8th January 2000

Pathfinder Tours
The Buffer Puffer

Locos Used 33208 & 73129

Route :
1Z96 : Finsbury Park to London Cannon Street
1Z97 : London Cannon Street to Finsbury Park

Loco(s) Route
33208 (1) Finsbury Park - Kings Cross Freight Jn - Camden Road Jn - Willesden WL Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Streatham - Mitcham Junction - Sutton - Epsom Downs
73129 (2) Epsom Downs - Sutton - Wallington - West Croydon - Norwood Junction - Bromley Jn - Crystal Palace - West Norwood - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill
33208 (1) Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - West Norwood - Crystal Palace - Bromley Jn - Beckenham Junction
73129 (2) Beckenham Junction - New Beckenham - Ladywell - Lewisham - New Cross - North Kent East Jn - London Bridge - London Cannon Street
33208 (1) London Cannon Street - London Bridge - North Kent East Jn - New Cross - Ladywell - New Beckenham - Elmers End - Hayes
73129 (2) Hayes - Elmers End - New Beckenham - Ladywell - Parks Bridge Jn - New Cross - North Kent East Jn - London Bridge
33208 (1) London Bridge - South Bermondsey - Peckham Rye - Tulse Hill - Streatham - Streatham Common - Selhurst - Windmill Bridge Jn - East Croydon - Purley - Tattenham Corner
73129 (2) Tattenham Corner - Purley - East Croydon - Windmill Bridge Jn - Norwood Fork Jn - Norwood Junction - Sydenham - London Bridge
33208 (1) London Bridge - New Cross - Parks Bridge Jn - Hither Green - Grove Park - Bromley North
73129 (2) Bromley North - Grove Park - Hither Green - Lewisham - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction
33208 (1) Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - Kings Cross Freight Jn - Finsbury Park

Notes :
It was hoped that this tour would feature 33109 on its first main line charter since preservation. But it didn't!
(1) 73129 on rear.
(2) 33208 on rear.

Source : Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(by Nigel Benning & Janet Cottrell)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Finsbury Park 08.55d 08.55
0.58 Holloway South Jn 08/58 ?
1.57 Kings Cross Freight Jn 09/01 09/01
2.11 Camden Road East Jn 09/17 09/06
2.36 Camden Road Jn 09/22 09/07
3.26 Camden Jn 09/25 ?
7.13 Willesden West London Jn 09/30 09/18
? Willesden SW Sidings 09/32 ?
8.49 Acton Wells Jn 09/34 09.22a ~ 09.28d
10.26 South Acton Jn 09/45 09/36
11.06 Kew East Jn 09/55 09/38
11.45 New Kew Jn 09/57 09/40
13.72 Barnes 10/01 10/49
15.05 Clapham Junction 10.06a ~ 10.08d 09.57 ~ 10.10
16.15 Longhedge Jn 10/11 10/14
16.54 Factory Jn 10/17 10/17
16.77 Voltaire Road Jn 10/17 10/18
17.48 Shepherds Lane Jn 10/18 10/20
18.02 Brixton 10/19 10/20
18.64 Herne Hill 10/22 10/22
19.70 Tulse Hill 10/27 10/25
21.31 Streatham 10/30 10/28
21.78 Streatham South Jn 10/31 ?
24.13 Mitcham Jn 10/35 10/32
28.58 Sutton (Surrey) 10*42a ~ 10*44d 10/40
32.40
0.00		 Epsom Downs 10r52a ~ 10r55d 10.54 ~ 10.57
3.62 Sutton (Surrey) 11/02 11.05a ~ 11.07d
5.52 Wallington 11/06 11/14
8.22 West Croydon 11/12 11.19a ~ 11.21d
10.02 Norwood Junction 11/16 11.28a ~ 11.29d
10.55 Bromley Jn 11/17 ?
11.41 Crystal Palace 11/19 11/33
13.15 West Norwood 11/22 11/37
13.73 Tulse Hill 11/25 11/39
14.79
0.00		 Herne Hill 11r29a ~ 11r47d 11.48 ~ 11.51
1.06 Tulse Hill 11/51 11/55
1.64 West Norwood 11/53 11/56
3.38 Crystal Palace 11/57 12/00
4.24 Bromley Jn 11*59a ~ 12*21d 12.03 ~ 12.22
6.38
0.00		 Beckenham Junction 12r26a ~ 12r36d 12.35 ~ 12.38
0.52 New Beckenham 12/38 12/40
3.34 Ladywell 12/43 12/44
4.12 Lewisham 12/47 12.48a ~ 12.52d
5.28 New Cross 12/49 12/56
5.71 North Kent East Jn 12/50 ?
7.25 Spa Road Jn 12/52 12/58
8.26 London Bridge 12/55 13/00
8.45 Borough Market Jn 12/56 ?
9.03
0.00		 London Cannon Street 12r58a ~ 13r49d 13.04 ~13.49
0.38 Borough Market Jn 13/51 ?
0.57 London Bridge 13/52 13/52
1.58 Spa Road Jn 13/53 ?
3.12 North Kent East Jn 13/55 ?
3.55 New Cross 13/58 13/58
5.01 Parks Bridge Jn 14/00 14/01
5.37 Ladywell 14/02 14/02
8.19 New Beckenham 14/07 14/06
9.60 Elmers End 14/11 14/08
13.07
0.00		 Hayes (Kent) 14r18a ~ 14r28d 14.18 ~ 14.28
3.25 Elmers End 14/34 14/35
4.68 New Beckenham 14/38 14/38
8.06 Parks Bridge Jn 14/43 ?
9.32 New Cross 14/45 ?
9.75 North Kent East Jn 14/46 ?
11.29 Spa Road Jn 14/48 ?
12.30
0.00		 London Bridge 14r55a ~ 15r07d 14.54 ~ 15.08
1.49 South Bermondsey Jn 15/10 ?
3.36 Peckham Rye 15/13 15/13
6.07 Tulse Hill 15/20 15/19
7.48 Streatham 15/23 15/22
8.15 Streatham Common 15/32 15/24
10.78 Selhurst 15/41 15/29
11.48 Windmill Bridge Jn 15/46 15/32
12.07 East Croydon 15/48 15/33
13.00 South Croydon 15/50 15/38
15.08 Purley 15/54 15/44
16.42 Smitham 15/58 15/48
23.32
0.00		 Tattenham Corner 16r12a ~ 16r29d 16.02 ~ 16.28
6.70 Smitham 16/41 16/41
8.24 Purley 16/45 16/44
11.25 East Croydon 16/49 16/49
11.66 Windmill Bridge Jn 16/50 ?
12.22 Norwood Fork Jn 16/51 ?
13.00 Norwood Junction 16/53 16/53
19.43 Bricklayers Arms Jn 17/03 ?
21.55
0.00		 London Bridge 17r09a ~ 17r29d 17.08 ~ 17.29
1.03 Spa Road Jn 17/32 ?
2.37 North Kent East Jn 17/33 ?
3.00 New Cross 17/34 17/35
4.26 Parks Bridge Jn 17/37 ?
5.28 Hither Green 17/39 17/39
7.10 Grove Park 17/51 17/48
8.59
0.00		 Bromley North 17r56a ~ 18r01d 17.53 ~ 18.02
1.49 Grove Park 18/06 18/06
3.31 Hither Green 18/09 18.10 ~ 18.13
4.11 Courthill Loop Jn South 18/12 ?
4.43 Lewisham 18/17 18/17
6.29 Nunhead 18/26 18/22
7.39 Crofton Road Jn 18/28 ?
8.04 Denmark Hill 18/29 ?
10.14 Voltaire Road Jn 18/33 18/32
10.39 Factory Jn 18/34 18/33
10.78 Longhedge Jn 18/36 18/35
12.06
0.00		 Clapham Junction 18r43a ~ 18r48d 18.43 ~ 18.50
0.34 Latchmere Jn 18/50 18/52
3.17 Kensington Olympia 18/55 18/57
5.05 North Pole Jn 18/59 ?
5.42 Mitre Bridge Jn 19/00 19/02
6.16 Willesden Junction HL 19/07 19/07
6.38 Kensal Green Jn 19/09 19/09
10.45 Gospel Oak 19/21 19/24
11.56 Camden Road Jn 19/24 19/27
12.01 Camden Road East Jn 19/26 19/28
12.35 Kings Cross Freight Jn 19/30 19/30
13.34 Holloway South Jn 19/32 ?
14.12 Finsbury Park 19.35a 19.35


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