14th February 2009

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express Valentine's Day Lunch Special

Locos Used 67028 & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 14007+17105+3098+3112+1679+3122+3140+3068+3069+1671+3107+5040+5350

Route:
1Z94 : Waterloo to Overton
1Z95 : Overton to Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
60163 (1) London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Hounslow - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Laverstock North Jn - Laverstock South Jn - Dean - Romsey - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 67028 on rear.
(2) John Clifford comments: This was the first of two circular trips on this day using the new engine, 60163. We kept roughly to time until we stopped at Feltham Jn on the return as the engine had run out of coal. Assistance was then provided by 67028 which pushed us.

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Waterloo 09.40d 09.42   15.59a 16.11
Nine Elms Jn 09/47 09/49½   15/51 16/04½
Queens Road (Battersea) 09/48 09/51½   - -
West London Jn - -   15/48 16/03
Clapham Junction 09/51 09/55   15/46 16/01½
Barnes 10/00 10/01   15/37 15/55½
Brentford 10/13 10/13   15/30 15/48½
Hounslow 10/21 10/22   15/25 15/44
Feltham Jn 10/23 10/25   15/22 15.33½ ~ 15.40½
Staines 10.32a ~ 10.34d 10.34 ~ 10.35½   15.10a ~ 15.12d 15.16½ ~ 15.18½
Virginia Water 10/43 10/46   14/57 14/59
Addlestone Jn 10/51 10/56   14/45 14/46½
Byfleet & New Haw 10/55 10/58½   14/43 14/44
Woking 11/03 11/05   14/36 14/36
Woking Jn 11/04 11/06   14/34 14/34
Pirbright Jn 11/15 11/15   - -
Farnborough 11/20 11/19½   14/24 14/26
Fleet 11/25 11/23   - -
Basingstoke 11/40 11/41   14/11 14/13
Worting Jn 11/44 11/45   14/08 14/10½

 

Location Booked Actual
Overton 11w50 ~ 12w00 11.55 ~ 12.04
Andover 12/12 12/18
Laverstock North Jn 12/32 12/40½
Laverstock South Jn 12/44 12/41½
Dean 12/50 12/53
Romsey 12/58½ 13/03
Redbridge 13/05½ 13/11
Southampton Central 13/10 13/15
Northam Jn 13/12 13/17
St Denys 13/14 13/19
Eastleigh 13w20 ~ 13w26 13.25½ ~ 13.40½
Shawford 13/46 13/48½
Winchester 13/51 13/52½

Timings continue in first table.

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