19th April 2012

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used steam: 4464 'Bittern'
Stock Used 35185+3150+3148+1730+3115+3096+3125+13227+1859+4856+4831+4832+17013

Route : 
1Z36 : Banbury to Swanage
1Z37 : Swanage to Banbury

Loco Used Route
4464 Banbury - Oxford - Didcot Parkway - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Andover - Laverstock North Jn - Laverstock South Jn - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton UGL (3) - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Motala GF - Swanage
4464 Swanage - Motala GF - Wareham - Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Southcote Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury 

Notes:
 (1) Tour was worked by 60019 vice failed 6201 Princess Elizabeth.
(2) The outward leg was altered at short notice to run via Andover, it was originally booked via Eastleigh, where 6201 was to have been turned via the depot loop.
(3) 60019 hauled the train tender first from Southampton UGL to Swanage.


4464 on arrival at Swanage (photo: Brian King)

Source : Andy Moody, Brian King and Nick Bartlett 

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Banbury 08.38d 08.45 22.30a 23.22
Aynho Jn 08/45 08/52 22/16 23/14
Heyford 08/54 08/57 22/09 23/09
Tackley 08.57a ~ 09.02d ? 22.03a ~ 22.06d ?
Wolvercot Jn 09/08 09/09 21/57 22/52
Oxford 09/11 09/14 21/49 22/47
Oxford U&DPL 09w13a ~ 09w53d ? 21w24a ~ 21w47d ?
Kennington Jn 09/55 09/53 21/20 22/18
Radley 09.58a ~ 10.00d 09.57 ~ 10.01 21.15a ~ 21.17d 22.09 ~ 22.14
Didcot North Jn 10/05 10/07 21/10 22/00
Didcot Parkway 10.17a ~ 10.20d 10.09 ~ 1020 21/05 [P3] ?
Didcot East Jn 10/22 10/21 21/04 21/57
Cholsey 10/26 10/26 21/00 21/52
Goring & Streatley 10/30 10/29 20/57 21/49
Pangbourne 10.35a ~ 10.41d 10.33 ~ 10.37 20.51a ~ 20.54d 21.39 ~ 21.44
Reading West Jn 10/49 10/45 20/47 21/27
Oxford Road Jn 10/58 ? 20/39 21/22
Reading West 10.59a ~ 11.01d ???? ~ 11.13 20.35a ~ 20.38d 21.18 ~ ????
Southcote Jn 11/02 11/15 20/33 21/15
Bramley 11/15 11/23 20/18 21/04
Basingstoke 11.22a ~ 11.24d 11.31 ~ 11.34 20.07a ~ 20.10d [P4] 20.50 ~ 20.56
Worting Jn 11/28 11/39 19/58 [US] 20/46
Winchester ? [DIV] 19/39 [P1] 20/29
Shawford ? [DIV] 19/33 ?
Eastleigh ? [DIV] 19/28 [UF] 20/20
St Denys ? [DIV] 19/23 [P1] 20/14
Northam Jn ? [DIV] 19/21 [UF] ?
Southampton Central ? [DIV] 19w02a ~ 19w18d [P1] 20.07 ~ 20.10
Overton 11w33a ~ 11w43d ?  
Andover 11/53 12/04  
Laverstock North Jn 12/08 12/19  
Laverstock South Jn 12/10 12/21  
Dean 12/20 12/29  
Romsey 12/28 12/38  
Redbridge 12/35 12/47  
Southampton UGL 12.40a ~ 13.00d ?  
Redbridge 13/05 13/18 18/58 19/47
Brockenhurst 13w20a ~ 13w28d [P4] 13.33 ~ 13.52 [P4] 18/48 [P2] 19/37
Bournemouth 13/48 14/16 18/29 [P2] 19/10 [P2]
Branksome 13/55 14/21 18/24 [P1] 19/05
Poole 14/02 14/26 18/17 [P1] 18/59
Wareham 14.15a ~ 14.17d 14.45 ~ 14.48 18.03a ~ 18.05d [P1] 18.48 ~ 18.48
Worgret Jn 14/19 ? 17/58 ?
Motala GF 14t32a ~ 14t34d ? 17t43a ~ 17t45d ?
Swanage 15.00a 16.10 17.15d 17.58


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