24th November 2012

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used steam: 60163 'Tornado' 
Stock Used 35333+6310+3146+3148+3125+1699+3112+3110+3121+13227+1832+4998

Route : 
1Z27 : London Paddington to Shrewsbury
1Z28 : Shrewsbury to London Paddington

Loco Route
60163 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Ludlow - Shrewsbury
60163 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes : 
(1) This was 60163 'Tornado's first railtour in British Railways blue livery.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 08.00d [P11] 08.00   23.00a [P1] 22.58
Ladbrook Grove 08/03 [DR] 08/04   22/54 [UM] 22/54
Acton West 08/07 [DR] 08/08   22/50 [UM] 22/50
Southall 08/14 [DR] 08/13   22/46 [UM] 22/47
Airport Jn 08/22 [DR] 08/17   22/44 [UM] 22/45
Slough 08.34a ~ 08.39d [P4] 08.30 ~ 08.39   22.34a ~ 22.37d [P3] 22.34 ~ 22.37
Maidenhead 08/46 [P3] 08/47   22/27 [P4] 22/28
Twyford 08.56a ~ 08.59d [P3] 08.55 ~ 08.59   22/22 [P4] 22/22
Reading 09.08a ~ 09.17d [P10] 09.08 ~ 09.17   22.13a ~ 22.16d [P10] 22.12 ~ 22.15
Reading West Jn 09/20 [DR] 09/20   22/11 [UR] 22/10
Didcot East Jn 09/39 [DR] 09/38   ? ?
Didcot Parkway 09/40 [P3] 09/41   21/57 [P2] [UM] 21/56
Foxhall Jn 09/47 [DM] 09/44   ? ?
Wantage Road 09/55 09/57   21/50 21/50
Challow 09/59 10/00   21/47 21/47
Uffington 10/02 10/04   21/45 21/45
Swindon 10.13a ~ 10.17d [P4] 10.13 ~ 10.16   21.24a ~ 21.33d [P3] 21.31 ~ 21.33
Wootton Bassett Jn  10/25 10/24   21/16 21/19
Hullavington 10/34 10/40   21/05 21/07
Westerleigh Jn 10/47 11/20   20/56 20/54
Bristol Parkway 10w53a ~ 11w15d [DGL] 11.26 ~ 11.52   20w29a ~ 20w50d [P4] 20.23 ~ 20.46
Patchway 11/21 [P2] 11/56   20/27 [P1] 20/20
Pilning 11/34 [P2] 12/00   20/22 [P1] 20/16
Severn Tunnel East 11/35 12/03   20/19 20/14
Severn Tunnel West 11/41 12/07   20/13 20/10
Severn Tunnel Junction  11/42 [P3] 12/10   20/11 [P4] 20/09
Llanwern West Jn 11.56 ~ 12.11 12/21   20/00 20/02
Maindee East Jn 12/23 ?   19/56 ?
Maindee North Jn 12/28 12/29   19/52 19/56
Little Mill Jn 12/47 12/45   19/36 19/44
Abergavenny 12/57 12/54   19/29 19/38
Pontrilas 13/09 13/06   19/18 19/28
Tram Inn 13/17 13/10   19/12 19/23
Hereford 13.25a ~ 13.29d [P3] 13.18 ~ 13.29   18.58a ~ 19.01d [P2] 19.09 ~ 19.14
Shelwick Jn 13/33 13/33   18/55 19/07
Moreton-on-Lugg 13/37 13/35   18/52 19/05
Leominster 13/44 13/43   18/44 18/58
Woofferton 13/51 13/49   18/38 18/52
Ludlow 13.58a ~ 14.04d ?   18.29a ~ 18.33d ?
Bromfield SB 14/08 14/04   18/25 18/34
Craven Arms 14/13 [P1] 14/10   18/20 [P2] 18/27
Marshbrook SB 14/19 14/16   18/16 18/23
Dorrington SB 14/30 14/25   18/04 18/11
Sutton Bridge Jn 14/37 14/31   17/54 18/01
English Bridge Jn 14/38 14/32   17/53 17/56
Shrewsbury 14.41a [P4] 14.34   17.52d [P7] 17.55


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z26 : (DL? with 60163 on rear) : Southall to Paddington
5Z29 : (DL? with 60163 on rear) : Paddington to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.45d 23.59a
Southall Yard 06.56 ~ 07.04 23.36 ~ 23.44
Acton West 07/12 23/32
Paddington 07.20a 23.25d


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