23rd April 2005

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47709 & Steam: 71000
Stock Used 5216+5171+1840+5222+13474+13440+9392+5236+1961+5237

Route:
1Z70 : Woking to Newcastle
1Z71 : Newcastle to Woking

Loco(s) Route
47709 Woking - Virginia Water - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction High Level - Gospel Oak - Camden Road East Jn - Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - York
71000 York - (via ECML) - Newcastle
71000 Newcastle - (via ECML) - York
47709 York - (reverse of outward route) - Woking

Sources : Richard Rooker & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Woking 07.10d 07.10   22.36a 22.53
Byfleet & New Haw 07/16 ?   22/22 ?
Addlestone Jn 07/19 ?   22/29 ?
Virginia Water 07/32 07/32   22/06 22/32
Staines 07.40a ~ 07.42d 07.40 ~ 07.40   21.56a ~ 21.59d 22.19 ~ 22.20
Feltham 07/48 07/49   21/50 22/13
Feltham Jn 07/49 ?   21/45 ?
Hounslow 07.52a ~ 07.54d 07.54 ~ 07.54   21.38a ~ 21.41d 22.05 ~ 22.05
Brentford 07/59 08/00   21/34 21/59
Kew East Jn 08/01 08/03   21/31 21/52
South Acton 08/03 ?   21/28 ?
Acton Wells Jn 08/08 08/07   21/23 21/40
Willesden Junction HL 08/10 08/11   21/21 21/38
Kensal Green Jn LL 08/11 08/12   21/19 21/34
Gospel Oak 08/19 08/21   21/06 21/28
Camden Road 08/25 08/25   21/03 21/21
Camden Road East Jn 08/27 ?   21/00 ?
Copenhagen Jn 08/30 ?   20/57 ?
Finsbury Park 08.38a ~ 08.40d 08.37 ~ 08.41   20.51a ~ 20.53d 21.08 ~ 21.11
Alexandra Palace 08/45 08/44   20/46 21/06
Potters Bar 08/53 08/51   20/40 21/00
Welwyn Garden City 09/00 08/56   20/32 20/55
Woolmer Green 09/03 08/59   20/26 20/52
Stevenage 09.09a ~ 09.11d 09.04 ~ 09.11   20.17a ~ 20.19d 20.46 ~ 20.47
Hitchin 09/16 09/15   20/11 20/41
Sandy 09/26 09/24   20/01 20/31
Huntingdon 09/38 09/36   19/48 20/22
Connington South Jn   19/41 ?
Holme LC 09/49 09/45  
Peterborough 09.56a ~ 09.58d 09.56 ~ 09.58   19.29a ~ 19.31d 20.06 ~ 20.08
Tallington Jn 10/08 10/06   19/21 19/59
Stoke Tunnel 10/20 10/17   19/10 19/49
Grantham 10/25 10/21   19/03 19/45
Barkston South Jn 10/28 10/24   18/59 19/42
Newark North Gate 10/35 10/31   18/51 19/35
Retford 10/52 10/45   18/36 19/23
Loversall Carr Jn 11/02 10/54   18/26 19/14
Doncaster 11/05 10/57   18/23 19/11
Shaftholme Jn 11/08 11/00   18/19 19/07
Temple Hirst Jn 11/14 11/08   18/12 19/01
Hambleton Jn 11/18 11/12   18/07 18/57
Colton Jn 11/24 11/18   18/00 18/50
York 11L30a ~ 11L51d 11.24 ~ 12.04   17L32a ~ 17L53d 18.13 ~ 18.37
Skelton Jn 11/53 12/07   17/29 18/11
Tollerton 12/02 12/17   17/21 18/03
Thirsk 12/13 12/30   17/09 17/52
Longlands Jn 12/20 ?   17/02 ?
Northallerton 12/22 12/36   17/01 17/45
Darlington 12/34 12/50   16/49 17/33
Ferryhill South Jn 12/43 13/07   16/38 17/23
Tursdale Jn 12/45 ?   16/34 ?
Durham 12.51a ~ 12.53d 13.25 ~ 13.28   16.24a ~ 16.26d 17.06 ~ 17.08
Birtley 13/04 13/36   16/15 16/58
King Edward Bridge South Jn 13/07 13/41   16/10 16/52
Newcastle 13.10a 13.44   16.08d 16.50


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