17th September 2013

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used D7535, 66138 & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used (1) (21249)+3096+3115+3150+1666+4856+4831+21241+13230+4836+1859+4832

Route : 
1Z23 : Staines to Kingswear
1Z24 : Kingswear to Staines

Loco(s) Route
60163 Staines - Virginia Water - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Goodrington Sands?
60163 + D7535 Goodrington Sands? - Churston (3)
D7535 Churston - Kingswear (3)
60163 (2) Kingswear - Goodrington Sands? (3)
60163 Goodrington Sands? - Paignton - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - Westbury
66138 Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Staines

Notes : 
(1) 21249 was only in the consist when 60163 was on the train.
(2) D7535 assisting on rear.
(3) Confirmation required, where did D7535 work from and to?

Source : Nick Bartlett & Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Staines 08.03d 08.03   23.18a 23.14
Virginia Water 08/10 08/13   23/05½ 23/04
Chertsey 08/15 08/17   23/00 22/58
Addlestone Jn 08/21 ?   22/54½ ?
Byfleet & New Haw 08/23 08/25 [DS]   22/52½ 22/53
Woking 08/34 08/33   22/47½ 22/49
Woking Jn 08/35 08/35   22/46½ 22/48
Farnborough Main 08/56 08/55   22/39 22/40
Fleet 09/00 08/59   ? ?
Basingstoke 09.21a ~ 09.24d 09.23 ~ 09.25   22.24a ~ 22.26d 22.24 ~ 22.27
Worting Jn 09/29 09/31   22/17 22/09
Andover 09.47a ~ 09.50d 09.47 ~ 09.51   21.53a ~ 21.58d 21.50 ~ 21.54
Tunnel Jn 10/08 10/12   21/33½ 21/32
Salisbury 10.10a ~ 10.22d 10.14 ~ 10.35   21.25a ~ 21.29d 21.24 ~ 21.29
Wilton Jn 10/26½ 10/40   21/21 21/19
Wishford 10/31½ 10/45   21/18 21/08
Wylye LC 10/36½ 10/50   21/13 21/05
Upton Lovell 10/41½ 10/54   21/08 21/01
Warminster 10/46½ 10/59   21/02 20/55
Westbury 10/54 11/07   20L35a ~ 20L56d 20.29 ~ 20.50

 

Location Booked Actual
Trowbridge 10/59½ 11/14
Bradford Jn 11/01 11/15
Bathampton Jn 11/14 11/29
Bath Spa 11/18 11/33
North Somerset Jn 11/31 11/44
Bristol East Jn 11/32 11/45
Bristol Temple Meads 11.34 ~ 11.50 11.47 ~ 11.52
Bristol West Jn 11/52 11/53
Yatton 12/04 12/07
Worle Jn 12/09 12/11
Uphill Jn 12/14 12/16
Bridgwater 12/24 12/30
Cogload Jn 12/31 12/35
Taunton 12w36a ~ 12w48d 12.40 ~ 12.54
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 12/51 12/57
Whiteball 13/02 13/10
Tiverton Parkway 13/05 13/14
Tiverton Loop 13/07 13/16
Cowley Bridge Jn 13/20 13/27
Exeter St Davids 13.24a ~ 13.26d 13.30 ~ 13.32
Dawlish Warren 13/38 13/46
Dawlish 13/40 13/47
Teignmouth 13/43 13/50
Newton Abbot 13/48 13/56 [P2]
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/49 13/56½
Paignton 14.22a ~ 14.27d 14.21 ~ 14.29
Paignton GF 14/29 ?
Kingswear 14.47a ~ 17.11d ?
Paignton GF 17.29 ~ 17.34 ?
Paignton 17.37a ~ 17.42d 17.39 ~ 17.42
Newton Abbot West Jn 17/56 17/57
Newton Abbot 17/57 17/57½
Teignmouth 18/04 18/03
Dawlish 18/07 18/06
Dawlish Warren 18.09 ~ 18.16 18.10 ~ 18.14
Exeter St Davids 18.30a ~ 18.35d 18.28 ~ 18.33
Cowley Bridge Jn 18/39 18/37
Tiverton Loop 18/54 18/50
Tiverton Parkway 18/56 18/52
Whiteball 19/03 18/56
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 19/13 19/04
Taunton 19.18 ~ 19.40 19.07 ~ 19.40 [P5]
Cogload Jn 19/48 19/47
Athelney LC 19/51 19/51
Somerton 19/59 20/00
Castle Cary 20/08 20/09
East Somerset Jn 20/17 20/17
Blatchbridge Jn 20/20 20/20
Clink Road Jn 20/21 20/22
Fairwood Jn 20/26 20/25

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z?? : (60163 + 21249) : Southall to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Southall Depot 05.18d
Southall 05.28 ~ 05.48
West Ealing 05/52
Acton Main Line 05/58
Acton Wells Jn 06/01
Acton Canal Wharf Jn 06/03
Willesden No.7 Jn 06/06
Wembley Yard 06.16a

5Z?? : (60163) : Wembley Yard to Staines
5Z?? : (66138) : Staines to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 07.04d 00.09a
Willesden No.7 Jn 07/14 00/01
Acton Canal Wharf Jn 07/16 23/57
Acton Wells Jn 07/18 23/55
Kew East Jn 07/28 23/39
Brentford 07/33 23/36
Hounslow 07/43 23/33
Feltham Jn 07/46 23/31
Feltham 07/49 23/29
Staines 07.57a 23.25d

5Z?? : (60163 + 21249) : Westbury to Southall

Location Booked
Westbury 20.45d
Trowbridge 20/53
Melksham 20/59
Chippenham 21/09
Swindon 21/39
Didcot Parkway 22/05
Reading 22.28 ~ 22.30
Maidenhead 22/48
Slough 22/55
Southall 23.21 ~ 23.23
Southall Depot 23.33a


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