13th September 2009

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 14007+5350+5040+4927+1863+3110+3107+3140+3112+1683+3097+3068+21272

Route :
1Z63 : London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids
1Z64 : Exeter St Davids to Clapham Junction

Loco Route
60163 London Waterloo - Queenstown Road (Battersea) - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiron - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Worle Jn - Bristol West Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bradford Jn - Westbury - Warminster - Wilton Jn - Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Clapham Junction

Notes :
(1) John Clifford comments: On the outward run we stopped outside Salisbury for 8mins as we were early & platform 4 was occupied. Then we were held at Yeovil Junction to allow a slightly late Exeter - Waterloo train to come off the single line. This combined with a speed restriction at the foot of Honiton bank meant that we were slightly late at Exeter. After leaving Weston on the return we ran via Yatton loop. Then we were checked on the climb out of Westbury but still managed the climb successfully with a lot of noise. By cutting down the time for water at Salisbury we left there just a few minutes late & got to Clapham Junction early.

Sources : various including Nick Bartlett & John Clifford

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Waterloo 08.22d [WRL] ?  
Nine Elms Jn 08/27 ?  
Queenstown Road (Battersea) 08/30 [MFL] ?  
Clapham Junction 08/33 ?   22.10a 22.03
Wimbledon 08/40 ?   22/00 21/57
Wimbledon West Jn 08/41 ?   ? ?
New Malden 08/44 ?   21/54 21/55
Surbiton 08/47 ?   21/51 21/52
Hampton Court Jn 08/48 ?   21/50 21/50
Weybridge 08/55 ?   21/41 21/44
Byfleet & New Haw 08/57 ?   21/39 21/43
Woking 09.05a ~ 09.15d 09.08 ~ 09.15   21.30a ~ 21.32d 21.34 ~ 21.36
Woking Jn 09/16 09/17   21/29 21/33
Pirbright Jn ? ?   21/23 21/28
Farnborough (Main) 09/26 09/29   21/18 21/23
Basingstoke 09/41 09/45   21/02 21/05
Worting Jn 09/46 09/48   20/58 21/00
Andover 10/07 10/02   20/38 20/42
Tunnel Jn 10/26 10/22   20/19 20/23
Salisbury 10w34a ~ 11w11d 10.36 ~ 11.1   19w56a ~ 20w16d 20.06 ~ 20.19
Wilton Jn 11/15 11/18   19/51 20/01

 

Location Booked Actual
Wilton 11/15 11/18
Wilton South 11/16 11/19
Tisbury Loop 11/26 11/30
Gillingham 11.41 ~ 11.49 11.44 ~ 11.46
Templecombe 11/59 11/56
Sherborne 12/10 12/05
Yeovil Junction 12/21 12.13 ~ 12.27
Chard Jn 12/46 12/51
Honiton 13/11 13/13
Pinhoe 13/24 13/28
Exmouth Jn 13/27 13/31
Exeter Central 13.30 ~ 13.32 13.34 ~ 13.37
Exeter St Davids 13.35a ~ 16.50d 13.41 ~ 16.49
Cowley Bridge Jn 16/53 16/53
Tiverton Loop 17/09 17/08
Tiverton Parkway 17/11 17/10
Whiteball Tunnel 17/16 17/14
Norton Fitzwarren 17/26 17/21
Taunton 17/29 17/24
Cogload Jn 17/33 17/30
Bridgwater 17/39 17/38
Uphill Jn 17/54 17/56
Weston-super-Mare 17w57a ~ 18w10d 18.00 ~ 18.10
Worle Jn 18/16 18/15
Parson Street 18/33 18/39
Bristol West Jn 18/35 18/43
Bristol Temple Meads 18/36 18.44 ~ 18.44
Bristol East Jn 18/37 18/47
North Somerset Jn 18/38 18/48
Bath Spa 18/50 19/00
Bathampton Jn 18/54 19/03
Bradford Jn 19/00 19/15
Westbury 19/16 19/31
Warminster 19/26 19/43
Upton Lovell LC 19/34 19/48
Wylye LC 19/41 19/53
Wishford 19/45 19/56

Timings continue in first table.

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