25th June 2013

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger' (3) & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used (2) (21249)+13230+13229+3096+3150+3115+1666+4831+4856+21241+1859+4836+4832

Route : 
1Z63 : Rainham to Ely
1Z64 : Ely to Rainham

Loco Route
67005 (3) Rainham - Gillingham - Rochester - Meopham - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Beckenham Junction - Herne Hill - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Battersea Loop 
60163 Battersea Loop - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - 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 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
67005 (3) Willesden SW Sidings - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Bellingham - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Meopham - Rochester - Gillingham - Rainham

Notes: 
(1) 60163 'Tornado' replaced unavailable 34046 'Braunton'.
(2) 21249 was only in the consist when 60163 was on the train.
(3) Originally uploaded as 67005 in error.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Jon Elphick

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Rainham 08.58d [P1] 08.58   22.31a [P2] 22.25
Gillingham 09/03 [P2] 09/02   22/26 [P3] 22/19
Chatham 09/06 [P1] 09/05   22/20 ?
Rochester 09.08a ~ 09.11d [P2] 09.06 ~ 09.11   22.15a ~ 22.18d [P3] 22.07 ~ 22.12
Rochester Bridge Jn 09/13 09/13   22/12½ 22/05
Sole Street 09/22 [P1] ?   22/05½ [P2] ?
Meopham 09.24a ~ 09.27d [P1] ?   22.01a ~ 22.04d [P2] ?
Longfield 09/29½ ?   21/56½ ?
Fawkenham Jn 09/31 09/31   21/56 21/40
Swanley 09/39 [P1] 09/39   21/50 [P4] 21/37
St Mary Cray Jn 09/44 [UF] 09/43   21/37½ [DF] 21/34
Bickley Jn 09/49 [UF] 09/50   21/35½ [DF] 21/32
Bromley South 09.54a ~ 09.57d [P1] 09.55 ~ 09.59   21.17a ~ 21.30d [P4] 21.26 ~ 21.29
Shortlands Jn 10/00 10/10   21/24 [DS] 21/22
Beckenham Junction 10/03 ?   - -
Herne Hill 10/11 10/17   - -
Bellingham - -   21/18 [P2] 21/17
Nunhead - -   21/13 [P2] 21/12
Crofton Road Jn - -   21/10 21/10
Denmark Hill - -   21/01 [P2] 20/59
Brixton 10/13 10/22   - -
Shepherds Lane Jn 10/14 [AL] ?   20/56 ?
Voltaire Road Jn 10/16 [AL] 10/25   20/55 [AL] 20/54
Factory Jn 10/16½ ?   20/54 [AL] 20/53
Stewarts Lane Jn 10/19 ?   - -
Battersea Loop 10L22 ~ 10L52 10L31 ~ 10L52   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 10/55 [REV] ?   - -
Longhedge Jn 11/06 ?   20/52 ?
Latchmere Jn 11/09 11/07   20/43 20/44
Kensington Olympia 11.15a ~ 11.17d [P2] 11.14 ~ 11.17   20.34a ~ 20.37d [P3] 20.34 ~ 20.38
North Pole Jn 11/21½ 11/20   20/28 20/30
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/23½ 11/22   20/26 20/28
Willesden SW Sidings - -   19L59 ~ 20L22 [REV] 20L02 ~ 20L24
Willesden Junction HL 11c29 ~ 11c31 [P4] 11.28 ~ 11.32   - -
Kensal Green Jn 11/33 11/34   - -
Gospel Oak 11/45 11/42   - -
Junction Road Jn 11/47 ?   - -
Upper Holloway 11/48 [P2] 11/45   - -
Harringay Park Jn 11/50½ ?   - -
Willesden WL Jn - -   19/57½ ?
Camden Jn - -   19/52½ [SL] 19/52
Camden Road Jn - -   19/49 19/47
Camden Road Central Jn - -   19/48 ?
York Way North Jn - -   19/35 ?
Copenhagen Jn - -   19/33 ?
Holloway South Jn - -   19/28 [US] ?
Finsbury Park - -   19/26 [P3] 19/30
Harringay 11/52½ [SL2] ?   19/24 ?
Alexandra Palace 11/55½ [P3] 11/53   19/22 [P2] 19/24
Potters Bar 12/10½ [P4] 12/05   19/12 [P1] 19/12
Welwyn Garden City 12c23 ~ 12c25 [P3] 12.13 ~ 12.15   19/02 [P2] 19/05
Digswell Jn 12/26½ ?   18/59 ?
Woolmer Green Jn 12/29 [DS] 12/28   18/56 19/01
Stevenage 12/34 [P4] 12/32   18c44 ~ 18c46 [P1] 18.53 ~ 18.55 [P1]
Hitchin 12/40 12/43   18/38 [P1] [US] 18/47 [P1]
Letchworth 12/44 [P2] 12/47   18/34 [P1] 18/42
Royston 12/55 [P2] 12/57   18/24 [P1] 18/31
Shepreth Branch Jn 13/07 13/08   18/14 18/19
Cambridge 13.11a ~ 13.15d [P4] 13.18 ~ 13.23   18.06a~ 18.09d [P7] 18.09 ~ 18.14
Coldham Lane Jn 13w18 ~ 13w29 [DGL] ? ~ 13.41   18/02 18/04
Ely Dock Jn 13/41 ?   17/47 ?
Ely 13.42a [P1] 13.57   17.46d [P2] 17.49


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings
5Z60 : (60163 with 21249) : Southall to Battersea Loop
5Z66 : (60163 with 21249) : Willesden SW Sidings to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 21.07a
Southall Yard 06.21 ~ 06.45 20.47 ~ 20.57
Acton Main Line 06/58 20/23
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 20/19
Willesden SW Sidings 07/04 20.15d
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/09 -
North Pole Jn 07/11 -
Kensington Olympia 07/16 -
Latchmere Jn 07/23 -
Longhedge Jn 07/27 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/31 -
Battersea Loop 07.36a -

5Z62 : (67006?) : Wembley Yard to Rainham
5Z65 : (67006) : Rainham to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 06.17d 00/38a
Willesden No.7 Jn 06/26 00/31
Willesden WL Jn 06/28 00/28
Mitre Bridge Jn 06/29 00/27
North Pole Jn 06/30 00/26
Kensington Olympia 06/34 00/21
Latchmere Jn 06/39 00/13
Longhedge Jn 06/42 00/10
Factory Jn 06/44 00/08
Voltaire Road Jn 06/45 00/06
Denmark Hill 06/49 -
Nunhead 06/53 -
Bellingham 06/59 -
Brixton - 00/05
Herne Hill - 00/04
Beckenham Junction - 23/58
Shortlands Jn 07/07 23/56
Bickley Jn 07/12 23/53
St Mary Cray Jn 07/14 23/52
Swanley 07/21 23/47
Sole Street 07/33 23/37
Rochester 07/43 23/26
Gillingham 07/52 23/20
Sittingbourne [DGL] 08.07a ~ 08.43d 22.46a ~ 23.06d
Rainham 08.53a [P1] 22.38d [P2]

5Z63 : (60163) : Ely to March
5Z64 : (60163) : March to Ely

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Ely 13.46d 17.42a
Ely North Jn 13/48 17/38
March DRS 14.04a 17.10d

5Z50 : (60163 with 21249) : March DRS - March West Jn - Whitemoor Yard - March DRS
 (loco turning trip)

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


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