10th July 2014

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 37706 & 47237
Stock Used 5216+5171+9104+13440+5237+5236+5249+1666+99350+99371+4994

Route : 
1Z86 : London Victoria to Swanage
1Z87 : Swanage to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
47237 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Motala GF - Norden - Corfe Castle - Swanage
37706 (2) Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 37706 on rear. 
(2) 47237 on rear. 
(3) 47237 replaced advertised 70013 'Oliver Cromwell', due to Fire Brigade Union Strike. 
(4) The return leg was originally booked to run via Romsey, Andover & Hounslow. 
(5) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.


47237 passes through Southampton on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Claude Andrews, Jim Boudreau & Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Revised Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2]     23.04a 22.15a [P2]  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48     23/00 22/13  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/52 [RVL]     22/56 22/02 [RVL]  
Longhedge Jn 08/56     22/54 21/57  
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [DF]     22/50 21/54 [P3]  
Barnes 09/08 [P3]     22/37 21/45 [P1] [US]  
Brentford 09/15     22/31 DIV -
Hounslow 09/21     22/27 DIV -
Richmond - -   DIV 21/37 [P2]  
Twickenham - -   DIV 21/31 [P4]  
Feltham Jn 09/23     22/24 21/24  
Feltham 09/25 [P2]     22/22 [P1] 21/22 [P1]  
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2]     22.11a ~ 22.14d [P1] 21.11a ~ 21.14d [P1]  
Virginia Water 09/44 [P4]     21/58 [P3] 20/58 [P3]  
Addlestone Jn 09/53     21/48 20/47  
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS]     21/46 20/45  
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P5]     21.36 ~ 21.40 20.33a ~ 20.37d [P1]  
Woking Jn 10/08     21/34 20/31  
Pirbright Jn 10/14     ? 20/25  
Farnborough (Main) 10/18 [P2]     21/23 20/20 [P1]  
Fleet 10/22     21/19 20/15  
Winchfield 10w26a ~ 10w39d [P2]     ? ?  
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.54d [DS] [P2] [DF]     20w51a ~ 21w05d [P4] 20/02 [US] [P4] [US]  
Worting Jn 10/59     20/46 19/58 [US]  
Winchester 11/15 [P2]     DIV 19/38 [P1]  
Shawford Jn / Shawford 11/18 [DS]     DIV 19/32  
Eastleigh 11/35 [P2]     DIV 19/28 [UF]  
St Denys 11/41 [P2]     DIV 19/22 [P1]  
Northam Jn 11/43 [DF]     DIV 19/20 [US]  
Andover - -   20/25 [P1] DIV  
Laverstock North Jn - -   20/07 DIV  
Laverstock South Jn - -   20/04 DIV  
Dean - -   19/54 DIV  
Romsey - -   19/44 DIV  
Redbridge - -   19/35 DIV  
Southampton Central 11/46 [P3] [DS] 11/51 [P3] [DS]   DIV 19/17 [US] [P1]  
Southampton [UGL] - -   19.10 ~ 19.27 DIV  
Redbridge 12/02     19/04 19/04  
Beaulieu Road 12w11a ~ 12w23d [P2]     ? ?  
Brockenhurst 12/30 [P3]     18/51 [P2] 18/51 [P2] [P2]
Bournemouth 12.49a ~ 12.52d [P3]     18.28a ~ 18.31d [P2] 18.28a ~ 18.31d [P2]  
Branksome 12/59 [P2]     18/23 [P1] 18/23 [P1]  
Poole 13/04 [P2]     18/17 [P1] 18/17 [P1]  
Wareham 13.14a ~ 13.16d [P2]     18.03a ~ 18.05d [P1] 18.03a ~ 18.05d [P1]  
Worgret Jn 13/21     17/58 17/58  
Motala GF 13t31 ~ 13t41     17t31 ~ 17t45 17t31 ~ 17t45  
Norden Gates 13/46     17/26 17/26  
Corfe Castle 13.48a ~ 13.50d [DM]     17.20a ~ 17.24d [UM] 17.20a ~ 17.24d [UM]  
Harmans Cross 13/55 [DM]     17/15 [UM] 17/15 [UM]  
Swanage 14.04a [P2]     17.06d [P2] 17.06d [P2]  


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z86 : (37706 with 47237 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria
5Z87 : (47237 with 37706 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked (out) Revised (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 00.34a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 00.12 ~ 00.24
Southall East Jn 06/46 00/11
West Ealing 06/50 ?
Acton West 06/55 00/01
Acton Main Line 06/57 23/57
Acton Wells Jn 07/00 23/54
Willesden SW Sdgs 07.03 ~ 07.23 23.14 ~ 23.51
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/27 23/10
North Pole Jn 07/29 23/09
Kensington Olympia 07.35 ~ 07.37 23.04 ~ 23.05
Latchmere Jn 07/43 22/56
Longhedge Jn 07/46 22/51
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/48 22/39
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/00 22/33
London Victoria 08.04a [P2] 22.30d [P2]


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