Steam Dreams

A guide to all of their charter train services.

February 2015

Feb 11. 61306. Norwich-Ipswich- Colchester-Witham-Windsor & Eton Riverside-Willesden area. Diesel hauled Willesden area to Norwich.

Feb 14. 61306. ‘Valentine’s Day Brief Evening Encounter in Brighton’. Victoria-Brighton and return.

Feb 14. 61306. ‘Valentine’s Day Luncheon’. Victoria- Putney-Chiswick- Addlestone-Woking-Havant area circular trip.

December 2014

Dec 2. 45407+44871. ‘Bath Christmas Market’. Victoria-East Croydon-Redhill-Dorking-Shalford-Guildford-North Camp-Bath-Bristol and return.

Dec 4. 60019. ‘York St. Nicholas Fayre’. Kings Cross-Hertford North-Stevenage-Hitchin-Sandy-St. Neots-Peterborough-Retford-York and return.

Dec 6. 45407+44871. ‘Norwich Carols’. Southend East-Upminster-Barking-Broxbourne-Cambridge-Norwich and return.

Dec 9. 45407+44871. ‘Ely Carols’. Horsham-Ockley-Holmwood-Dorking-Leatherhead-Cheam-West Brompton-Ely and return.

Dec 11. 45407+44871. ‘Oxford Carols’. Peterborough-Ely-Cambridge-Audley End-Harlow Town-Oxford and return. Diesel hauled between London and Peterborough.

Dec 16. 45407+44871. ‘Christmas Bath’. Newington-Rainham-Rochester-Meopham- Bromley South-Clapham High Street-Kensington Olympia-Slough-Maidenhead-Reading-Bath-Bristol and return.

Dec 23. 45407+44871. ‘White Cliffs Christmas Circular’. Victoria-East Croydon-Purley-Redhill-Godstone-Penshurst-Tonbridge-Headcorn-Ashford and return via Dover.

November 2014

Nov 1. 45699/46115. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Euston-Watford Junction-Berkhamsted-Milton Keynes-Northampton-Rugby-Lichfield Trent Valley-Stafford-Crewe-Preston-Carlisle and return. Steam hauled Carnforth-Carlisle-Blackburn. Diesel hauled for the rest of the trip.

Nov 22. 70013. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Euston-Milton Keynes-Northampton-Rugby-Nuneaton-Lichfield Trent Valley-Chester and return.

Nov 29. 45407+44871. ‘Ludlow Medieval Fayre’. (Diesel hauled between Paddington and Bristol and return). Paddington-Slough-Maidenhead-Twyford-Reading-Goring & Streatley-Swindon-Hereford-Ludlow-Shrewsbury and return.

October 2014

Oct 2. 34046. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Alresford-Alton-Farnham-Aldershot-Sheffield Park and return.

Oct 9. 70013. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Tonbridge-Bromley South-Clapham Junction-Chiswick-Egham-Ascot-Bath-Bristol and return

Oct 16. 70013. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Newbury-Aldermaston-Reading-Twyford-Slough-Ealing Broadway-West Hampstead-Cambridge-Ely and return.

September 2014

Sept 13. 47 /70000. ‘Ludlow Food Fayre’. Clapham Jcn.-Staines-Woking-Salisbury-Westbury-Bath-Bristol Temple Meads-Hereford-Ludlow-Shrewsbury and return. Steam between Bristol and Shrewsbury and return.

Sept 16. 47/4464. ‘Cathedrals Express Exeter and Kingswear’. Clapham Junction-Wimbledon Surbiton-Woking-Salisbury-Westbury- Exeter-Paignton-Kingswear and return. Steam between Westbury and Kingswear and return.

Sept 20. 46233. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Euston-Watford Jcn.-Milton Keynes-Northampton-Rugby-Litchfield-Crewe-Chester-Bangor-Holyhead and return. (Diesel or electric hauled between Euston and Crewe in both directions).

Sept 25. 47/4464. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Oxford-Goring & Streatley Aldermaston –Newbury-Westbury-Exeter-Paignton-Kingswear and return. (Diesel hauled between Oxford and Westbury in both direction).

Sept 28. 70013. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Reading Wokingham-Ascot-Staines-Hounslow-Chiswick-Putney-Clapham Junction-Bromley South-Canterbury West and return

June 2014

June 1. 34046. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Victoria-Clapham Junction-Chiswick–Feltham-Woking-Winchester-Southampton-Salisbury-Sherborne-Sherborne-Yeovil and return.

June 5. 10A Pool. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Radlett-St Albans-Bedford-Leicester-East Midlands Parkway-Sheffield to Hellifield by Diesel then steam via Settle to Carlisle and return.

June 14. 60009. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Southend-Basildon-Upminster-Broxbourne-Cambridge-Ely-York and return. (Note - Limited steam haulage, mainly diesel hauled).

June 21. 70013. ‘White Cliffs Lunchtime Circular’. Victoria-Bromley South-Paddock Wood and return via Dover.

June 21. 70013. ‘White Cliffs Evening Circular’. Victoria-Bromley South-Otford-West Malling and return (via Dover).

June 26. 34046. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Waterloo-Woking-Weymouth and return.

June 28. 70000. ‘Cathedrals Express’. Ipswich-Colchester-Shenfield-Kensington Olympia- Bromley South-Canterbury West and return. Diesel hauled from London area to Ipswich.

May 2014

The Steam Dreams ‘The Highlands and Islands Explorer’ UK tour

May 9. 46233 & 44871+45407. Victoria-Crewe-Appleby (Day 1 of 9)

May 10. 44871+45407. (Day 2 of 9). Appleby-Inverness

May 11. 44871/45407. (Day 3 of 9). Inverness-Kyle of Lochalsh-Inverness

May 12. 44871+45407. Inverness-Dunrobin Castle-Inverness.(Day 4 of 9)

May 13. 44871+45407. Inverness-Fort William (Day 5 of 9)

May 14. 44871+45407. Fort William-Oban-Fort William. (Day 6 of 9)

May 15. 44871+45407. Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William.

May 16. 44871+45407: Fort William-Durham. (Day 8 of 9)

May 17. 60009. Durham-London Victoria. (Day 9 of 9).

May 22. 60009. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Kings Cross-Hertford-Stevenage-Peterborough-York and return.

May 29. 60019. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Northampton-Milton Keynes-Berkhamsted-Watford Junction-West Brompton-Salisbury and return.

April 2014

Apr 8. 70013. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Ashford-Tonbridge-Orpington-Bromley-Kensington Olympia-Winchester and return.

Apr 10. 60007. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Woking-Guildford-Haslemere-Petersfield-Havant-Hedge End-Eastleigh-Salisbury-Westbury diesel and steam Westbury to Kingswear and return.

Apr 13. 34046. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Paddington-Beaconsfield-Warwick-Stratford and return.

Apr 23. 70000. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Salisbury-Westbury-Trowbridge-Melksham-Chippenham-Swindon-Oxford-Stratford and return.

August 2013

Aug 10. 60163. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Kings Cross-Potters Bar-Stevenage-Peterborough-York-Newcastle and return.

Aug 24. 70000. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Euston-Milton Keynes-Wolverton-Northampton-Nuneaton-Lichfield-Shrewsbury and return.

Aug 31. 35028. ‘The Cathedrals Express’. Waterloo-Woking-Weymouth and Southampton-Waterloo.