27th November 2009

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 13 coaches

Route :
1Z63 : London Kings Cross to York
1Z64 : York to London Kings Cross

Loco Route
60163 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
60163 York - Church Fenton - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Hambleton South Jn - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross


60163 passes Muskham on the morning run to York (photo: Gordon Lacy)

Sources : Gordon Lacy & Chris Morley

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Chris Morley)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 08.40d 08.40   21.58a 22.20
Belle Isle 08/42 08/43   21/56 ?
Finsbury Park 08/50 08/46   21/50 22/14
Alexandra Palace 08/56 08/49   21/47 22/11
Potters Bar 09.06a ~ 09.10d 09.03 ~ 09.10   21.37a ~ 21.39d 22.00 ~ 22.02
Welwyn Garden City ? ?   21/30 21/52
Digswell Jn 09/20 09/21      
Woolmer Green Jn 09/22 09/23   21/27 21/48
Stevenage 09.40a ~ 09.42d 09.40 ~ 09.43   21.17a ~ 21.21d 21.38 ~ 21.41
Hitchin 09/47 09/49   21/11 21/32
Sandy 09/58 10/00   20/55 21/17
Huntingdon 10/12 10/13   20/37 21/03
Connington UGL   20.05 ~ 20.27 ?
Holme 10/22 10/24  
Peterborough 10.31a ~ 10.41d 10.24 ~ 10.41   19.51a ~ 19.54d 20.14 ~ 20.17
Tallington Jn 10/50 10/51   19/43 ?
Stoke Jn 11/15 (11/17)   19/28 ?
Grantham GL 11.22 ~ 11.48 (11.24) ~ 11.51   19/22 19/41
Claypole UGL   19/13 ?
Newark Northgate 12/05 12/08   19/08 ?
Retford 12.20 ~ 12.26 12.25 ~ 12.29   18/53 ?
Ranskill UGL   18.08 ~ 18.47 ?
Loversall Carr Jn 12/41 12/42   17/58 ?
Doncaster 12/45 12/46   17/53 17/54
Temple Hirst Jn 12/57 12/57   17/40 ?
Hambleton South Jn   17/35 ?
Hambleton North Jn 13/02 13/02  
Gascoigne Wood Jn   17/32 ?
Church Fenton   17/26 17/28
Colton Jn 13/10 13/11   17/18 17/20
York 13.19a 13.20   17.11d 17.12


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