10th December 2005

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express Carol Concert Special

Loco Used steam : 45231
Stock Used 99241+5236+5237+1961+5249+9392+13474+5222+5216+5171

Route:
1Z62 : Alton to Stratford-Upon-Avon
1Z63 : Stratford-Upon-Avon to Alton

Loco Route
45231 Alton - Aldershot - Ash Vale - Woking - Virginia Water - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Acton Main Line - South Ruislip - High Wycombe - Banbury - Hatton - Stratford-Upon-Avon
45231 Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Alton


45231 tackles Hatton bank (photo : David Depper)

Sources : various including David Depper

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Richard Rooker & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Alton 06.53d 06.55   23.29a 00.02
Bentley 07.02a ~ 07.06d ? ~ ?   23.15a ~ 23.21d ? ~ ?
Farnham 07.14a ~ 07.16d 07.13 ~ 07.39   23.06a ~ 23.08d 23.05 ~ 23.07
Aldershot 07.23a ~ 07.25 07.46 ~ 07.49   22.59a ~ 23.01 22.57 ~ 22.59
Aldershot North Jn 07/28 ?   22/55 ?
Ash Vale 07/30 07/54   22/53 22/53
Pirbright Jn 07/36 07/58   22/49 22/46
Brookwood ? ?   22/47 ?
Woking Jn 07/42 08/05   22/43 22/28
Woking 07.43a ~ 07.45d 08.07 ~ 08.09   22.40a ~ 22.42d 22.25 ~ 22,27
West Byfleet ? ?   22/36 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 07/52 ?   22/33 ?
Addlestone Jn 07/54 ?   22/29 ?
Virginia Water 08/05 08/29   21/59 22/07
Staines 08.13a ~ 08.18d 08.39 ~ 08.44   21.49a ~ 21.50d 21.51 ~ 21.58
Feltham 08/28 08/52   21/40 21/46
Feltham Jn 08/30 ?   21/38 ?
Twickenham Jn 08/34 ?   ? ?
Twickenham 08/35 08/58   21/36 21/41
St Margarets 08/35 ?   ? ?
Richmond 08.37a ~ 08.40d 09.01 ~ 09.03   21.30a ~ 21.32d 21.36 ~ 21.37
Barnes 08/46 09/10   21/27 21/30
Clapham Junction 08.56a ~ 09.02d 09.16 ~ 09.19   21.18a ~ 21.20d 21.21 ~ 21.24
Latchmere Jn 09/14 09/22   21/15 ?
Kensington Olympia 09.20a ~ 09.40d 09.28 ~ 09.55   20.53a ~ 21.20d 20.54 ~ 21.09
North Pole Jn 09/43 10/02   20/50 20/48
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/44 10/03   20/49 20/48
Willesden SW Sidings 09/50 10/06   20*27a ~ 20*45d 20.35 ~ 20.46
Acton Wells Jn 09/54 10/09   20/24 20/26
Acton Main Line 09/58 10/11   20/21 20/24
Acton West 10/00 10/13   20/02 20/22
West Ealing 10/05 10/16   20/15 20/18
Drayton Green 10/07 10/18   20/11 20/16
Greenford South Jn 10/11 10/24   20/05 20/12
Greenford West Jn 10/21 10/26   20/04 20/10
South Ruislip 10.18a ~ 10.34d 10.33 ~ 10.36   19/36 20/00
West Ruislip 10/38 10/41   19/33 19/57
Gerrards Cross 10/47 10/48   19/26 19/53
Beconsfield 10.51a ~ 10.53d 11.07 ~ 11.09   19.18a ~ 19.20d 19.44 ~ 19.45
High Wycombe 10/59 11/16   19/12 19/37
Saunderton 11/08 11/24   19/05 19/30
Princes Risborough 11/13 11/31   19/00 19/27
Bicester North 11/31 11/50   18/40 19/06
Aynho Jn 11/42 12/05   18/26 18/51
Banbury 11.47a ~ 12.04d 12.18 ~ 12.38   18.06a ~ 18.21d 18.24 ~ 18.39
Fenny Compton 12/18 12/57   17/57 18/05
Leamington Spa 12.30a ~ 12.58d 13.10 ~ 13.11   17/45 17/49
Warwick 13.05a ~ 13.08d 13.15 ~ 13.17   17.38a ~ 17.41d 17.44 ~ 17.45
Hatton 13/15 13/29   17/33 17/35
Hatton West Jn 13/17 13/31   17/30 17/34
Bearley Jn 13/25 13/38   17/18 17/23
Stratford-Upon-Avon 13.33a 13.45   17.10d 17.09


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