10th June 2010

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 37516 & steam: 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used 35465+5249+5236+5237+1961+99127+99121+9104+13440+1840+5200+5171+5216

Route :
1Z82 : Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z83 : Bristol Temple Meads to Victoria

Loco(s) Route
6201 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham Jn - Staines - Virginia Water - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Hawkeridge Jn - Bradford South Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
6201 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Bathampton Jn - Thingley East Jn - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkweay - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham Jn - Twickenham - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Banked by 37516 from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.45d 08.49   21.13a 21.12½
Battersea Pier Jn 08/49 08/52½   21/10 21/04
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/530 8/54   21/03 21/02½
Longhedge Jn 08/58 08/56   21/01 21/01
Clapham Junction 09/02 09/07   20.53½a ~ 20.55d 20.54 ~ 20.56
Barnes 09/08 09/13½   20/46 20/45
Brentford 09/14 09/20  
Hounslow 09/21½ 09/23½  
Richmond   20/37½ 20/37
St Margarets   20/36 20/32½
Twickenham   20/35 20/32
Twickenham Jn   20/34½ 20/31½
Whitton Jn   20/32 20/30
Feltham Jn 09/23½ 09/27½   20/31½ 20/29
Feltham 09/25 09/30   20/29 20/28
Staines 09.33a ~ 09.34½d 09.35 ~ 09.38   20.19a ~ 20.21d 20.18 ~ 20.20½
Virginia Water 09/44½ 09/47   20/08 20/11
Ascot 09w58 ~ 10w08 10.01½ ~ 10.11   19w49 ~ 19w58 19.54 ~ 20.03
Wokingham 10/20 10/25½   19/36 19/40
Earley 10/26 10/31   19/30 19/34
Reading Spur Jn 10/29 10/35½   19/27 19/29½
Reading New Jn 10/31½ 10/37   19/25 19/28
Reading 10.33½a ~ 10.36d 10.39 ~ 10.41½   19.21a ~ 19.23d 19.18½ ~ 19.26
Southcote Jn 10/41 10/47½  
Newbury Racecourse 11w03 ~ 11w21½ 11.10 ~ 11.20  
Newbury 11/25½ 11/23  
Bedwyn 11/39½ 11/42  
Woodborough 11/51½ 11/56  
Lavington 12/01½ 12/03  
Heywood Road Jn 12/09½ 12/12½  
Hawkeridge Jn 12/15 12/14½  
Bradford South Jn 12/25 12/24  
Reading West Jn   19/18 19/15
Didcot East Jn   19/00 18/57½
Didcot Parkway   18/59 18/56
Foxhall Jn   18/44 18/46
Milton Jn   18/42 18/43
Stevington   18/40 18/41
Wantage Road   18w20 ~ 18w34 18.18 ~ 18.34
Challow   18/06 18/11
Uffington   18/03 18/08
Swindon   17.34 ~ 17.50 17.40½ ~ 17.54½
Wootton Bassett Jn   17/26 17/30½
Chippenham   17/16 17/17
Thingley East Jn   17/14 17/16
Bathampton Jn 12/37 12/39   17/03 17/02
Bath Spa 12.41a ~ 12.45d 12.43 ~ 12.47   16.53a ~ 16.58d 16.55½ ~ 16.58
North Somerset Jn 13/00 13/01   16/39 16/40
Bristol East Jn 13/02 13/03   16/38 16/38
Bristol Temple Meads 13.04a 13.05   16.36d 16.36


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