Class 47/4, 47488 hauled 10 MK1/2 coaches and B.R. standard 5 steam locomotive 73096 into Poole station arriving at 19:12.
The train of 10 Mid Hants Railway coaches moved into the carriage sidings at Sterte (19:22) at the west end of Poole Station in readiness for the Steam Dreams railtour, The Cathedrals Express which will depart from Poole at 09:00 on Wed July 9th 2003.
Both locomotives were moved onto one of the old Poole goods yard sidings to be stabled overnight.
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1-1 47488 hauling 5Z96 into Poole with ten coaches from the Mid Hants Railway and 73096 in tow.
1-2 47488 standing in Poole goods yard where it will be stabled until 19:55 on Wednesday evening when it will haul the train to Eastleigh (Plat 2) where it will reverse and be hauled back to Alton by 73096.
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1-4 73096 arriving at Poole on rear of 5Z96.
1-5 73096 at Poole, passing platform 2.
1-6 73096 arrived at Poole sidings.
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1-7 73096 uncoupling at at Poole sidings.
1-8 73096 moving from Poole sidings to the goods yard where it will be stabled overnight ready to work the 09:00 Steam Dreams "Cathedrals Express" anniversary special on 9th July 2003. This special run is to celebrate the last day of Southern Steam on 9th July 1967.
1-9 73096 stabled in Poole yard simmering quietly at 20:08.
73096 will haul the Cathedrals Express from Poole at 09:00 on Wed 9th July 2003 to London Waterloo.
This train will run as 1Z96 and will be the first steam hauled train to climb Parkstone Bank without the aid of a banking engine for over 36 years!
The return working is booked to arrive back in Poole at 19:18 hauled by 73096, 47488 will then couple up to the train and haul it to Eastleigh departing from Poole at 19:55. At Eastleigh the train will reverse at platform 2 and run back to Alton hauled once again by 73096.
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