14th September 2013

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 66174 & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 21249+3096+3115+3150+1666+4856+4831+21241+13230+4836+1859+4832

Route :
1Z39 : London Euston to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z40 : Worcester Shrub Hill to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
60163 London Euston - (via WCML & Northampton) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill
60163 (1) Worcester Shrub Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Soho North Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr - West Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International
60163 Birmingham International - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 66174 on rear. Assisting up Old Hill bank.
(2) 60163 'Tornado' replaced advertised 70000 'Britannia'.
(3) Off tour option; visit to the Severn Valley Railway at Kidderminster.
(4) This tour was reported as the first steam hauled train to pass northbound through Birmingham New Street for over 40 years.

Source : Brian Godwin (on the tour from Euston to Kidderminster and return)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Brian Godwin)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.0 London Euston 07.40d [P3]  ?   22.29a [P15]  ? 151.1
? Camden South Jn 07/44 [C]  ?   22/26  ? 150.0
1.6 Camden Jn 07/45 [DS]  ?   22/25 [D]  ? 149.5
5.0 Willesden WL Jn 07/51 [DS]  ?   22/21 [UF]  ? 146.1
8.1 Wembley Central 07/54 [P5]  ?   22/15  ? 143.2
11.4 Harrow & Wealdstone 07/58 [DS]  ?   22/12 [UF]  ? 139.7
17.4 Watford Junction 08/04 [P8] [DS]  ?   22/06 [P9] [UF]  ? 133.7
25.5 Bourne End Jn 08/14 [DS]  ?   21/58 [UF]  ? 125.6
31.6 Tring 08/23 [P3] [DS] 08/21 [P3]   21/53 [P4] [UF]  ? 119.5
37.4 Ledburn Jn 08/28 [DS]  ?   21/45 [UF]  ? 113.7
46.7 Bletchley 08/37 [P3] [DS]  ?   21/35 [P4] [UF]  ? 104.4
? Denbigh Hall North Jn 08/43 [DF]  ?   ?  ? ?
49.8 Milton Keynes Central 08.47a ~ 09.00d [P5] [P3]   21.28a ~ 21.30d [P4]  ? 101.3
52.4 Wolverton 09.06 ~ 09.10 [P3]  ?   ?  ? ?
56.6 Hanslope Jn 09/19 [DS]  ?   21/20 [UF]  ? 94.5
65.8 Northampton 09.31a ~ 09.38d [P2]  ?   21.02a ~ 21.06d [P1]  ? 85.3
- Northampton North Jn - -   20w29 ~ 20w54  ? 84.9
- Northampton Mill Lane Jn -  -   20/25 [UDS]  ? 83.9
75.4 Long Buckby 09/52  ?   20/15  ? 75.7
? Daventry North Jn 09/59  ?   20/09  ? ?
83.7 Hillmorton Jn 10/03  ?   20/05  ? 67.4
84.8 Rugby 10w06a ~ 10w23d [P1]  ?   19.55a ~ 20.02d [P6]  ? 66.3
85.6 Trent Valley Jn 10/25  ?   19/52  ? 65.5
97.4 Coventry 10/36 [P3]  ?   19/38 [P1]  ? 53.7
108.1 Birmingham International 10.49a ~ 10.58d [P1] [P1]   19.09a ~ 19.23d [P5] [P5] 43.0
112.5 Stechford 11/04  ?   19/02 ? 38.6
115.7 Proof House Jn 11/10  ?   - - -
116.3 Birmingham New Street 11/13 [P5]  ?   -  - -
118.3 Soho South Jn 11/19  ?   -  - -
- Aston -  ?   18/57 [P2]  ? 35.6
- Perry Barr -  ?   18/51  ? 34.0
- Perry Barr West Jn -  ?   18/49  ? 33.4
- Soho East Jn -  ?   18/36  ? 31.4
- Soho North Jn -  ?   18/34  ? 31.1
122.0 Galton Jn 11/23  ?   18/31  ? 29.8
122.3 Smethwick Jn 11/26  ?   18/29 ? 29.5
125.1 Rowley Regis 11/33  ?   18/24 [P1] 26.7
130.1 Stourbridge Junction 11/45 [P3] [P3]   18/12 [P2]  ? 21.7
133.7 Blakedown 11/52  ?   18/08  ? 18.1
136.8 Kidderminster 11.57a ~ 12.00d [P2] [P2]   18.01a ~ 18.03d [P1] [P1] 15.0
140.5 Hartlebury 12/07  ?   17/50  ? 11.3
146.2 Droitwich Spa 12/14  ?   17/44  ? 5.6
151.4 Tunnel Jn 12/21  ?   17/36  ? 0.4
151.8 Worcester Shrub Hill 12.24a [P2]  ?   17.34d [P1]  ? 0.0


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