26th ( - 27th) May 2003

Pathfinder Tours
Edinburgh Excursion / International Festival of the Sea

Locos Used 47798 & 90023

Route:
1Z27 : Cardiff Central to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z18 : Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Central

Date Loco Route
26/05 47798 Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Chester - Helsby - Warrington Bank Quay - (via WCML) - Preston
26/05 90023 Preston - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
26/05 90023 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Preston
26/05-27/05 47798 Preston - (reverse of outward route) - Cardiff Central

Notes:
(1) Given as 'Train Three' (of three), the others running on 23/05 & 24/05. Free time in Edinburgh or people could make their own way to the International Festival of the Sea at nearby Leith Docks.

Sources : John Cowlishaw & Gary Thornton

Photo Review


47798 pauses at Wrexham General (photo: Ruth Cowlishaw)


...and 90023 stops for a brief rest at Carlisle (photo: John Cowlishaw)


Timings (Booked Only)
 (from John Cowlishaw)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Cardiff Central 03.05d 02.52a 193.42
11.60 Newport 03.20a ~ 03.23d 02.31a ~ 02.34d 181.62
31.05 Abergavenny 03.45a ~ 03.51d 02.05a ~ 02.08d 162.37
55.16 Hereford 04.19a ~ 04.22d 01.37a ~ 01.40d 138.26
78.57 Ludlow 04.45a ~ 04.47d 01.10a ~ 01.12d 114.65
86.22 Craven Arms 04.48a ~ 05.00d 00.58a ~ 01.00d 107.20
93.45 Church Stretton 05.10a ~ 05.12d 00.45a ~ 00.48d 99.77
106.15 Shrewsbury 05.36a ~ 05.47d 00.21a ~ 00.25d 87.27
124.19 Gobowen 06.09a ~ 06.11d 23.55a ~ 23.57d 69.23
136.35 Wrexham General 06.22a ~ 06.23d 23.35a ~ 23.39d 57.07
148.50 Chester 06.51a ~ 06.56d 22.42a ~ 23.15d 44.72
156.00 Helsby 07/20 22/18 37.42
166.52 Warrington Bank Quay 07/39 21/53 26.70
170.08 Winwick Jn 07/47 21/49 23.34
178.32 Wigan North Western 07/58 21/42 15.10
188.06 Euxton Jn 08/08 21/33 5.36
193.42
0.00		 Preston 08L16a ~ 08L33d 21L06a ~ 21L26d 0.00
191.77
3.70 Barton & Broughton Loop 08*42 ~ 08*52 - -
20.78 Lancaster 09/09 20/46 170.79
40.06 Oxenholme Lake District 09/25 20/30 151.71
53.19 Tebay 09/40 20/16 138.58
72.18 Penrith North Lakes 10/02 20/00 119.59
90.07 Carlisle 10c27 ~ 10c34 19c39 ~ 19c41 101.70
98.64 Gretna Jn 10/45 19/32 93.13
115.73 Lockerbie 10/57 19/19 76.04
130.10 Beattock 11/07 19/05 62.30
139.71 Beattock Summit 11/14 18/57 52.06
147.77 Abington Loop 11*23 ~ ??*?? - -
163.20 Carstairs South Jn ? 18/42 28.57
180.03 Midcalder Jn ? 18/24 11.71
190.58 Haymarket ? 18/00 1.19
191.77 Edinburgh Waverley ??.??a 17.56d 0.00


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