14th April 2012

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 67028 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35185+3150+3148+1730+3115+3096+3125+13227?+1859+4856+4831+4832

Route :
1Z90 : London Euston to Chester
1Z92 : Chester to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
70000 (1) London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Chester
70000 (1) Chester - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 67028 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual Booked (rtn) Actual
Euston 07.40d 07.46 20.51a 20.53
Camden South Jn 07/44 07/50 20/48 20/49
Camden Jn 07/45 07/51 20/47 20/46
Willesden WL Jn 07/52 07/55 20/43 20/43
Wembley Central 07/55 07/58 20/40 20/40
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/59 08/01 20/37 20/37
Watford Junction 08/05 08/07 20/31 20/32
Bourne End Jn 08/15 08/17 20/22 20/25
Tring 08/24 08/26 20/17 20/20
Ledburn Jn 08/29 08/31 20/09 20/14
Bletchley 08/37 08/39 20/01 20/05
Milton Keynes Central 08.45a ~ 09.04d 08.48 ~ 09.04 19.54a ~ 19.56d 19.55 ~ 19.59
Hanslope Jn 09/13 09/16 19/47 19/48
Northampton 09w26a ~ 09w49d 09.27 ~ 09.49 19w16a ~ 19w35d 19.18 ~ 19.34
Long Buckby 10/02 10/04 19/03 19/07
Hillmorton Jn 10/11 10/14 18/54 18/56
Rugby 10.13a ~ 10.30d 10.17 ~ 10.30 18.47a ~ 18.51d 18.52 ~ 18.52
Trent Valley Jn 10/32 10/32 18/45 18/50
Brinklow 10/38 10/39 ? ?
Attleborough Jn 10/45 10/48 ? ?
Nuneaton 10/47 10/52 [P1] 18/30 18/35 [P5]
Atherstone ? ? 18w11a ~ 18w23d 18.14 ~ 18.27
Amington Jn 10/57 11/06 18/03 18.06
Lichfield Trent Valley 11w04a ~ 11w16d 11.14 ~ 11.25 [P1] 17.51a ~ 17.55d 17.53 ~ 17.57
Rugeley North Jn 11/26 11/36 17/42 17/44
Colwich 11/30 11/38 17/38 17/39
Stafford No.4 11/37 11/45 17/17 17/20
Stafford 11.39a ~ 11.44d 11.47 ~ 11.54 17/16 17/18 [P4]
Norton Bridge 11/54 12/01 17/10 17/11
Madeley 12/06 12/12 16/56 16/58
Basford Hall Jn 12/14 12/18 16/49 16/50
Crewe 12.18a ~ 12.28d 12.23 ~ 12.28 16.39a ~ 16.44d 16.40 ~ 16.45 [P12]
Crewe Steel Works 12/36 12/32 16/33 16/34
Beeston Castle SB 12/47 12/46 16/26 16/25
Chester 13.00a 13.00 [P4] 16.11d 16.11


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