29th June 2002

Pathfinder Tours
The Cornish Explorer

Locos Used 47737, 47811 & 58021

Route :
1Z58 : Birmingham New Street to Penzance
1Z85 : Penzance to Birmingham New Street

Loco(s) Route
58021 Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - NortonJn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Tiverton parkway - Exter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - St Germans - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - Truro - St Erth - Penzance (2)
47811 (3) Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth
47737 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) The only visit of a 58-hauled railtour to Cornwall.
(2) 58021 was failed at Penzance (flat batteries or an electrical fault).
(3) Plus 58021 dead-in-tow.
(4) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.


58021 passes by Moorswater, west of Liskeard (photo: Roger Geach)

Sources : Simon Cresswell (joined/left the train at Kidderminster) & Roger Geach

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Simon Cresswell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Birmingham New Street 05.30d 22.40a 307.23
2.01 Soho South Jn 05/35 22/36 305.22
3.59 Galton Jn 05/39 22/35 303.04
4.08 Smethwick West 05/40 22/34 303.15
6.65 Rowley Regis 05/44 22/30 300.38
12.03 Stourbridge Junction 05.57a ~ 06.00d 22.19a ~ 22.22d 295.20
18.62 Kidderminster 06.10a ~ 06.13d 22.05a ~ 22.08d 288.41
22.36 Hartlebury 06/22 21/58 284.67
28.18 Droitwich Spa 06/27 21/53 279.05
33.30 Tunnel Jn 06/32 21/48 273.73
33.77 Worcester Shrub Hill 06.34a ~ 06.36d 21.37a ~ 21.46d 273.26
37.02 Norton Jn 06/41 21/31 270.21
37.64 Abbotswood Jn 06/42 21/29 269.39
48.51 Ashchurch 06/51 21/20 258.52
55.62 Cheltenham Spa 06.59a ~ 07.02d 21.09a ~ 21.12d 251.41
61.25 Barnwood Jn 07/10 21/01 245.78
62.12 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/14 20/59 245.11
68.22 Standish Jn 07/20 20/53 239.01
81.47 Charfield 07/34 20/42 225.56
88.08 Yate 07/41 20/36 219.15
89.60 Westerleigh Jn 07/44 20/33 217.43
94.30 Bristol Parkway 07.50a ~ 07.53d 20.24a ~ 20.27d 212.73
95.49 Filton Jn 07/55 20/21 211.54
98.49 Stapleton Road 08/00 20/17 208.54
99.46 Dr Days Jn 08/04 20/16 207.57
100.12 Bristol Temple Meads 08.08a ~ 08.11d 20.11a ~ 20.14d 207.11
102.01 Parson Street ? 20/08 205.22
115.77 Worle Jn 08/28 19/53 190.26
118.70 Uphill Jn 08/30 19/51 187.33
126.11 Highbridge & Burnham 08/36 19/44 180.12
133.33 Bridgwater 08/41 19/39 173.70
139.75 Cogload Jn 08/48 19/34 167.28
144.78 Taunton 08/52 19/30 162.25
159.12 Tiverton Parkway 09/05 19/17 148.11
174.38 Cowley Bridge Jn 09/19 19/03 132.55
175.58 Exeter St Davids 09/22 19/01 131.45
186.20 Dawlish Warren 09/31 18/45 121.03
195.72 Newton Abbot 09/40 18/30 111.31
204.49 Totnes 09/52 18/18 102.54
217.05 Ivybridge 10/09 18/05 90.18
220.76 Hemerdon 10/15 18/01 86.27
226.21 Lipson Jn 10/20 17/53 81.02
227.61 Plymouth 10.23a ~ 10.27d 17.44a ~ 17.50d 79.42
230.53 St Budeaux Jn 10/35 17/39 76.50
231.79 Saltash 10/39 17/34 75.24
236.77 St Germans 10/45 17/27 70.26
245.39 Liskeard 10/55 17/18 61.64
250.10 St Pinnock Viaduct East 11/00 17/12 57.13
250.54 Largin 11/01 17/11 56.49
258.07 Lostwithiel 11/09 17/03 49.16
262.42 Par 11/14 16/58 44.61
266.79 St Austell 11.21a ~ 11.27d 16.48a ~ 16.50d 40.24
269.29 Burngullow Jn 11/32 16/44 37.74
276.02 Probus 11/39 16/36 31.21
281.30 Truro 11.47a ~ 11.49d 16.25a ~ 16.28d 25.73
294.13 Camborne 12/05 16/11 13.10
301.40 St Erth 12.16a ~ 12.18d 15.58a ~ 16.01d 5.63
305.65 Long Rock 12/27 15/53 1.38
307.23 Penzance 12.30a 15.50d 0.00


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