44871 and 45407 The Cathedrals Express - Rainham & Meopham to Bristol & Bath

Black 5 4-6-0 number 44871 (previously LMS 4871) built at Crewe Works in 1945 leads The Cathedrals Express from Rainham & Meopham to Bristol & Bath on 16 December 2015. Behind it is 45407 (previously 5407) named "The Lancashire Fusilier" built at Armstrong Whitworth in 1937 (works number 1462).

 

Numbers of the coaches being hauled were 35517, 99371, Car No. 351, 99350, E1666, 5236, 5249, 5237, 13440, 9104 and 5171.

 

According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;

Newington [NGT] 1..................0816.....................0824 1/2......................8L

Rainham [RAI] 1........................0823/0825........0830 1/2/0835........10L

Gillingham [GLM] 2.................0831/0836..........0841/0843 1/4............7L

Chatham [CTM] 1.....................0840 1/2..............0846 1/2......................6L

Rochester [RTR] 2...................0842/0844.........0848/0851 1/4...........7L

Rochester Bridge Jn..............0846....................0853............................7L

Sole Street [SOR] 1..................0856....................0902............................6L

Fawkham Junction ................0904....................0911 1/4........................7L

Swanley [SAY] 1.......................0910.....................0920..........................10L

St Mary Cray Junction............0915.....................0924 1/2......................9L

Bickley Junction[XLY]............0921.....................0925............................4L

Bromley South [BMS] 1...........0923 1/2/0926..0927 1/2/0930 1/4....4L

Shortlands [SRT]......................0927 1/2..............0932 1/2......................5L

Shortlands Junction...............0928....................0933............................5L

Bellingham [BGM]...................0931.....................0936 3/4.....................5L

Nunhead [NHD] 1.....................0939....................0941.............................2L

Peckham Rye [PMR] 3............0941 1/2...............0942...........................RT

Crofton Road Junction..........0942 1/2..............0944.............................1L

Denmark Hill [DMK] 1..............0944....................0944...........................RT

Voltaire Road Junction..........0951.....................0950............................1E

Latchmere Junction...............0956....................0956 3/4....................RT

Imperial Wharf [IMW] 2..........0959....................0958...........................RT

West Brompton [WBP] 4........1000 1/2..............0959 1/2.....................RT

Kensington Olympia 2...........1004/1006..........1002 1/2/1006 1/4.....RT

Shepherds Bush [SPB] 2.......1008.....................1008............................RT

North Pole Signal Vc813.......1010 1/2................1009 1/2......................RT

North Pole Junction...............1011.......................1009............................2E

Mitre Bridge Junction............1012......................1011 1/2........................RT

Acton Wells Junction.............1036.....................1041 1/2........................5L

Acton Main Line [AML]...........1041......................1044 1/2.......................3L

Acton West...............................1043.....................1048.............................5L

Ealing Broadway [EAL]...........1044 1/2...............1050 1/2.......................6L

Hanwell Bridge Loop LP.......1050/1111..............1055 3/4/1123 3/4...12L

Southall East Junction...........1112.......................1123 3/4......................11L

Southall [STL] 3........................1113.......................1125 1/2......................12L

Southall West Junction..........1115.......................1126.............................11L

Hayes & Harlington 3.............1117 1/2.................1129 3/4.....................12L

Heathrow Airport Junction...1118.......................1130 3/4.....................12L

Iver [IVR] 3.................................1124......................1134 3/4.....................10L

Langley [LNY] 3.......................1126 1/2................1136 3/4.....................10L

Dolphin Junction.....................1128 1/2................1137 1/4........................8L

Slough [SLO] 4.........................1131/1135..............1139 1/2/1142...............7L

Slough West.............................1137.......................1143..............................6L

Burnham [BNM] 1.....................1140......................1145 3/4.......................6L

Taplow [TAP] 3.........................1142......................1147 1/4........................5L

Maidenhead East....................1144......................1148 1/4........................4L

Maidenhead [MAI] 3...............1145......................1149 1/4........................4L

Maidenhead West...................1145......................1149 1/4........................4L

Ruscombe.................................1152......................1153 3/4........................1L

Twyford [TWY] 3......................1154......................1155 1/2.........................1L

Kennet Bridge Junction........1205.....................1203 3/4......................1E

Reading [RDG] 7......................1208/1210............1206 1/4/1210............RT

Southcote Junction................1215......................1214..............................1E

Newbury Racecourse 3........1234/1250...........1231/NoRep...............3E

Newbury [NBY] 1......................1253.....................1253............................RT

Kintbury [KIT] 1.........................1300.....................1259 1/4......................RT

Hungerford [HGD] 2...............1304.....................1302 1/2.......................1E

Bedwyn [BDW] 1......................1310......................1308.............................1E

Savernake.................................1314 1/2................1310 3/4......................3E

Pewsey [PEW] 1........................1320 1/2...............1317..............................3E

Woodborough.........................1325.....................1321 1/4.......................3E

Lavington..................................1335.....................1330 1/4......................4E

Heywood Road Junction......1342.....................1339 1/2......................2E

Hawkeridge Junction............1345.....................1342 1/4......................2E

Trowbridge [TRO] 1.................1348 1/2...............1347..............................1E

Bradford Junction...................1350.....................1348 1/2.......................1E

Bradford-on-Avon [BOA]..........1352 1/2...............1352............................RT

Avoncliff [AVF] 1.......................1354 1/2...............1353.............................1E

Freshford [FFD] 1.....................1355 1/2...............1354 1/2......................RT

Bathampton Junction.............1402.....................1359 3/4.....................2E

Bath Spa [BTH] 1......................1405/1408...........1403 3/4/1409 3/4.....1L

Oldfield Park [OLF] 1...............1410......................1412 1/4........................2L

Twerton.....................................1411.......................1414..............................2L

Keynsham [KYN] 1...................1417 1/2................1418 1/2.........................1L

North Somerset Junction......1422.....................1422 1/2......................RT

Bristol East Junction...............1423.....................1424..............................1L

Bristol Temple Meads 12.......1426.....................1428.............................2L

 

Done