6th December 2016

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Tour cancelled, due to unavailable steam loco, then failed diesel loco.

Route :
1Z80 : Horsham to Ely
1Z82 : Ely to Horsham

Advertised Loco(s) Advertised Route
Diesel Loco Horsham - Dorking - Leatherhead - Epsom - Cheam - Sutton - Mitcham Junction - Streatham - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings
steam: 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' Willesden SW Sidings - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - York Way North Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Holloway South Jn - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Potters Bar - Welwyn Garden City - Digswell Jn - Woolmer Green Jn - Stevenage - Hitchin - Letchworth - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely
Diesel Loco Ely - Cambridge - Shepreth Branch Jn - Audley End - Stansted Mountfitchet - Bishops Stortford - Harlow Town - Broxbourne - Cheshunt - Brimsdown - Tottenham South Jn - Coppermill Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - High Meads Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Westbourne Road Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Streatham South Jn - Mitcham Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Horsham

Notes :
(1) This tour was originally advertised to be hauled by 6201 'Princess Elizabeth', but this was unavailable. 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' was to substitute, but was ruled out of gauge. The tour was then to be diesel hauled throughout, but this also failed, so the tour was cancelled.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Steam Dreams website)

Location Advertised (out) Advertised (rtn)
Horsham 08.40d 22.45a
Dorking 09.10d 22.15a
Leatherhead 09.20d 22.05a
Cheam 09.40d 21.50a
Kensington Olympia 10.20d 21.00a
Ely 13.45a 17.00d


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