11th December 2004

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Locos Used 47703 & steam: 71000
Stock Used 5222+5237+5236+1961+5249+9392+13440+13747+5171+1105+5200+35329

Route :
1Z91 : Alton to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z92 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Alton

Loco(s) Route
47703 Alton - Aldershot - Pirbright Jn - Woking (1) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Tulse Hill - Brixton - Factory Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Kew East Jn - Willesden SW Sidings
71000 Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Main Line (1) - West Ealing - South Ruislip - West Ruislip - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Warwick - Hatton - Stratford-upon-Avon
71000 Stratford-Upon-Avon - (rverse of outward route) - Acton Main Line - Willesden SW Sidings
47703? Willesden SW Sidings - Kew East - Brentford (2) - Alton

Notes :
(1) Outward originally booked as: Woking - Virginia Water - Feltham - Twickenham - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Acton Main Line.
(3) Route between New Kew Jn - Aldershot on the return is required.


Clive Hanley caught 71000 arriving at Warwick.

Sources : various including Clive Hanley & Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Alton 07.14d 07.14   23.59a 23.35
Bentley 07/22 ?   ? ?
Farnham 07/28 07/27   ? ?
Aldershot 07/37 07/33   ? ?
Aldershot North Jn 07/39 ?   ? ?
Ash Vale 07/41 07/38   ? ?
Pirbright Jn 07/46 07/43   ? ?
Woking Jn 07/43 07/51   ? ?
Woking 07.54a ~ 07.56d 07.54 ~ 07.56   ? ?
Byfleet & New Haw 08/02 ?   ? ?
Weybridge 08/04 08/02   ? ?
Hampton Court Jn 08/09 08/07   ? ?
Surbiton 08/11 08/10   ? ?
New Malden 08/13 08/12   ? ?
Wimbledon West Jn 08/19 ?   ? ?
Wimbledon 08.26a ~ 08.28d 08.29 ~ 08.31   ? ?
Streatham 08/37 08/43   ? ?
Tulse Hill 08/44 08/46   ? ?
Herne Hill 08/47 08/50   ? ?
Brixton 08/52 08/52   ? ?
Voltaire Road Jn 08/54 08/55   ? ?
Factory Jn 08/55 ?   ? ?
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?   ? ?
Clapham Jn 09.12a ~ 09.15d 09.05 ~ 09.15   ? ?
Barnes 09/20 09/28   ? ?
New Kew Jn 09/27 ?   ? ?
Hounslow   ? 22/13
Brentford ? ?   21/37 22/10
Kew East Jn 09/30 09/35   21/32 22/01
South Acton 09/33 ?   21/30 ?
Acton Wells Jn 09/38 09/48   21/27 21/51
Willesden S.W.S. 09*41a ~ 10*06d     21*03a ~ 21*23d ?
Acton Wells Jn 10/10 10/20   20/59 21/18
Acton Main Line 10/23 ?   20/56 ?
Acton West 10/25 10/26   ? ?
West Ealing 10/31 ?   ? ?
Drayton Green 10/33 ?   ? ?
Greenford South Jn 10/39 ?   ? ?
Greenford West Jn 10/40 ?   20/14 ?
South Ruislip 11/00 10/58   20/09 20/14
West Ruislip 11/02 11/02   20/05 20/11
Gerrards Cross 11/08 11/08   20/00 20/01
Beaconsfield 11.14a ~ 11.17d 11.14 ~ 11.19   19.47a ~ 19.52d 19.48 ~ 19.55
High Wycombe 11/23 11/25   19/40 19/42
Saunderton 11/32 11/31   19/34 19/37
Princes Risborough 11/38 11/35   19/30 19/29
Hddenham & Thame Parkway ? ?   19/15 ?
Bicester North 11/58 11/53   19/00 19/04
Aynho Jn 12/10 12/04   18/45 18/53
Banbury 12.15a ~ 12.30d 12.12 ~ 12.30   18.04a ~ 18.40d 18.09a ~ 18.45
Banbury Jn ? ?   18/02 18/04
Fenny Compton 12/42 12/43   17/55 17/55
Leamington Spa 12.53a ~ 13.05d 12.55 ~ 13.05   17/43 17/45
Warwick 13.10a ~ 13.15d 13/11 ~ 13.16   17.33a ~ 17.35d 17.39 ~ 17.41
Hatton 13/21 13/26   17/27 17/32
Hatton West Jn 13/23 ?   17/25 ?
Bearley Jn 13/30 13/37   17/17 17/22
Stratford-Upon-Avon 13.42a 13/43   17.05d 17.06


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