10th March 2012

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 66152 'Derek Holmes Railway Operator' & steam: 60163 ' Tornado'
Stock Used 21268+6310+3149+3119+3123+1692+3120+3097+13227+1832+5292+5341+4959+5322

Postponed from 02/07/2011 & 29/10/2011.

Route : 
1Z29 : London Paddington to Plymouth
1Z30 : Plymouth to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
60163 London Paddington - Acton Main Line - Slough - Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter Riverside Yard
60163 + 66152 Exeter Riverside Yard - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbott - Totnes - Plymouth
60163 + 66152 Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids
60163 Exeter St Davids - Tiverton Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - Fairwood Jn - (via Westbury avoiding line) - Heywood Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) This tour was originally advertised to run on 02/07/11 to be hauled by 60019 and 48151. It was then postponed to 29/10/11. This was later changed to 60163 'Tornado' from Paddington to Taunton and then double headed with 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' to Plymouth, however 71000 was not available.
(2) John Clifford comments: On the day the train performed well. It seemed that Great Western were not. We were held at Newbury for the late running 09.06 Paddington - Plymouth to pass. At Exeter there seemed to be some congestion on the outward run while on the return we had to wait for the 15.52 Penzance - Paddington to go. There was a further check at Heywood Road Jn to let a slightly late 19.06 Paddington - Plymouth go into Westbury. Engineering work at Reading caused further delays.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Paddington 08.06d [P1] 08.06 [P1]   22.54a [P1] 23.03 [P1]
Ladbroke Grove 08/11 [DR] 08/11 [DR]   22/50 [UM] 22/57 [UM]
Acton West 08/15 [DR] 08/16 [DR]   22/46 [UM] 22/54 [UM]
Southall 08/23 [DR] 08/23 [DR]   22/43 [UM] 22/50 [UM]
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/28 [DR] 08/27 [DR]   22/41 [UM] 22/48 [UM]
Slough  08.36a ~ 08.39d [P4] [DR] 08.37 ~ 08.39 [P4] [DR]   22.31a ~ 22.33d [P3] [UM] 22.38 ~ 22.40 [P3] [UM]
Maidenhead 08/47 [P3] [DR] 08/48 [P3] [DR]   22/24 [P2] [UM] 22/31 [UM]
Twyford 08/53 [P3] [DR] 08/55 [DR]   22/18 [P2] [UM] 22/26 [UM]
Twyford West 08/54 [DR-DM] 08/56 [DM]   ? ?
Reading 09.02a ~ 09.04d [P7] 09.03 ~ 09.04 [P7]   22.08a ~ 22.11d [P8] [UM] 22.15 ~ 22.18 [P8] [UM]
Southcote Jn 09/07 09/09   22/03 22/06
Newbury Race Course 09/22 [DPL] 09/25 [DPL]   - -
Newbury 09w24a ~ 09w49d [P1] 09w27 ~ 09w59 [P1]   21.41a ~ 21.44d [P2] 21.34 ~ 21.45 [P2]
Bedwyn 10/02 10/16   21/28 21/19
Woodborough 10/14 10/26   20w46 ~ 21w15 [UGL] 20w48 ~ 21w03 [UGL]
Lavington 10/22 10/32   20/33 20/37
Heywood Road Jn 10/28 10/44   20/27 20/30
Westbury 10/30 [P1] 10/46 [P1]   [AL] [AL]
Fairwood Jn 10/33 10/48   20/24 20/25
Clink Road Jn 10/37 [DM] 10/53 [DM]   20/20 20/22
Blatchbridge Jn 10/40 10/55   20/18 20/20
East Somerset Jn 10/44 10/59   20/14 20/17
Castle Cary 10/53 [P2] 11/08 [P2]   20/06 [P1] 20/08 [P1]
Somerton 11/04 11/16   19/55 19/59
Cogload Jn 11/16 11/27   19/44 19/49
Taunton 11.22a ~ 11.23d [P3] 11.32 ~ 11.34 [P3]   19/39 [P4] 19/45 [P4]
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 11/27 11/39   19/37 [UM] 19/44 [UM]
Whiteball 11/39 11/50   19/29 19/37
Tiverton Parkway 11/42 [P1] 11/54   19/23 [P2] 19/33 [P2]
Tiverton Loop 11.44 ~ 12.02  [DPL] 11w59 ~ 12w15   19/21 [UM] 19/31 [UM]
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/15 [U&D] 12/35 [U&D]   19/06 19/18
Exeter Riverside Yard 12L18 ~ 12L56 [U&D] 12L42 ~ 13L12 [U&D]   - -
Exeter St Davids 13.00a ~ 13.02d [P4] 13.20 ~ 13.25 [P4]   18L28a ~ 19L03d [P6] 18L34 ~ 19L14 [P6]
Dawlish Warren 13/18 13/36   18.06a ~ 18.16d [P2] 18.08 ~ 18.16 [P2]
Dawlish 13/22 [P1] 13/38 [P1]   18/04 [P2] 18/01 [P1]
Teignmouth 13/27 [P1] 13/41 [P1]   18/00 [P2] 17/55 [P1]
Newton Abbot 13/34 [P1] 13/46 [P2]   17/54 [P3] 17/47 [P3]
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/35 13/47   17/53 17/46
Dainton Tunnel 13/40 13/51   17/49 17/42
Totnes 13/48 [DM] 13/56 [DM]   17/40 [UM] 17/37 [UM]
Aish Crossover 13/58 14/06   17/31 17/28
Ivybridge 14/03 [P1] 14/10 [P1]   17/25 [P2] 17/21 [P2]
Hemerdon 14/08 14/15   17/18 17/15
Lipson Jn 14/16 14/20   17/09 17/10
Plymouth 14.19a [P8] 14.25 [P8]   17.05d [P8] 17.05 [P8]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

08/03/12 :
5Z63 : (60163 with 21268) : Alton to Southall

Location Booked (out)
Alton 10.22d
Bentley 10.29 ~ 10.35
Farnham 10/40
Aldershot 10.46 ~ 10.56
Aldershot North Jn 10/59
Aldershot South Jn 11/03
Ash 11/04
Guildford 11.12 ~ 11.37
Woking Jn 11/45
Woking 11/46
Byfleet & New Haw 11/51
Addlestone Jn 11/53
Virginia Water 12/05
Staines 12/16
Feltham 12/21
Feltham Jn 12/23
Hounslow 12/25
Brentford 12/29
Barnes 12/45
Clapham Junction 12/55
Latchmere Jn 12/56
Kensington Olympia 13/06
North Pole Jn 13/10
Mitre Bridge Jn 13/11
Willesden SW Sidings 13/19
Acton Wells Jn 13/25
Acton Yard 13.30 ~ 14.10
Acton West 14/14
West Ealing 14/17
Hanwell 14/19
Hanwell Bridge Loop 14.21 ~ 14.41
Southall East Jn 14/42
Southall 14.43 ~ 14.51
Southall Depot 15.00a

10/03/12 :
5Z29 : (67006) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Southall
5Z29 : (67006 with 60163 on rear) : Southall to London Paddington

Location Booked Actual
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.20d ?
Eastleigh 04/30 ?
Winchester 04.44 ~ 04.47 ?
Worting Jn 05/05 ?
Basingstoke 05/09 ?
Bramley 05/16 ?
Reading 05/28 ?
Twyford 05/33 ?
Maidenhead 05/39 ?
Slough 05/44 ?
Southall West Jn 05/58 ?
Southall 06L00 ~ 07L20 ?
Southall East Jn 07/21 ?
West Ealing 07/24 ?
Acton West 07/28 ?
Paddington 07.48a [P1] 07.51 [P1]

0Z28 : (67006) : London Paddington to Acton Yard
0Z30 : (67006) : Acton Yard to London Paddington

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paddington 08.08d [P1] 22.57a [P1]
Royal Oak Sidings 08.10 ~ 08.15 -
Old Oak Common West 08/22 22/45
Park Royal 08/24 22/43
Greenford East Jn 08/28 22/36
Greenford South Jn 08/29 22/34
Drayton Green 08/35 22/30
West Ealing 08/37 22/27
Acton West 08/41 22/24
Acton Yard 08.45a 22.20d

0Z20 : (66152) : Westbury to Exeter Riverside Yard
0Z21 : (66152) : Exeter Riverside Yard to Westbury

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Westbury [Down Yard] 10.15d 20.50a
Fairwood Jn 10/20 20/42
Clink Road Jn 10/24 20/38
Blatchbridge Jn 10/26 20/35
East Somerset Jn 10/30 20/26
Castle Cary 10/39 20/16
Somerton 10/49 20/02
Cogload Jn 10/59 19/49
Taunton 11/05 19/44
Norton Fitzwarren 11/06 19/42
Whiteball 11/15 19/33
Tiverton Parkway 11/19 19/29
Tiverton Loop 11/22 19/27
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/35 19/13
Exeter Riverside Yard 11.40a 19.10d

0Z29 : (60163) : Plymouth - Mount Gold Jn - Laira Jn - Plymouth
(loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Plymouth 14.50d [P8]
Lipson Jn 14/53
Mount Gould Jn 14.57 ~ 16.22
Laira Jn 16.29 ~ 16.33
Lipson Jn 16/36
Plymouth 16.40a

5Z33 : (67006 with 60163 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall

Location Booked
London Paddington 23.13d [P1]
Acton West 23/20
West Ealing ?
Southall East Jn 23/24
Southall 23.26 ~ 23.35
Southall Depot 23.45a

11/03/12 :
5Z34 : (67006) : Southall to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Southall Depot 13.10d
Southall 13/21
Southall West Jn 13/22
Slough 13/32
Maidenhead 13/38
Twyford 13/44
Kennet Bridge Jn 13.49 ~ 13.58
Reading 14/00
Bramley 14/11
Basingstoke 14/17
Worting Jn 14/21
Andover 14/34
Laverstock North Jn 14/48
Laverstock South Jn 14/49
Dean 14/55
Romsey 15/01
Chandlers Ford ?
Eastleigh East Jn 15.12 ~ 15.34
Eastleigh 15/36
Eastleigh South Jn 15/38
Eastleigh T&RSMD 15.50a


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