11th September 2012

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35465+3148+3146+3110+1699+3107+3140+13227+21245+5040+5366

Route
1Z94 : Salisbury to Ely
1Z95 : Ely to Salisbury

Loco Route
70000 Salisbury - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Virginia Water - Egham - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Kew East Jn - South Acton Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction (High Level) - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - York Way North Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Hertford North - Stevenage - Hitchin - Letchworth - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely
70000 Ely - (reverse of outward route) - Salisbury

Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 06/09/12, due to the Paralympics in London.
(2) 70000 'Britannia' replaced unavailable 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'.


70000 arrives at Southampton Central on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the tour from/to Southampton Central), Brian Denton, Roger Smith, Steve Clark & Gordon Jakes

Timings (Booked & actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Gordon Jakes)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.0 Salisbury 07.27d [P4] 07.28   23.10a [P4] 23.26 187.0
1.1 Tunnel Jn 07/30 07/32   23/06 23/23 185.9
9.0 Dean 07/42 07/43   22/55 23/12 178.0
16.5 Romsey 07.50a ~ 07.52d [P1] 07.50 ~ 07.52   22.44a ~ 22.47d [P2] 22.59 ~ 23.02 170.5
21.6 Redbridge 08/00 08/02   22/37 22/50 165.4
- Millbrook ??w??a ~ ??w??d [UF] ??w??a ~ ??w??d [UF]   ? ? -
24.2 Southampton Central 08.20a ~ 08.24d [P1] 08.19a ~ 08.24d [P1]   22.27a ~ 22.31d [P3] [DS] 22.41a ~ 22.44d [P3] [DS] 162.8
25.3 Northam Jn 08/27 [UF] 08/27 [UF]   22/24 [DF] 22/38 [DF] 161.7
26.2 St Denys 08/29 [P1] 08/28 [P1]   22/21 [P2] 22/37 [P2] 160.8
29.9 Eastleigh 08.36a ~ 08.40d [P1] [US] 08.36a ~ 08.39d [P1] [US]   22.10a ~ 22.13d [P2] 22.26a ~ 22.30d [P3] 157.1
34.4 Shawford / Shawford Jn 08/46 08/47   22/03 [DF] 22/09 [DF] -
36.8 Winchester 08/51 [P1] 08/52 [P1]   22/00 [P2] 22/07 [P2] 150.2
53.0 Worting Jn 09/09 [UF] 09/08 [UF]   21/43 [DS] 21/51 [DF] 134.0
55.5 Basingstoke 09.13a ~ 09.16d [UF] [P4] [UF] 09.13a ~ 09.16d [UF] [P4] [UF]   21.36a ~ 21.39d [DS] [P2] [DS] 21.45a ~ 21.47d [DS] [P2] [DF] 131.5
- Fleet ? ?   21/25 21/31 [P2] -
70.1 Farnborough Main 09/33 09/33 [UF]   21/20 [P2] 21/27 [P2] 116.9
- Pirbright Jn ? ?   21/16 21/23 [DS] -
- Brookwood 09/38 [US] 09/41 [P1]   21/13 21/21 [P2] -
78.6 Woking Jn 09/42 09/44 [US]   21/05 21/17 [DS] 108.4
79.0 Woking 09.43a ~ 09.46d [P1] 09.46a ~ 09.48d [P1]   21.02a ~ 21.04d [P5] 21.11a ~ 21.14d [P5] 108.0
82.9 Byfleet & New Haw 09/55 09/55 [P1]   20/55 [DS] 21/04 [P2] 104.1
83.9 Addlestone Jn 10/11 10/10   20/52 21/01 103.1
- Chertsey ? ?   20w34a ~ 20w47d [P1] 20w45a ~ 20w57d [P1] 100.7
88.8 Virginia Water 10/27 [P3] 10/29 [P3]   20/29 [P4] 20/41 [P4] 98.2
91.0 Egham 10.32a ~ 10.34d 10.33a ~ 10.35d [P1]   ? ? -
93.0 Staines 10/40 [P1] 10/42 [P1]   20/19 [P2] 20/31 [P2] 94.0
97.2 Feltham 10/48 [P1] 10/49 [P1]   20/12 [P2] 20/21 [P2] 89.8
98.6 Feltham Jn 10/50 10/52   20/10 20/18 88.4
99.6 Hounslow 10/53 10/54 [P1]   20/08 20/16 [P2] 87.4
102.4 Brentford 10/57 11/00 [P1]   20/03 20/11 [P2] 84.6
103.6 Kew East Jn 11w01a ~ 11w18d 11w03a ~ 11w18d   19/59 20/06 83.4
104.4 South Acton Jn 11/21 11/19   19/58 20/02 82.6
106.1 Acton Wells Jn 11/26 11/28   19/54 19/55 80.9
107.1 Willesden Junction HL 11c30a ~ 11c31d [P4]  11.30a ~ 11.33d [P4]   19/51 [P5] 19.49a ~ 19.51d [P5] 79.9
107.4 Kensal Green Jn 11/32 11/35   19/48 19/47 79.6
111.6 Gospel Oak 11/46 [P2] 11/43 [P2]   19/36 [P1] 19/35 [P1] 75.4
- Camden Road Jn ? ?   19/32 19/32 74.3
112.7 Camden Road 11/50 11/48 [P2]   19c29a ~ 19c31d [P1] 19.28a ~ 19.31d [P1] 74.2
113.0 Camden Road Central Jn 11/51 11/49   18.55a ~ 19.28d 18.56a ~ 19.27d 74.0
- York Way North Jn 11/54 11.51a ~ 11.56d   18/53 18/55 -
113.7 Copenhagen Jn 11/57 [DS] 11/57 [DS]   18/50 18/53 73.3
114.3 Holloway South Jn 11/59 11/59 [DS]   18/47 18/51 [US] 72.7
115.4 Finsbury Park 12/01 [P5] [DS2] 12/02 [P5] [DS2]   18/45 [P1] 18/49 [P1] 71.6
117.9 Alexandra Palace 12/05 12/06 [P4]   18/40 [P1] [US] 18/41 [P1] [US] 69.1
122.8 Gordon Hill 12/12 [P3] 12/13 [P3]   18/28 [P2] 18/26 [P2] 64.2
132.5 Hertford North 12/25 [P2] 12.34a ~ 12.36d [P2]   18/14 [P1] 18/15 [P1] 54.5
141.1 Langley Jn 12/36 [DS] 12/48 [DS]   18/02 18/06 45.9
141.9 Stevenage 12/37 [P4] [DF] 12.51a ~ 12.54d [P4] [DS]   18/01 [P1] 18/04 [P1] 45.1
146.3 Hitchin 12/44 13/02 [P2]   17/55 [P1] [US] 17.56a ~ 17.58d [P1] [US] 40.7
149.0 Letchworth Garden City 12/48 13/06   17/50 17/53 38.0
159.3 Royston 13/00 [P2] 13/15 [P2]   17w21a ~ 17w33d [P1] 17w32a ~ 17w40d [P1] 27.7
169.7 Shepreth Branch Jn 13/13 13/26   17/11 17/18 17.3
172.3 Cambridge 13.18a ~ 13.21d [P4] 13.30a ~ 13.41d [P4]   17.03a ~ 17.06d [P8] 17.01a ~ 17.12d [P8] 14.7
173.3 Coldham Lane Jn 13w24a ~ 13w39d [DGL] 13w45a ~ 13w51d [DGL]   17/01 16/58 13.7
186.6 Ely Dock Jn 14/02 14/06   16/46 16/45 0.4
187.0 Ely 14.03a [P2] 14.08 [P1]   16.43d [P3] 16.42 [P3] 0.0


Associated E.C.S. and Light Engine Workings

5Z92 : (60045 with 70000 on rear) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Salisbury
5Z97 : (60045 with 70000 on rear) : Salisbury to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.50d 00.20a
Eastleigh 04/55 00/14
Eastleigh East Jn 04/58 00/13
Romsey 05/12 23/55
Dean 05/20 23/47
Tunnel Jn 05/30 23/37
Salisbury 05.40a 23.34d

5Z94 : (70000) : Ely to March Down Yard
5Z96 : (70000) : March Down Yard to Ely

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Ely 14.20d 16.36a
Ely North Jn 14/24 16/33
March Down Yard 14.42a 16.13d

 5Z95 : (70000 with 35465) : March Down Yard - Whitemoor Jn - March Down Yard
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
March Down Yard 14.55d
March 14/58
March West Jn 14.59a ~ 15.01d
Whitemoor Jn 15.03a ~ 15.14d
March 15.17a ~ 15.19d
March Down Yard 15.20a


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