23rd April 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z40 : London Paddington to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z41 : Stratford-upon-Avon to London Paddington

Loco Route
70000 London Paddington - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Didcot East Jn - ( via Didcot Parkway avoiding line) - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
70000 Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Tour originally booked via High Wycombe, but diverted via Oxford due to late notice of engineering works.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Neil Kearns

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Neil Kearns)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paddington 09.36d [P10] 20.47a [P10]
Ladbroke Grove 09/40 [RL] 20/42 [RL]
Acton West 09/45 20/38
Southall 09/53 20/31
Airport Jn 09/57 20/28
Slough 10.05a ~ 10.09d [P4] [RL] 20.17a ~ 20.21d [P5]
Maidenhead 10/17 20/09
Twyford 10/27 [P3] 19/59 [P4]
Reading 10.35a ~ 10.39d [P8] 19.48a ~ 19.52d [P9] [RL]
Reading West Jn 10/41 19/46
Cholsey ? 19.12 ~ 19.35
Didcot East Jn 10/59 19/06 [RL]
Didcot North Jn 11/02 19/05
Kennington Jn 11/10 18/55
Oxford U&DL 11w13 ~ 11w42 18w35 ~ 18w53
Oxford 11/43 [TL] 18/34 [TL]
Wolvercot Jn 11/46 18/30
Heyford 11/54 [P2] 18/17 [P1]
Aynho Jn 12/02 18/10
Banbury 12/06 [P1] 18/04 [P3]
Fenny Compton 12/20 17/55
Leamington Spa 12.34 ~ 12.42 [DM] 17/42 [UM]
Warwick Parkway 12.46a ~ 12.49d 17.29a ~ 17.35d
Hatton 13/01 17/21
Hatton West Jn 13/04 17/17
Bearley Jn 13/16 17/09
Stratford-upon-Avon 13.24a 17.00d [P2]


Associated Light Engine Movement

0Z41 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Hatton: steam 70000
0Z41 : Hatton to Dorridge: steam 70000
0Z41 : Dorridge to Stratford-upon-Avon: steam 70000

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Stratford-upon-Avon 14.20d 15.30a
Bearley Jn 14/27 15/22
Hatton West Jn 14/36 15/13
Hatton 14.39 ~ 14.44 -
Hatton North Jn ? 15/12
Dorridge 14.55a 15.00d


Back to "The Railtour Files"