60163 Cathedrals Express 19th December

Times now up on UKS BUT no movement info yet. As she's moving to Southall tomorrow she's clearly going to be departing from there, so what's more likely, diesel back haul straight to Basingstoke, or under her own steam down to Eastleigh & go round the loop there to be pointing the correct way at Basingstoke. My choice of photo location depends on which she's doing. Cheers

 

ECS times for tomorrow courtesy of KW on SE-Gen yahoo group earlier.

5Z89 1405 Dollands Moor to Eastleigh

Dollands Moor 1405
Sevington Loop 1418 - 1438
Folkestone Central 1456
Dover Priory 1515
Canterbury East 1540
Faversham 1553
Sittingbourne 1602
Sole Street 1627
Swanley 1640
Shortlands Jn 1649
Denmark Hill 1659
Clapham 1710 - 1713
Brentford 1728
Staines 1749
Woking 1813
Basingstoke 1835
Winchester 1854
Eastleigh TRSMD 1910

So to answer your question, straight up from Eastleigh in the morning. Makes sense, saves having ECS moves back and forth to Eastleigh.

 

Is 60163 working the ecs tomorrow or is it a diesel drag?

 

It's dragged by a DL to Eastleigh but Monday's train starts as ECS from Eastleigh shed with 60163 and also goes back there at night:
Eastleigh shed 0611, stn 0621, Winchester 0641/43, Wallers Ash/ Weston loop 0649/0737, Basingstoke 0751/0755.........
...............Basingstoke 2318/2323 Winchester 2344/46 Eastleigh stn 2357, shed 0011
Andover

 

Cheers for all the info guys - it all makes sense now plus the info on UKS that originally said that todays move was to Southall has now changed too. Thanks.

 

67.025 + 60163 reported through Sole St. at 16:28 and Ravensbourne at 16:53. <BJ>

 

A fuller set of times from SE Gen.

#MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2011

DB SCHENKER / STEAM DREAMS

BASINGSTOKE TO NORWICH CHARTER

TIMINGS & SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS RIV21-170 v2

5Z31 MO 06.11 EASTLEIGH TRSMD - BASINGSTOKE

EASTLEIGH TRSMD 06.11
EASTLEIGH Plat 2 SL 06/21 (10)
SHAWFORD Plat 1 06/37
WINCHESTER Plat 1 06C41 06C43
WALLERS ASH LOOP 06.49 07.37
WORTING JN SL 07/47
BASINGSTOKE Plat 4 SL 07.51

Steam locomotive 60163 + POB + 12 vehicles. Max. Speed = 75mph.

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1Z31 MO 07.55 BASINGSTOKE - NORWICH

BASINGSTOKE Plat 4 SL 07.55
FLEET Plat 1 SL 08/13
FARNBOROUGH (MAIN) Plat 1 SL 08.19 08.21
PIRBRIGHT JN SL 08/26
WOKING JN SL 08/31
WOKING Plat 1 SL 08.33 08.35
BYFLEET & NEW HAW 08/44
ADDLESTONE JN 08/47 (8)
VIRGINIA WATER Plat 3 09/03
STAINES Plat 1 09.10 09.12
FELTHAM Plat 1 09/19
FELTHAM JN 09/21
HOUNSLOW Plat 1 09/25
BRENTFORD Plat 1 09/30
KEW EAST JN 09W35 09W56 Water
SOUTH ACTON JN 10/01
ACTON WELLS JN 10/06
WILLESDEN JN. HIGH LEVEL Plat 4 10C09 10C11
KENSAL GREEN JN 10/13
WEST HAMPSTEAD 10.18 10.20
GOSPEL OAK Plat 4 10/25½
JUNCTION ROAD JN 10/28½
UPPER HOLLOWAY 2 10/30
HARRINGAY PARK JN 10/33
HARRINGAY SL2 10/35 (6)
ALEXANDRA PALACE Plat 4 10/47½ (3½)
GORDON HILL Plat 3 10/58 (6)
HERTFORD NORTH Plat 2 11/15 (4)
LANGLEY JN SL 11/30
STEVENAGE Plat 4 SL 11/31
HITCHIN Plat 2 11C37½ 11C39½
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY Plat 2 11/44½
ROYSTON Plat 2 11/59
SHEPRETH BRANCH JN 12/14
CAMBRIDGE Plat 4 12/20
COLDHAM LANE JN DGL 12W23 12W38 Water
ELY DOCK JN DL 12/53
ELY Plat 1 DL 12/54½
ELY NORTH JN 12/58
BRANDON Plat 1 13/16
THETFORD Plat 1 13/23 (2)
ATTLEBOROUGH Plat 1 13/39
WYMONDHAM Plat 1 13/45
TROWSE JN 13/55
TROWSE SWING BRIDGE D 13/56
THORPE JUNCTION[1] W 13.58 14.03
NORWICH Plat 2 14.05

Steam locomotive 60163 + POB + 12 vehicles. Max. Speed = 75mph.
[1] 1P43 to run via lines “C” at Thorpe Junction.

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5Z32 MO 14.17 NORWICH - NORWICH YARD.

NORWICH Plat 2 W 14.17
THORPE JUNCTION 14PR19 14RM22
NORWICH THORPE YARD 14.25

Steam locomotive 60163 + POB + 12 vehicles. Max. Speed = 75mph.

Steam locomotive 60163 to turn under local arrangement via Wensum curve, as I
cannot show this move correctly in TPS.

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5Z33 MO 16.57 NORWICH YARD. - NORWICH

NORWICH THORPE YARD 16PR57
THORPE JUNCTION W 17RM02 17RM05
NORWICH Plat 2 17.07

Steam locomotive 60163 + POB + 12 vehicles. Max. Speed = 75mph.

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1Z33 MO 17.16 NORWICH - BASINGSTOKE

NORWICH Plat 2 W 17.16
THORPE JUNCTION D 17/18½
TROWSE SWING BRIDGE 17/19
TROWSE JN 17/20
WYMONDHAM Plat 2 17/32
ATTLEBOROUGH Plat 2 17/38
THETFORD Plat 2 17/53
BRANDON Plat 2 18/01 [1](11)
ELY NORTH JN UL 18/32½
ELY Plat 2 UL 18/35½
ELY DOCK JN 18/36½
COLDHAM LANE JN ML 18/51½
CAMBRIDGE Plat 7 18C54 18C58
SHEPRETH BRANCH JN 19/03
AUDLEY END Plat 1 19/16 [1](2½)
STANSTED NORTH JUNCTION 19/26½ (1)
STANSTED SOUTH JUNCTION 19/28½
STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET Plat 1 19/29½
BISHOPS STORTFORD Plat 2 19/33½
HARLOW TOWN Plat 1 19W43 20W02½ Water
BROXBOURNE JN 20/07
BROXBOURNE Plat 2 20/09
CHESHUNT Plat 1 20/13
BRIMSDOWN Plat 1 20/16 [1](4)
TOTTENHAM SOUTH JN 20/23½
COPPERMILL JUNCTION 20/25½
TEMPLE MILLS EAST JN. 20/30
HIGH MEADS JUNCTION 20/32
LEA JUNCTION 20/33
NAVARINO ROAD JN 20/38 (½)
CANONBURY WEST JN 20/42½ (1)
WESTBOURNE ROAD JUNCTION 20/45 (1)
CAMDEN RD. E. JN. 20/47½ (1½)
CAMDEN ROAD JN 20/50 (½)
GOSPEL OAK Plat 1 20/54½
WEST HAMPSTEAD 21.00 21.02
KENSAL GREEN JN 21/07½
WILLESDEN JN. HIGH LEVEL 5 21C09½ 21C11½
ACTON WELLS JN 21/14½ (3)
SOUTH ACTON JN 21/22½ (1½)
KEW EAST JN 21/29
BRENTFORD Plat 2 21/33
HOUNSLOW Plat 2 21/37 (6)
FELTHAM JN 21/46 (2)
FELTHAM Plat 2 21/50
STAINES Plat 2 21.56 21.58
VIRGINIA WATER Plat 4 22/07
CHERTSEY Plat 1 22W12 22W25 Water
ADDLESTONE JN 22/29½
BYFLEET & NEW HAW SL 22/33
WOKING Plat 4 SL 22.40 22.42
WOKING JN SL 22/43½
PIRBRIGHT JN SL 22/49½
FARNBOROUGH (MAIN) Plat 2 SL 22.56 22.58
FLEET Plat 2 SL 23/04
BASINGSTOKE Plat 1 SL 23.18

Steam locomotive 60163 + POB + 12 vehicles. Max. Speed = 75mph.

5Z34 MO 23.23 BASINGSTOKE - EASTLEIGH TRSMD

BASINGSTOKE Plat 1 SL 23.23
WORTING JN 23/28
WINCHESTER Plat 2 23OP44 23OP46
SHAWFORD JN SL 23/51
EASTLEIGH Plat 2 23/57
EASTLEIGH SOUTH JN 23/59
EASTLEIGH TRSMD 00.11

Steam locomotive 60163 + POB + 12 vehicles. Max. Speed = 75mph.

 

From this morning:
The Cathedrals Express - 60163 Tornado - 19/12/11 - YouTube

 

Watched the trail of Steam and Smoke above the houses between Hampstead and Gospel Oak from my flat this morning. On time based on the timings above.

Forgot about it otherwise would have popped out.

 

Was pretty much on time departing Hitchin but a fairly gentle climb of the bank up to Letchworth and with the valves lifting all the way, the sound recording will be consigned to the dustbin.

 

Sounded good passing Ashwell and Morden in the gloom. Camera set to ISO 1000!

 

It left Harlow town on time after water.

 

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Ashwell and Morden this morning.

 

Past Hackney Wick more or less on time around 8:35pm on return

 

Bang on time West Hampstead then adverse signals resulted in 30 minutes down at Staines.

 

60103 arrived at Staines just as an up service arrived into platform 1.The SWT service departed seconds before 60103 left for what I assume to be the water stop at Chertsey.I managed just the one shot Mainline Steam 2011 - Stephen Leek's Photos | SmugMug

 

Thanks for updates with times, ECS passed Micheldever 0002, about 25 late, going well.
Andover

 

Ello Ello. Good photo; but surely the number on the front tells you its not F. S. !!! lol (don't worry, we all do it ! )

 

Ha a touch of the Mr Magoo's !!! It was running late and I was getting cold and tired,well thats my excuse anyway.Thanks for pointing it out.
Stephen

 

A video of 60163 & train crossing Bollo Lane level Crossing, South Acton. Fast forward on to 02:45 for the first signs of a steam train approaching, if you don't want to sit with the traffic. 60163 Tornado, crossing Bollo Lane Level Crossing, South Acton. 19/12/2011. - YouTube