12th February 2012

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used Steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used 35333+9104+5200+5216+99318+1840+13440+99348+99350+1961+5249+5236+5237

Route :
1Z29 : London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z40 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington

Loco Route
6024 London Paddington - Acton Main Line - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
6024 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Bathampton Jn - Trowbridge - Hawkeridge Jn - Heywood Road Jn - Bedwyn - Newbury - Southcote Jn - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. It is reported that the outward leg of the tour delayed by 45 minutes due to a signal failure near Challow. The return leg departed Bristol Temple Meads just over an hour late and was then further delayed by a points failure at Newbury and Police activity at Slough, arriving in Paddington at 23.45

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Peter Hicks

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett & Peter Hicks)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paddington 10.07d [P11] 20.30a [P1]
Ladbroke Grove 10/10 [RL] 20/26 [RL]
Acton West 10/15 [RL] 20/22
Southall East Jn 10/21 [ML] ?
Southall 10/22 20/18
Airport Jn 10/25 20/14
Slough 10.33a ~ 10.36d [P2] [ML] 19.56a ~ 20.04d [P5] [RL]
Maidenhead 10/42 [P1] [ML] 19/42 [P4] [RL]
Twyford 10/49 [P1] 19/28 [P4]
Twyford West ? 19/26 [RL]
Reading 10.55a ~ 10.58d [P7] 19.17a ~ 19.20d [P7]
Southcote Jn - 19/10
Theale Loop - 18w38 ~ 19w03
Newbury - 18/23
Bedwyn - 18/10
Woodborough - 17/58
Lavington - 17/48
Heywood Road Jn - 17/41
Hawkeridge Jn - 17/39
Trowbridge - 17.22 ~ 17.34
Bradford Jn - 17/19
Reading West Jn 11/00 -
Didcot Parkway 11/16 [P1] -
Wantage Road 11/25 [RL] -
Challow 11w33 ~ 12w08 -
Uffington 12/15 -
Swindon 12/33 [P3] -
Wootton Bassett Jn 12/41 -
Chippenham 12/51 [P1] -
Thingley East Jn 12/52 -
Thingley Jn 12/53 -
Bathampton Jn 13/02 17/07
Bath Spa 13.05a ~ 13.11d [P1] 16.59a ~ 17.03d [P2]
North Somerset Jn 13/26 16/45
Bristol East Jn 13/28 16/44
Bristol Temple Meads 13.30a [P10] 16.42d [P5] [UM]


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z29 : (?????) : Southall Depot to Southall
5Z29 : (?????) : Southall to London Paddington
5Z40 : (?????) : London Paddington to Southall
5Z40 : (?????) : Southall to Southall Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 08.45d 21.20a
Southall 08.56 ~ 09.08 21.02 ~ 21.10
Southall East Jn 09/09 [RL] 21/01 [GL]
West Ealing 09/15 [RL] ?
Acton West 09/24 [RL] 20/57 [ML]
Ladbroke Grove 09/28 [RL] 20/52 [ML]
Paddington 09.33a [P10] 20.49d [P1]


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