6th October 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47245 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+5249+5236+1961+99126+99121+13440+1860+4905+4994+9392

Route :
1Z95 : London Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z96 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
34067 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Fleet - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Wishford - Warminster - Westbury - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
34067 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Romsey - Eastleigh East Jn - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Cosham - Havant - Haslemere - Guildford - Woking - (reverse of outward route) - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia

Notes :
(1) Banked by 47245 from London Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.
(2) John Clifford comments: The outward run was delayed in the Southampton area by congestion following a fatality in the New Milton area.

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.45 [P2] [FL]  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 08/49  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/52 [RVL] 08/52 [RVL]  
Longhedge Jn 08/56 08/54  
Kensington Olympia   22.25a [P2] ?
Latchmere Jn   22/18 ?
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [FL] 09/05 [P5] [FL]   22.13a ~ 22.15d [P3] 22.19 ~ 22.21 [P3]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/13 [P3]   22/07 [P1] [SL] 22/11 [P1] [SL]
Brentford 09/17 [P2] 09/19 [P2]   21/59 [P1] 22/01 [P1]
Hounslow 09/22 [P2] 09/26 [P2]   21/55 [P1] 21/59 [P1]
Feltham Jn 09/24 09/28   21/52 21/56
Feltham 09/26 [P2] 09/31 [P2]   21/50 [P1] 21/53 [P1]
Staines 09/33 [P2] 09/37 [P2]   21/43 [P1] 21/48 [P1]
Virginia Water 09/43 [P4] 09/46 [P4]   21/33 [P3] 21/40 [P3]
Addlestone Jn 09/51 09.54 ~ 09.58   21/20 21/29
Byfleet & New Haw 09/55 [SL] 10/02 [SL]   21/16 21/26
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] [SL] 10.09 ~ 10.11 [P5] [SL]   21.07a ~ 21.09d [P1] [SL] 21.17 ~ 21.19 [P1] [SL]
Woking Jn 10/07 [SL] 10/13 [SL]   21/05 [SL] 21/16 [SL]
Pirbright Jn 10/13 [SL] 10/21 [SL]  
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] [SL] 10/25 [P2] [SL]  
Fleet 10/21 [P2] [SL] 10/28 [P2] [SL]  
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w40 [SL] 10.32 ~ 10.42 [SL]  
Basingstoke 10/51 [P2] [SL] 10/56 [P2] [SL]  
Worting Jn 10/57 10/59  
Winchester 11/14 [P2] 11/15 [P2]  
Shawford Jn 11/18 [SL] 11/18 [FL]  
Allbrook ? 11/23 [SL]  
Guildford   20.54 ~ 20.57 [P5] 21.05 ~ 21.07 [P5]
Shalford Jn   20/51 21/02
Farncombe   20/48 [P1] 21/00 [P1]
Haslemere   20w24 ~ 20w36 [P3] 20.24 ~ 20.45 [P3]
Petersfield   20/11 [P1] 20/05 [P1]
Havant   19/49 [P1] 19/48 [P1]
Farlington Jn   19/43 19/42
Cosham Jn   19/42 19/39
Cosham   19/41 [P1] 19/38 [P1]
Fareham   19/31 [P3] 19/30 [P3]
Fareham North Jn   19/28 19/28
Botley   19/21 [P2] 19/21 [P2]
Hedge End   19.15 ~ 19.18 [P2] 19.14 ~ 19.16 [P2]
Eastleigh South Jn   19/10 19/07
Eastleigh 11.31 ~ 11.35 [P2] 11.35 ~ 11.37 [P3]   19/08 [P2] 19/05 [P2]
St Denys 11/41 [P2] [FL] 11/43 [P2] [FL]  
Northam Jn 11/44 11/45  
Southampton Central 11/47 [P3] [FL] 12/02 [P2] [SL]  
Redbridge 11/51 [P2] 12/09 [P2]  
Eastleigh East Jn       18.49 ~ 19.05 18.58 ~ 19.02
Romsey 12/00 [P2] 12/18 [P2]   18/38 [P1] 18/47 [P1]
Dean 12/10 [P2] 12/27 [P2]   18/30 [P1] 18/41 [P1]
Tunnel Jn 12/21 12/38   18/19 18/30
Salisbury 12w24 ~ 12w44 12.41 ~ 12.54 [P4]   18w01 ~ 18w12 [P4] 18.03 ~ 18.24
Wilton Jn 12/48 13/00   17/57 17/58
Wishford 12/53 13/04   17/52 17/54
Wylye 12/58 13/09   17/48 17/50
Upton Lovell 13/03 13/14   17/41 17/46
Warminster 13/08 13/20   17/34 17/40
Westbury 13/16 [P3] 13/29 [P3]   17/23 [P1] 17/31 [P1]
Bradford South Jn 13/25 13/36   17/14 17/23
Bathampton Jn 13/40 13/49   17/01 17/10
Bath Spa 13.45a ~ 13.49d [P1] 13.52 ~ 13.56 [P1]   16.52a ~ 16.56d [P2] 17.03 ~ 17.06
North Somerset Jn 14/04 14/09   16/38 16/51
Bristol East Jn 14/06 14/11   16/37 16/50
Bristol Temple Meads 14.08a [P9] 14.12 [P5]   16.35d [P9] [UM] 16.47 [P9] [UM]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z94 : (34067 with 47245 on rear) : Southall Depot to Southall
5Z94 : (47245 with 34067 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
0Z95 : (47245 light-engine) : London Victoria to Southall
0Z95 : (47245 light-engine) : Southall to Southall Depot
5Z97 : (34067) : London Victoria to Southall
5Z97 : (34067 propelling) : Southall to Southall Depot

Location Booked (out 5Z94)   Booked (0Z95) Actual (0Z95)   Booked (rtn 5Z95)
Southall Depot 06.50d   10.30 ?   23.45a
Southall 07.02 ~ 07.12 [GL]   10.13 ~ 10.19 ?   23.22 ~ 23.35
Southall East Jn 07/13 [GL]   10/12 ?   23/21 [GL]
Hanwell Bridge Loop 07.14 ~ 07.20 [RL]   10.05 ~ 10.11 [UGL] ?   -
Hanwell ?   10/03 [RL] ?   -
West Ealing 07/23 [P4] [RL]   ? ?   -
Acton West 07/27 [GL]   09/59 [RL] ?   23/15 [RL]
Acton Main Line 07/30   09/54 [GL] ?   23/09 [GL]
Acton Wells Jn 07/34   09/48 ?   23/07
Willesden SWS 07.36 ~ 07.46 [REV]   09/46 ?   22.43 ~ 23.05
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/50   09/38 [REV] ?   22/39 [REV]
North Pole Jn 07/51   09/36 ?   22/38
Kensington Olympia 07.54 ~ 07.59 [P3]   09/30 [DM] ?   22.35d [P2]
Latchmere Jn 08/05   09/23 ?   -
Longhedge Jn 08/07 [REV]   08.54 ~ 09.10 ?   -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/08   08/52 [RVL] ?   -
Battersea Pier Jn 08/10 [SL]   08.48 ~ 08.50 08.49 ~ ??.??   -
Victoria 08.13a [P2]   08.45d [P2] [FL] 08.45d [P2] [FL]   -

5Z95 : (34067) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol West Jn
5Z96 : (34067) : Bristol West Jn to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 14.15d [P12]** [CL] 14.22 [P5]   16.30a [P9] 16.43 [P9]
Bristol West Jn 14.17a [CL] ?   16.27d [UM] ?

Note **: booked [P12] although 1Z95 was booked to arrive [P9]!

0Z94 : (34067 light-engine turning move) : Bristol West Jn to Lawrence Hill
0Z94 : (34067 light-engine turning move) : Lawrence Hill to North Somerset Jn
0Z94 : (34067 light-engine turning move) : North Somerset Jn to Bristol West Jn

Location Booked
Bristol West Jn 14.34d [UM]
Bristol Temple Meads 14.36 ~ 14.40 [P3] [UDR]
Barton Hill Depot 14.45 ~ 15.46
Dr Days Jn 15/50
Lawrence Hill 15.52 ~ 15.54
Dr Days Jn 15/55 [DN]
North Somerset Jn 15.57 ~ 15.59 [UM]
Bristol East Jn 16/00 [DM]
Bristol Temple Meads 16.01 ~ 16.05 [P11] [CL]
Bristol West Jn 16.07a


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