29th September 2004

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Loco Used steam: 73096
Stock Used 5237+5249+1961+5236+9392+13474+5216+1840+5171+35329

Route:
1Z83 : London Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z84 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Victoria

Loco Route
73096 London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Staines - Earley - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bedwyn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
73096 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Hawkeridge Jn - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Basingstoke - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Addlestone Jn - Virginia Water - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Sources : various including Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Wells)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 09.28d 09.30   21.06a 21.07
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/31 ?   21/03 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/33 ?   20/58 ?
Longhedge Jn 09/36 ?   20/53 ?
Clapham Junction 09.40a ~ 09.44d 09.43 ~ 09.45   20.48a ~ 20.50d 20.53 ~ ??.??
Barnes 09/51 09/51   20/42 20/48
Richmond 09/59 09/55   20/38 20/41
Twickenham 10/03 10/00   20/36 20/39
Feltham Jn 10/06 ?   20/33 ?
Staines 10.14a ~ 10.16d 10/14   20.23a ~ 20.35d 20.26 ~ 20.28
Virginia Water 10/24 10/23   20/14 20/14
Addlestone Jn   19/58 ?
Byfleet & New Haw   19/56 ?
Woking   19/51 19/46
Woking Jn   19/49 19/45
Farnborough   18/40 19/37
Basingstoke   19/27 19/25
Worting Jn   19/24 19/17
Andover   18.41a ~ 19.01d 18.49 ~ 19.01
Tunnel Jn   18/23 ?
Salisbury   18.17a ~ 18.19d 17.59 ~ 18.19
Wilton Jn   18/10 ?
Warminster   17/46 ?
Ascot 10/31 10/30  
Wokingham 10/40 10/42  
Earley 10/45 ?  
Reading Spur Jn 10/48 10.49a ~ ??.??d  
New Jn 11/02 ?  
Reading 11/05 11/02  
Southcote Jn 11/09 11/06  
Newbury Racecourse 11w26a ~ 11w47d ?  
Newbury 11/51 11/50  
Bedwyn 12/08 12/07  
Woodborough 12/21 12/20  
Lavington 12/29 12/25  
Heywood Road Jn 12/36 12/33  
Westbury   17/32 17/26
Hawkeridge Jn 12/40 ?   ? ?
Bradford Jn 12/48 12/51   17/23 17/19
Bathampton Jn 13/11 13/09   17/09 17/09
Bath Spa 13.16a ~ 13.19d 13.16 ~ 13.21   17.02a ~ 17.04d ?
North Somerset Jn 13/34 ?   16/48 ?
Bristol East Jn 13/35 ?   16/47 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 13.38a 13.35   16.44d 16.44


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