11th June 2015

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used 47760
Stock Used 5216+9104+13440+5237+5249+1666+99348+99352+99371

Route : 
1Z61 : West Brompton to Minehead
1Z62 : Minehead to West Brompton

Loco Route
47760 West Brompton - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - St reatham - Mitcham Junction - Sutton - Cheam - Epsom - Leatherhead - Effingham Junction - Guildford - Farncombe - Haslemere - Petersfield - Havant - Farlington Jn - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard - Crowcombe Heathfield - Williton - Blue Anchor - Minehead
47760 Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - West Brompton

Notes :
(1) This tour was originally advertised to be diesel hauled from Cheam to Westbury, then 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' to Kingswear and return.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
West Brompton 05.30d [P3] 05.31   00.16a [P4] 00.15
Latchmere Jn 05/35 05/35   00/12½ 00/11
Longhedge Jn 05/42 ?   00/09½ ?
Factory Jn 05/47 05/42   00/07½ ?
Voltaire Road Jn 05/48 05/43   00/06½ [RVL] 00/05
Brixton 05/50 05/50   00/05 00/03
Herne Hill 05/52 [P3] 05/54   00/04 [P2] 00/01
Tulse Hill 05/55 [P4] 05/57   00/01 [P3] 23/57
Streatham 05/58 [P1] 06/00   23/58 [P2] 23/54
Streatham South Jn 05/59½ 06/01   23/56½ 23/53
Mitcham Junction 06/03½ 06/06   23/52½ 23/50
Sutton 06/18½ [P2] 06/18   23/47 [P1] 23/44
Cheam 06.21a ~ 06.23d ?   23.39a ~ 23.43d ?
Epsom 06/30 [P1] 06/28   23/31 [P3] 23/31
Leatherhead 06.37a ~ 06.39d [P2] 06.34 ~ 06.39   23.18a ~ 23.22d [P1] 23.23 ~ 23.25
Effingham Junction 06.49a ~ 06.51d 06.50 ~ 06.54   23.09a ~ 23.11d 23.14 ~ 23.16
Guildford 07.05a ~ 07.07d [P2] 07.11 ~ 07.14   22.55a ~ 22.57d [P3] 22.59 ~ 23.03
Shalford Jn 07/10 07/17   22/52 22/56
Farncombe 07/13 07/19   22/50 22/55
Haslemere 07/25 [P1] 07/28   22/41 [P2] 22/45
Petersfield 07.41a ~ 07.45d [P2] 07.38 ~ 07.44   22.25a ~ 22.27d [P1] 22.29 ~ 22.31
Havant 08.07a ~ 08.11d [P2] 08.04 ~ 08.12   22.08a ~ 22.10d [P1] 22.11 ~ 22.14
Farlington Jn 08/17 08/16   22/05 22/07
Cosham Jn 08/26 08/24   22/04 22/06½
Cosham 08/28 08/26   22/03 22/06
Fareham 08/39 [P1] 08/38   21/53½ [P3] 21/54
Fareham North Jn 08*41 ~ 08*49 ?   21/52½ ?
Botley 08/54 08/54   21/46½ 21/46
Eastleigh South Jn 09/22 ?   21/38 ?
Eastleigh 09.24a ~ 09.28d [P2] 09.17 ~ 09.28   21.34a ~ 21.36d [P3] 21.37 ~ 21.39
Eastleigh East Jn 09/29½ ?   21/33 ?
Chandlers Ford 09/33 09/34   ? ?
Romsey Sig. E882 - -   21*08 ~ 21*21 ?
Romsey 09/43 [P2] 09/39   21/06 [P1] 21/27
Dean 09/51 09/46   21/00 21/21
Tunnel Jn 10/01 09/56   20/49 21/12
Salisbury 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P4] 09.59 ~ 10.05   20.44a ~ 20.46d [P3] 21.00 ~ 21.08
Wilton Jn 10/10 10/09   20/34 20/54
Wishford 10/14 10/15   20/30 20/50
Wylye AHB 10/18 10/19   20/26 20/46
Upton Lovell 10/22 10/23   20/22 20/42
Warminster 10/32 10/31   20/16 20/37
Westbury 10/42 [P3] 10/45   20/10 [DR] 20/31
Trowbridge 10/51 10/51   20/04 20/25
Bradford Jn 10/54 10/52   20/02 20/24
Bathampton Jn 11/09 11/09   19/52 20/14
Bath Spa 11.13a ~ 11.18d [P1] 11.13 ~ 11.16   19/49 [P2] 20/09
North Somerset Jn 11/33 11/28   19/39 19/53
Bristol East Jn 11/34 [DM] 11/29   19/38 [UM] 19/52
Bristol Temple Meads 11.36 ~ 11.50 [DT] 11.31 ~ 11.52   19.22 ~ 19.36 [P11] 19.31 ~ 19.51
Bristol West Jn 11/52 11/53   19/20 [DM] 19/30
Parson Street 11/53½ 11/56   19/15 [P2] 19/27
Yatton 12/03½ 12/05   19/06 19/20
Worle Jn 12/08 12/08   19/02 19/17
Uphill Jn 12/15 12/10   19/00 19/15
Bridgwater 12/26 12/19   18/51 19/06
Cogload Jn 12/34 12/24   18/46 19/01
Taunton 12.39a ~ 12.41d [P2] 12.29 ~ 12.31   18.38a ~ 18.40d [P2] 18.45 ~ 18.51
Norton Fitzwarren 12/45 [DR] 12/35   18/33 [DR] ?
Bishops Lydeard 13.05a ~ ? 12.48? ~ ?   ? ~ 18.13d ? ~ 18.13?
Crowcombe Heathfield ? ?   ? ?
Williton ? ?   ? ?
Blue Anchor ? ?   ? ?
Dunster ? ?   ? ?
Minehead ?a ?   ?d ?


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