 CANCELLED
Pouparts Jn 20/55 CANCELLED
Longhedge Jn 20/57 CANCELLED
Stewarts Lane Jn 21/00 CANCELLED
Battersea Pier Jn 21/03 CANCELLED
Victoria 21.10a CANCELLED


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