31st August 2011

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35465+21245+5276+3141+3146+3144+1692+3147+3112+3107+13227+1813+5322

Route :
1Z34 : Southend Central to Salisbury
1Z36 : Salisbury to Southend Central

Loco Route
70000 Southend Central – Pitsea – Basildon – Upminster – Barking – Woodgrange Park - Leyton Midland Road – South Tottenham – Upper Holloway – Junction Road Jn – Gospel Oak – West Hampstead – Willesden Junction HL – Acton Wells Jn – South Acton Jn – Kew East Jn – Brentford – Hounslow – Feltham Jn – Feltham – Staines – Virginia Water – Addlestone Jn – Byfleet & New Haw – Woking – Pirbright Jn – Farnborough – Basingstoke – Worting Jn – Andover – Tunnel Jn – Salisbury
70000 Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Southend Central

Notes :
(1) Delay between Brookwood and Farnborough on outward leg was due to a signal failure.

Sources : Nick Wason (on the train throughout to Staines on the return) & Geoffrey H. May

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Wason)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Southend Central 09.24d [P3] 09.27 [P3]   21.51a [P2] ?
Leigh-on-Sea 09/31½ 09/33 [P1]   21/46 ?
Pitsea 09/40 09/43   21/38½ ?
Basildon 09.44a ~ 09.46d [P1] 09.47½ ~ 09.49½ [P1]   21.33a ~ 21.35d [P2] ?
Laindon 09/48 09/53 [P1]   21/30 ?
Upminster 08.58a ~ 10.00d [P1] 10.03 ~ 10.05 [P1]   21.19½a ~ 21.21½d [P2] ?
Barking Upney Jn 10/10 10/16 [UM] [UCL]   21/07 ?
Barking 10/12 10/20 [P8]   21/05 ?
Barking Station Jn 10.14 ~ 10.22 10/22   21/00 ?
Woodgrange Park 10/26 10/25   20/58½ ?
Leyton Midland Road 10/35 10/34   20/49 ?
South Tottenham 10/45 10/43   20/40 ?
Harringay Park Jn 10/50 10/47   20/35 ?
Upper Holloway 10/53 10/50   20/30 ?
Junction Road Jn 10/54 10/52   20/28 ?
Gospel Oak 10/57 10/55½   20/25 ?
West Hampstead 11.03a ~ 11.03d [P.W] 11.00 ~ 11.03 [P.W]   20.18a ~ 20.20d [P.E] ?
Kensal Green Jn 11/09 11/09   20/12½ ?
Willesden Junction HL 11/10 11/10   20/10½ ?
Acton Wells Jn 11/13 11/12   20/07½ ?
South Acton Jn 11/19 11/23   19/57½ ?
Kew East Jn 11/28½ 11/25   19/46½ ?
Brentford 11/32½ 11/30   19/43 ?
Hounslow 11/37½ 11/38   19/38 ?
Feltham Jn 11/46 11.41 ~ 11.46   19/34 ?
Feltham 11/50 11/51   19/32 ?
Staines 11.56a ~ 11.59d [P2] 11.58 ~ 12.00 [P2]   19.21a ~ 19.24d [P1] 19.12½ ~ 19.14 [P1]
Virginia Water 12/07 12/10   19/11½ 19/03
Chertsey 12.13 ~ 12.25 [P1] 12.15 ~ 12.26   ? 18/56
Addlestone Jn 12/30 12/32   18/58½ 18/53
Byfleet & New Haw 12/33½ 12/35½ [DS]   18/55½ 18/50 [US]
Woking 12/42 12/46 [DF]   18/49 18/46 [US]
Woking Jn 12/42½ 12/47½ [DF] [DS]   18/44 18/45½ [US]
Brookwood ? 12/53 [DS]   18.27 ~ 18.40 [P1] 18.28 ~ 18.39 [P1]
Pirbright Jn 12/52 12/55 [DS]   18/24 18/24 [US]
Farnborough (Main) 12/56 13/08 [DS]   18/19 18/19 [US]
Fleet 13/00 13/12 [DS]   18/14 18/14 [US]
Basingstoke 13/12 13/32 [DF]   17/56 17.53 ~ 17.57½ [US]
Worting Jn 13/15 13/37 [DF]   17/49 17/46 [UF] [US]
Andover 13/32 13/51   17/30 17/28
Tunnel Jn 13/50 14/05   17/09 17/09
Salisbury 13.53a [P4] 14.09 [P4]   17.05d [P2] 17.05 [P4]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z34 : (67029 & stock) : Crewe to Wembley
5Z34 : (67029 & stock with 70000 & support coach on rear) : Wembley to Southend
5Z38 : (67029 & stock with 70000 & support coach on rear) : Shoeburyness to Wembley?
5Z38 : (67029 & stock) : Wembley? to Crewe

Location Booked Actual   Booked (rtn)
Crewe ??.??d ?   04.43a [Basford Hall]
Milton Keynes Central ? ?   02/18
Wembley Yard South Jn ? ?   00/25
Barking ? 06/44   23/41
Southend ??.??a ??.??a   ?
Shoeburyness - -   22.50d


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