12th May 2004

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47703 & steam: 73096
Stock Used 5237+5249+1961+5236+9392+13474+5216+5125+5171+5222+35329

Route:
1Z83 : Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z85 : Bristol Temple Meads to Victoria

Loco(s) Route
73096 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane - Clapham Junction - Richmond - Staines Central - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - Hawkeridge - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
73096 Bristol Temple Meads - Westbury - Salisbury - Andover Jn - Basingstoke - Woking - Chertsey - Staines - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Banked by 47703 from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.

Sources : John Clifford & Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Wells)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 09.28d 09.42   21.06a 21.07
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/31 ?   21/03 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/33 ?   20/58 ?
Longhedge Jn 09/35 ?   20/53 ?
Clapham Junction 09.40a ~ 09.44d 09.54 ~ 09.57   20.48a ~ 20.50d ?
Barnes 09/51 10/02   20/42 20/48
Richmond 09/59 10/05   20/38 20/42
Twickenham 10/03 10/08   20/36 20/39
Feltham Jn 10/06 ?   20/33 ?
Staines 10.14a ~ 10.16d 10.23 ~ 10.24   20.23a ~ 20.25d 20.26 ~ 20.28
Virginia Water 10/24 10/35   20/14 20/15

 

Location Booked Actual
Ascot 10/31 10/44
Wokingham 10/40 10/56
Earley 10/45 ?
Reading Spur Jn 10/48 11.06a ~ ??.??d
Reading New Jn 10.50a ~ 11.02d ?
Reading 11/05 11/11
Southcote Jn 11/09 11/16
Newbury Racecourse 11.26a ~ 11.47d ?
Newbury 11/51 12/02
Bedwyn 12/08 12/18
Woodborough 12/21 12/30
Lavington 12/29 12/37
Heywood Road Jn 12/36 12/43
Hawkeridge Jn 12/40 ?
Bradford Jn 12/48 12/52
Bathampton Jn 13/11 13/05
Bath Spa 13.16a ~ 13.19d 13.13 ~ 13.18
North Somerset Jn 13/34 ?
Bristol East Jn 13/35 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 13.38a ~ 13.30d 13.30 ~ 16.46
Bristol East Jn 16/46 ?
North Somerset Jn 16/48 ?
Bath Spa 17.02a ~ 17.05d 17.00 ~ 17.05
Bathampton Jn 17/10 17/10
Bradford Jn 17/24 17/20
Westbury 17/33 17/28
Warminster 17/46 17/39
Wilton 18/10 ?
Salisbury 18.17a ~ 18.19d 18.02 ~ 18.08
Tunnel Jn 18/23 ?
Andover 18.41a ~ 19.01d 18.31 ~ 19.03
Worting Jn 19/24 19/26
Basingstoke 19/27 19/29
Farnborough 19/40 19/42
Woking Jn 19/49 19/50
Woking 19/51 19/53
Byfleet & New Haw 19/56 ?
Addlestone Jn 19/58 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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