21st December 2006

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 73107 'Spitfire' & steam : 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used 17041+5171+5222+5216+1840+13440+9392+5249+1961+5237+5236

Route:
1Z92 : London Victoria to Eastleigh
1Z93 : Eastleigh to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
71000 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Hounslow - Staines - Chertsey - Woking - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh
71000 Eastleigh - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) Banked by 73107 from London Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.
(2) The original advertised route was: London Victoria - Redhill - Guildford - Reading - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh & back the same way. It was altered to the route shown above due to problems over getting a driver/pilotman with the necessary route knowledge.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 11.40d 11.41d   21.00a 21.31
Battersea Pier Jn 11/44 11/46   20/56 21/26
Stewarts Lane 11/48 11/48   20/54 21/25
Longhedge Jn 11/52 11/49   20/52 21/24
Clapham Junction 11.57a ~ 11.59d 12.01 ~ 12.03   20.46a ~ 20.48d 21.16 ~ 21.18
Barnes 12/07 12/12   20/39 21/09
Brentford 12/14 12/22   20/30 21/02
Hounslow 12/19 12/30   20/24 20/57
Feltham Jn 12/21 12/32   20/21 20/55
Feltham 12/23 12/35   20/19 20/52
Staines 12.31a ~ 12.33d 12.43 ~ 12.45   20.11a ~ 20.13d 20.44 ~ 20.46
Virginia Water 12/41 12/54   19/58 20/34
Addlestone Jn 12/49 13/02   19/51 20/24
Byfleet 12/55 13/04   19/49 20/22
Woking 13.03a ~ 13.05d 13.11 ~ 13.13   19.38a ~ 19.41d 20.13 ~ 20.14
Woking Jn 13/07 13/15   19/37 20/10
Brookwood 13/11 13/20   19/34 20/04
Pirbright Jn 13/14 13/21   19/32 20/02
Farnborough 13/18 13/25   19/28 19/59
Fleet 13/22 13/28   19/24 19/56
Winchfield 13w27 ~ 13w39 13w32 ~ 13w42   19w11 ~ 19w20 19w42 ~ 19w52
Basingstoke 13/52 13/59   19/02 19/30
Worting Jn 13/55 14/02   18/59 19/20
Winchester 14.13a ~ 14.15d 14.17 ~ 14.21   18.37a ~ 18.40d 18.56 ~ 18.59
Shawford Jn 14/20 14/25   -
Shawford ? ?   18/33 18/49
Allbrook Jn 14/30 14/31   ? ?
Eastleigh 14.32a 14.37   18.26d 18.40


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