11th February 2015

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express / The Royal Norfolkman

Locos Used 47580 'County of Essex', 47746 & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used (3) (35479)+5200+5216+5222+9104+5237+5236+1666+99352+99371

Route : 
1Z61 : Norwich to Windsor & Eton Riverside
1Z64 : Windsor & Eton Riverside to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
61306 (1) Norwich - Diss - Stowmarket - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Witham - Chelmsford - Shenfield - Ilford - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Canonbury Jn - Westbourne Road Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Central - Kew East Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Windsor & Eton Riverside
47580 (2) Windsor & Eton Riverside - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes : 
(1) 47580 on rear. 
(2) 47746 on rear. 
(3) 35479 was only in the consist when 61306 was on the train. 
(4) When this tour was first announced the plan was for 61306 to work the return train to Willesden South West Sidings, with a diesel then working the train back to Norwich. This was changed to the return working back to Norwich being diesel throughout.
(5) Return route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. 

Source : John Clifford (on the from Norwich to Windsor & Eton Riverside)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 08.03d [P2] 08.03 [P2]   22.57a [P3] ?
Thorpe Jn 08/04½ [W] 08/05 [W]   22/55 [W] ?
Trowse Swing Bridge 08/05½ [D] 08/06 [C]   22/54 [D] ?
Trowse Jn 08/06½ 08/07   22/51 ?
Diss 08/30 08/30 [P2]   22/22 ?
Haughley Jn 08/46 08/46   22/09 ?
Stowmarket 08/49 [P1] 08/51 [P1]   22/06 [P2] ?
Europa Jn 09/01 09/07   21/57 ?
East Suffolk Jn 09/02 [DUL] 09/09 [DUL]   21/56 ?
Ipswich 09.12a ~ 09.15d [P2] 09.21 ~ 09.24 [P2]   21.51a ~ 21.54d [P3] ?
Halifax Jn 09/18½ 09/26½   21/49 ?
Manningtree 09/28½ [P2] 09/35½ [P2]   21/40 ?
Colchester 09.39a ~ 09.53d [P4] 09.48½ ~ 09.57 [P4]   21.27a ~ 21.31d [P2] ?
Marks Tey 10/01 [P1] 10/05 [P1]   21/22 [P2] ?
Witham [Up Loop] 10/09 10/12   - -
Witham [Down Loop] - -   21.10 ~ 21.16 ?
Witham 10w11a ~ 10w22d [P1] 10w14 ~ 10w23 [P1]   21.07a ~ 21.09d [P4] ?
Chelmsford 10/34 [P1] 10/37½ [P1]   20/56½ [P2] ?
Shenfield [Chelmsford Loop] 10/45 10/51½   - -
Shenfield 10/47 [P4] [EL] 10/52½ [P4] [EL]   20/47 [P3] ?
Gidea Park 11/00 [P3] [EL] 11/02 [P3] [EL]   20/39 [P2] [DM] ?
Ilford 11/15 [P3] [EL] 11/14 [P3] [EL]   20/33 [P2] [DM] ?
Forest Gate Jn 11/20 [EL] 11/18½ [EL]   20/31 [DM] ?
Maryland 11/23 [P3] [ML] 11.27 ~ 11.28 [P3] [ML]   20/29 [P4] [DM] ?
Stratford 11/28 [P10] 11/31 [P10]   20.23a ~ 20.26d [P10a] ?
Channelsea Jn 11/30 11/33   20/20 ?
Lea Jn 11/31 11/34   20/18 ?
Navarino Road Jn 11/37½ 11/40   20/11 ?
Canonbury Jn 11/41 11/44   20/08 ?
Westbourne Road Jn 11/44 [REV] 11/45½ [REV]   19.46 ~ 20.04 ?
Camden Road East Jn 11/48 11/48½   19/38 [RL] ?
Camden Road Jn 11/50 11/50   19/36 ?
Gospel Oak 11/56 [P1] 11/54 [P1]   19/32 [P2] ?
Kensal Green Jn 12/09 12/07½   19/18 ?
Willesden Junction HL 12/10 [P5] 12/09 [P5]   19/17 [P4] ?
Acton Wells Jn 12/12 12/11½   19/14½ ?
Acton Central 12.16a ~ 12.18d [P1] 12.17½ ~ 12.21 [P1]   19.11a ~ 19.13d [P2] ?
South Acton Jn 12/21 12/24   18.52 ~ 19.07 ?
Kew East Jn 12/24 12/25½   18/49 ?
Old Kew Jn 12/28 12/28   ? ?
Brentford 12/31 12/30 [P2]   18/45 ?
Hounslow 12/37 12/36 [P2]   18/37 ?
Feltham Jn 12/40 12/40   18/34 ?
Feltham 12/42 [P2] 12/42 [P2]   18/31½ [P1] ?
Staines 12/48 [P2] 12/48½ [P2]   18/25 [P1] ?
Windsor & Eton Riverside 13.05a [P2] 13.03½ [P2]   18.15d [P2] ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

10/02/15 : 
5Z61 : (47580 + tour stock) : Southall to Norwich

Location Booked
Southall Depot 10.33d
Southall Yard 10.43 ~ 11.03
Southall East Jn 11/04
Hanwell Bridge Loop 11.06 ~ 11.35 [GL]
Hanwell 11/37
West Ealing 11/39
Acton West 11/44
Acton Main Line 11/47
Acton Wells Jn 11/55
Willesden Junction HL 12/00
Kensal Green Jn 12/02
Gospel Oak 12/15
Junction Road Jn 12/18
Upper Holloway 12/20
Harringay Park Jn 12/24
Harringay 12/26
Alexandra Palace 12/44
Potters Bar 13/04
Welwyn Garden City 13/23
Digswell Jn 13/26
Woolmer Green Jn 13/29
Stevenage 13/32
Hitchin 13/40
Letchworth 13/44
Royston 13/56
Shepreth Branch Jn 14/10
Cambridge 14/18
Coldham Lane Jn 14/20
Ely Dock Jn 14/36
Ely 14.38 ~ 14.41
Ely North Jn 14/45
Brandon 15/05
Thetford 15/12
Attleborough 15/27
Wymondham 15/33
Trowse Jn 15/57
Trowse Swing Bridge 15/58
Thorpe Jn 15/59
Norwich Station C.S.D. 16.01a

0Z62 : (61306) : Sheringham North Norfolk Rly to Norwich C.S.D. 

Location Booked
Sheringham N.N.R. 19.10d
Sheringham 19.20 ~ 19.25
Cromer 19.35 ~ 19.42
North Walsham 19/58
Wroxham 20/08
Whitlingham Jn 20/27
Thorpe Jn 20/34
Norwich Station C.S.D. 20.37a

11/02/15 : 
5Z61 : (61306 with 47580 on rear) : Norwich C.S.D. to Thorpe Jn
5Z61 : (47580 with 61306 on rear) : Thorpe Jn to Norwich
5Z66 : (47746 with 47580 on rear) : Norwich to Thorpe Jn
5Z66 : (47580 with 47746 on rear) : Thorpe Jn to Norwich C.S.D.

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Norwich Station C.S.D. 07.39d 23.19a
Thorpe Jn 07.42 ~ 07.45 23.10 ~ 23.16
Norwich 07.48a [P2] 23.08d [P3]

5Z62 : (47580 with 61306 on rear) : Windsor & Eton Riverside to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z62 : (61306 with 47580 on rear) : Willesden SW Sidings to Southall
5Z64 : (47580 with 47746 on rear) : Southall to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z64 : (47746 with 47580 on rear) : Willesden SW Sidings to Windsor & Eton Riverside

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Windsor & Eton Riverside 13.15d [P2] 18.05a [P2]
Staines 13/25 17/49
Feltham 13/31 17/42
Feltham Jn 13/34 17/40
Hounslow 13/37 17/37
Brentford 13/47 17/32
Kew East Jn 13/52 17/28
South Acton Jn 13/58 17/24
Acton Wells Jn 14/03 17/19
Willesden SW Sidings 14.06 ~ 14.30 16.59 ~ 17.17
Acton Wells Jn 14/34 16/56
Acton Main Line 14.38 ~ 15.03 16/53
Acton West 15/07 16/50
West Ealing 15/10 16/45
Southall East Jn 15/12 16/41
Southall Yard 15.13 ~ 15.28 16.25 ~ 16.40
Southall Depot 15.39a 16.15d

12/02/15 : 
5Z66 : (47746 with 47580 on rear) : Norwich to Southall

Location Booked
Norwich Station C.S.D. 10.07d
Thorpe Jn 10/09
Trowse Swing Bridge 10/10
Trowse Jn 10/11
Diss 10/27
Haughley Jn 10/36
Stowmarket 10/39
Europa Jn 10/49
East Suffolk Jn 10/50
Ipswich 10/55
Halifax Jn 10/58
Manningtree 11/06
Colchester 11/18
Marks Tey 11/23
Witham [Up Loop] 11.35 ~ 11.47
Witham 11/49
Chelmsford 11/59
Shenfield 12/10
Gidea Park 12/17
Ilford 12/22
Forest Gate Jn 12/25
Stratford 12/29
Channelsea Jn 12/33
Lea Jn 12/34
Navarino Road Jn 12/39
Canonbury Jn 12/41
Westbourne Road Jn 12/45
Camden Road East Jn 12/49
Camden Road Jn 12/50
Gospel Oak 12/56
Kensal Green Jn 13/08
Willesden Junction HL 13/10
Acton Wells Jn 13/15
Acton Main Line 13/19
Acton West 13/21
West Ealing 13/24
Southall East Jn 13/32
Southall Yard 13.33 ~ 13.43
Southall Depot 13.53a


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