12th December 2018

West Coast Railways
The Cathedral Express

Locos Used 47826 & 47851
Stock Used (3) ? 3143+99125+1961+99348+99347+99352+95402+1860+99328+99722+21266 ?

Route :
1Z37 : Carnforth to Canterbury West
1Z40 : Canterbury West to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) Carnforth - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Northampton) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Catford - Bellingham - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Otford Jn - Maidstone East - Charing - Ashford International - Wye - Canterbury West
47851 (2) Canterbury West - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes : 
(1) 47851 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.
(3) Consist confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 05.41d [P2] 05.41   23.51a [P2] 00.31
Carnforth North Jn 05/42 05/42   23/50 00/30
Morecambe South Jn 05/47 05/48   23/43½ 00/25
Lancaster 05.49a ~ 05.52d [P4] 05.51 ~ 05.56   23.37a ~ 23.40d [P3] 00.20 ~ 00.22
Garstang & Catteral 06/04½ 06/09   23/27½ 00/09
Oxheys Loop 06*13 ~ 06*26 [UPL] ?   - -
Preston 06.33a ~ 06.35d [P2] 06.31 ~ 06.35   23.16a ~ 23.18d [P1] 23.44 ~ 23.58
Ribble Jn 06/36½ [US] 06/37   23/14 23/42
Farington Curve Jn 06/38 06/39   23/11½ 23/40
Leyland 06/40½ 06/42   23.05 ~ 23.08 [P1] 23.35 ~ 23.37
Euxton Jn 06/42 06/44   23/02½ [DS] 23/34
Balshaw Lane Jn 06/44 06/45   23/00 [DS] 23/32
Wigan North Western 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P4] 06.54 ~ 06.57   22.37a ~ 22.50d [P5] 23.21 ~ 23.24
Wigan South Jn 06/56½ 06/58   22/35½ 23/20
Springs Branch Jn 06/57 06/59   22/35 23/19
Golborne Jn 07/00½ 07/04   22/32 23/15
Winwick Jn 07/02½ [UF] 07/06   22/30 23/13
Dallam Jn 07/04½ 07/08   22/26 23/11
Warrington Bank Quay 07.06a ~ 07.08d [P2] 07.10 ~ 07.13   22.21a ~ 22.24d [P3] 23.06 ~ 23.09
Acton Grange Jn 07/12½ 07/16   22/17 23/04
Weaver Jn 07/17 07/22   22/09 22/59
Acton Bridge 07/19 07/25   22/07½ 22/58
Hartford Jn 07*23 ~ 07*30 07.29 ~ 07.33   22/06 22/56
Winsford 07/34½ [UF] 07/40   22/02 22/52
Crewe Coal Yard 07/41½ 07/49   21/57 [DF] 22/45
Crewe 07.47a ~ 07.50d [P12] 07.52 ~ 07.56 [P12]   21.53a ~ 21.55d [P12] 21.56 ~ 22.43
Basford Hall Jn 07/55 [US] 08/00   21/49 21/48
Madeley 08/00 08/07   21/41 [DS] 21/42
Norton Bridge 08/10 08/17   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   21/32 [DS] 21/33
Stafford 08.16a ~ 08.22d [P6] 08.25 ~ 08.29   21.24a ~ 21.26d [P6] 21.21 ~ 21.26
Trent Valley Jn 08/23½ 08/31   21/22½ 21/19
Whitehouse Jn 08/26½ 08/34   - -
Milford & Brocton Jn - -   21/16½ [DS] 21/10
Colwich 08/29½ [US] 08/38   21/14½ 21/08
Rugeley North Jn 08/32½ 08/41   21/06 [DS] 21/06
Lichfield North Jn 08/38½ [US] 08/47   20/59 [DS] 20/59
Amington Jn 08/44 [US] 08/53   20/51½ [DS] 20/49
Nuneaton 08/55 [P5] 09/04   20/38½ [P2] [DS] 20/40
Attleborough South Jn 08/56½ 09/05   20/36½ 20/38
Brinklow 09/03 09/12   20/31½ 20/32
Newbold Jn 09/06 09/15   20/27 20/27
Trent Valley Jn 09/07 [US] 09/16   20/25½ [DS] 20/25
Rugby 09.09a ~ 09.14d [P6] 09.18 ~ 09.28   20.21a ~ 20.24d [P2] 20.21 ~ 20.24
Hillmorton Jn 09/18 09/30   20/18½ 20/18
Daventry North Jn 09/21 09/34   20/15½ 20/16
Long Buckby 09/26 09/39   20/10 20/11
Northampton 09/37 [UM] 09/54   19/59 [P3] 19/58
Hanslope Jn 09/51 [US] 10/06   19/47 19/48
Milton Keynes Central 09/57½ [P1] [US] 10/12   19/40½ [P3] [DS] 19/43
Bletchley 10/00½ [P4] [US] 10/15   19/37 [P3] [DS] 19/41
Ledburn Jn 10/07½ [US] 10/23   19/30½ [DS] 19/33
Tring 10/14 [P5] [US] 10/30   19/25 [P3] [DS] 19/29
Bourne End Jn 10/21 [US] 10/38   19/16½ [DS] 19/20
Watford Junction 10/31 [P9] [US] 10/52   19/04 [P8] [DS] 19/07
Harrow & Wealdstone 10/36 [P6] [US] 11/01   18/55½ [P5] [DS] 19/01
Wembley Central 10.40 ~ 10.42 [P6] 11/05?   18/51½ [P5] [DS] 18/55
Sudbury Jn 10/44½ 11/07   18/49 [DS] 18/52
Wembley Yard South Jn 10/46½ 11/08   18/30 18/33
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/48½ 11/10   18/29 18/27
Willesden West London Jn 10/51 11/12   18/26 18/25
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/55 11/13   18/25 18/23
North Pole Jn 10/57½ 11/14   18/24 18/22
Kensington Olympia 11.02 ~ 11.05 [P3] 11/17?   18.16 ~ 18.18 [P2] 18.16 ~ 18.17
West Brompton 11/08 11/20   18/13½ 18/13
Latchmere Jn 11/11½ 11/25   18/10 18/09
Longhedge Jn 11/14½ 11/26   18/07 18/06
Factory Jn 11/16½ 11/27   18/02 18/04
Voltaire Road Jn 11/17½ [AL] 11/28   18/00 18/03
Brixton 11/19½ 11/31   17/58 18/00
Denmark Hill 11/21½ [P2] 11/33   17/56 [P1] 17/55
Crofton Road Jn 11/22½ 11/34   17/53 [UA] 17/54
Nunhead 11/27 [P2] 11/37   17/50 [P1] 17/48
Catford 11/30 11/42   17/46½ 17/43
Bellingham 11/31 11/45   17/45 17/39
Shortlands Jn 11/33½ [DCS] 11/53   17/42 17/35
Bromley South 11/35 [P4] 11/55   17/37½ [P1] 17/32
Bickley Jn 11/36½ 11/58   17/35 17/27
St Mary Cray Jn 11/37½ [DCS] 11/58   17/33 [UCF] 17/26
Swanley 11/42½ [P4] 12/04   17/28 [P1] 17/18
Otford Jn 11/51½ 12/14   17/00 17/02
Maidstone East 12/08½ [P2] 12/32   16/33 [P1] 16/39
Charing 12/22½ 12/54   16/18 16/25
Ashford International 12/39 [P6] 13/12   16/12 16/16
Wye 12/50 13.24   16/06 16/11
Canterbury West 13.01a 13.41   15.52d [P1] 15.59


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