1st April 2015

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Locos Used D7535 'Mercury' & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used 35479+5216+5222+9104+13440+99352+99348+99371+1666+5249

Route :
1Z30 : Oxford to Kingswear
1Z31 : Kingswear to Oxford

Loco(s) Route
61306 Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Goring & Streatley - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Theale - Aldermaston - Newbury - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Goodrington?
D7535 + 61306 (1) Goodrington? - Kingswear
D7535 ? Kingswear - Goodrington?
61306 Goodrington? - Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Oxford

Notes: 
(1) It is reported that D7535 'Mercury' assisted the train between Paignton and Kingswear and back. Confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Oxford 08.24d [P1] 08.29 [P1]   23.24a [P2] 23.27
Kennington Jn  08/30 08/33   23/17 23/23
Didcot North Jn 08/38 08/41   23/04 23/09
Didcot East Jn 08/40 [UR] 08/42   23/01 23/05
Goring & Streatley 08.50a ~ 08.52d 08.51 ~ 08.54   22.46a ~ 22.50d 22.39 ~ 22.43
Reading West Jn 09/02 09/07   22/34 [DR] 22/29
Oxford Road Jn 09/04 09/11   22/32 22/28
Southcote Jn 09/06 09/14   22/30 22/26
Theale 09.12a ~ 09.14d 09.19 ~ 09.21   22.21a ~ 22.25d 22.17 ~ 22.21
Aldermaston 09.21a ~ 09.23d [P2] 09.27 ~ 09.30   22.10a ~ 22.14d [P1] 22.09 ~ 22.12
Newbury Racecourse 09w33a ~ 09w49d [P3] 09.42 ~ ??.??   21.57a ~ 22.00d [P2] 21.51 ~ 21.57
Newbury 09/52 [P1] 09/57   21/54 21/50
Bedwyn 10/07 10/12   21/39 21/39
Woodborough 10/20 10/24   21w03 ~ 21w24 [UGL] ? ~ 21.23
Lavington 10/30 10/30   20/51 20/54
Heywood Road Jn 10/38 10/37   20/44 20/47
Westbury 10/41 10/39   20/41 [P3] 20/44
Fairwood Jn 10/44 10/42   20/39 20/41
Clink Road Jn 10/49 10/49   20/33 20/37
Frome 10.52a ~ 11.26d 10.51 ~ 11.23   - -
Blatchbridge Jn 11/31 11/26   20/31 20/36
East Somerset Jn 11/38 11/31   20/25 20/33
Castle Cary 11/47 [P2] 11/40 [P2]   20/15 [P1] 20/20 [P1]
Somerton GF 11/58 12/02   20/04 20/10
Athelney LC 12/08 12/15   19/54 20/02
Cogload Jn 12/13 12/18   19/49 19/59
Taunton 12w19a ~ 12w32d [P2] 12.25 ~ 12.38   19w28a ~ 19w43d 19.37 ~ 19.51
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 12/37 12/42   19/25 19/35
Whiteball 12/49 13/02   19/16 19/28
Tiverton Parkway 12/53 [P1] 13/10   19/10 [P2] 19/24
Tiverton Loop 12/55 13/11   19/08 19/22
Cowley Bridge Jn 13/10 13/26   18/53 19/08
Exeter St Davids 13.16a ~ 13.19d [P4] 13.28 ~ 13.31   18.48a ~ 18.50d [P5] 19.01 ~ 19.04
Dawlish Warren 13.35 ~ 13.44 [P1] 13.46 ~ 13.50 [P1]   18/33 18/49 [UM]
Dawlish 13/48 13/54   18/31 18/46
Teignmouth 13/51 13/57   18/27 18/43
Newton Abbot 13/58 [P2] 14/05 [P2]   18/21 [P3] 18/37
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/59 14/07   18/20 18/36
Paignton 14.21a ~ 14.28d [P1] 14.25 ~ 14.39   18.02a ~ 18.06d [P2] 18.15 ~ 18.19
Paignton GF 14/32 ?   17.52 ~ 17.57 ?
Kingswear 14.55a ?   17.30d ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z30 : (47746? with 61306 on rear) : Southall to Oxford
5Z32 : (47746? with 61306 on rear) : Oxford to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 04.35d 01.36a
Southall Yard 04.45 ~ 04.47 01.24 ~ 01.26
Southall West Jn 04/50 01/21
Slough 05/03 01/11
Maidenhead 05/10 01/01
Twyford 05/18 00/52
Reading 05/27 00.28 ~ 00.43
Reading West Jn 05/30 00/25
Didcot East Jn 05/49 00/06
Didcot Parkway 05/51 -
Didcot North Jn 05/54 00/03
Kennington Jn 06/09 23/53
Oxford [U&DPL] 06.14 ~ 06.15 -
Oxford 06.17 ~ 06.19 23/49
Oxford Up CS 06.21 ~ 08.17 -
Oxford Down CS - 23.32 ~ 23.47
Oxford 08.19a [P1] 23.30d [P2]


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