21st May 2013

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used D7535 & steam: 4464 'Bittern'
Stock Used 35317+3096+3150+3115+1730+4856+4831+4836+35185+13230+1859+4832

Route :
1Z20 : Banbury to Kingswear
1Z21 : Kingswear to Banbury

Loco(s) Route
4464 Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Westbury - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Paignton
4464 (2) Paignton - Kingswear
4464 (2) Kingswear - Paignton
4464 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Banbury

Notes :
(1) 4464 'Bittern' replaced unavailable 60163 'Tornado'.
(2) It was reported that D7535 'Mercury' (25185) assisted the train between Paignton and Kingswear and back, attached to the rear. Confirmation required.
(3) Tour postponed from 20/09/12, due to ASLEF / DBS industrial dispute.


4464 arriving at Melksham, with the outward leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Banbury 07.06d 07.06   23.51a 23.41
Aynho Jn 07/13 07/16   23/45 23/33
Heyford 07/22 07/25   23/32 23/28
Wolvercot Jn 07/33 07/38   23/20 23/19
Oxford North Jn 07.37 ~ 08.17 ?   - -
Oxford 08.20a ~ 08.23d 08.23 ~ 08.26   22.59a ~ 23.15d 22.57 ~ 23.13
Kennington Jn 08/28 08/31   22/53 22/52
Didcot North Jn 08/42 08/38   22/45 22/44
Foxhall Jn 08/47 ?   22/40 ?
Wantage Road 08/54 08/58   22.16 ~ 22.30 22.14 ~ 22.28
Challow 08.59 ~ 09.10 ? ~ 09.13   22/11 22/09
Uffington 09/15 09/19   22/08 22/06
Swindon 09.26a ~ 09.34d 09.31 ~ 09.40 [P3]   21.52a ~ 21.55d 21.52 ~ 21.55 [P3]
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/42 09/49   21/43 21/44
Chippenham 09.52a ~ 09.54 09.59 ~ 10.01   21.28a ~ 21.31d 21.28 ~ 21.32
Thingley East Jn 09/58 10/05   21/25 21/25
Thingley Jn 09/59 10/07   21/23 21/24
Melksham 10.05a ~ 10.07d ?   21.04a ~ 21.12d ?
Bradford Jn 10/15 10/31   20/57 20/57
Trowbridge 10/17 ?   ? ?
Westbury 10.26a ~ 10.28d 10.40 ~ 10.42   20.44a ~ 20.47d 20.32 ~ 20.46
Fairwood Jn 10/33 10/46   20/40 20/28
Clink Road Jn 10/38 10/50   20/35 20/24
Blatchbridge Jn 10/40 10/52   20/32 20/23
East Somerset Jn 10/44 10/56   20/26 20/20
Castle Cary 10/52 11/03   20/15 20/11
Somerton 11/03 11/12   20/04 20/02
Athelney LC 11/12 11/19   19/55 19/54
Cogload Jn 11/17 11/22   19/51 19/51
Taunton 11.23a ~ 11.33d 11.28 ~ 11.40   19.43a ~ 19.45d 19.41 ~ 19.45
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 11/36 11/44   19/39 19/38
Whiteball 11/45 11/55   ? ?
Tiverton Parkway 11/49 12/00   19/26 19/25
Tiverton Loop 11.52a ~ 11.58d 12.04 ~ 12.08   18.53 ~ 19.22 19.03 ~ 19.21
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/13 12/23   18/38 18/40
Exeter St Davids 12.17a ~ 12.19d 12.26 ~ 12.29   18.32a ~ 18.35d 18.29 ~ 18.37
Dawlish Warren 12.33a ~ 12.40d 12.43 ~ 12.46   18.08a ~ 18.15d 18.10 ~ 18.14
Dawlish 12/44 12/51   18/05 18/06
Teignmouth 12/49 12/57   18/01 18/01
Newton Abbot 12/56 13/04   17/55 17/55
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/58 13/07   17/54 17/54
Torquay 13/17 ?   ? ?
Paignton 13.26a ~ 13.31d 13.25 ~ 13.38   17.37a ~ 17.40d 17.31 ~ 17.40
Paignton GF 13/35 ?   17.29 ~ 17.34 ?
Kingswear 14.00a ?   17.00d ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z20? : (47245? with 4464 on rear?) : Southall to Banbury
5Z21 : (47245? with 4464 on rear?) : Banbury to Southall

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot ?   02.21a
Southall Yard ?   01.56 ~ 02.11
Slough ?   01/34
Maidenhead ?   01/27
Reading ?   01/13
Didcot Parkway ?   00.51 ~ 00.56
Oxford ?   00/38
Banbury ?   00.15d


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