14th September 2004

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Loco Used steam : 73096
Stock Used 5249+1961+5236+9392+13474+5200+1840+5171+5216+35479

Route:
1Z86 : Victoria to Cranmore (East Somerset Railway)
1Z87 : Cranmore (East Somerset Railway) to Victoria

Loco Route
73096 London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Twickenham - Staines - Virginia Water - Wokingham - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury Racecourse - Westbury - (via Frome avoiding line) - East Somerset Jn - Merehead Quarry Jn - Cranmore
73096 Cranmore - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke - Woking - Addlestone Jn - Virginia Water - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Sources : various including Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 09.28d 09.28   22.43a 22.42
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/31 ?   22/40 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/33 ?   22/37 ?
Longhedge Jn 09/36 ?   22/35 ?
Clapham Junction 09.40a ~ 09.44d 09.42 ~ 09.45   22.29a ~ 22.31d 22.28 ~ 22.31
Barnes 09/51 09/54   22/24 22/23
Richmond 09/59 10/01   22/20 22/16
Twickenham 10/03 10/07   22/17 22/14
Feltham Jn 10/06 ?   22/14 ?
Staines 10.14a ~ 10.15d 10.17 ~ 10.18   22.03a ~ 22.05d 22.03 ~ 22.04
Virginia Water 10/24 10/28   21/55 21/55
Ascot 10/31 10/37  
Wokingham 10/40 10/47  
Earley 10/45 ?  
Reading Spur Jn 10/48 10.53a ~ ??.??d  
New Jn 11/00 ?  
Reading 11/02 11/04  
Southcote Jn 11/07 11/08  
Newbury Racecourse 11.24a ~ 11.44d ?  
Newbury 11/48 11/48  
Bedwyn 12/06 12/03  
Woodborough 12/21 12/16  
Lavington 12/30 12/21  
Heywood Road Jn 12/39 12/28  
Addlestone Jn   21/47 ?
Byfleet & New Haw   21/44 ?
Woking   21/39 21/36
Woking Jn   21/38 21/32
Farnborough   21/27 21/24
Winchfield   21.00a ~ 21.18d ?
Basingstoke   20/49 20/54
Worting Jn   20/46 20/47
Andover   20/27 20/27
Tunnel Jn   20/08 ?
Salisbury   20/05 20/09
Wilton   20/02 ?
Warminster   19/42 19/47
Westbury 12.42a ~ 13.08d 12.31 ~ 13.15   19.18a ~ 19.30d ??.?? ~ 19.34
Fairwood Jn 13/12 13/21   19/13 19/13
Clink Road Jn 13/16 13/25   19/07 ?
Blatchbridge Jn 13/18 13/27   19/04 ?
East Somerset Jn 13.26a ~ 13.41d 13/34   18/57 ?
Merehead Quarry Jn 13/51 ?   18/49 ?
Merehead 13.54a ~ 13.55d ?   18.45a ~ 18.46d ?
Cranmore 14.10a 14.02   18.30d 18.30


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