9th December 2008

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express Carol Concert Special

Loco Used 30777 'Sir Lamiel'
Stock Used 17019+5236+5237+1961+5249+99371+9392+13440+5222+1840+5200

Route:
1Z82 : London Waterloo to Salisbury
1Z83 : Salisbury to London Waterloo

Loco Route
30777 London Waterloo - Queenstown Road Battersea - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Feltham Jn - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Fleet - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury
30777 Salisbury - Dean - Romsey (1) - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - (1) Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham Jn - Hounslow - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Originally booked to return via Romsey to Eastleigh but was changed to the routing as above.


30777 waits to leave Waterloo in the morning sunshine (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett, Stephen Dyer & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Waterloo 11.10d 11.18   21.58a 22.00
Nine Elms Jn 11/17 11/25   21/38 21/36
Queenstown Road Battersea 11/19 11/26½   21/36 21/35
West London Jn ? ?   21/35 21/34
Clapham Junction 11.21a ~ 11.23d 11.31 ~ 11.32   21.29a ~ 21.32d 21.28 ~ 21.30
Barnes 11/29 11/40   21/22 21/21
Brentford   21/13 21/12½
Hounslow   21/07 21/04
Richmond 11/33 11/44  
Twickenham 11/37 11/46  
Whitton Jn 11/39 11/49  
Feltham Jn 11/40 11/50   21/04 20/59
Feltham 11/41 11/52   21/01 20/57
Staines 11.48a ~ 11.51d 11.58½ ~ 12.01   20.49a ~ 20.52d 20.47 ~ 20.49½
Virginia Water 11/59 12/10   20/38 20/37½
Addlestone Jn 12/09 12/19   20/25 20/28
Byfleet & New Haw 12/16 12/20½   20/23 20/26
Woking 12.23a ~ 12.27d 12.28 ~ 12.30½   20.14a ~ 20.17d 20.17 ~ 20.19
Woking Jn 12/29 12/32   20/12 20/15
Pirbright Jn 12/35 12/39   ? ?
Farnborough (Main) 12/39 12/43   20/04 20/04½
Fleet 12/43 12/46½   ? ?
Winchfield 12w48 ~ 12w58 12.51 ~ 13.02½   ? ?
Basingstoke 13/11 13/16   19.31 ~ 19.46 19.35 ~ 19.47
Worting Jn 13/15 13/20   19/26 19/30

 

Location Booked Actual
Andover 13/34 13/35
Tunnel Jn 13/50 13/52½
Salisbury 13.53a ~ 18.05d 13.56 ~ 18.05
Tunnel Jn 18/08 18/10½
Dean 18/20 18/22½
Romsey 18/30 18/33
Redbridge 18/38 18/41½
Southampton Central 18/45 18/46
Northam Jn 18/48 18/48
St Denys 18/50 18/50
Eastleigh 18/56 18/55
Shawford 19/03 19/00½
Winchester 19/08 19/05½

Timings continue in the first table.

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