Photo Review
(all photos: Gordon Jakes unless otherwise stated)
6th - 7th May 2002
Pathfinder Tours
Penzance Castles
| Locos Used | 431, 449 & Steam : 5051 (1) |
| Stock Used | set CP01 |
Route:
1Z50 : Crewe to Penzance
1Z51 : Penzance to Crewe
| Date | Loco(s) | Route |
| 06/05 | 431 + 449 | Crewe - Stafford - Birmingham New Street - Barnt Green - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads (2) |
| 06/05 | 431 | Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Plymouth - Penzance |
| 06/05 | 5051 + 431 | Penzance - Par - Plymouth - Exeter St Davids (3) |
| 06/05 | 5051 | Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 06/05-07/05 | 431 + 449 | Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe |
Notes :
(1) Train was booked to have used GWR Castle's 5029 + 5051 but 5029 ran a hot-box en-route
from Penzance to St Blazey on Sunday 5th May (after working the Saturday
'Penzance Castles' from Taunton to Penzance).
(2) 449 failed at Bristol. It went to St Philips Marsh for attention.
(3) 431 ran ahead with the support coach.
(4) Gordon Jakes comments:
Passengers were able to detrain at Par on the downward run where a bus
connection was provided for a visit to the Eden Project.
The return journey was plagued by
problems – I assume the delay at Penzance was due to the unplanned shunting
movements which were necessary to release 431 and once the path was lost the
mandatory one hours delay was invoked! The other serious delay on the return
journey was at Bristol – I cannot recall the reason for this but it does not
seem likely that the loss of the booked train path could have been the problem
given the time of night and the onwards motive power. It was a long day!
Sources : Dave Seaton & Gordon Jakes (joined/left the train
at Stafford)
Photo Review
(all photos: Gordon Jakes unless otherwise stated)
431 & 5051 wait to leave Penzance.
5051+431 passing Burngullow (photo: Roger Geach)
5051 - off the train and being serviced at Par.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Jakes)
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| 0.00 | Crewe | 05.05d | ? | Timings not provided by Railtrack |
? | |
| 1.64 | Basford Hall Jn | Timings not provided by Railtrack |
? | ? | ||
| 8.06 | Madeley | ? | ? | |||
| 19.08 | Norton Bridge | ? | ? | |||
| 24.37 | Stafford | ??.?? ~ 05.51½ | 02.03 ~ ??.?? | |||
| 38.14 | Bushbury Jn | ? | ? | |||
| 40.62 | Portobello Jn | ? | ? | |||
| 43.61 | Darlaston Jn | ? | ? | |||
| 44.79 | Bescot Stadium | ? | ? | |||
| 49.36 | Perry Barr North Jn | ? | ? | |||
| 51.58 | Aston | ? | ? | |||
| 53.58 | Proof House Jn | ? | ? | |||
| 54.34 | Birmingham New Street | 06.13 ~ 06.13 | 01.35 ~ 01.40 | |||
| 57.65 | Selly Oak | ? | ? | |||
| 59.79 | Kings Norton | 06/28 | ? | |||
| 62.32 | Longbridge | ? | ? | |||
| 65.07 | Barnt Green | 06.37a ~ 06.40d | 06.35 ~ 06.40 | 00.16a ~ 00.19d | 01.17 ~ 01.19 | |
| 68.50 | Bromsgrove | 06/45 | ? | 00/09 | ? | |
| 70.63 | Stoke Works Jn | 06/47 | ? | 00/07 | ? | |
| 82.00 | Abbotswood Jn | 06/55 | 06/55 | 23/57 | ? | |
| 92.67 | Ashchurch | 07/03 | 07/03 | 23/49 | 00/53 | |
| 99.78 | Cheltenham Spa | 07.12a ~ 07.15d | 07.10 ~ 07.15 | 23.36a ~ 23.40d | 00.43 ~ 00.46 | |
| 105.41 | Barnwood Jn | 07/23 | ? | 23/30 | ? | |
| 106.28 | Gloucester Yard Jn | 07/24 | ? | 23/29 | ? | |
| 112.38 | Standish Jn | 07/31 | ? | 23/23 | ? | |
| 125.63 | Charfield | 07/43 | ? | 23/11 | ? | |
| 132.24 | Yate | 07/50 | ? | 23/05 | ? | |
| 133.76 | Westerleigh Jn | 07/53 | 07/49 | 23/02 | ? | |
| 138.46 | Bristol Parkway | 08.00a ~ 08.02d | 07.55 ~ 08.04 | 22.53a ~ 22.56d | 23.58 ~ 00.01 | |
| 139.65 | Filton Jn | 08/16 | ? | 22/50 | ? | |
| 142.65 | Stapleton Road | 08/21 | ? | 22/46 | ? | |
| 143.62 | Dr Days Jn | 08/27 | 08/13 | 22/45 | ? | |
| 144.28 | Bristol Temple Meads | 08.28a ~ 08.33d | 08.15 ~ 08.33 | 22L05a ~ 22L42d | 22.13 ~ 23.47 | |
| 146.17 | Parson Street | ? | ? | 22/04 | ? | |
| 157.07 | Yatton Loop | 08*47 ~ 09*04 | 08.55 ~ 09.04 | |||
| 161.13 | Worle Jn | 09/11 | 09/10 | 21/46 | 22/24 | |
| 164.06 | Uphill Jn | 09/18 | 09/18 | 21/43 | ? | |
| 171.27 | Highbridge & Burnham | 09/25 | ? | 21/36 | 22/12 | |
| 177.49 | Bridgwater | 09/32 | ? | 21/30 | 22/05 | |
| 184.11 | Cogload Jn | 09/38 | ? | 21/23 | ? | |
| 189.14 | Taunton | 09.43a ~ 09.56d | 09.46 ~ 09.58 | 21.06a ~ 21.14d | 21.40 ~ 21.51 | |
| 203.28 | Tiverton Parkway | 10/13 | 10/15 | 20/48 | 21/22 | |
| 218.54 | Cowley Bridge Jn | 10/27 | 10/27 | 20/32 | ? | |
| 219.74 | Exeter St Davids | 10.29a ~ 10.32d | 10.31 ~ 10.35 | 19w22a ~ 20w29d | 20.05 ~ 20.59 | |
| 230.36 | Dawlish Warren | 10/44 | ? | 19/16 | ? | |
| 240.08 | Newton Abbot | 11/00 | 10/59 | 18/49 | 19/44 | |
| 248.65 | Totnes | 11/13 | 11/09 | 18/37 | 19/32 | |
| 260.29 | Ivybridge | 11/30 | 11/24 | 18/23 | ? | |
| 265.12 | Hemerdon | 11/36 | ? | 18/18 | 19/18 | |
| 270.37 | Lipson Jn | 11/41 | ? | 18/09 | ? | |
| 271.77 | Plymouth | 11*43 ~ 11*46 | 11.37 ~ 11.40 | 17w23a ~ 18w04d | 18.29 ~ 19.00 | |
| 274.69 | St Budeaux Jn | 11/52 | ? | 17/12 | ? | |
| 276.15 | Saltash | 11/56 | 11/50 | 16*58 ~ 17*07 | ? | |
| 281.13 | St Germans | 12/02 | ? | 16/49 | 18/13 | |
| 289.55 | Liskeard | 12/12 | 12/07 | 16/39 | 18/00 | |
| 294.26 | St Pinnock Viaduct East | 12/19 | ? | 16/31 | 17/51 | |
| 294.70 | Largin | 12/20 | ? | 16/30 | ? | |
| 302.23 | Lostwithiel | 12/28 | 12/22 | 16/20 | ? | |
| 306.58 | Par | 12.35a ~ 12.38d | 12.30 ~ 12.33 | 15w12a ~ 16w10d | 16.22 ~ 17.26 | |
| 311.18 | St Austell | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 313.45 | Burngullow Jn | 12/48 | ? | 15/00 | ? | |
| 320.18 | Probus | 12/50 | ? | 14/50 | ? | |
| 325.46 | Truro | 13/03 | 12/57 | 14/43 | 15/50 | |
| 338.29 | Camborne | 13/13 | 13/14 | 14/25 | 15/32 | |
| 345.56 | St Erth | 13/21 | 13/22 | 14/13 | ? | |
| 350.01 | Long Rock | 13/28 | ? | 14/07 | ? | |
| 351.39 | Penzance | 13L32a | 13.32 | 14L02d | 15.00 | |
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