9th July 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used steam: 34067 'Tangmere' & 48151
Stock Used (35518/80217) (1) + 5216+5200+5171+1860+9104+3093+1961+5237+5236

Route :
1Z67 : London Waterloo to Weymouth
1Z69 : Weymouth to Yeovil Junction
1Z68 : Yeovil Junction to London Waterloo

Loco Route
34067 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
48151 Weymouth - Dorchester Jn - Maiden Newton - Yeovil Pen Mill
48151 Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction
34067 Yeovil Junction - Gillingham - Salisbury - Andover - Worting Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 35518 only in the consist when 34067 was hauling the train, 80217 only in the consist when 48151 was hauling the train.
(2) John Clifford comments: The tour was the one which Steam Dreams now operate each year to commemorate the end of Southern steam on 9th July 1967. This year, with the co-operation of various TOC's, Network Rail & West Coast Railways, they got a schedule on the outward journey which compared favourably with the former Bournemouth 2 hour trains. On the return the best that could be achieved was a run from Yeovil Junction to Waterloo with only one stop at Salisbury for water. Added to this was the use of 48151 on the Weymouth - Yeovil Junction leg. In the event we would have reached Waterloo on the return had there not been a stand for nearly 10mins outside the station since our route into Platform 16 was blocked by other trains. The tour was originally advertised as being hauled by 34046 'Braunton' but, as this engine is not yet ready for main line use, 34067 was substituted.

Source : John Clifford

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Waterloo 07.55d [P16] [MFL] 07.54½ [P16] [MFL]   21.21a [P16] 21.23 [P16]
Clapham Junction 08/03 [P9] [FL] 08/03 [P9] [FL]   21/08 [P8] [MFL] 21/02½ [P8] [MFL]
Wimbledon 08/07 [FL] 08/07 [FL]   21/03½ [P6] 20/58½ [P6]
New Malden 08/10 08/11 [FL]   21/01 20/56½
Surbiton 08/12 [FL] 08/13 [FL]   20/59 [P2] [FL] 20/54½ [P2] [FL]
Hampton Court Jn 08/13 08/14   20/58 20/53
Woking 08/23 [P4] 08/22½ [P4]   20/44½ [P2] [FL] 20/44 [P2] [FL]
Woking Jn 08/24 08/23   20/43 20/43½
Farnborough (Main) 08/31 08/32   20/34 20/34
Basingstoke 08/46 [P2] 08/46 [P2]   20/20½ [P3] [FL] 20/20 [P3] [FL]
Worting Jn 08/49 08/48½   20/17 [FL] 20/15½ [FL]

 

Location Booked Actual
Winchester 09/04 [P2] 09/02 [P2]
Shawford Jn 09/06 [FL] 09/04½ [FL]
Eastleigh 09/10 [DF] 09/08 [DF]
St Denys 09/15 [FL] 09/13 [FL]
Northam Jn 09/18 09/16
Southampton Central 09/21 [P4] 09/19 [P4]
Southampton DGL 09w23 ~ 09w55 09.22 ~ 09.50
Redbridge 09/59½ 09/59½
Brockenhurst 10/11½ [P3] 10/11½ [P3]
Bournemouth Central 10/30 10/30 [P3/4]
Branksome 10/35 [P2] 10/35 [P2]
Poole 10/42 [P2] 10/43 [P2]
Wareham 10w56 ~ 11w10 [P2] 10.58½ ~ 11.08½ [P2]
Wool 11/18 [P2] 11/16 [P2]
Moreton 11/23 11/22
Dorchester South 11.30 ~ 11.37 [P2] 11.32½ ~ 11.35½ [P2]
Dorchester Jn 11/39 11/37
Weymouth [P2] 11.50a ~ 15.10d [P2] [P1] 11.52 ~ 15.11 [P2]
Dorchester Jn 15/20 15/30
Dorchester West 15/21 15/31
Maiden Newton 15.37 ~ 15.39 15.45 ~ 15.48
Yeovil Pen Mill 16.10 ~ 16.40 [P1] 16.13½ ~ 16.45 [P1]
Yeovil Junction 16.50a ~ 17.44d 16.54½ ~ 17.45
Sherborne 17/55 [P1] 17/54½ [P1]
Templecombe 18/05 18/06
Gillingham 18.15 ~ 18.18 [P1] 18.14½ ~ 18.18 [P1]
Tisbury Loop 18/32 18/30½
Wilton South 18/43 18/40
Wilton Jn 18/45 18/41½
Salisbury 18w55 ~ 19w40 [P4] 18.47½ ~ 19.40 [P4]
Andover 20/01 [P1] 20/01½ [P1]

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Movements

5Z65 : (34067 with 37516 on rear) : Southall FSS to Southall
5Z65 : (37516 with 34067 on rear) : Southall to London Waterloo
5Z70 : (37516 with 34067 on rear) : London Waterloo to Southall
5Z70 : (34067 with 37516 on rear) : Southall to Southall FSS

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall FSS 05.30d [GL] 23.30a
Southall 05.41 ~ 05.46 23.12 ~ 23.20
Southall East Jn 05/57 [RL] 23/11 [GL]
West Ealing 06/03 ?
Acton West 06/12 [GL] 23/01
Acton Main Line 06/16 22/59 [RL]
Acton Wells Jn 06/19 22/57
Willesden SWS 06.21 ~ 06.38 [REV] 22/50
Mitre Bridge Jn 06/42 22/42 [REV]
North Pole Jn ? 22/41
Kensington Olympia 06.47 ~ 06.52 [P3] 22.30 ~ 22.37 [P2]
Latchmere Jn 06/59 [URV] 22/24
West London Jn 07/09 [RVL] 22/22 [URV]
Nine Elms Jn 07/16 22/15
Waterloo 07.25a [P16] 22.07d [P16] [RVL]

5Z66 : (34067 propelling) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z93 : (48151 propelling) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Weymouth 12.25d 14.50a
Jersey Sidings 12.30a 14.45d

5Z67 : (48151 + 80217) : Yeovil Junction to Yeovil Pen Mill
5Z67 : (48151 + 80217) : Yeovil Pen Mill to Weymouth
5Z67 : (48151 + 80217 propelling move) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z68 : (34067 + 35518 propelling move) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth
5Z68 : (34067 + 35518) : Weymouth to Yeovil Pen Mill
5Z68 : (34067 + 35518) : Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Yeovil Junction 12.00d 15.15a
Yeovil Pen Mill 12.10 ~ 12.30 14.50 ~ 15.09
Maiden Newton 12.57 ~ 13.02 14.17 ~ 14.22
Dorchester West 13/15 14/01
Dorchester Jn 13/17 14/00
Weymouth 13.25 ~ 13.28 [P1] 13.47 ~ 13.50 [P1]
Jersey Sidings 13.30a 13.45d

0Z67 : (37516) : London Waterloo to Wembley Yard
0Z67 : (37516) : Wembley Yard to Willesden Depot
0Z68 : (37516) : Willesden Depot to Wembley Yard
0Z68 : (37516) : Wembley Yard to London Waterloo

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Waterloo 08.09d [P16] [RVL] 21.24a [P16]
Nine Elms Jn 08/14 21/16
West London Jn 08/17 [URV] 21/12 [RVL]
Latchmere Jn 08/24 20/58 [URV]
Kensington Olympia 08/31 [DML] 20/51
North Pole Jn 08/35 20/47
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/37 20/43
Willesden WL Jn 08/39 [DR] 20/41 [UR]
Willesden No.7 08/41 20/38
Wembley DSJ 08/46 20/36 [UR]
Wembley Yard 08.52 ~ 08.57 20/23 ~ 20.29
Wembley DSJ 09/04 20/18
Harlesden Jn 09/07 20/14
Willesden Depot 09.15a 20.09d


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