5th September 2007

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 37248 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+5237+5249+1961+5236+9392+13440+5216+1840+5222+5200

Route:
1Z96 : London Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z97 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
34067 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane - Clapham Junction - Brentford - Hounslow - Staines - Chertsey - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
34067 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Staines (2) - Richmond - (2) Clapham Junction - Stewarts Lane - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Banked by 37248 Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge.
(2) Booked route was: Staines - Hounslow - Clapham Junction.
(3) The train was originally due to hauled by E850 'Lord Nelson' but as this has major problems 34067 was substituted.
(4) The return was delayed by a points problem which prevented 34067 getting to Barton Hill for servicing. However some brisk running & helpful operating from Network Rail saw the train recover almost two thirds of the lateness.

Source: John Clifford

Timings (Booked and Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.53d [P2] 08.57   22.35a [P2] 22.59
Battersea Pier Jn 08/56 09/01   22/31 22/53
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/59 09/04   22/26 22/51
Longhedge Jn 09/05 09/05   22/21 22/50
Clapham Junction 09.11a ~ 09.12d [P6] 09.14 ~ 09.15   22.15a ~ 22.17d [P3] 22.43 ~ 22.45
Barnes 09/17 09/24   22/08 22/36
Brentford 09.29a ~ 09.33d 09.30 ~ 09.33   21.58a ~ 22.02d DIV
Hounslow 09/40 09/41   21/54 DIV
Richmond   DIV 22/33
St Margarets   DIV 22/30
Twickenham   DIV 22/29
Twickenham Jn   DIV 22/28
Whitton Jn   DIV 22/27
Feltham Jn 09/51 09.46 ~ 09.50   21/52 22/26
Feltham 09/53 09/54   21/50 22/25
Staines 09.59a ~ 10.02d 10.00 ~ 10.04   21.38a ~ 21.42d 22.15 ~ 22.18
Virginia Water 10/09 10/14   21/30 22/04
Addlestone Jn 10/19 10/24   21/23 21/50
Byfleet & New Haw 10/23 10/27   21/21 21/48
Woking 10.33a ~ 10.35d [P5] 10.34 ~ 10.36   21.13a ~ 21.15d [P1] 21.40 ~ 21.42
Woking Jn 10/36 10/38   21/10 21/38
Brookwood 10/42 10/43   20w56 ~ 21w06 21.21 ~ 21.31
Pirbright Jn 10/44 10/45   20/54 21/14
Farnborough 10/48 10/49   20/49 21/09
Fleet 10/51 10/52   20/44 21/06
Winchfield 10w56 ~ 11w09 10.57 ~ 11.11   ? ?
Basingstoke 11/27 11/28   20/28 20/57
Worting Jn 11/32 11/32   20/19 20/55
Andover 11/50 11/51   20/01 20/34
Salisbury Tunnel Jn 12/06 12/06   19/45 20/17
Salisbury 12w09 ~ 12w25 [P4] 12.09 ~ 12.25   19w16 ~ 19w42 [P4] 20.02 ~ 20.13
Wilton Jn 12/29 12/30   19/09 19/53
Wishford ? 12/34   ? 19/49
Wylye 12/40 12/38   19/00 19/45
Upton Lovell ? 12/43   18/54 19/42
Warminster 12/50 12/48   18/46 19/38
Westbury 13*03 ~ 13*18 12.57 ~ 13.20   18*20 ~ 18*30 [P1] 19/28
Bradford Jn 13/28 13/29   18/11 19/18
Bathampton Jn 13/39 13/41   18/00 19/07
Bath Spa 13.44a ~ 13.49d 13.44 ~ 13.49   17.49a ~ 17.56d 19.00 ~ 19.01
North Somerset Jn 13/59 14/03   17/37 18/47
Bristol East Jn 14/01 14/05   17/35 18/45
Bristol Temple Meads 14.03a 14.06   17.33d 18.43


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