11th June 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used at least 47500 & steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z92 : London Paddington to Shrewsbury
1Z94 : Shrewsbury to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
47500 London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway
6024 Bristol Parkway - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury
6024 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Parkway
47500? Bristol Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) This tour was originally booked to be hauled from Paddington by 60163 'Tornado', but this was unavailable due to contractual issues. 60019 'Bittern' (running as 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand') was to substitute, but this was also unavailable.
(2) 47500 was later used to rescue 34067 'Tangmere', which had stalled at Horfield on 'The Welshman' from Poole to Cardiff Central.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paddington 08.04d 23.32a
Slough ??.??a ~ 08.34d 23.03a ~ ??.??d
Maidenhead ??.??a ~ 08.44d 22.51a ~ ??.??d
Reading 09.08a ~ 09.17d 22.23a ~ ??.??d
Swindon ??.??a ~ 10.05d 21.44a ~ ??.??d
Bristol Parkway 10L37a ~ 11L14d 20L43a ~ 21L13d
Patcheway 11/18 20/39
Severn Tunnel Junction 11/28 20/26
Maindee North Jn 11/45 20/11
Little Mill Jn 12/06 19/55
Abergavenny 12.24a ~ 12.48d 19/45
Tram Inn 13/17 19/27
Hereford 13.26 ~ 13.29 19w03 ~ 19w13
Leominster 13/45 18/46
Ludlow 13.59 ~ 14.02 18.28 ~ 18.32
Craven Arms 14/13 17w59 ~ 18w16 [DGL]
Dorrington 14/30 17/39
Shrewsbury 14.43a 17.27d


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