20th June 2010

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express (Fathers' Day Evening Circular Tour)

Locos Used 67024 & steam: 60163 'Tornado'

Route : 1Z92 throughout

Loco(s) Route
60163 (2) London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Cosham - Havant - Haslemere - Guildford - Woking - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Route was originally advertised the opposite to that shown above (i.e. a 'clockwise' circular tour by the same routing).
(2) 67024 on rear.
(3) Route confirmation required. Reported approximately 30mins late at Micheldever (19/49) and Woking (22/05).


The crowds admire 60163 'Tornado' paused at Botley (photo: Nick Catford)

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Ian Docwra

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Neil Kearns)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Waterloo 17.37d 22.14a
Nine Elms Jn 17/42 22/09
Queenstown Road (Battersea) 17/45 22/08
Clapham Junction 17/49 22/03
Wimbledon 17/57 21/58
Wimbledon West Jn 18/00 ?
Raynes Park 18/02 ?
New Malden 18/03 21/55
Surbiton 18/08 21/53
Hampton Court Jn 18/11 21/51
Weybridge 18.23a ~ 18.25d 21.42a ~ 21.43d
Byfleet & New Haw 18/27 21/39
Woking 18.36a ~ 18.38d 21.33a ~ 21.34d
Woking Jn 18/39 21/31

 

Location Booked
Farnborough (Main) 18/48
Basingstoke 19/01
Worting Jn 19/05
Winchester 19/21
Shawford Jn 19/24
Eastleigh 19/31
Eastleigh South Jn 19/33
Botley 19.42 ~ 19.57
Fareham North Jn 20/05
Fareham 20/06
Cosham 20/15
Cosham Jn 20/16
Farlington Jn 20/20
Havant 20/31
Petersfield 20/49
Haslemere 21/05
Farncombe 21/17
Shalford Jn 21/20
Guildford 21/23

Timings continue in first table.


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