19th July 2012

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 67016 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used (1) 5322+5040+1832+4927+21245+13227+3140+3107+1692+3110+3144+3148 (+17096)

Route :
1Z31 : Cambridge to Canterbury West
1Z32 : Canterbury West to Cambridge

Loco(s) Route
67016 Cambridge - Whittlesford Parkway - Audley End - Bishops Stortford - Broxbourne - Cheshunt - Brimsdown - Tottenham South Jn - Coppermill Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Westbourne Road Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - West Hampstead - Willesden Junction HL - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Battersea Loop
35028 Battersea Loop - Stewarts Lane Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Catford - Bellingham - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - Petts Wood Jn - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Paddock Wood - Headcorn - Ashford International - Wye - Canterbury West - Minster - Ramsgate - Margate - Herne Bay - Whitstable - Faversham - Sittingbourne - Gillingham - Rochester - Sole Street - Fawkham Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bickley Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Battersea Loop
67016 Battersea Loop - (reverse of outward route) - Cambridge

Notes :
(1) 17096 was only in the consist when 35028 was on the train.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour from/to West Hampstead) & Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cambridge 08.40d [P8]     00.03a [P8]  
Shepreth Branch Jn 08/45     23/59  
Whittlesford Parkway 08.50a ~ 08.54d [P1]     23.49a ~ 23.52d [P2]  
Audley End 09/03 [P1]     23/40 [P2]  
Stansted North Jn 09/13     23/32  
Stansted Mountfitchet 09/14 [P1]     23/31  
Bishops Stortford 09.20a ~ 09.26d [P3]     23.25a ~ 23.28d [P1]  
Harlow Town 09/35 [P2]     23.14a ~ 23.17d [P3]  
Broxbourne Jn 09/40     23/09  
Broxbourne Sig.L1484 09/41 [UPL]     - -
Broxbourne [DPL] - -   23/07  
Broxbourne 09.42a ~ 09.52d [P1]     23.00a ~ 23.03d [P4]  
Cheshunt 09/56 [P1]     22/56 [P2]  
Brimsdown 10/01 [P1]     22/52 [P2]  
Tottenham South Jn 10/08     22/46  
Coppermill Jn 10/10     22/45  
Temple Mills East Jn 10/15     22/37  
Stratford 10/26 [P11]     22/33 [P12]  
Channelsea Jn 10*29 ~ 10*59     22/20  
Lea Jn 11/00     22/19  
Navarino Road Jn 11/07     22/13  
Canonbury West Jn 11/11     22/09  
Westbourne Road Jn 11/15 [REV]     22/05  
Camden Road East Jn 11/19     22/02  
Camden Road Jn 11/21     22/00  
Gospel Oak 11/25 [P1]     21/54 [P2]  
West Hampstead 11.30a ~ 11.34d [W] 11.30 ~ 11.33 [W]   21.47a ~ 21.50 [E] 21.49 ~ 21.50½ [E]
Kensal Green Jn 11/38 11/38   21/42 21/45
Willesden Junction HL 11.40 ~ 11.41 [P5] 11/39½ ~ 11.41 [P5]   21.39a ~ 21.40d [P4] 21.41 ~ 21.43½ [P4]
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/43 11/44   21/37 21/36
North Pole Jn 11/45 11/45   21/36 21/35
Kensington Olympia 11.48a ~ 11.51d [P3] 11.49 ~ 11.51 [P3]   21.28a ~ 21.31d [P2] 21.29 ~ 21.31 [P2]
Latchmere Jn 11/56 11/57   21/21 21.18½ ~ 21.19
Longhedge Jn 11/58 11/59   21/15 21/16
Stewarts Lane Jn 11/59 [RVL] 12.00 ~ 12.02½   21/10 [RVL] 21/14 [RVL]
Battersea Loop 12L01a ~ 12L30d 12L07 ~ 12L28½   20L26a ~ 21L07d 20L59 ~ 21L11½
Stewarts Lane Jn 12/31 12/32   20/23 20.55 ~ 20.56
Factory Jn 12/33 [AL] 12/34 [AL]   20/20 20.49½ ~ 21.51½
Voltaire Road Jn 12/34 [AL] 12/37½ [AL]   20/18 [AL] 20/48½ [AL]
Denmark Hill 12/38 [P2] 12/42½ [P2]   20/14 [P3] 20/43½ [P1]
Crofton Road Jn 12/41 12/45   20/13 20/42½ [AL]
Nunhead 12/45 [P2] 12/47 [P2]   20/09 [P1] 20/40½ [P1]
Bellingham 12/52 [P2] 12/51½ [P2]   20/04 [P1] 20/35 [P1]
Shortlands Jn 12/55 [DF] 12/54 [DF]   20/00 20/31½
Bromley South 12.57a ~ 13.00d [P2] [DF] 12.57 ~ 12.59 [P2] [DF]   19.56a ~ 19.58d [P1] [UF] 20.26 ~ 20.28 [P1] [UF]
Bickley Jn 13/03 [DFV] 13/05½ [DFV]   19/53 [UF] 20/22

 

Location Booked Actual
Petts Wood Jn 13/04 [DF] 13/07 [DF]
Orpington 13/06 [P3] 13/09 [P3]
Sevenoaks 13/15 [P3] 13/18 [P3]
Tonbridge 13/24 [DF] 13/24 [DF]
Paddock Wood 13/32 [DM] 13/32 [DM]
Headcorn 13w47a ~ 14w08d [P2] 13w52 ~ 14w09 [P2]
Ashford International 14.22a ~ 14.37d [DM] 14.25 ~ 14.36 [DM]
Wye 14/45 [P2] 14/46 [P2]
Canterbury West 15.03a ~ 17.52d [P2] 15.06½ ~ 18.02 [P2]
Minster 18/10 [P2] 18/18½ [P2]
Minster East Jn 18/11 18/19
Ramsgate 18/16 [P3] 18/29 [P2]
Margate 18/28 [P3] 18/37 [P3]
Herne Bay 18/39 [P1] 18/49 [P1]
Whitstable 18w44a ~ 18w55d [P1] 18w54½ ~ 19w04 [P1]
Faversham 19/04 [P2] 19/14½ [P2]
Sittingbourne 19/12 [P1] 19/22 [P1]
Eastern Jn 19/14 19/23
Gillingham 19/22 [P2] 19/41 [P2]
Rochester Bridge Jn 19/28 19/46
Sole Street 19/37 [P1] 19/54½ [P1]
Fawkham Jn 19/42 20/04½
Swanley 19/47 [P1] [UF] 20/13 [P1] [UF]
St Mary Cray Jn 19/52 [UF] 20/19

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

19/07/12 : 
5Z30 : (67016) : Wembley Yard to Cambridge

Location Booked
Wembley Yard 04.30d
Kensal Green Jn 04/53
Gospel Oak 05/01
Junction Road Jn 05/03
Upper Holloway 05/05
Harringay Park Jn 05/08
Alexandra Palace 05/14
Potters Bar 05.24 ~ 05.34
Welwyn Garden City 05/43
Stevenage 05/49
Hitchin 05/53
Royston 06/09
Shepreth Branch Jn 06/20
Cambridge 06/24
Coldham Lane Jn 06.27a ~ 08.30d
Cambridge 08.35a

 20/07/12 : 
5Z34 : (67016) : Cambridge to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Cambridge 00.10d
Coldham Lane Jn 00.13a ~ 00.34d
Cambridge 00/37
Shepreth Branch Jn 00/41
Audley End 00/50
Bishops Stortford 01/01
Broxbourne 01/14
Cheshunt 01.17 ~ 01.18
Seven Sisters 01/30
Tottenham South Jn 01/34
Coppermill Jn 01/35
Temple Mills East Jn 01/40
High Meads Jn 01/42
Lea Jn 01/43
Navarino Road Jn 01/48
Camden Road Jn 01/55
Gospel Oak 01/58
Willesden Junction HL 02.08 ~ 02.10
Acton Wells Jn 02/13
Southall 02/21
Slough 02/28
Maidenhead 02/33
Reading 02/43
Basingstoke 03/01
Winchester 03.20 ~ 03.22
Eastleigh 03/32
Eastleigh South Jn 03/34
Eastleigh T&RSMD 03.50a


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