18th August 2010

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used 37706
Stock Used 5236+5237+1961+99371+3143+13441+1840+5216+4994+9104

Route :
1Z86 : London Waterloo to Weymouth
1Z87 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco Route
37706 London Waterloo - Queenstown Road (Battersea) - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farmborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bourenmouth - Poole - Dorchester South - Weymouth
37706 Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. 37706 substituted for unavailable steam: 44932 (reported failed with a TPWS fault). Routing for the return leg was originally via Yeovil Junction and Salisbury.


37706 approaches Dorchester South on the outward leg (photo: Mark Jamieson)

Sources : various including Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Benning)

Location Booked Actual   Booked
(for 44932)		 Booked
(revised)		 Actual
Waterloo 09.30d ?   23.12a 23.15a ?
Nine Elms Jn 09/36 ?   23/05 23/05 ?
Queenstown Road (Battersea) 09/38 ?   23/04 23/04 ?
Clapham Junction 09/40 ?   23/01 23/01 ?
Wimbledon   22/57 22/57 ?
New Malden   22/53 22/53 ?
Surbiton   22/50 22/50 22/00
Hampton Court Jn   22/46 22/46 ?
Barnes 09/47 ?   ?
Brentford 09/59 ?   ?
Hounslow 10/09 ?   ?
Feltham Jn 10/16 ?   ?
Feltham 10/19 ?   ?
Staines 10/26 ?   ?
Virginia Water 10/38 ?   ?
Addlestone Jn 10/47 ?   ?
Byfleet & New Haw 10/55 ?   ? ? ?
Woking 11.06a ~ 11.08d ?   22.33a ~ 22.35d 22.33a ~ 22.35d ?
Woking Jn 11/09 ?   22/31 22/31 ?
Brookwood 11/14 ?   ? ? ?
Pirbright Jn 11/17 ?   22/26 22/26 ?
Farnborough (Main) 11/21 ?   22/20 22/20 ?
Fleet 11/25 ?   22/14 22/14 ?
Winchfield 11.30 ~ 11.41 ?   ? ? ?
Basingstoke 11/51 ?   21/59 21/59 ?
Worting Jn 12/06 ?   21/53 21/26 ?
Wallers Ash Loop 12.18 ~ 12.24 ?   ? ?
Winchester 12/29 ?   21/09 21/01
Shawford Jn / Shawford 12/32 ?   21/04 ?
Allbrook Jn 12/43 ?   20/56 ?
Eastleigh 12/44 ?   20/53 ?
St Denys 12/47 ?   20/43 ?
Northam Jn 12/50 ?   20/39 ?
Southampton Central 12/54 ?   20/38 ?
Redbridge 12/58 ?   20/30 ?
Brockenhurst 13/10 ?   20.06 ~ 20.18 ?
Bournemouth 13.28 ~ 13.30 ?   19/48 ?
Branksome 13/36 ?   19/27 ?
Poole 13/45 ?   19/19 ?
Hamworthy 13/52 ?   ? ?
Wareham 13.58 ~ 14.10 ?   19/09 ?
Wool 14/17 ?   18/52 ?
Moreton 14/23 ?   18/47 ?
Andover   21/31  
Tunnel Jn   21/12  
Salisbury   20.49 ~ 21.09  
Wilton Jn   20/45  
Wilton   20/44  
Tisbury Loop   20/35  
Gillingham   20.16 ~ 20.21  
Templecombe   20/08  
Sherborne   19/56  
Yeovil Junction   19.20 ~ 19.44  
Yeovil Pen Mill   19.12 ~ 19.15  
Maiden Newton   18.35 ~ 18.45  
Dorchester West   18/24  
Dorchester South 14/28 ?   18/40 ?
Dorchester Jn 14/29 ?   18/23 18/34 ?
Weymouth 14.38a ?   18.12d 18.23d ?


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