14th August 2018

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47580 'County of Essex', 47760 & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+5237+1666+5236+99127+99121+13440+9104+5200

Route : 
1Y50 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Y52 : Weymouth to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
60009 + 47760 (1) (3) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
47580 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
60009 + 47760 (1) (3) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 47580 on rear.
(2) 47760 + 60009 on rear.
(3) This tour was diesel assisted, due to the risk of lineside fires in hot weather.
(4) The return leg was originally advertised to run via Surbiton to London Waterloo.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] 08.48   22.10a [P2] 22.14
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 [FL] 08/51   22/04 [SL] 22/00
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/54 [RVL] 08/54   22/02 [RVL] 21/57
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/56   21/57 21/55
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DWF] 09/01 [P5]   21/53½ [P3] 21/50
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/09   21/45½ [P1] [UWS] 21/44
Brentford 09/15½ [P2] 09/15   - -
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/23 [P2]   - -
Richmond - -   21/38 [P2] 21/38
Twickenham - -   21/32 [P4] 21/31
Feltham Jn 09/23½ 09/27   21/29 21/26
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/30   21/27 [P1] 21/23
Staines 09.31a ~ 09.33d [P2] 09.36 ~ 09.39   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P1] 21.15 ~ 21.17
Virginia Water 09/43½ [P4] 09/48   21/08 [P3] 21/04
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ 09/57   20/57 20/52
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [P2] [DS] 09/59 [P2] [DS]   20/55 [US] 20/50
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P5] [DS] 10.06 ~ 10.08   20.46a ~ 20.48d [P1] [US] 20.41 ~ 20.44
Woking Jn 10/06½ [DS] 10/09   20/44 [US] 20/40
Brookwood 10/12 [P2] [DS] 10/14   20w28 ~ 20w40 [P1] [US] 20.21 ~ 20.35
Pirbright Jn 10/14½ [DS] 10/17   20/25 [US] 20/18
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/25   20/20 [P1] [US] 20/13
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/29   20/15 [P1] [US] 20/10
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w39 [P2] [DS] 10.32 ~ 10.45   20/10 [P1] [US] 20/06
Basingstoke 10.54a ~ 10.56d [P1] [DS] 11.09 ~ 11.12 [P1] [DS]   19.52a ~ 19.57d [P4] [US] 19.53 ~ 19.56
Worting Jn 11/00½ 11/16   19/47 [US] 19/46
Winchester 11/16½ [P2] 11/30   - -
Shawford Jn 11/20½ [DS] 11/32   - -
Eastleigh 11/34 [P2] 11/38   - -
St Denys 11/41 [P2] 11/46 [P2]   - -
Northam Jn 11/48½ [DS] 11/48   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/31 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/15
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04 19/13
Dean - -   18/54 [P2] 19/04
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] 18/55
Redbridge - -   18/36 [P2] 18/47 [P2]
Southampton Central 11.52a ~ 11.55d [P3] [DS] 11.51 ~ 11.53   18.21a ~ 18.31d  [US] [P2] [DS] 18.33 ~ 18.39
Redbridge 12/03 [P2] 12/07   18/17 [P1] 18/27 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w12 ~ 12w23 [P2] 12.16 ~ 12.26   18/11 [P1] 18/19
Brockenhurst 12/30 [P3] 12/34   18/06 [P2] 18/14
Bournemouth 12.49a ~ 12.51d [P3] 12.54 ~ 12.57   17.46a ~ 17.49d [P3] 17.49 ~ 17.53
Branksome 12/58 [P2] 13/02   17/38 [P1] 17/29
Poole 13/03 [P2] 13/08   17/27 [P1] 17/22
Wareham 13/11 [P2] 13/18   17/13 [P1] 17/13
Wool 13/18 [P2] 13/25   17/03 [P1] 17/06
Moreton 13/23 [P2] 13/30   16/57 [P1] 17/01
Dorchester South 13/30 [P2] 13/39 [P2]   16/50 [P1] 16/54
Dorchester Jn 13/32 13/40   16/49 16/53
Weymouth 13.41a [P2] 13.50   16.40d [P2] 16.40


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (47580 with 47760 + 60009 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
5Z71 : (47580 with 47760 + 60009 on rear) : London Victoria to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z71 : (60009 + 47760 with 47580 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.38d 23.57a
Southall Yard 05.48 ~ 06.03 23.37 ~ 23.47
Southall East Jn 06/05 23/36
West Ealing 06/07 23/31
Acton West 06/09 23/28
Acton Main Line 06*14 ~ 06*39 23*22 ~ 23*24
Acton Wells Jn 06/42 23/19
Willesden SW Sidings 06*46 ~ 07*22 -
Acton Canal Wharf - 23/17
Willesden No.7 Jn - 23.10 ~ 23.13
Willesden West London Jn 07/26 23/08
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/30 23/06
North Pole Jn 07/31 23/05
Kensington Olympia 07.35 ~ 07.39 22.59 ~ 23.01
Latchmere Jn 07/46 22/50
Longhedge Jn 07/52 22/43
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/57 22/38
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/05 22/36
London Victoria 08.09a [P2] 22.33d [P2]

5Y50 : (47580 with 47760 + 60009 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5W50 : (60009 + 47760 with 47580 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.51d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.55a ~ 16.22d
Weymouth 16.25a [P2]


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