30th June 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 37516 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere' & 48151
Stock Used [1]: 35518+5200+5171+1860+13440+9104+3093+99125+1961+5237+5236+5249
[2]: 80217+99035+5249+5236+5237+1961+99125+3093+9104+13440+1860+5171+5200

Route :
1Z96 : London Victoria to Swanage
1Z97 : Swanage to Salisbury
1Z98 : Salisbury to London Victoria

Loco(s) Stock Route
34067 (1) [1] London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham Jn - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Corfe Castle - Swanage
48151 [2] Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury
34067 [1] Salisbury - Andover - Worting Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Banked by 37516 from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge Jn.
(2) John Clifford comments: The return journey was delayed by 48151 making an extra stop in Southampton Up Goods Loop for water. 34067 had also been delayed on its working from Swanage to Salisbury and when we arrived at Salisbury its servicing had not been completed. Added to this there was a brake problem which delayed the departure from Salisbury by nearly half an hour. However some good running & a slack schedule saw us into Victoria just 7mins late.
(3) Nick Bartlett comments: was the first time an 8F had hauled a train on the Swanage Branch. The class was too heavy for the branch line in BR days.

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout) & Nick Bartlett (on train from Swanage to Salisbury)

Photo Review


34067 'Tangmere' shunts after arrival at Swanage (photo: Nick Bartlett)


48151 being prepared at Swanage for the return leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL] 08/45   22.45a [P2] 22.52 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/48   22/42 [SL] 22/48 [SL]
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/50 [RVL]   22/37 22/46
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/52   22/35 [RVL] 22/44 [RVL]
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [FL] 09/04 [P5] [FL]   22/31 [P3] 22/39 [P3]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/10 [P3]   22/23 [P1] [SL] 21/29 [P1] [SL]
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/18 [P2]   22/12 22/22
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/24 [P2]   22/06 22/18
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/26   22/02 22/15
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/29 [P2]   22/00 22/12
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.35 ~ 09.36 [P2]   21.49a ~ 21.52d 22.04 ~ 22.06
Virginia Water 09/44 [P4] 09/45 [P4]   21/38 [P3] 21/55 [P3]
Addlestone Jn 09/52 09/54   21/25 21/45
Byfleet & New Haw 09/55 [SL] 09/55 [SL]   21/22 21/43
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] 10.03 ~ 10.06 [P5] [SL]   21.13a ~ 21.16d [P2] [SL] 21.33 ~ 21.36 [P2] [FL]
Woking Jn 10/07 [SL] 10/08 [SL]   21/12 21/32
Pirbright Jn 10/13 [SL] 10/14 [SL]   ? ?
Farnborough (Main) 10/17 [P2] [SL] 10/19 [P2] [SL]   21/04 21/23
Fleet 10/21 [SL] 10/23 [SL]   ? ?
Winchfield 10w26 ~ 10w41 10.38 ~ 10.38   ? ?
Basingstoke 10.52 ~ 10.55 [P2] [SL] 10.53 ~ 10.54 [P2] [SL]   20.46 ~ 20.48 [P3] [FL] 21/08 [P3] [FL]
Worting Jn 11/00 11/00   20/42 [FL] 21/04 [FL]
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/15 [P2]  
Shawford Jn 11/19 [SL] 11/18 [SL]  
Andover       20/22 [P1] 20/48 [P1]
Tunnel Jn       20/02 20/30
Salisbury       19L08a ~ 19L59d [P4] 19.27 ~ 20.26 [P4]
Tunnel Jn       19/05 19/23
Dean       18/55 19/11
Romsey       18/47 [P2] 19/01 [P2]
Eastleigh East Jn       18/36 18/46
Eastleigh 11/33 [P2] 11/33 [P2]   18/35 [P1] 18/43 [P1]
St Denys 11/40 [FL] 11/43 [FL]   18/26 18/34
Northam Jn 11/43 11/45   18/22 [FL] 18/31 [FL]
Southampton Central 11/46 [P3] [SL] 11/48 [P3] [SL]   18/19 [P1] 18/28 [P1]
Southampton UGL   ? 18w14 ~ 18w25
Redbridge 12/03 11/58   18/07 [SL] 18/06 [FL]
Brocknhurst 12/20 [P3] 12/11 [P3]   17/54 [P2] 17/54 [P2]
Bournemouth Central 12.46 ~ 12.51 12.37 ~ 12.37 [P3]   17/31 [P2] 17/32 [P2]
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 12/44 [P2]   17/23 [P1] 17/26 [P1]
Poole 13/03 [P2] 12/48 [P2]   17/16 [P1] 17/19 [P1]
Hamworthy Jn 13/07 12/52   17/11 17/15
Wareham 13.14 ~ 1.16 [P2] 12.59 ~ 13.01 [P2]   17.01 ~ 17.03 [P1] 17.04 ~ 17.06 [P1]
Worgret Jn 13/20 13/06   16/56 17/01
Motala GF 13.33 ~ 13.35 13.19 ~ 13.26   16.43 ~ 16.45 16.37 ~ 16.45
Norden 13/45 13/40   16/25 16.30 ~ 16.31
Corfe Castle 13.49 ~ 13.51 13.45 ~ 13.50   16.17 ~ 16.20 16.25 ~ 16.27
Harmans Cross 14/00 14/09   16/15 16/19 [P1]
Swanage 14.05a 14.19 [P2]   16.05d [P2] 16.06 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Movements

30/06 : 5Z96 : (34067 with 37516 on rear) : Southall FSS to Southall
30/06 : 5Z96 : (37516 with 34067 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
30/06 : 5Z98 : (37516 with 34067 on rear) : London Victoria to Hayes GL
30/06 : 5Z98 : (34067 with 37516 on rear) : Hayes GL to Southall FSS

Location Booked Actual   Booked (rtn)
Southall FSS 06.20d [GL] ?   00.45a
Southall   00.30 ~ 00.34
Southall West Jn   00/28
Hayes   00.16 ~ 00.26 [GL]
Southall West Jn   00/14 [GL]
Southall 06.31 ~ 06.45 ?   00/10 [P3]
Southall East Jn 06/46 [RL] ?   -
West Ealing 06/49 ?   00/06
Acton West 09/53 [GL] ?   00/02 [RL]
Acton Main Line 06/59 ?   23/58 [GL]
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 ?   23/53
Willesden SWS 07.04 ~ 07.35 [REV] ?   23/48
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/39 ?   23/44 [REV]
North Pole Jn 07/40 ?   ?
Kensington Olympia 07.45 ~ 07.48 [P3] ?   23.35 ~ 23.37 [DML]
Latchmere Jn 07/55 ?   23/27
Longhedge Jn 07/57 [RVL] ?   23/16
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/58 ?   23/15 [RVL]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/01 [SL] ?   23/13
Victoria 08.04a [P2] 08.07 [P2]   23.10d [P2] [FL]

29/06 : 5Z95 : (48151+80217 & possibly 99035) : Southall FSS to Salisbury
29/06 : 5Z95 : (48151+80217 & possibly 99035) : Salisbury to Swanage
30/06 : 5Z97 : (34067+35518) : Swanage to Salisbury Sig. S240
30/06 : 5Z97 : (34067+35518) : Salisbury Sig. S240 to Salisbury

Location Booked (5Z95) Booked (5Z97)
Southall FSS 12.20d [GL] -
Southall 12/36 -
Southall West Jn 12/37 [RL] -
Airport Jn 12/40 -
Slough 12/51 -
Maidenhead 12/59 -
Twyford 13/07 -
Reading 13/15 -
Oxford Road Jn 13/21 -
Southcote Jn 13/24 -
Bramley 13/36 -
Basingstoke 13/52 [P2] -
Worting Jn 13/56 -
Andover 14/13 [P2] -
Tunnel Jn 14/30 -
Salisbury - 18.05a [HS]
Salisbury Sig. S240 - 17.59 ~ 18.03
Salisbury 14.33 ~ 15.50 [P6] 17/57 [P3]
Tunnel Jn 15/53 17/54
Dean 16/03 17/43
Romsey 16/12 [P1] 17/33 [P2]
Romsey Sig. E882 16.14 ~ 16.20 -
Eastleigh East Jn 16/34 17/22
Eastleigh 16/35 [DF] 17/20 [P1]
St Denys 16/39 [FL] 17/13
Northam Jn 16/40 17/11 [FL]
Southampton Central 16.43 ~ 16.45 [P3] [SL] 17/08 [P1]
Redbridge 16/49 17/01 [FL]
Brockenhurst 17/02 [P3] 16/47 [P2]
Bournemouth Central 17/19 [P3] 16/28 [P2]
Branksome 17/23 [P2] 16/23 [P1]
Poole 17/28 [P2] 16/16 [P1]
Hamworthy Jn ? 16/11 [P1]
Wareham 17/37 [P2] 16.01 ~ 16.03 [P1]
Worgret Jn 17.39 ~ 17.41 15/56
Motala GF 17/44 15.43 ~ 15.45
Swanage 18.15a 15.15d

30/06 : 5Z98 : (48151+80217+99035) : Salisbury to Yeovil Junction

Location Booked
Salisbury 20.10d [HS]
Wilton Jn 20/17
Wilton 20/19
Tisbury Loop 20/32
Gillingham 20.44 ~ 20.52 [P1]
Templecombe 20/59 [ML]
Sherborne 21/09 [P2]
Yeovil Junction 21.20a [DS]

30/06 : 0Z96 : (37516 light-engine - banking from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge Jn) : London Victoria to Southall
30/06 : 0Z96 : (37516 light-engine) : Southall to Southall FSS
30/06 : 0Z98 : (37516 light-engine) : Southall FSS to Southall
30/06 : 0Z98 : (37516 light-engine) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked Actual   Booked (rtn)
Victoria 08.45d 08.45   22.49a
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08.49 ~ 08.51 08.48 ~ ??.??   22/46
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/56 ?   22/44
Longhedge Jn 09/02 ?   22/39
Latchmere Jn 09/11 ?   22/28
Kensington Olympia 09/20 ?   22/22
North Pole Jn 09/26 ?   ?
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/27 ?   22/12
Willesden SWS 09.31 ~ 11.16 ?   22/07
Acton Wells Jn 11/18 ?   22/04
Acton Main Line 11/29 ?   21/56
West Ealing ? ?   21/50
Southall East Jn 11/35 ?   21/44
Southall 11.36 ~ 11.41 ?   21.35 ~ 21.43
Southall FSS 11.50a ?   21.25d


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