9th May 2007

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47245 & steam : E850
Stock Used 35317+5171+1840+5216+5200+13440+9392+5237+1961+5236+5249

Route:
1Z82 : London Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z83 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
E850 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane - Clapham Junction - Brentford - Staines - Chertsey - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
E850 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Staines - Twickenham - Clapham Junction - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Banked by 47245 from London Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.
(2) John Clifford comments: There was a slight delay at Worting Jn following a report of children playing on the line & approaching Byfleet there was arcing indicating that something was touching the third rail. The arcing continued intermittently so the train was stopped at Egham (21.51~22.03) where it was found that the problem was on the rear coach (which I happened to be travelling in!). Repairs were done & we proceeded without further problem.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.53d 08.56   22.38a 23.07
Battersea Pier Jn 08/56 08/59   22/36 23/03
Stewarts Lane 08/59 09/01   22/31 23/01
Longhedge Jn 09/11 09/03   22/28 23/00
Clapham Junction 09.17a ~ 09.20d 09.20 ~ 09.24   22.22a ~ 22.24d 22.52 ~ 22.55
Barnes 09/30 09/35   22/14 22/44
Brentford 09/41 09/46  
Hounslow 09/51 09/54  
Richmond   22.07a ~ 22.10d 22.34 ~ 22.35
St Margarets   22/03 22/31
Twickenham   22/01 22/30
Feltham Jn 09/53 09/58   21/58 22/26
Feltham 09/55 10/01   21/56 22/24
Staines 10.02a ~ 10.04d 10.07 ~ 10.09   21.44a ~ 21.46d 22.13 ~ 22.15
Virginia Water 10/12 10/18   21/37 21/45
Addlestone Jn 10/19 10/28   21/27 21/34
Byfleet 10/23 10/31   21/23 21/31
Woking 10.32a ~ 10.34d 10.39 ~ 10.43   21.16a ~ 21.17d 21.22 ~ 21.24
Woking Jn 10/36 10/44   21/13 21/20
Brookwood 10/42 10/49   20w57 ~ 21w09 21.00 ~ 21.12
Pirbright Jn 10/44 10/51   20/54 20/56
Farnborough 10/48 10/55   20/49 20/51
Fleet ? 10/58   20/44 20/48
Winchfield 10w56 ~ 11w09 11.02 ~ 11.17   20/40 20/45
Basingstoke 11/27 11/34   20/31 20/37
Worting Jn 11/32 11/39   20/27 20.29 ~ 20.33
Andover 11/50 11/59   20/04 20/08
Tunnel Jn 12/06 12/14   19/45 19/47
Salisbury 12w09 ~ 12w25 12.17 ~ 12.44   19w16 ~ 19w42 19.24 ~ 19.43
Wilton Jn 12/29 12/51   19/09 19/20
Warminster 12/50 13/10   18/49 18/53
Westbury 13*03 ~ 13*23 13/17   18/38 18/44
Hawkeridge Jn ? ?   18/36 18/42
Bradford South Jn 13/33 13/24   18/29 18/35
Bathampton Jn 13/44 13/39   17*58 ~ 18*18 [UPL] 18.07 ~ 18.18 [UPL]
Bath Spa 13.47a ~ 13.49d 13.47 ~ 13.50   17.49a ~ 17.53d 17.57 ~ 17.59
North Somerset Jn 13/59 14/03   17/37 17/41
Bristol East Jn 14/00 14/07   17/35 17/40
Bristol Temple Meads 14.02a 14.10   17.33d 17.38


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