20th September 2003

Pathfinder Tours
The Cream of Cornwall

Locos Used 50031 & 50049

Route:

Locos Route
50031 + 50049

Slough – Reading – Swindon – Chippenham – Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads – Bridgwater – Taunton – Exeter St Davids – Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth – Bodmin Parkway – Par
50031 + 50049 Par – (reverse of outward route) – Slough

Notes :
(1) Off-train options were;
(a) Bodmin & Wenford Rly Diesel Gala
(b) Camel Valley Vineyards
(c) Eden Project

Source : Janet & John Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet & John Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Slough 06.40d ?   22.52a ?
Maidenhead 06.49a ~ 06.52d ?   22.41a ~ 22.43d ?
Reading 07.04a ~ 07.07d ?   22.23a ~ 22.27d ?
Didcot Parkway 07.26a ~ 07.28d 07.29 ~ 07.32   21.58a ~ 22.00d 22.09 ~ 22.11
Uffington 07/41 ?   21/45 ?
Swindon 07.53a ~ 07.55d 07.54 ~ 07.57   21.31a ~ 21.34d 21.43 ~ 21.46
Wootton Bassett Jn 08/01 08/04   21/25 21/36
Chippenham 08.13a ~ 08.15d 08.13 ~ 08.17   21.13a ~ 21.15d 21.21 ~ 21.25
Thingley Jn 08/20 ?   21/09 ?
Bathampton Jn 08/29 08/27   21/01 ?
Bath Spa 08.32a ~ 08.34d 08.32 ~ 08.35   20.55a ~ 20.58d 21.07 ~ 21.10
Bristol Temple Meads 08.49a ~ 08.54d 08.50 ~ 08.55   20.34a ~ 20.37d 20.43 ~ 20.52
Yatton 09*08a ~ 09*16d [DL] 09.10 ~ 09.13 [DL]   ? ?
Worle Jn 09/22 09/18   20/16 ?
Uphill Jn 09/25 ?   20/14 ?
Highbridge & Burnham 09/31 09/25   20/07 20/12
Bridgwater 09/36 09/30   20/02 20/06
Cogload Jn 09/43 09/37   19/57 ?
Taunton 09/47 09/45   19/53 19/53
Tiverton Parkway 10/00 10/01   19/40 19/40
Exeter St Davids 10.17a ~ 10.20d 10.16 ~ 10.22   19.20a ~ 19.23d 19.23 ~ 19.25
Dawlish Warren 10/31 10/32   19/08 19/04
Newton Abbot 10/43 10/43   18/51 18/49
Totnes 10/56 ?   18/40 18/39
Ivybridge 11/13 ?   18/27 18/27
Plymouth 11.26a ~ 11.46d 11.25 ~ 11.46   17.59a ~ 18.12d 18.05 ~ 18.13
St Budeaux Jn 11/51 ?   17/54 18/00
Saltash 11/55 ?   17/50 17/56
St Germans 12/01 12/05   17/43 17/49
Liskeard 12/12 12/14   17/37 17/38
Largin 12/18 ?   17/28 17/23
Bodmin Parkway 12.25a ~ 12.27d 12.26 ~ ??.??   17.18a ~ 17.22d 17.23 ~ 17.27
Lostwithiel 12/33 ?   17/14 ?
Par 12.40a ?   17.08d ?


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