10th December 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used steam : 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35465+5237+5236+5249+1961+99350+99347+9104+13440+1840+99318+5216+5171

Route : 
1Z40 : Southend Central to Eastleigh
1Z42 : Eastleigh to Southend Central

Loco Route
70000 Southend Central - Leigh-on-Sea - Pitsea - Laindon - Upminster - Barking - Woodgrange Park - Leyton Midland Road - South Tottenham - Harringay Park Jn - Upper Holloway - Junction Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton Jn - Kew East Jn - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh
70000 Eastleigh - (reverse of outward route) - Southend Central

Notes: 
(1)  There was an off-train option to visit Winchester College Chapel for a Christmas Carol Concert.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns and Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Southend Central 09.24d [P3] 09.58   21.44a [P2] 21.44
Leigh on Sea 09/31 [P1] 10/03   21/37 [P3] 21/39
Pitsea 09/40 [P2] 10/13   21/26 [P1] 21/27
Laindon 09/45 [P1] 10/18   21/22 [P3] 21/23
Upminster 09.54a ~ 09.56d [P1] 10.28 ~ 10.32   21.08a ~ 21.10d [P2] 21.08 ~ 21.12
Upney Jn 10/06 ?   20/57 ?
Barking 10/08 [P8] 10/45   20/49 [P7] 20/48
Barking Station Jn 10.10a ~ 10.17d ?   20/47 ?
Woodgrange Park 10/19 10/48   20/45 20/39
Leyton Midland Road 10/28 [P1] 10/53   20/37 [P2] 20/32
South Tottenham 10/38 11/01   20/27 20/22
Harringay Park Jn 10/43 11/04   20/23 20/19
Upper Holloway 10/46 11/07   20/19 20/17
Junction Road Jn 10/47 ?   20/17 ?
Gospel Oak 10/55 [P4] 11/14   20/15 [P4] 20/14
Kensal Green Jn 11/07 11/26   20/03 20/07
Willesden Junction HL 11.09a ~ 11.11d [P5]  11.28 ~ 11.31   19.59a ~ 20.01d [P4] 20.00 ~ 20.04
Acton Wells Jn 11/15 11/34   19/57 19/57
South Acton Jn 11/20 ?   19/52 ?
Kew East Jn 11/27 11/45   19/47 19/47
Brentford 11/32 11/49   19/42 19/42
Hounslow 11/37 11/55   19/35 19/34
Feltham Jn 11/40 ?   19/31 ?
Feltham 11/42 [P2] 12/00   19/29 [P1] 19/28
Staines 11/48 12/05   19/21 19/22
Virginia Water 11/57 [P4] 12/15   19/11 [P3] 19/10
Chertsey 12w04a ~ 12w17d 12.20 ~ 12.31   ? ?
Addlestone Jn 12/22 ?   18/58 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 12/26 [DS] ?   18/55 ?
Woking 12/35 [P5] ?   18/47 [P1] 18/44
Woking Jn 12/36 12/46   18/46 18/43
Brookwood ? ?   18w28a ~ 18w41d [P1] ?
Pirbright Jn 12/44 [DS] ?   18/25 [US] ?
Farnborough Main 12/48 [P2] 12/57   18/20 [P1] 18/19
Fleet 12/52 [P2] 13/02   18/15 [P1] 18/15
Basingstoke 13/14 [P1] 13/15   18/00 [P4] 18/06
Worting Jn 13/23 13/26   17/57 [US] 18/03
Winchester 13.39a ~ 13.43d [P2] 13.46 ~ 13.56 [P2]   17.35a ~ 17.39d [P1] 17.36 ~ 17.43 [P1]
Shawford Jn / Shawford 13/48 [DS] ?   17/29 [P1] ?
Eastleigh 13.55a [P3] 14. 12 [P3]   17.17d [P3] 17.17


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z40 : (?diesel hauling with 70000 on rear?) : Southall Depot to Shoeburyness CS
5Z40 : (70000) : Shoeburyness CS to Southend Central
5Z41 : (70000) : Eastleigh to Eastleigh T&RSMD
5Z42 : (70000) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Eastleigh
5Z43 : (70000) : Southend Central to Shoeburyness CS
5Z43 : (?diesel hauling with 70000 on rear?) : Shoeburyness CS to Southall Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.00d 00.55a
Southall Yard 06.10a ~ 06.19d 00.33a ~ 00.43d
Acton Main Line 06/30 [UR] 00/21
Willesden Junction HL 06/40 [P4] 00/15 [P5]
Gospel Oak 06/55 [P4] 00/06 [P4]
South Tottenham 07/09 23/54
Barking 07/26 [P7] 23/38 [P7]
Upminster 07/39 [P2] 23/25 [P1]
Laindon 07/50 [P3] 23/16 [P1]
Pitsea 08/01 [P1] 23/11 [P2]
Southend Central 08/17 [P2] 22/55 [P3]
Shoeburyness CS 08.31a ~ 09.03d 21.59a ~ 22.42d
Southend Central 09.18a [P3] 21.47d [P2]

 

Location Booked
Eastleigh 13.57d [P3]
Eastleigh South Jn 14/00
Eastleigh T&RSMD 14.12a ~ 16.57d
Eastleigh 17.07a [P3]


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