4th December 2012

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 67016 & steam: 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used (3) (99040)+35469+3146+3148+3125+1699+3112+3100+3121+1832+4959

Route : 
1Z70 : Slough to Chester
1Z72 : Chester to Slough

Locos Route
6201 (5) Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Goring & Streatley - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Coventry - Nuneaton - Lichfield Trent Valley - Rugeley Trent Valley - Stafford - Crewe - Chester
67016 Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Slough

Notes: 
(1) 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' replaced advertised 70000 'Britannia'.
(2) This was reported as 6201's last tour before being withdrawn for overhaul.
(3) 99040 was only in the consist when 6201 was on the train.
(4) The return leg was originally advertised to be steam hauled, but this was changed to diesel hauled due to pathing difficulties.
(5) 67016 on rear.

Source : Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Slough 07.10d [P4] 07.43   20.48a [P5] 20.48
Maidenhead 07/17 [P3] 07/51   20/41 [P4] 20/40
Twyford 07.27a ~ 07.30d [P3] 07.58 ~ 08.02 [P3]   20.32a ~ 20.34d [P4] 20.32 ~ 20.33
Reading 07.41a ~ 07.43d [P10] 08.13 ~ 08.16   20.21a ~ 20.23d [P10] 20.21 ~ 20.25
Reading West Jn 07/46 [DR] 08/19   20/18 [UR] 20/08
Tilehurst 07/49 08/21   ? ?
Pangbourne 07/52 08/24   ? ?
Goring & Streatley 07.58a ~ 08.03d 08.28 ~ 08.32   20.07a ~ 20.10 19.57 ~ 19.59
Didcot East Jn 08/14 08/43   19/58 [UR] 19/49
Didcot North Jn 08/15 08/46   19/57 19/48
Kennington Jn 08/27 08/54   19/49 19/42
Oxford U&DPL 08w30 ~ 08w58 ?   - -
Oxford 09.01a ~ 09.10d [DM] 09/22 [DM]   19/46 [UM] 19/38
Oxford North Jn - -   19*29 ~ 19*44 [UGL] ?
Wolvercot Jn 09/15 09/28   19/25 19/22
Heyford 09/24 09/38   19/17 19/16
Aynho Jn 09/29 09/43   19/11 19/11
Banbury 09.36a ~ 09.39d [P2] 09.49 ~ 09.53   19.02a ~ 19.04d [P3] 19.04 ~ 19.06
Fenny Compton 09/49 10/04   18/53 18/56
Leamington Spa 10/00 [DM] 10/26   18*33 ~ 18*41 [UM] 18.40 ~ 18.45
Milverton Jn 10/02 10/29   18/28 18/30
Kenilworth 10/08 10/42   18/24 18/26
Gibbet Hill Jn 10/10 10/47   18/22 18/23
Coventry 10/15 [P3] 10/54   18/17 [P2] 18/07
Coundon Road 10/19 10/57   18/06 18/00
Three Spires Jn 10/22 10/59   18/03 17/57
Hawkesbury Lane 10/25 11/02   18/00 17/54
Chilvers Coton Jn 10/32 11/18   17/54 17/49
Nuneaton 10w35a ~ 10w47d [P1] [DS] 11.21 ~ 11.33   17.48a ~ 17.52d [P2] 17.44 ~ 17.47
Amington Jn 11/00 11/48   17/29 17/26
Lichfield North Jn 11/06 11/55   17/23 17/21
Rugeley North Jn 11/14 12/02   17/17 17/15
Colwich Jn 11/19[DS] 12/05   17/14 [US] 17/13
Stafford No.4 11/24 [DS] ?   - -
Stafford 11/25 [P5] [DS] 12/16 [DF]   17/06 [UF] 17/06
Norton Bridge 11/31 [DS] 12/24   16/57 [US] 16/57
Madeley Jn 11/42 [DS] 12/35   16/47 [US] 16/48
Basford Hall Jn 11/52 12/42   16/42 16/43
Crewe 11.59a ~ 12.01d [P12] 12.47 ~ 12.48 [P12]   16.36a ~ 16.37d [P12] 16.39 ~ 16.39
Crewe Steel Works 12/06 12/52   16/27 16/35
Beeston Castle & Taporley 12/15 ?   16/19 16/26
Chester 12.32a [P4] 13.16   16.08d [P4] 16.08


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z74 : (6201 with 99040) : Chester to Tyseley

Location Booked
Chester 14.39d
Crewe 15/13
Stafford 15/47
Darlaston Jn 16/13
Walsall 16/18
Landor Street Jn 16.58 ~ 17.08
Bordesley Jn 17/14
Tyseley Depot 17.27a


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