File:44871 The Cathedrals Express from Ashford International to Alton 1Z45 - 46312481611.jpg

English: Black 5 number 44871 leads The Cathedrals Express from Ashford and Kent to Alton on the Watercress Line on 14 December 2018 for carols at St John's Church Alresford and a visit to Winchester Christmas Market. Pick ups were from Ashford International, Charing, Maidstone East, Borough Green & Wrotham, Bromley South and Kensington Olympia.

It was also photographed momements later by Brian Creasey and Roger Goodrum at Shortlands and much later on route by BaggieWeave and Justin Foulger passing Ash Vale and by Andy Crawley at Bentley.

John Terence Cable reported the coaches and locomotive on the back as being numbered 99035, 5216, 5200, 9104, 13440, 99121, 99127, 99128, 1666, 5237 and 47 number 746.

According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were; Ashford International ...........0815...............0819 1/2.......................4L Charing [CHG]........................0845/0847...0848/0851 3/4...........4L Lenham [LEN].........................0853..............0856 3/4.....................3L Harrietsham [HRM]................0855 1/2.......0858 1/2......................3L Hollingbourne [HBN]............0858 1/2.......0900 3/4.....................2L Bearsted [BSD].......................0901 1/2........0903 1/4.......................1L Maidstone East [MDE]..........0906/0922..0908 1/2/0921 3/4...RT Barming [BMG].......................0926..............0927............................RT East Malling [EML].................0928 1/2.......0929 3/4......................1L West Malling [WMA]..............0930..............0929 1/2.....................RT Borough Green ....................0938/0941....0936 1/2/0943...........2L Otford Junction[XOT]...........1003...............0956...........................6E Otford [OTF]............................1004...............1005 3/4.......................1L Shoreham [SEH].....................1006...............1008.............................2L Eynsford [EYN].......................1009 1/2........1012 1/4........................2L Swanley [SAY]........................1014................1017...............................3L St Mary Cray [SMY]...............1018................1020 1/4.......................2L St Mary Cray Junction..........1020...............1022.............................2L Bickley Junction[XLY]..........1021................1022 1/2........................1L Bickley [BKL]...........................1022 1/2........1023 3/4.......................1L Bromley South [BMS]...........1026/1029....1025 3/4/1029...........RT Shortlands [SRT]....................1033 1/2.........1031 1/4.......................2E Shortlands Junction..............1035...............1031 3/4......................3E Ravensbourne [RVB]............1036...............1035............................RT Beckenham Hill [BEC]..........1037 1/2.........1037 1/4......................RT Bellingham [BGM]..................1039...............1038 1/2......................RT Catford [CTF]..........................1043 1/2.........1041.............................2E Crofton Park [CFT].................1048...............1043 1/2......................4E Nunhead Junction................1053...............1052 3/4.....................RT Nunhead [NHD].....................1054...............1053 1/4......................RT Peckham Rye [PMR]..............1057...............1056............................RT Crofton Road Junction.........1058...............1058 3/4.....................RT Denmark Hill [DMK]...............1059 1/2........1100 1/4.......................RT Brixton [BRX]...........................1103................1105 1/4........................2L Shepherds Lane Junction...1104................1105 1/2.........................1L Clapham High Street ...........1105 1/2..........1107................................1L Voltaire Road Junction........1106................1107 1/4.........................1L Wandsworth Road ...............1107................1108.............................RT Factory Junction....................1108................1108.............................RT Longhedge Junction............1111..................1111................................RT Latchmere Junction..............1123................1119...............................3E Imperial Wharf [IMW]............1126................1126.............................RT West Brompton [WBP]..........1128 1/2..........1127 3/4.......................RT Kensington Olympia ............1132/1134.......1130/1134 1/2..............RT Shepherds Bush [SPB].........1136................1136 1/2.......................RT North Pole Signal Vc813......1137 1/2..........1138 1/2.......................RT North Pole Junction..............1138................1139................................1L Mitre Bridge Junction...........1139................1141 1/2.........................2L Willesden West Ldn Jn.........1141 1/2...........1143 3/4........................2L Acton Wells Junction...........1145................1150 3/4.......................5L Acton Central [ACC].............1148 1/2..........1153 3/4.......................5L South Acton Junction...........1151.................1155..............................4L Kew East Junction.................1157................1156 1/2.......................RT Old Kew Junction..................1158 1/2..........1200..............................1L Brentford [BFD]......................1200 1/2........1202..............................1L Syon Lane [SYL].....................1201 1/2..........1204 3/4......................3L Isleworth [ISL].........................1202 1/2........1206 1/4.......................3L Hounslow [HOU]....................1204 1/2.........1208 1/2.......................4L Hounslow Junction...............1208...............1210 1/4........................2L Feltham Junction...................1209 1/2........1211.................................1L Feltham [FEL]..........................1211 1/2...........1213 3/4.......................2L Ashford (Surrey) [AFS]...........1215 1/2..........1217................................1L Staines [SNS]..........................1217 1/2..........1219 1/4.........................1L Egham [EGH]..........................1222...............1223 3/4.......................1L Virginia Water [VIR]...............1227...............1228..............................1L Chertsey [CHY]......................1233/1245.....1233 1/4/1248 3/4......3L Addlestone [ASN]..................1248...............1252.............................4L Addlestone Junction............1250...............1253 1/4.......................3L Byfleet & New Haw ..............1252...............1255 1/2.......................3L West Byfleet [WBY]...............1255 1/2.........1257 1/4........................1L Woking [WOK]........................1303/1305.....1305 1/4/1306 1/2.......1L Woking Junction....................1306 1/2.........1307 3/4........................1L Brookwood [BKO].................1311.................1313 1/4.........................2L Pirbright Junction..................1313 1/2..........1316...............................2L Ash Vale [AHV]......................1324...............1322..............................1E Aldershot North Junction....1327...............1324 1/2......................2E Aldershot [AHT].....................1333...............1336 1/4.......................3L Farnham [FNH].......................1339...............1343 3/4.......................4L Bentley (Hampshire) [BTY]...1346/1353.....1402 1/4/1403...........10L

Alton [AON].............................1402...............1410..............................8L