1st August 2019

Steam Dreams Rail Co
Steam Dreams Excursion

Locos Used 47802 & steam: 44871 & 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used 99035+35479+5200+5171+9104+13440+99122+3136+99348+1666+5237+5236

Route : 
1Z34 : London Paddington to Cardiff Central
1Z36 : Cardiff Central to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
61306 + 44871 (1) London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn
47802 (2) Maindee North Jn - Maindee West Jn - Newport - Cardiff Central
61306 + 44871 (1) Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee West Jn - Maindee East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 44871 + 61306 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 08.53d [P1] [L1] 09.13 [P1]   23.32a [P10] 23.32
Royal Oak Jn 08/54 09/16   23/30½ [L6] 23/30
Portobello Jn 08/55½ 09/17   23/29 [L5] 23/28
Ladbroke Grove 08/57 [DM] 09/19   23/27½ [L6] 23/27
Acton West 09/07 09/25   23/19½ 23/23
West Ealing 09/10 09/27   23/15 [P4] [UR] 23/21
Southall 09/15 [P1] [DM] 09/30   23/10½ [P4] [UR] 23/18
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/20 [DM] 09/32   23/05½ 23/15
Dolphin Jn 09/32½ [DM-DR] 09/39   22/53½ 23/09
Slough 09/35 [P4] [DR] 09/41   22/51 [P5] [UR] 23/07
Maidenhead 09.42a ~ 09.45d [P3] [DR] 09.48 ~ 09.52   22.39a ~ 22.44d [P4] [UR] 22.55 ~ ?
Twyford 09/53 [P3] [DR] 10/01   22/31 [P4] [UR] 22/47
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/58 10/06   22/27 [UR] 22/42
Reading 10.00a ~ 10.06d [P12] [DR] 10.09 ~ 10.13   22.10a ~ 22.24d [P14] 22.37 ~ 22.40
Reading West Jn 10/09 10/16   22/07 22/32
Goring & Streatley 10/18 [P3] [DR] 10/25   21/57½ [P4] [UR] 22/20
Moreton Cutting 10/29 [DR-DM] 10/34   21/51½ ?
Didcot East Jn 10/30½ 10/35   21/50 [UR] 22/10
Didcot Parkway 10/31 [P1] 10/36 [P1]   21/49 [P4] 22/08
Foxhall Jn 10/31½ 10/37   21/46 [UR] 22/01
Milton Jn 10/33 10/38   21w20 ~ 21w42 [UR] ? ~ 21.56
Wantage Road 10/38 10/43   21/13 21/23
Challow 10w42 ~ 11w06 [DR] ? ~ 11.10   21/09 21/19
Uffington 11/11½ 11/14   21/06 21/17
Swindon 11/23 [P3] 11/28 [P3]   20.51 ~ 20.54 [P1] 20.59 ~ 21.03
Swindon Loco Yard 11/27 11/30   20/48 20/55
Kemble 11.41 ~ 11.43 [P2] 11.45 ~ 11.50   20/34 [P1] 20/42
St Mary's LC 11/53½ 12/02   20/23 20/29
Stroud 11/57½ [P2] 12/06   20/19½ [P1] 20/25
Standish Jn 12/03½ 12/12   20/14 20/18
Gloucester Yard Jn 12/12½ 12/21   20/06 20/09
Horton Road Jn 12/13½ 12/23   20/03½ 20/08
Gloucester 12.16a ~ 12.32d [P4] 12.25 ~ 13.02 [P4]   19.57a ~ 20.02d [P4] 20.02 ~ 20.06
Awre 12/49 13/21   19/41 19/44
Lydney [Goods Loop] - -   19.13 ~ 19.33 [UGL] ?
Lydney 12.55a ~ 12.58d [P1] 13.27 ~ 13.32   19.09a ~ 19.11d [P2] 19.12 ~ 19.14
Chepstow 13.12a ~ 13.15d [P1] 13/43?   18.54a ~ 18.56d [P2] 18.58 ~ 18.59
Severn Tunnel Junction 13/25 [P1] [DM] 13/58   18/44½ [P2] 18/48
Llanwern West Jn 13/33 14/07   18/32½ 18/36
Maindee East Jn 13/44 14/10   18/29 18/33
Maindee North Jn 13.46 ~ 14.03 ? ~ 14.14   - -
Maindee West Jn 14/06 14/23   18/28½ 18/32
Newport 14/07½ [DR] 14/25   18/27 [UR] 18/27
Ebbw Jn 14/10½ [DR] 14/28   18/24 [UR] 18/24
Marshfield 14/15½ 14/32   18/20 18/20
Long Dyke Jn 14/29 [E] 14/40   18/12 [UR] 18/13
Cardiff Central 14.33a [P4] 14.42 [P4]   18.10d [P3] [D] 18.11 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z34 : (47802 with 44871 + 61306 on rear) : Southall to London Paddington
5Z37 : (47802 with 44871 + 61306 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 07.54d 00.13a
Southall Yard 08.04 ~ 08.09 23.58 ~ 00.03
Southall East Jn 08/11 23/56
Hanwell Bridge Loop 08*13 ~ 08*31 -
Hanwell 08/33 23/53
West Ealing 08/35 23/52
Acton West 08/37 23/49
Ladbroke Grove 08/41 23/45
Portobello Jn 08/42 23/44
Royal Oak Jn 08/43 23/43
London Paddington 08.44a [P1] 23.42d [P10]

5Z35 : (47802 with 44871 + 61306 on rear) : Cardiff Central to Barry Tourist Railway
5Z36 : (61306 + 44871 with 47802 on rear) : Barry Tourist Railway to Cardiff Central
(the steam locos were serviced at Barry Tourist Railway)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Cardiff Central 14.38d [P4] 18.02a [P3]
Radyr Branch Jn 14/40 17/59
Penarth Curve South Jn 14/41 17/57
Cogan Jn 14/45 17/53
Cadoxton 14/52 17/46
Barry Down Siding 15.01 ~ 15.06 17.34 ~ 17.39
Barry Tourist Railway 15.10a 17.30d


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