19th July 2016

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & steam: 46115 'Scots Guardsman' 
Stock Used 80217+5237+5249+5236+1666+13320+99352+13440+9104+5200

Route : 
1Z67 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z69 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
46115 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
47746 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
46115 (1) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) 46115 on rear.
(3) The outward leg was delayed by signal failures in the Poole area. 
(4) This was one of the hottest days of 2016, so the Class 47 was providing assistance from the rear, due to the risk of lineside fires.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.42d [P2] 08.42   - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/46 [FL] ?   - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] ?   - -
Longhedge Jn 08/57 ?   - -
London Waterloo - -   21.18a [P11] 21.25
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DF] 09/06 [P5] [DF]   21/09 [P8] [UMF] 21/15
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/12   - -
Brentford 09/15 09/19   - -
Hounslow 09/21½ 09/26   - -
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/28   - -
Feltham 09/24½ [P2] 09/31   - -
Staines 09/33 [P2] 09/36   - -
Virginia Water 09/45½ [P4] 09/44   - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ ?   - -
Wimbledon - -   21/03½ [P6] 21/03
New Malden - -   21/00½ [P2] [UF] 21/00
Surbiton - -   20/58½ [P2] [UF] 20/55
Hampton Court Jn - -   20/57 20/53
Weybridge - -   20/50½ 20/47
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] 09/55   20/49 20/45
Woking 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P5] 10.04 ~ 10.08   20.42a ~ 20.44d [P1] [UF] 20.35 ~ 20.40
Woking Jn 10/08 10/11   20/39 20/33
Pirbright Jn 10/14 10/16   20/32½ 20/27
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/19   20/27½ [P1] [US] 20/23
Fleet 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/23   20/23 [P1] [US] 20/20
Winchfield 10w28a ~ 10w39d [P2] 10.27 ~ 10.46   20.15a ~ 20.17d [P1] 20.11 ~ 20.15
Basingstoke 10.51a ~ 10.53d [P2] [DF] 10.57 ~ 10.59   19w52a ~ 20w04d [P4] [US] 19.39 ~ 20.01
Worting Jn 10/59 11/04   19/47 [US] 19/35
Winchester 11/15 [P2] 11/19   - -
Shawford Jn 11/19 [DS] 11/21   - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] 11/47   - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2] 11 56 [P2]   - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DS] 11/58 [DF]   - -
Andover - -   19/26 [P1] 19/19
Laverstock North Jn - -   19/08 19/02
Laverstock South Jn - -   19/04 19/01
Dean - -   18/54 18/52
Romsey - -   18/45 [P2] 18/44
Redbridge - -   18/37 [P2] 18/36
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.56d [P3] [DS] 12.02 ~ 12.05   18.26a ~ 18.31d [US] [P3] 18.21 ~ 18.28
Redbridge 12/04 [P2] 12/10   18/21 [P1] 18/17
Beaulieu Road 12w13 ~ 12w24 [P2] 12.17 ~ 12.25   18/14 18/11
Brockenhurst 12/31 [P3] 12/30   18/09 [P2] 18/06
Bournemouth 12.51a ~ 12.53d [P3] 12.56 ~ 12.59   17.46a ~ 17.50d [P3] 17.37 ~ 17.49
Branksome 12/59 [P2] 13/05   17/38 [P1] 17/30
Poole 13/04 [P2] 13/27 [P2]   17/27 [P1] 17/23 [P1]
Wareham 13/12 [P2] 13/36   17/13 [P1] 17/07
Wool 13/19 [P2] 13/40   17/03 [P1] 17/01
Moreton 13/25 [P2] 13/47 [P2]   16/57 [P1] 16/56
Dorchester South 13/32 [P2] 13/56   16/50 [P1] 16/49
Dorchester Jn 13/35 13/59   16/49 16/48
Weymouth 13.45a [P2] 14.13   16.35d [P2] 16.36


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (46115 with 47746 on rear) :  Southall to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z66 : (47746 with 46115 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to London Victoria
5Z71 : (47746 with 46115 on rear) : London Waterloo to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.10a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 22.51 ~ 23.00
Southall East Jn 06/46 22/50
West Ealing 06/48 22/46
Acton West 06/50 22/43
Acton Main Line 06/56 22*35 ~ 22*39
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 22/32
Acton Canal Wharf 07/06 -
Willesden No.7 Jn 07.10 ~ 07.16 -
Willesden West London Jn 07/19 -
Willesden SW Sidings - 22.14 ~ 22.29
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/26 22/12
North Pole Jn 07/27 22/11
Kensington Olympia 07.31 ~ 07.35 22.06 ~ 22.07
Latchmere Jn 07/43 21*47 ~ 21*59
Longhedge Jn 07/46 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/51 -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/57 -
London Victoria 08.05a [P2] -
West London Jn - 21/44
Queenstown Road - 21/43
Nine Elms Jn - 21/41
London Waterloo - 21.35d [P11]

5Z67 : (47746 with 46115 on rear) :  Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z69 : (46115 with 47746 on rear) :  Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Weymouth 13.51d [P2] 16.26a [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.55a 16.22d


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