5th July 2009

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47245 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used (1) 35518+5200+5171+1840+13440+9104+99371+5249+1961+6237+5236

Route :
1Z92 : London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids
1Z93 : Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo

Loco Route
34067 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury - Templecombe - Yeovil Junction - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
47245 Exeter St Davids - (reverse of outward route) - Yeovil Junction
34067 Yeovil Junction - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 35518 only in the formation when 34067 was hauling the train.

Sources : Ron Strutt & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ron Strutt, John Clifford& Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
London Waterloo 08.22d [P19] 08.23   23.07a [P16] 23.04
Nine Elms Jn 08/27 ?   ? ?
Queens Road Battersea 08/31 ?   ? ?
Clapham Junction 08/33½ 08/35   22.52½a ~ 22.55d 22.50½ ~ 22.52
Wimbledon 08/40 08/41   22/46½ 22/44
Wimbledon West Jn 08/41 ?   ? ?
New Malden 08/44 ?   22/44 22/40½
Surbiton 08/46½ 08/48½   22/42 22/38
Hampton Court Jn 08/47½ ?   22/40 22/35½
Weybridge 08/54½ ?   22/27 22/19½
Byfleet & New Haw 08/56½ ?   22/23 22/18
Woking 09.05a ~ 09.14½d [P5] 09.06 ~ 09.14½   22.14a ~ 22.17d [P1] 22.09 ~ 22.12
Woking Jn 09/17 09/17   22/13 22/07½
Farnborough Main 09/28 09/28   22/06 21/59½
Basingstoke 09/41 09/40½   21/53 21/48
Worting Jn 09/46 09/44   21/47½ 21/45
Andover 10/07 10/01   21/26½ 21/26½
Tunnel Jn 10/24½ 10.18 ~ 10.23   21/07½ 21/09
Salisbury 10w35a ~ 11w09d [P4] 10.36½ ~ 11.09   20w52a ~ 21w04½d [P4] 20.49 ~ 21.05
Wilton Jn 11/13½ 11/15   20/48 20/44½
Wilton 11/16 11/15½   20/46 20/43½
Tisbury Loop 11/29 11/26   20/35 20/34
Gillingham 11X42½a ~ 11X49d 11.38 ~ 11.47½   20X07a ~ 20X21d 20.07 ~ 20.19½
Templecombe 11/59 11/58½   19/57 19/57½
Sherborne 12/10 12/06   19/47 19/46
Yeovil Junction 12/22 12.12 ~ 12.21   18L58a ~ 19L37d 18.58 ~ 19.38
Chard Jn 12/51 12/47½   18/42 18/43
Honiton 13w19a ~ 13w47d 13.10 ~ 13.45   18X19a ~ 18X25d 18.21 ~ 18.25
Pinhoe 14/15 14/05   18/05 18/07½
Exmouth Jn 14/22 14/08   18/03 18/06
Exeter Central 14.25a ~ 14.27d 14.11 ~ 14.16   17.58a ~ 18.01d 18.01 ~ 18.04
Exeter St Davids 14.30a [P3] 14.21   17.55d [P1] 17.58


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