7th October 2010

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 37516 & steam: 60019 'Bittern'
Stock Used 17013+5171+5200+1840+13440+9104+99121+3136+1961+5237+5236+5249

Route :
1Z94 : London Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z95 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
60019 (2) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
60019 (2) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - Queenstown Road (Battersea) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 60019 replaced 6233 'Duchess of Hamilton', 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' and 34067 'Tangmere', all of which were unavailable.
(2) 37516 on rear. Was authorised to bank the train from London Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge Jn.

Sources : Neil Kearns, Dan Adkins & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.45  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 08/49  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] 08/51  
Longhedge Jn 08/56 08/52  
Waterloo   22.53a [P19] 23.12
Nine Elms Jn   22/49 [RVL] 23/05
Queenstown Road (Battersea)   22/47 [RVL] 23/04
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [FL] 09/05   22/45 [P7] [MFL] 23/00
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/12  
Brentford 09/16 [P2] 09/19  
Hounslow 09/22 [P2] 09/26  
Feltham Jn 09/24 09/28  
Feltham 09/26 [P2] 09/30  
Staines 09/35 [P2] 09/36  
Virginia Water 09/45 [P4] 09/45  
Addlestone Jn 09/53 09/55  
Wimbledon   22/39 [P6] [FL] 22/56
New Malden   22/36 [P2] [FL] 22/53
Surbiton   22/34 [P2] [FL] 22/51
Hampton Court Jn   22/32 [FL] 22/50
Weybridge   22/25 [SL] 22/45
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [SL] 09/57   22/23 [SL] 22/43
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.03d [P5] [SL] 10.06 ~ 10.08   22.14a ~ 22.17d [P1] [SL] 22.36 ~ 22.38
Woking Jn 10/07 10/10   22/13 [SL] 22/34
Guildford 10.15a ~ 10.17d [P4] 10.19 ~ 10.21   22.01a ~ 22.04d [P5] 22.21 ~ 22.23
Shalford Jn 10/20 10/25   21/59 22/17
Farncombe 10/23 [P2] 10/28   21/56 [P1] 22/14
Haslemere 10w36a ~ 10w43d [P1] 10.47 ~ 10.51   21/45 [P3] 21/55
Petersfield 10/57 [P2] 11/03   21/28 [P1] 21.31 ~ 21.35
Havant 11.09a ~ 11.11d [P2] 11.22 ~ 11.24   21/09 [P1] 21/11
Farlington Jn 11/17 11/30   21/04 21/06
Cosham Jn 11/18 11/31   20/55 20.59 ~ 21.03
Cosham 11/19 [P1] 11/32   20/53 [P2] 20/56
Fareham 11/30 [P1] 11/43   20/44 [P3] 20/46
Fareham North Jn 11/32 11/46   20/23 20.42 ~ 20.42
Botley 11w37 ~ 11w52 [P1] 11/53   20w06a ~ 20w18d [P2] 20.13 ~ 20.32
Eastleigh South Jn 12/03 12/00   20/00 20/05
Eastleigh 12.05a ~ 12.08d [P2S] 12/08   19.54a ~ 19.57d [P3] 20.01 ~ 20.02
Eastleigh East Jn 12.10 ~ 12.19 12.12 ~ 12.16   19/48 19/38
Romsey 12/30 [P2] 12/32   19/34 [P1] 19/28
Dean 12/39 [P2] 12/42   19/18 [P1] 19/21
Tunnel Jn 12/50 12/53   19/02 19/12
Salisbury 12.53a ~ 12.57d [P3] 12.56 ~ 13.03   18.55a ~ 18.59d [P2] 18.59 ~ 19.05
Wilton Jn 13/01 13/08   18/51 18/54
Wylye LC 13/11 13/17   18/46 18/46
Warminster 13/21 13/29   18/33 18/36
Westbury 13/29 [P3] 13/38   18/23 18/28
Hawkeridge Jn 13/30 13/40   ? ?
Bradford Jn 13/37 13/47   18/14 18/20
Bathampton Jn 13/48 14/03   18/01 18/06
Bath Spa 13.51a ~ 13.54d [P1] 14.08 ~ 14.12   17.52a ~ 17.57a [P2] 17.58 ~ 18.01
North Somerset Jn 14/06 14/26   17/38 17/45
Bristol East Jn 14/08 [DM] 14/28   17/37 [DM] 17/43
Bristol Temple Meads 14.11a [P9] 14.30   17.35d [FL] 17.41


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