16th August 2014

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 37706, 47237 & steam: 88
Stock Used 9 coaches

Route :
1Z47 : Southend East to Minehead
1Z48 : Minehead to Southend East

Loco(s) Route
47237 (1) Southend East - Pitsea - Basildon - Upminster - Barking - Woodgrange Park - Leytonstone High Road - Walthamstow Queens Road - South Tottenham - Harringay Park Jn - Upper Holloway - Junction Road Jn - Carlton Road Jn - West Hampstead Thameslink - Cricklewood South Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Neasden Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - (via GWML) - Reading - Southcote Jn - Thatcham - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - (via Westbury & Frome avoiding lines) - East Somerset Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard
88 + 47237 (1) Bishops Lydeard - Blue Anchor - Minehead
88 + 47237 + 37706 Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Bishops Lydeard
47237 + 37706 Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Southend East

Notes :
(1) 37706 on rear.

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Southend East 07.25d 07.25   23.42a 23.56
Southend Central 07/27 07/27   23/40 23/54½
Westcliff-on-Sea 07/28½ 07/28   23/38½ 23/53
Chalkwell 07/30½ 07/29½   23/37 23/52
Leigh-on-Sea 07/33 07/31   23/35 23/50
Benfleet 07/36½ 07/35½   23/31 23/46½
Pitsea 07/39 07/39   23/28 23/44
Basildon 07.42a ~ 07.44d 07.42 ~ 07.44   23.21a ~ 23.23d 23.39 ~ 23.40½
Laindon 07/48 07/47   23.10 ~ 23.17 23.37 (a, d or / ?)
West Horndon 07/52 07/50   23/05½ 23/33
Upminster 07.57a ~ 07.59d 07.55 ~ 07.59   22.58a ~ 23.00d 23.26 ~ 23.28
Upney Jn 08/09 ?   22/48 ?
Barking 08.11a ~ 08.14d 08.10½ ~ 08.14   22.44a ~ 22.46d 23.14 ~ 23.16½
Barking Station Jn 08/15½ ?   22/42 ?
Woodgrange Park 08/17½ 08/17½   22/40 23/12
Leyton Midland Road 08/22 08/22   22/33 23/04½
Blackhorse Road 08/26½ 08/25½   22/29½ 23/02
South Tottenham 09/30 08/29½   22/27 22/59
Harringay Park Jn 08/34½ 08/32½   22/23 22/56
Crouch Hill 08/35½ ?   22/22 ?
Upper Holloway 08/37½ ?   22/20 ?
Junction Road Jn 08/39 ?   22/18 ?
Carlton Road Jn 08/44 08/53   22/15 22/48
West Hampstead South Jn 08/47 08/59   22/12 22/43
West Hampstead Thameslink 08.48a ~ 08.50d 08.59½ ~ 09.02   22.09a ~ 22.11d ?
West Hampstead North Jn 08/51 09/02   22/07 22/42
Cricklewood South Jn 08/52½ 09/03½   22/02½ 22/39
Cricklewood 08/53 09/05   22/01 22/39
Dudding Hill Jn 08/57 ?   21/56 ?
Neasden Jn 08/59 ?   21/54 ?
Acton Canal Wharf 09/04 ?   21/49 ?
Acton Wells Jn 09/06 09/17½   21/47 21/42½
Acton Main Line 09/11 09/19½   21.42 ~ 21.44 21.39½ ~ ??.??
Acton West 09/14 09/22   21/40 21/38½
Ealing Broadway 09/15½ 09/23   21/38½ 21/36
Hanwell 09/18½ 09/25   21/33 ?
Hanwell Bridge Loop 09/20 09/26   21.26 ~ 21.33 ?
Southall East Jn 09/21½ 09/29   21/24 21/32½
Southall 09/22 09/31½   21/23 21/32
Southall West Jn 09/24½ 09/32   21/22 21/31
Hayes & Harlington 09/27 09/36   21/20½ 21/31
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/28 09/37   21/20 21/30
Iver 09/31½ 09/43   21/16 21/28
Langley 09/33 09/45   21/14½ 21/26
Dolphin Jn 09/34 09/45½   21/13 21/24
Slough 09.36a ~ 09.39d 09.48 ~ 09.51   21.09a ~ 21.11d 21.20 (a, d or / ?)
Slough West 09/40½ 09/52   21/07½ 21/19
Burnham 09/42½ 09/55   21/05½ 21/17
Taplow 09/44½ 09/56   21/04 21/16
Maidenhead East 09/46 09/57   21/02½ 21/13½
Maidenhead 09.47a ~ 09.49d 09.59 ~ 10.00   20.59a ~ 21.01d 21.12 ~ 21.13
Maidenhead West 09/50 10/01   20/58½ 21/10½
Ruscombe 09/55 10/06   20/54 21/06
Twyford 09.57a ~ 09.59d 10.09 ~ 10.12   20.50a ~ 20.52d ?
Kennet Bridge Loop 10.05 ~ 10.16 ?   ? ?
Kennet Bridge Jn 10/17½ 10/17   20/45 20/56
Reading 10.20a ~ 10.24d 10.19 ~ 10.24   20.38a ~ 20.42d 20.53 ~ 20.55
Reading West 10/27 ?   20/35 ?
Southcote Jn 10/29 10/29   20/33 20/47
Theale 10/32½ 10/32½   20/29½ 20/37
Aldermaston 10/35½ 10/35½   20/26½ 20/31½
Midgham 10/37½ 10/37½   20/24½ 20/28
Thatcham 10/40½ 10/42   20/22 20/22
Newbury Racecourse 10/43 10/47   20/19½ 20/16
Newbury 10.45 ~ 10.52 10.50 ~ 10.53½   20.03 ~ 20.18 20.13 ~ 20.14
Kintbury 10/58½ 11/00½   19/57½ 20/05½
Hungerford 11/02 11/03   19/54½ 20/01
Bedwyn 11/07 11/07½   19/50 19/54
Savernake 11/10 11/10   19/47 19/45
Pewsey 11/15 11/14½   19/42 19/41½
Woodborough 11/18 11/17½   19/39 19/38
Lavington 11/24 11/24   19/30 19/31½
Heywood Road Jn 11/30 11/29   19/24 19/26
Fairwood Jn 11/32 11/30½   19/22 19/23
Clink Road Jn 11/34 11/33   19/19 19/21
Blatchbridge Jn 11/36 11/34½   19/17 19/19
East Somerset Jn 11/40 11/37   19/13 19/16
Bruton 11/44½ 11/42   19/09 19/11½
Castle Cary 11/48 11/44   19/05½ 19/09
Somerton GF 1/55 11/50½   18/58½ 19/00
Athelney Crossing 12/01 11/58½   18/52½ 18/53
Cogload Jn 12/05 12/01   18/50 18/50½
Taunton 12.12 ~ 12.20 12.06 ~ 12.18   18.40 ~ 18.44 18.41½ ~ 18.44
Norton Fitzwarren 12/24 12/22   18/35 18/35
Bishosp Lydeard 12L34a ~ 12L55d 12.31 ~ 12.52   18L15a ~ 18L25d 18.15 ~ 18.25
Crowcombe Heathfield 13.10 ~ 13.12 ?   18/08 ?
Williton 13.30 ~ 13.40 ?   17/50 18/08
Blue Anchor 14/00 ?   17.25 ~ 17.30 ?
Minehead 14.14a 14.16   17.10d 17.10


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