20th April 2002

Pathfinder Tours
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 50031 'Hood', 50049 'Defiance' & steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'

Route :
1Z27 : Swindon to Carlisle
1Z47 : Carlisle to Swindon

Loco(s) Route
50049 + 50031 Swindon - Stroud - Standish Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - (via Spetchley) - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - King's Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carlisle
60009 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Jn - (via WCML) - Crewe
50031 + 50049 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes:
(1) 60009 replaced 6201 which was unavailable. Al Wallace comments: I do know that 60009 had a problem on the S&C and was delayed for some time. I do not know what the problem was but eventually number 9 was fixed and made its way unassisted to Crewe.

Sources : various including Gordon Jakes & Al Wallace

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Al Wallace)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Swindon 05.27d 23.03a 142.09
0.77 Swindon Loco Yard ? 23/00 141.12
13.56 Kemble 05.42a ~ 05.45d 22.44a ~ 22.47d 128.33
24.70 Stroud 06.00a ~ 06.03d 22.29a ~ 22.32d 117.19
27.51 Stonehouse 06.07a ~ 06.10d 22.22a ~ 22.24d 114.38
29.51 Standish Jn 0/14 22/18 112.38
35.61 Gloucester Yard Jn 06/20 22/12 106.28
36.48 Barnwood Jn 06/25 22/11 105.41
42.11 Cheltenham Spa 06.31a ~ 06.34d 22.00a ~ 22.03d 99.78
49.22 Ashchurch 06/42 21/49 92.67
60.09 Abbotswood Jn 06/50 21/42 82.00
71.26 Stoke Works Jn 07/02 21/34 70.63
73.39 Bromsgrove 07/04 21/32 68.50
77.02 Barnt Green 07.10a ~ 07.13d 21.24a ~ 21.27d 65.07
79.57 Longbridge 07/18 21/20 62.32
82.10 King's Norton 07/29 21/05 59.79
84.24 Selly Oak 07/34 21/03 57.65
87.55 Birmingham New Street 07.41a ~ 08.01d 20.49a ~ 20.54d 54.34
88.31 Proof House Jn 08/03 20/46 53.58
90.31 Aston 08/10 20/42 51.58
92.53 Perry Barr North Jn 08/16 20/39 49.36
97.10 Bescot Stadium 08/25 20/30 44.79
98.28 Darlaston Jn 08/28 20/27 43.61
101.27 Portobello Jn 08/33 20/22 40.62
103.75 Bushbury Jn 08/38 20/12 38.14
117.52 Stafford 08.48a ~ 08.51d 19.41a ~ 20.00d 24.37
123.01 Norton Bridge 08/58 19/36 19.08
134.03 Madeley 09/07 19/26 8.06
140.25 Basford Hall Jn 09/11 19/21 1.64
142.09 Crewe 09.17a ~ 09.20d 18L39a ~ 19L15d 0.00
158.33
142.67 Crewe Coal Yard 09/23 18/38 157.55
150.75 Winsford S.B. 09/29 18/28 149.47
158.31 Weaver Jn S.B. 09/35 18/19 142.11
164.33 Acton Grange Jn 09/39 18/10 136.09
166.20 Warrington Bank Quay 09/41 18/08 134.22
167.29 Dallam Jn 09/42 18/06 133.13
169.56 Winwick Jn 09/49 18/03 130.66
176.51 Springs Branch Jn 09/54 17/54 123.71
178.00 Wigan North Western 09/56 17/53 122.42
185.51 Balshaw Lane 10/03 17/46 114.71
187.54 Euxton Jn 10/06 17/42 112.68
190.30 Farington Jn ??/?? 17/36 110.12

 

M.C Location Booked
193.10 Preston 10/14
214.08 Lancaster 10/37
216.00 Morecambe South Jn 10/39
220.16 Carnforth North Jn 10/44
233.16 Oxenholme Lake District 10/54
246.29 tebay 11/06
265.28 Penrith 11/26
283.17
0.00		 Carlisle 11L43a ~ 12L34d
0.53 London Road Jn 12/36
0.72 Petteril Bridge Jn 12/37
8.29 Low House Crossing 12/52
14.34 Culgaith Crossover 13/22
29.62 Appleby 13/38
40.44 Kirkby Stephen 14/01
51.29 Garsdale 14w25a ~ 14w55d
57.59 Blea Moor 15/13
72.44 Settle Jn 15/31
75.69 Hellifield 15/40
89.17 Clitheroe 16/00
99.48 Daisyfield Jn 16/21
100.15 Blackburn Goods Line 16w25 ~ 17w07
109.15 Lostock Hall Jn 17/22

Timings continue in first table.

Photo Review
(all photos: Gordon Jakes)


60009 departs Carlisle for the S&C and Crewe (photo: Gordon Jakes)


60009 on arrival into Crewe (photo: Al Wallace)


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