21st May 2005

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 31128 & steam: 6024
Stock Used 3533+5237+1961+5236+9392+13440+13474+5171+1840+5216

Route:
1Z96 : Alton to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z97 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Alton

Loco Route
31128 Alton - Aldershot - Woking - Virginia Water - Feltham - Hounslow - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Willesden SW Sidings
6024 Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Main Line - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Morton-In-Marsh - Worcester Shrub Hill
6024 Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Standish Jn - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Acton Main Line - Willesden SW Siding
31128 Willesden SW Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Alton

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Alton 06.21d 06.23   00.25a 00.38
Bentley 06.29a ~ 06.37d ?   00/17 ?
Farnham 06.45a ~ 06.46d 06.51 ~ 06.55   00.04a ~ 00.08d 00.14 ~ 00.15
Aldershot 06.52a ~ 06.54d 07.03 ~ 07.05   23.56a ~ 23.58d 00.06 ~ 00.07
Aldershot North Jn 06/57 ?   23/54 ?
Ash Vale 06/58 07/09   23/52 00/00
Pirbright Jn 07/03 07/13   23/43 23/53
Woking Jn 07/09 07/18   23/37 23/48
Woking 07.10a ~ 07.14d 07.20 ~ 07.21   23.33a ~ 23.36d 23.44 ~ 23.45
Byfleet & New Haw 07/19 ?   23/22 ?
Addlestone Jn 07/21 ?   23/11 ?
Virginia Water 07/29 07/38   23/01 23/22
Staines 07.46a ~ 07.47d 07.48 ~ 07.48   22.51a ~ 22.53d 23.08 ~ 23.09
Feltham 07/54 07/56   22/43 23/02
Feltham Jn 07/56 ?   22/39 ?
Hounslow 07/59 07/59   22/36 22/55
Brentford 08/04 08/04   22/30 22/52
Barnes 08/09 08/11   22/24 22/46
Clapham Junction 08.16a ~ 08.17d 08.16 ~ 08.20   22.16a ~ 22.18d 22.36 ~ 22.39
Latchmere Jn 08/20 08/22   22/10 ?
Kensington Olympia 08.25a ~ 08.27d 08.26 ~ 08.30   22.02a ~ 22.03d 22.19 ~ 22.23
North Pole Jn 08/32 08/33   21/58 22/17
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/33 08/35   21/57 22/14
Willesden SW Sidings 08L37a ~ 09L13d 08.42 ~ 09.33   21L28a ~ 21L53d 21.35 ~ ??.??
Acton Wells Jn 09/16 09/35   21/24 21/34
Acton Main Line 09/20 ?   21/21 ?
Acton West 09/22 09/42   21/19 21/27
Southall 09/29 09/50   21/12 21/18
Airport Jn 09/32 09/55   21/08 21/15
Slough 09/40 10/06   21/00 21/06
Maidenhead 09.48a ~ 09.50d 10.14 ~ 10.16   20.50a ~ 20.52d 20.55 ~ 20.57
Twyford 09/59 10/26   20/42 20/46
Reading 10.06a ~ 10.08d 10.33 ~ 10.39   20.27a ~ 20.35d 20.36 ~ 20.39
Reading West Jn 10/10 ?   20/25 ?
Didcot Parkway 10.29a ~ 10.30d 11.00 ~ 11.03   20.03a ~ 20.06d 20.11 ~ 20.17

 

Location Booked Actual
Didcot North Jn 10/38 11/05
Kennington Jn 10/48 ?
Hinksey North Jn 10/50 ?
Oxford South Yard 10.52a ~ 11.22d ?
Oxford 11.24a ~ 11.26d 11.40 ~ 11.43
Wolvercot Jn 11/32 11/49
Ascot-under-Wychwood 11/52 12/04
Morton-in-Marsh 12.08a ~ 12.08d 12.19 ~ 12.20
Evesham 12.29a ~ 12.32 12/41
Evesham SB 12.34a ~ 12.37d ?
Norton Jn 12/54 ?
Worcester Shrub Hill 09.43a ~ 17.32d 09.44 ~ 17.38
Norton Jn 17/36 ?
Abbotswood Jn 17/40 17/45
Ashchurch 17/49 17/59
Cheltenham Spa 17/56 18/10
Barnwood Jn 18/03 18/17
Gloucester Yard Jn 18/05 ?
Standish Jn 18/11 18/28
St Marys LC 18/24 18/38
Kemble 18.38a ~ 18.52d 18.48 ~ 19.02
Swindon LHS 19/10 ?
Swindon 19/12 19/18
Uffington 19/24 19/30
Challow 19/27 19/32
Wantage Road 19.33a ~ 19.51d ?

Timings continue in first table.

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