8th December 2019

Steam Dreams Rail Co
Steam Dreams Excursion

Loco Used steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 21249+5236+5249+1666+99348+3136+3058+13440+9104+5200+5216

Route :
1Z56 : Ealing Broadway to Lincoln Central
1Z58 : Lincoln Central to London Kings Cross

Loco Route
60163 Ealing Broadway - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn- Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - York Way North Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Potters Bar - Welwyn Garden City - Stevenage - Peterborough - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - Sleaford North Jn - Lincoln Central 
60163 Lincoln Central - Swinderby - Newark North Gate - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes : 
(1) This tour was originally advertised to start from London Kings Cross and run via Hertford North.
(2) Off tour option: Lincoln Christmas Market.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ealing Broadway 09.29d [P4] [UR] 09.31   - -
Acton West 09/30 [UR] 09/33   - -
Acton Main Line 09/32 [GL] 09/35   - -
Acton Wells Jn 09/34 09/38   - -
Willesden Junction HL 09/36 [P4] 09/41   - -
Kensal Green Jn 09/38 09/43   - -
West Hampstead 09.42a ~ 09.45d [P2] 09.47 ~ 09.49   - -
Gospel Oak 09/50 [P2] 09/54   - -
Camden Road Jn 09/54 09/57   - -
Camden Road Central Jn 09/56 ?   - -
York Way North Jn 10/06 ?   - -
London Kings Cross - -   21.13a [P3] 21.12 [P1]
Belle Isle - -   21/10½ [A] 21/09
Copenhagen Jn 10/08 [DS] 10/05   21/10 ?
Holloway South Jn 10/11 10/08   21/08 [UF] 21/05
Finsbury Park 10.14a ~ 10.20d [P7] [DS1] 10.10 ~ 10.18   20/56 [P1] [US] 21/03 [P1]
Alexandra Palace 10/26 [P3] [DS] 10/24   20/48 [P2] [US2] 20/56
Potters Bar 10.40a ~ 10.43d [P4] [DS] 10.38 ~ 10.41   20.35a ~ 20.38d [P1] [US] 20.40 ~ 20.43
Welwyn Garden City 10/53 [P3] 10/51   20/27 [P2] [US] 20/31
Digswell Jn 10/58 10/52   20/25 [US] 20/29
Woolmer Green Jn 11/01 [DS] 10/56   20/23 20/27
Stevenage 11/05 [P4] [DS] 10/59   20/20 [P1] [US] 20/23
Hitchin 11.11a ~ 11.13d [P2] [DS] 11.05 ~ ?   20.12a ~ 20.15d [P1] [US] 20.12 ~ 20.13
Biggleswade 11/25 [P4] [DS] 11/24   20/01 [P1] [US] 20/00
Sandy 11/28 [P2] [DS] 11/27 [P2]   19/58 [P1] [US] 19/57 [P1]
Huntingdon 11.44a~ 12.00d [P3] [DS] 11.42 ~ 11.58   19.38a ~ 19.41d [P2] [US] 19.37 ~ 19.42
Conington South Jn 12/11 12/11   19/27 19/27
Holme Jn 12/13 12/13   19/25 19/25
Fletton Jn 12/20½ 12/18   19/19 [UF] 19/17
Peterborough 12/22 [P1] [US] 12/20   18w52 ~ 19w15 [P1] 18.55 ~ 19.13 [P1]

 

Location Booked Actual
Werrington Jn 12/30 12/25
Spalding 12/49 12/40
Sleaford South Jn 13/10 [DA] 13/07
Sleaford North Jn 13/11½ 13/10
Metheringham 13/23 13/20
Pelham Street Jn 13/37 13/33
Lincoln Central 13.38a [P4] ~ 17.35d [P4] 13.34 [P4] ~ 17.35 [P?]
West Holmes Jn 17/38 17/38
Boultham Jn 17/40 17/39
Swinderby 17/52½ 17/48
Newark Crossing East Jn 18/04 18/00
Newark North Gate 18/07 [P3] 18/04
Claypole Loop 18/11½ 18/11
Grantham 18/21 [P1] 18/21 [P1]
Stoke Jn 18/27 [US] 18/28
Tallington Jn 18/42 [US] 18/43
Helpston Jn 18/45½ [US] 18/46
Werrington Jn 18/48 [US] 18/48

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z45 : (60163) : Southall to Ealing Broadway

Location Booked
Southall Depot 08.56d
Southall Yard 09.06 ~ 09.21
Southall East Jn 09/22
West Ealing 09/25
Ealing Broadway 09.27a [P4]

5Z57 : (60163) : Lincoln Central to Lincoln Terrace C.H.S.
5Z56 : (60163) : Lincoln Terrace C.H.S. to Lincoln Central

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Lincoln Central 13.48d [P4] 17.23a [P4]
Pelham Street Jn 13/50 17/21
Lincoln Terrace C.H.S. 13.53a 17.18d

5Z59 : (Diesel Loco with 60163 on rear) : London Kings Cross to Hornsey
5Z59 : (60163 with Diesel Loco on rear) : Hornsey to Southall

Location Booked
London Kings Cross 21.38d [P3]
Belle Isle 21/40
Holloway South Jn 21/42
Finsbury Park 21/46
Hornsey Sig.K440 21.50 ~ 22.00
Harringay 22/08
Finsbury Park 22/10
Holloway South Jn 22/12
Copenhagen Jn 22/14
York Way North Jn 22/16
Camden Road Central Jn 22/28
Camden Road Jn 22/29
Gospel Oak 22/36
West Hampstead 22/42
Kensal Green Jn 22/51
Willesden Junction HL 22/52
Acton Wells Jn 22/57
Acton Main Line 23/00
Acton West 23/05
Southall East Jn 23/10
Southall Yard 23.11 ~ 23.21
Southall Depot 23.31a


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