11th December 2008

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express Carol Concert Special

Locos Used 47245 & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 21096+5200+1840+5222+13440+9392+99371+5249+1961+5237+5236

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

Loco(s) Route
60007 (1) London Victoria - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Streatham - Selhurst - East Croydon - Purley - Redhill - Reigate - Shalford - Guildford - Blackwater - Wokingham - Earley - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - Oxford
60007 Oxford - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) banked by 47245 from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 09.40d 09.40½   21.41a 21.50
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/44 09/43½   ? ?
Voltaire Road Jn 09/48 09/47   21/35 21/42
Brixton 09/50 09/49   21/33 21/39
Herne Hill 09/52 09/52½   21/32 21/35½
Tulse Hill 09/56 09/56½   21/29 21/32½
Streatham 10/01 10/00½   21/25 21/27
Streatham Common 10/06 10/02½   21/22 21.23½ ~ 21.25
Selhurst 10/14 10/09   21/15 21/15
Windmill Bridge Jn 10/23 10/11   21/09 21/10
East Croydon 10.25a ~ 10.27d 10.12½ ~ 10.27   21.00a ~ 21.07d 21.05½ ~ 21.07½
South Croydon 10/29 10/30   20/57 21/02
Purley 10/33 10/34½   20/53 20/59
Stoats Nest Jn 10/34 10/36   20/51 20/58
Redhill 10.44 ~ 10.49 10.46 ~ 10.52   20.36 ~ 20.41 20.44 ~ 20.46½
Reigate 10/54 10/57   20/26 20/23
Gomshall 11/09 11/08½   20/09 20/08
Shalford 11w17 ~ 11w30 11.16 ~ 11.30½   19w39 ~ 19w59 19.42 ~ 19.56½
Shalford Jn 11/32½ 11/33   19/37 19/40
Guildford 11.36½ ~ 11.47½ 11.39 ~ 11.49   19.32 ~ 19.34 19.33 ~ 19.36
Ash 11/58½ 12/02   19/20 19/21
Aldershot South Jn 12/00½ 12/03½   19/16 19.15 ~ 19.17
North Camp 12/04½ 12/05   19/15 19/11½
Blackwater 12/11½ 12/09   19/10 19/07
Wokingham 12/19 12/17   19/00 18/58
Earley 12/25 12/21½   18/51 18/50
Spur Jn 12/28 12/26   18/48 18/46
New Jn 12/29 12/27½   18/44 18/44½
Reading 12/31 12/29½   18/42 18/43
Reading West Jn 12/33 12/32   18/39 18/40
Didcot East Jn 12/50½ 12/55½   18/16 18/16
Didcot Parkway 12.52½ ~ 13.01½ 13/01   17.47 ~ 18.14 17.50 ~ 18.13½
Didcot North Jn 13/10 13/03   17/45 17/46
Kennington Jn 13/19 13/12   17/35 17/37½
Hinksey North 13/24 13.17 ~ 13.17   ? ?
Oxford 13.34a 13.28½   17.30d 17.32


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