11th November 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used load 13 including support coach

Route :
1Z72 : Northampton to Canterbury East
1Z76 : Canterbury East to Northampton

Loco Route
60163 Northampton - Milton Keynes Central - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Yard - Willesden No.7 Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Bellingham - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Headcorn - Ashford International - Folkestone Central - Dover Priory - Canterbury East
60163 Canterbury East - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Ashford International (1) - Headcorn - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - (1) Bickley Jn - Bromley South - (reverse of outward route) - Northampton

Notes :
(1) Tour was diverted due to poor railhead conditions. Booked route was: Ashford International - Charing - Maidstone East - Otford Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bickley Jn.
(2) At Dover Priory 60163 passed 34067 'Tangmere' on the heavily delayed Kentish Belle Armistice Day tour.

Sources : Neil Kearns and Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns and Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Northampton 08.15d [P1] 08.17   22.00a [P2] 22.18
Hanslope Jn 08/27 [US] 08/30   21/49 [DS] 22/05
Milton Keynes Central 08.34a ~ 08.36d [P1] 08.37 ~ 08.40   21.39a ~ 21.41d [P3] 21.54 ~ 21.57
Bletchley 08/41 [P4] 08/46   21/34 [P3] 21/49
Ledburn Jn 08/49 [US] 08/54   21/26 [DS] 21/39
Tring 08/56 [P5] 09/00   21/20 [P3] 21/34
Bourne End Jn 09/02 [US] 09/05   21/12 [DS] 21/26
Watford Junction 09.10a ~ 09.14d [P9] 09.12 ~ 09.15   21.01a ~ 21.04d [P8] 21.09 ~ 21.12
Harrow & Wealdstone 09/21 [US] 09/23   20/55 [DS] 21/01
Wembley Central 09/25 [UR] 09/27   20/52 [DS] 20/57
Wembley Sig.WM823/828 09.30a ~ 09.32d ?   20/49 ?
Sudbury Jn 09/36 09/31   20/48 20/53
Wembley Yard South Jn 09/39 ?   20/46 ?
Willesden No.7 09/59 ?   20/23 ?
Willesden WL Jn 10/06 10/01   20/22 20/25
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/07 10/07   20/21 20/24
North Pole Jn 10/08 10/10   20/20 20/21
Kensington Olympia 10c13a ~ 10c16d [P3] 10.14 ~ 10.17   20.13a ~ 20.16d 20.13 ~ 20.18
Latchmere Jn 10/22 10/24   20/07 20/07
Longhedge Jn 10/25 ?   19/57 ?
Factory Jn 10/27 10/26   19/55 ?
Voltaire Road Jn 10/28 10/27   19/54 19/51
Denmark Hill 10/33 ?   19/50 ?
Crofton Road Jn 10/34 10/35   19/48 19/46
Nunhead 10/36 10/38   19/45 19/42
Bellingham 10/41 10/42   19/34 19/37
Shortlands Jn 10/44 10/45   19/28 19/35
Bromley South 10.46a ~ 10.48d [P4] 10.47 ~ 10.53 [P4]   19.23a ~ 19.26d [P3] 19.29 ~ 19.32

 

Location Booked Actual
Bickley Jn 10/53 11/00
Petts Wood Jn 10/55 11/03
Orpington 10/58 [P5] 11/11
Sevenoaks 11/08 [P3] 11/25
Tonbridge 11/18 [P3] 11/32
Tonbridge DPL 11w19a ~ 11w56d [DPL] ?
Paddock Wood 12/04 [DM] 12/03
Headcorn 12.16a ~ 12.18d 12.16 ~ 12.18
Ashford International 12/33 12/34
Saltwood Jn 12/46 12/47
Folkestone West 12.51a ~ 12.56d ?
Folkestone Central 12/59 12/58
Dover Priory 13/11 [P2] 13/08
Buckland Jn 13/15 ?
Shepherds Well 13/32 13/32
Canterbury East 13.41a ~ 17.18d 13.45 ~ 17.27
Shepherds Well 17/30 17/44
Buckland Jn 17/37 ?
Dover Priory 17/39 [P1] 17/52 [P1]
Folkestone Central 17/51 18/04
Saltwood Jn 17/54 18/07
Ashford International 18/06 18/18
Charing 18.14a ~ 18.24d [DIV]
Lenham 18/32 [DIV]
Maidstone East 18/46 [P1] [DIV]
Otford Jn 19/04 [DIV]
Swanley 19/14 [P1] [DIV]
St Mary Cray Jn 19/19 [US] [DIV]
Headcorn [DIV] 18.31a ~ 18.38d
Paddock Wood [DIV] 18/51
Tonbridge [DIV] 18/57
Sevenoaks [DIV] 19/07
Orpington [DIV] 19/17
Petts Wood Jn [DIV] 19/20
Bickley Jn 19/20 19/23

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z73 : (60163) : Canterbury East to Sittingbourne
5Z75 : (60163) : Sittingbourne to Canterbury East

Location Booked Actual
Canterbury East 13.48d 13.55
Faversham 14/01 [P2] 14/11
Sittingbourne 14/13 [P1] 14/20
Eastern Jn 14.15a ~ 14.23d ?
Sittingbourne 14.25a ~ 16.45d [DGL] 14.25 ~ 16.39
Faversham 17/01 [P3] 16/55
Canterbury east 17.15a 17.19


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