24th August 2005
Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express
Locos Used | 47712 & steam: 5029 'Nunney Castle' |
Stock Used | 35461+5236+1961+5237+9392+13474+5171+1840+5216 |
Route:
1Z90 : Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z92 : Bristol Temple Meads to Victoria
Loco | Route |
5029 | London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden WL Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads |
5029 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Trowbridge - Hawkeridge - Heywood Road Jn - Newbury - Reading General - (reverse of outward route) - Mitre Bridge Jn (2) |
47712 | Mitre Bridge Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria |
Notes :
(1) Banked by 47712 Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.
(2) Booked point for loco change was Willesden South West Sidings.
Source : John Clifford
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Victoria | 08.53d | 08.53 | 21.27a | 22.43 | |
Battersea Pier Jn | 08/56 | 08/57½ | 21/24 | 22/38½ | |
Stewarts Lane Jn | 08/59 | 08/59½ | 21/21 | 22/37½ | |
Longhedge Jn | 09/02 | 09/00½ | 21/18½ | 22/36 | |
Latchmere Jn | 09/10 | 09.04a ~ 09.10d | 21/16 | 22/34½ | |
Kensington Olympia | 09.18a ~ 09.29d | 09.19 ~ 09.30 | 21.09a ~ 21.10½d | 22.27 ~ 22.28 | |
North Pole Jn | 09/34 | 09/34½ | 21/05 | 22/22 | |
Mitre Bridge Jn | 09/35 | 09/35½ | 21/04 | 21.49½a ~ 22.20d | |
Willesden SW Sidings | 09/39 | 09/38 | 20.42a ~ 21.00d | 21.40½ ~ 21.45½ | |
Acton Wells Jn | 09/48 | 09/40 | 20/38 | 21/37½ | |
Acton Main Line | 09/51 | 09/47 | 20/34½ | 21/34½ | |
Acton West Jn | 09/53 | 09/49 | 20/32 | 21/32 | |
Southall | 09/59 | 09/58½ | 20/23 | 21/22 | |
Airport Jn | 10/02½ | 10/06 | 20/19 | 21/14 | |
Slough | 10/11 | 10/16 | 20/06½ | 21/04½ | |
Maidenhead | 10.19a ~ 10.20½d | 10.25 ~ 10.26½ | 19.55a ~ 19.56½d | 20.54 ~ 20.55 | |
Twyford | 10/29 | 10/38½ | 19.38a ~ 19.40d | 20.34 ~ 20.35½ | |
Reading | 10.35a ~ 10.36½d | 10.47½ ~ 10.49 | 19.38a ~ 19.40d | 20.34 ~ 20.35½ |
Location | Booked | Actual |
Reading West Jn | 10/40 | 10/52 |
Didcot East Jn | 10/56 | 11/10 |
Didcot Parkway | 10/58½ | 11.11a ~ 11.12½d |
Foxhall Jn | 11/00 | 11/17 |
Wantage Road | 11/14 | 11/41 |
Challow | 11.20a ~ 11.35d | 11.49 ~ 12.12½ |
Uffington | 11/40 | 12/18½ |
Swindon | 11.52a ~ 12.01 | 12.32½ ~ 12.40½ |
Wootton Bassett Jn | 12/09 | 12/49 |
Chippenham | 12/19 | 12/58½ |
Thingley Jn | 12/22 | 13/03 |
Bathampton Jn | 12/33 | 13/15½ |
Bath Spa | 12.37a ~ 12.41d | 13.21 ~ 13.23 |
North Somerset Jn | 12/55 | 13/42 |
Bristol East Jn | 12/58 | 13/43½ |
Bristol Temple Meads | 13.00a ~ 16.43d | 13.45 ~ 17.42 |
Bristol East Jn | 16/45 | 17/44½ |
North Somerset Jn | 16/47 | 17/45½ |
Bath Spa | 17.02a ~ 17.06d | 17.58 ~ 18.00 |
Bathampton Jn | 17/10 | 18/06 |
Bradford South Jn | 17/24 | 18/19 |
Hawkeridge Jn | 17/34 | 18/26½ |
Heywood Road Jn | 17/37 | 18/29 |
Lavington | 17/45 | 18/37½ |
Woodborough | 17.55a ~ 18.13d | 18.51½ ~ 19.05 |
Bedwyn | 18/30 | 19/24 |
Newbury | 18/43 | 19/37 |
Theale Loop | 18.58a ~ 19.18d | 19.56½ ~ 20.17½ |
Southcote Jn | 19/32 | 20/23 |
Timings continued in first table.
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