6th September 2003

Pathfinder Tours
The Capital Whistler

Loco Used 40145

Route:
1Z40 : Crewe to Kings Cross
1Z41 : Kings Cross to Crewe

Loco Route
40145 Crewe - Warrington - Newton-le-Willows - Victoria - Rochdale - Hebden Bridge - Healey Mills - Kirkgate - Hare Park - Doncaster - Gainsborough - (via Sleaford avoiding line) - Peterborough - (via Cuffley loop) - London Kings Cross
40145 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe


40145 passes Bathley Lane Bridge north of Newark on the
return journey (photo : Dave Burton)

Source : Jonathan Wilcox (on the train throughout)
   
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Martyn Brailsford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.48d 06.51   22.30a 22.30
Crewe Coal Yard 06/52 06/53   22/28 22/27
Winsford SB 06/59 07/01   22/19 ?
Weaver Jn 07/08 07/07   22/13 22/10
Acton Grange Jn 07/16 07/11   22/07 22/05
Warrington Bank Quay 07.18a ~ 07.20d 07.18 ~ 07.20   21.59a ~ 22.02d 22.00 ~ 22.02
Dallam Jn 07/23 07/23   21/57 21/57
Winwick Jn 07/25 07/26   21/55 21/53
Earlestown 07/27 07/30   21/52 21/46
Newton-le-Willows 07/29 07/32   21/50 21/43
Astley SB 07/36 07/38   21/43 21/35
Eccles 07/43 07/43   21/38 21/30
Ordsall Lane Jn 07/49 07/47   21/34 21/26
Deal Street Jn 07/52 07.49a ~ 07.52d   21/17 ?
Manchester Victoria 07.54a ~ 07.58d 07.56 ~ 07.58   21.12a ~ 21.15d 21.19 ~ 21.21
Miles Platting Jn 08/03 08/02   21/09 21/14
Thorpes Bridge Jn 08/04 08/04   21/08 21/13
Vitriol SB 08/08 08/08   21/03 21/09
Rochdale 08.16a ~ 08.18d 08.16 ~ 08.19   20.52a ~ 20.55d 21.00 ~ 21.01
Rochdale East Jn 08/19 08/20   20/50 20/58
Littleborough 08/22 08/24   20/44 20/50
Hall Royd Jn 08/29 08/30   20/37 20/39
Hebden Bridge 08.33a ~ 08.39d 08.35 ~ 08.39   20.30a ~ 20.32d 20.32 ~ 20.33
Milner Royd Jn 08/48 08/47   2/24 20/21
Greetland Jn 08/53 08/50   20/15 20/16
Bradley Wood Jn 09/01 08/57   20/04 20/09
Heaton Lodge Jn 09/06 08/59   19/56 ?
Mirfield East Jn 09/10 09/02   19/50 20/04
Thornhill LNW Jn 09/11 09/03   ? ?
Horbury Jn 09/17 09/10   19/40 19/54
Wakefield Kirkgate 09.22a ~ 09.26d 09.16 ~ 09.26   19.34a ~ 19.36d 19.48 ~ 19.49
Calder Bridge Jn 09/28 09/28   19/31 19/46
Crofton West Jn 09/33 09/31   19/29 19/43
Hare Park Jn 09/38 09/36   19/26 19/40
South Kirkby Jn 09/44 09/44   19/20 19/31
Adwick Jn 09/52 09/48   19/15 19/27
Adwick 09/53 09/49   19/15 19/26
Doncaster 09.58a ~ 10.00d 09.59 ~ 10.06   19.08a ~ 19.10d 19.18 ~ 19.20
Loversall Carr Jn   19/04 19/16
Retford   18/55 19/00
Newark Northgate   18/41 18/44
Barkston South Jn   18/33 18/37
Grantham   18/30 18/34
Stoke Tunnel   18/24 18/30
Tallington Jn   18/12 18/16
Bessacarr Jn 10/05 10/13  
Gainsborough Trent Jn 10/23 10/32  
Gainsborough Lea Road 10/25 10/34  
West Holmes Jn 10/45 10/53  
Lincoln Central 10/47 10/55  
Pelham Street 10/48 10/56  
Sleaford North Jn 11/11 11/17  
Sleaford South Jn 11/13 11/19  
Spalding 11/35 11/39  
Werrington Jn 11/54 11/55  
Peterborough 11c59a ~ 12c02d 11.59 ~ 12.02   18/06 18/10
Connington Jn 12/10 12/12  
Huntingdon 12/17 12/20   17/52 17/54
Sandy 12/29 12/33   17/41 17/43
Hitchin 12/41 12/44   17/33 17/35
Stevenage 12/44 12/46   17/30 17/32
Woolmer Green   17/27 17/29
Welwyn Garden City   17/24 17/26
Potters Bar   17/18 17/20
Langley Jn 12/469 12/51  
Hertford North 12/59 12/59  
Gordon Hill 13/08 13/09  
Alexandra Palace 13/15 13/18   17/10 17/11
Finsbury Park 13/18 13/21   17/07 17/09
Belle Isle 13/23 13/25   17/05 17/05
Kings Cross 13.25a 13.28   17.03d 17.03


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