30th July 2008

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 37712 & steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used 99041+5200+5222+1840+4960+13440+9392+99371+5236+1961+5249

Route:
1Z82 : London Victoria to Oxford
1Z83 : Oxford to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
6233 (1) London Victoria - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Streatham - Selhurst - East Croydon - Redhill - Deepdene - Guildford - North Camp - Wokingham - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford
6233 Oxford - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Banked by 37712 from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 09.42d 09.42   21.25a 21.27
Battersea Pier Jn 09/46 09/45   ? ?
Voltaire Road Jn 09/49 09/49   21/17 21/20
Brixton 09/51 09/50   21/15 21/18
Herne Hill 09/53 09/52½   21/14 21/17
Tulse Hill 09/57 09/56½   21/11 21/13
Streatham 10/03 10/00½   21/07½ 21/07
Streatham Common 10/06 10/06   21/03 21/05
Selhurst 10/14 10/17   20/57 20/56
Windmill Bridge Jn 10/23 10.20½ ~ 10.26   20/52 20/54
East Croydon 10.25a ~ 10.27d 10.31 ~ 10.34   20.42a ~ 20.50d 20.44½ ~ 20.52
South Croydon 10/29½ 10/38   20/39 20/40
Purley 10/33 10/43   20/34 20/36½
Stoats Nest Jn 10/34 10/44   20/32 20/35½
Redhill 10.42a ~ 10.49d 10.55 ~ 10.56½   20.21a ~ 20.24d 20.24 ~ 20.25
Reigate 10/54 11/01   20/17 20/17½
Gomshall 11/09 11/12   19/58 20/00½
Shalford 11w17 ~ 11w30 11.18½ ~ 11.30   19w36 ~ 19w49 19.41½ ~ 19.50
Shalford Jn 11/32½ 11/33   19/34 19/39
Guildford 11.35½a ~ 11.47½d 11.39 ~ 11.48   19.29a ~ 19.31d 19.33 ~ 19.35
Ash 11/58 12/00½   19/19 19/19
Aldershot Jn South 12/00 12/02   19/17 19/16½
North Camp 12/03 12/03½   19/13 19/14½
Blackwater 12/09 12/08½   19/08 19/10
Wokingham 12/16 12/19   19/00 19/01
Earley 12/22 12/23½   18/51 18/52
Reading Spur Jn 12/25 12/28   18/48 18/47½
Reading New Jn 12/28 12/29   18/44 18/46
Reading 12/30½ 12.32 ~ 12.34   18/43 18/45
Reading West Jn 12/33 12/37½   18/40 18/42
Didcot East Jn 12/49 13/00   18/21 18/21
Didcot Parkway 12*52a ~ 13*02d 13.02 ~ 13.05   17*47a ~ 18*19d 17.59 ~ 18.19
Didcot North Jn 13/10 13.08 ~ 13.08½   17/45 17/55
Kennington Jn 13/20 13/19   17/35 17.37 ~ 17.43½
Hinksey North 13/25 13.22 ~ 13.24   ? ?
Oxford 13.34a 13.37   17.30d 17.31


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