26th May 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 37516 & steam: 60019 'Bittern' (running as 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand')
Stock Used 17013+5249+5236+5237+1961+99125+99371+9104+13440+1860+5171+5200

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

Loco(s) Route
4492 (2) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Pouparts Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Streatham Common - Selhurst - East Croydon - Purley - Redhill - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - Blackwater - Earley - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
4492 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Streatham Common - Streatham - Tulse hill - Herne Hill - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Originally advertised for haulage by 60163 'Tornado' but this did not happen due to contractual issues.
(2) Banked by 37516 from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.

Sources : Neil Kearns, Nick Bartlett & John Clifford

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 09.44d [P2] [FL] 09.44 [P2] [FL]   22.03a [P2] 22.27 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/48 09/48   21/58 22/23
Voltaire Road Jn   21/55 [FL] 22/21 [FL]
Brixton   21/53 22/19
Herne Hill   21/50 [P2] 22/17 [P1]
Tulse Hill   21/47 22/14 [P3]
Streatham   21/42 [P2] 22/07
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/53 [RVL] 09/51 [RVL]  
Longhedge Jn 09/57 09/54  
Pouparts Jn 09/59 [FL] 09.55 ~ 09.59 [FL]  
Clapham Junction 10/01 [P13] 10/02 [P13]  
Balham 10/04 10/05 [P3]  
Streatham Common ? ?   21/38 22/04
Selhurst 10/11 [P1] [SL] 10/14 [P3] [SL]   21/26 [P2] 21/59 [P2]
Windmill Bridge Jn 10/23 10/17 [SL]   21/24 21/58 [SL]
East Croydon 10.25a ~ 10.27d [P5] [RVS] 10.21 ~ 10.27 [P5] [SL]   21.21a ~ 21.23d [P4] 21.56 ~ 21.56 [P4] [SL]
South Croydon 10/29 [P4] [SL] 10/32 [P5] [SL]   21/19 21/50 [P3]
Purley 10/33 [P4] 10/36 [P4]   21/15 [P3] 21/48 [P3]
Stoats Nest Jn 10/35 10/38   21/13 21/46 [SL]
Redhill 10.42a ~ 10.44d [P2] 10.48 ~ 10.51 [P3]   21.00a ~ 21.02d [P2] [SL] 21.33 ~ 21.35 [P1]
Reigate 10/50 [DPL] 10/58   20/52 21/27
Gomshall 11/02 11/10   20/37 21/15
Shalford 11.11 ~ 11.16 [P2] 11.17 ~ 11.20 [P2]   20.24 ~ 20.26 [P1] 20.51 ~ 20.56 [P1]
Shalford Jn 11/18 11/23   20/21 20/48
Guildford 11/21 [P6] 11/27 [P6]   20/19 [P6] 20/45 [P4]
Ash 11/32 11/39   20/09 20/33
Aldershot South Jn 11/34 11/41   20/07 20/32
North Camp 11/38 11/42   20/06 20/31
Blackwater 11/49 11/48   20/00 20/27
Wokingham 12/01 12/03   19/51 20/17
Earley 12/08 12/12   19/43 20/12
Reading Spur Jn 12/11 12.16 ~ 12.17   19/39 20/07
Reading New Jn 12/28 12.22 ~ 12.35   19/26 20/06
Reading 12/30 [P4] 12/40 [P9] [RL]   19.22 ~ 19.24 [TL] 19.57 ~ 20.03 [P5]
Reading West Jn 12/33 12/42 [RL]   19/20 [ML] 19/54 [ML]
Tilehurst Jn ? 12/44 [ML]   ? ?
Didcot Parkway 12/48 [P1] 12/59 [P1]   19/02 [P2] 19/37 [P2] [ML]
Wantage Road 12/54 [RL] 13/06 [RL]   18w42 ~ 18w55 19.06 ~ 19.24
Challow 12w57 ~ 13w12 13.13 ~ 13.28   18/37 [RL] 19/00 [RL]
Uffington 13/15 13/33   18/34 18/57
Swindon 13/25 [P4] 13/46 [P4]   18/23 [UML] 18/45 [UML]
Wootton Bassett Jn 13/31 13/51   18/16 18/35
Chippenham 13/40 14/00 [P1]   18/06 18/18 [P2]
Thingley East Jn 13/41 14/01   18/04 18/16
Thingley Jn 13/41 14/02   ? ?
Bathampton Jn 13/48 14/09   17/55 18/05
Bath Spa 13.51a ~ 13.54d [P1] 14.13 ~ 14.18 [P1]   17.51a ~ 17.53d [P2] 17.57 ~ 18.00 [P2]
North Somerset Jn 14/08 14/32   17/38 17/44
Bristol East Jn 14/10 14/34   17/37 17/42
Bristol Temple Meads 14.12a 14.36 [P9]   17.36d [P12] [UM] 17.40 [P5]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z94 : (60019 with 37516 on rear) : Southall FSS to Southall
5Z94 : (37516 with 60019 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
5Z95 : (37516 with 60019 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall
5Z95 : (60019 with 37516 on rear) : Southall to Southall FSS

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall FSS 07.10d [GL] 23.45a
Southall 07.20 ~ 07.34 23.22 ~ 23.35
Southall East Jn 07/35 [RL] 23/21 [GL]
West Ealing 07/38 ?
Acton West 07/42 [GL] 23/14 [RL]
Acton Main Line 07/45 23/06 [GL]
Acton Wells Jn 07/48 23/03
Willesden SWS 07.50 ~ 08.38 [REV] 22.45 ~ 23.00
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/42 22/40 [REV]
North Pole Jn 08/43 22/39
Kensington Olympia 08.47 ~ 08.52 [P3] 22.33 ~ 22.36 [DML]
Latchmere Jn 08/59 22/28
Longhedge Jn 09/06 [RVL] 22/25
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/07 22/24 [RVL]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/11 [SL] 22/22
Victoria 09.13a 22.20d [P2] [FL]


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