24th July 2005

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47712 & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used (1) 35329+5249+5236+1961+5237+9392+13474+5171+1840+5216+5222

Route:
1Z94 : Clapham Junction to Exeter St Davids
1Z95 : Exeter St Davids to Clapham Junction

Loco Route
71000 Clapham Junction – Surbiton – Woking – Basingstoke – Salisbury – Yeovil Junction – Honiton - Exmouth Jn - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
47712 Exeter St Davids – (reverse of outward route) - Yeovil Junction
71000 Yeovil Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Clapham Junction

Notes :
(1) 35329 on front from Clapham Junction to Exeter St Davids & on rear from Yeovil Junction to Clapham Junction.
(2) Headcodes incorrectly shown as 1Z96 (out) & 1Z98 (rtn) on timing sheet handed out by Steam Dreams.


71000 on arrival at Exeter St Davids (photo: Janet Cottrell)


47712 prior to departure from Exeter St Davids (photo: Janet Cottrell)

Source : Janet Cottrell (joined/left the train at Woking)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Clapham Junction 08.27d 08.31   22.48a 22.47
Wimbledon 08/32½ 08/37   22/42 22/42
New Malden 08/35 08/43   22/40 22/39
Surbiton 08/37½ 08/45   22/37½ 22/35
Hampton Court Jn 08/39 08/47   22/36 22/31
Weybridge ? 08.54a ~ 08.54d   22/24 22/25
Woking 08.52a ~ 08.54d 09.02 ~ 09.04   22.14a ~ 22.16d 22.11 ~ 22.18
Woking Jn 08/55 09/06   22/13 22/09
Farnborough 09/04½ 09/17   22/04 22/02
Winchfield 09.15a ~ 09.31d 09.25 ~ 09.36   ? ?
Basingstoke 09/43 09/45   21.33a ~ 21.47d 21.35 ~ 21.47
Worting Jn 09/47 09/48   21/30 21/29
Andover 10/06 10/05   21/11½ 21/08
Tunnel Jn 10/25 10/20   20/53 20/53
Salisbury 10.30a ~ 10.57d 10.22 ~ 11.07   20.48a ~ 20.50d 20.48 ~ 20.50
Wilton Jn 11/02 11/14   20/44½ 20/43
Wilton 11/04 11/16   20/43 20/42
Tisbury Loop 11/16 11/26   20/31 20/34
Gillingham 11/27 11/33   20.01a ~ 20.19d 20.04 ~ 20.19
Templecombe 11/35 11/40   19/53½ 19/54
Sherborne 11/43 11/48   19/46 19/48
Yeovil Junction 11.49a ~ 12.19d 11.52 ~ 12.23   18L54a ~ 19L39d 18.53 ~ 19.40
Chard Jn 12/39½ 12/45   18/39 18/38
Honiton 13/00 13/02   18.15a ~ 18.23d 18.14 ~ 18.22
Pinhoe 13/14 13/15   18/03½ 18/01
Exmouth Jn 13/16½ 13/16   18/01½ 17/59
Exeter Central 13/23 13/31   17/59 17/57
Exeter St Davids 13.27a 13.33   17.55d 17.54


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