21st June 2013

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 67006 'Royal Sovereign' & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used (2) (21249)+13230+13229+3096+3150+3115+1666+4831+4856+21241+1859+4836+4832

Route : 
1Z51 : Tonbridge to Ely
1Z52 : Ely to Tonbridge

Loco(s) Route
60163 (1) Tonbridge - Godstone - Redhill - Purley - East Croydon - Selhurst - Balham - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Junction Road Jn - Upper Holloway - Harringay Park Jn - Harringay - Alexandra Palace - Potters Bar - Stevenage - Hitchin - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely
60163 (1) Ely - Cambridge - Shepreth Branch Jn - Royston - Hitchin - Stevenage - Potters Bar - Alexandra Palace - Finsbury Park - Holloway South Jn - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road  - Camden Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden SW Sidings
67006 Willesden SW Sidings - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Streatham Hill - Crystal Palace - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - Purley - Redhill - Godstone - Tonbridge

Notes: 
(1) 67006 on rear.
(2) 21249 was only in the consist when 60163 was on the train.
(3) The train departed Ely late on the return leg due to late incoming stock & loco.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Brian Halford)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Tonbridge 09.26d [P1] 09.28   22.13a [P2] 22.17
Penshurst 09.41a ~ 09.53d 09.38 ~ 09.53   22.02a ~ 22.05d 22.01 ~ 22.05
Edenbridge 09/59 10/01   ? ?
Godstone 10/04 10/07   21/48 21/46
Redhill 10/12 [UM] 10/14   21.37a ~ 21.40d [P3] 21.37 ~ 21.40
Stoats Nest Jn 10/21 [US] 10/22   21/29 [DS] 21/28
Purley 10/24 [P3] 10/27   21/28 [P4] 21/26
South Croydon 10/30 10/30   21/26 [P4] 21/22
East Croydon 10.32a ~ 10.35d [P4] 10.33 ~ 10.35   21.21a ~ 21.24d [P5] 21.17 ~ 21.20
Windmill Bridge Jn 10/36 [US] 10/36   21/20 [SL] 21/16
Selhurst 10/41 [P2] 10/43  
Streatham Common 10/49 [P2] 10/50  
Norwood Junction   21/14 [P6] 21/13
Bromley Jn   21/09 21/10
Crystal Palace   21/06 [P2] 21/07
West Norwood Jn   21/02 21/02
Streatham Hill   20/57 [P2] 20/57
Balham 10/57 [P2] 10/59   20/53 [P1] 20/53
Clapham Junction 11/03 [P16] 11/04   20/48 [P17] 20/48
Latchmere Jn 11/11 11/11   20/42 20/42
Kensington Olympia 11.19a ~ 11.22d 11.16 ~ 11.21   20.33a ~ 20.36 [P3] 20.30 ~ 20.34
North Pole Jn 11/26 ?   20/28 ?
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/27 11/30   20/26 20/23
Willesden SW Sidings   19L59 ~ 20L22 [REV] 20.04 ~ 20.18
Willesden Junction HL 11.29a ~ 11.31d [P4] 11.32 ~ 11.34  
Kensal Green Jn 11/33 ?  
Gospel Oak 11/45 11/45  
Junction Road Jn 11/48 11/48  
Upper Holloway 11/50 11/50  
Harringay Park Jn 11/52 11/52  
Willesden WL Jn   19/57 20/00
Camden Jn   19/52 [SL] 19.49 ~ 19.52
Camden Road   19/49 ?
Camden Road Central Jn   19/48 19.37 ~ 19.45
York Way North Jn   19/33 ?
Copenhagen Jn   19/32 19/35
Holloway South Jn   19/28 19/32
Finsbury Park   19/26 [P3] 19/30
Harringay 11/54 [SL2] ?   ? ?
Alexandra Palace 11/57 [P3] 11/54   19/22 [P2] 19/27
Potters Bar 12/07 [P4] 12/07   19/12 [P1] 19/18
Welwyn Garden City 12.20a ~ 12.22d [P3] 12.18 ~ 12.19   19/02 [P2] ?
Digswell Jn 12/26 12/26   18/59 19/11
Woolmer Green Jn 12/29 12/30   18/56 19/08
Stevenage 12/34 [P4] 12/34   18.44 ~ 18.46 [P1] 19.02 ~ 19.03
Hitchin 12/39 12.38 ~ 12.40   18/37 [US] 18/54
Letchworth 12/43 12/47   18/33 18/48
Royston 12/54 [P2] 12/57   18/23 [P1] 18/35
Shepreth Branch Jn 13/06 13/08   18/12 18/24
Cambridge 13.11a ~ 13.15d [P4] 13.20 ~ 13.22   18.04a ~ 18.07d [P7] 18.12 ~ 18.17
Coldham Lane Jn 13w18 ~ 13w30 [DGL] 13.25 ~ 13.37   18/02 18/10
Ely Dock Jn 13/41 13/55   17/47 17/56
Ely 13.42a [P1] 13.56   17.46d [P2] 17.55


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z?? : (60163 with 21249) : Southall to Wembley Yard
5Z?? : (60163 with 21249) : Willesden SW Sidings to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.18d 20.58a
Southall Yard 05.28 ~ 05.48 20.38 ~ 20.48
Acton Main Line 05/59 20/16
Willesden SW Sidings - 20.10d
Wembley Yard 06.21a -

5Z51 : (67006 with 60163 on rear) : Wembley Yard to Tonbridge
5Z53 : (67006) : Tonbridge to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 07.22d 00.38a
Willesden No.7 Jn 07/32 00/30
Willesden WL Jn 07/35 00/27
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/37 00/25
North Pole Jn 07/40 00/24
Kensington Olympia 07/45 00/20
Latchmere Jn 07/55 00/13
Longhedge Jn 07/58 00/11
Factory Jn 08/00 00/09
Voltaire Road Jn 08/02 00/08
Brixton 08/07 00/06
Herne Hill 08/09 00/04
Tulse Hill 08/13 00/01
Streatham 08/15 23/58
Selhurst 08/21 23/52
East Croydon 08/24 23/50
Purley 08/32 23/42
Redhill 08/50 23/34
Godstone 08/57 23/24
Tonbridge - 23/05
Paddock Wood - 22.36a ~ 22.56d
Tonbridge 09.01a 22.25d

5Z51 : (60163 with 67006 on rear) : Ely to March
5Z52 : (60163 with 67006 on rear) : March to Ely

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Ely 13.46d 17.42a
Ely North Jn 13/48 17/39
March DRS 14.04a 17.20d

5Z?? : (60163 with 21249) : March DRS - March West Jn - Whitemoor Jn - March DRS
 (loco turning trip)

Location Booked
March DRS 14.38d
March West Jn 14.42 ~ 14.45
Whitemoor Jn 14.53 ~ 15.14
March South 15.22 ~ 15.25
March DRS 15.28a


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