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Cathedrals Express Locomotives 2007

Sir Lamiel

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Southern Railway ‘King Arthur’ Class 30777 Sir Lamiel

Built in 1925 by the Southern Railway to haul express passenger trains across its network the King Arthurs proved to be exceptionally robust and reliable engines.

A simple two-cylindered design they mainly worked the south western routes out of London to Salisbury and Exeter, as well as to Brighton and Bournemouth. They were replaced by modern Bullied Pacifics from the 1940s onwards.

Sir Lamiel is the only survivor of the class and is part of the National Collection. In the custodianship of the 5305 Locomotive Association it is normally to be found on the Great Central Railway near Loughborough, when not hauling railtours.

Tangmere

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Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class 34067 Tangmere

Bulleid's masterful Battle of Britain class 34067 Tangmere, seen here in 2004, is a regular Cathedrals Express locomotive this year.

The prestigious Battle of Britain class locomotives were designed in 1945 by Oliver Bulleid for use across the entire Southern Railway from London to the Kent coast and as far west as Plymouth.

Named after the wartime RAF fighter station near Chichester, Tangmere was mainly used on trains between London and Kent until the 1960s. It then moved to Salisbury, where it spent the last few years of its active life heading trains between Exeter and London.

Many of the class were extensively rebuilt in the 1950s and lost their
distinctive air-smoothed casing but Tangmere remains in its original form giving a glimpse of how impressive these machines would have looked in the
difficult years after the Second World War.

Following a lengthy period in a south Wales scrapyard Tangmere has now been restored to immaculate condition and is the only member of its class
currently active on railtours.

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"Yesterday, 9th May I joined the Cathedrals Express at Salisbury for the jouney to Bristol and return. The weather was damp with intermittent drizzle bu there was absolutely nothing damp about the day out with Steam Dreams. It was a wonderful experience, such nice and interesting people to meet during the journey, such pleasant and helpful staff, such a convenient boiler failure in the dining car that provided a compensatory glass of champagne! The locomotive was magnificent, smooth, quiet, pwerful and in the best of condition - a sight to gladden the cockles of ones heart.
A great day out - many thanks to all concerned." PC. Salisbury, Bath & Bristol 09 May 2007

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