29th November 2003

Pathfinder Tours
York, Harrogate or Leeds

Locos Used 50031 & 50049
Stock Used 5366+5276+5341+3229+3228+3244+3223+3240+1683+3181+21245

Route:
1Z50 : Swindon to Leeds
1Z51 : Leeds to Swindon

Locos Route
50031 + 50049 Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Gloucester Yard Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - (via direct line) - Stoke Works Jn - Kings Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth High Level - Burton-on-Trent - North Stafford Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Skelton Jn -  Harrogate - Leeds
50031 + 50049 Leeds - (reverse of outward route) - Colton Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Mexborough - Swinton - (reverse of outward route) - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - Water Orton - Landor St Jn - (1) Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - (1) King's Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Notes :
(1) Booked route was via Camp Hill.


The train approaches Harrogate (photo : David Russell)

Sources : various including David Russell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (booked courtesy of Pathfinder Tours)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Swindon 05.30d 05.31   23.05a 23.03 294.34
5.64 Wootton Bassett Jn 05/37 05/40   22/59 ? 288.50
16.53 Chippenham 05.48a ~ 05.51d 05.51 ~ 05.54   22.44a ~ 22.46d ? 277.61
18.67 Thingley Jn 05/56 05/57   22/40 ? 275.47
27.32 Bathampton Jn 06/06 06/03   22/33 ? 267.02
29.48 Bath Spa 06.09a ~ 06.12d 06.06 ~ 06.13   22.28a ~ 22.30d ? 256.66
40.27 North Somerset Jn 06/25 ?   22/17 ? 255.07
40.50 Dr Days Jn 06/27 06/26   22/14 ? 254.64
41.47 Stapleton Road 06/28 06/28   22/12 ? 253.67
44.47 Filton Jn 06/32 06/33   22/07 ? 250.67
45.66 Bristol Parkway 06.35a ~ 06.39d 06.35 ~ 06.39   22.02a ~ 22.05d ? 249.48
50.36 Westerleigh Jn 06/46 06/46   21/56 ? 244.78
52.08 Yate 06/49 ?   21/53 ? 243.26
58.49 Charfield 06/55 06/56   21/47 21/42 236.65
71.74 Standish Jn 07/06 07/05   21/36 21/33 223.40
78.04 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/12 ?   21/30 ? 217.30
78.71 Barnwood Jn 07/14 07/13   21/28 21/18 216.43
84.34 Cheltenham Spa 07.22a ~ 07.25d 07.23 ~ 07.30   21.15a ~ 21.20d 21.04 ~ 21.09 211.00
91.45 Ashchurch 07/33 07/37   21/00 ? 203.69
102.32 Abbotswood Jn 07/42 07/44   20/51 20/44 193.02
113.49 Stoke Works Jn 07/51 07/52   20/42 20/34 181.65
115.62 Bromsgrove 07/53 07/54   20/40 20/33 179.52
119.25 Barnt Green 07.59a ~ 08.01d 07.57 ~ 08.00   20.32a ~ 20.35d 20.26 ~ 20.26 176.09
122.00 Longbridge 08/05 08/05   20/27 20/22 173.34
124.33 King's Norton 08/10 08/09   20c12a ~ 20c17d 20.15 ~ 20.15 171.01
- Birmingham New Street   DIV 19.55a ~ 20.02d ?
129.48 Bordesley Jn 08/20 08/18   19/52 DIV 165.66
129.74 St Andrews Jn 08/21 08/22   19/45 DIV 165.40
130.32 Landor Street Jn 08c23a ~ 08c25d 08.24 ~ 08.28   19/38 19/47 165.02
136.38 Water Orton 08/32 08/34   19/31 19/39 158.76
- Whitacre Jn   19/26 ? 156.11
140.33 Kingsbury Jn 08/35 08/37   19/20 19/34 153.61
146.14 Tamworth HL 08/40 08/40   19/10 19/29 148.00
153.42 Wichnor Jn 08/45 08/46   19/02 19/24 140.52
159.05 Burton-on-Trent 08/53 08/50   18/57 19/19 135.09
164.58 North Stafford Jn 08/59 08/55   18/53 19/14 129.36
165.22 Stenson Jn 09/00 08/55   18/52 19/14 128.72
170.06 Derby 09*08a ~ 09*20d 09.02 ~ 09.22   18*43a ~ 18*46d 18.59 ~ 19.08 124.08
179.79 Ambergate Jn 09/30 09/32   18/28 18/47 114.15
190.07 Clay Cross South Jn 09/39 09/40   18/21 18/39 104.07
194.17 Chesterfield 09c43a ~ 09c45d 09.45 ~ 09.47   18c13a ~ 18c15d ??.?? ~ 18.34 99.77
194.56 Tapton Jn 09/53 ?   18/12 ? 99.38
203.45 Beighton Jn 10/03 09/57   18/02 18/16 90.49
210.21 Masborough Jn 10/12 ?   17/54 ? 83.73
212.45 Aldwarke Jn 10/18 10/09   17/51 18/02 81.49
214.50 Swinton 10/21 10/10   17/49 17/59 79.44
222.47 Moorthorpe 10/27 10/35  
231.49 Ferrybridge North Jn 10/45 ?  
235.58 Milford Jn 10/58 10/52  
240.07 Church Fenton 11/12 10/57  
- Mexborough   17/47 ? 78.30
- Hexthorpe Jn   17/42 17/52 73.25
- Doncaster   17/37 17/49 71.24
- Shaftholme Jn   17/32 17/40 67.05
- Temple Hirst Jn   17/24 17/33 58.05
- Hambleton North Jn   17/16 17/29 52.26
245.24 Colton Jn 11/16 11/01   17/10 17/23 44.22
250.65 York 11.25a ~ 11.30d 11.09 ~ 11.27   16.59a ~ 17.03d 17.12 ~ 17.18 38.61
252.35 Skelton Jn 11/33 11/29   16/56 17/05 37.11
253.59 Poppleton 11/35 ?   16/54 ? 34.67
259.46 Hammerton 11/42 ?   16/46 ? 30.00
261.05 Cattal 11/45 ?   16/43 ? 28.41
267.39 Knaresborough 11/53 12/03   16/35 16/39 22.07
271.23 Harrogate 11.58a ~ 12.01d 12.11 ~ 12.14   16.19a ~ 16.23d 16.17 ~ 16.23 18.23
276.32 Rigton SB 12/09 ?   16/06 ? 13.14
283.66 Horsforth 12/17 12/31   15/58 15/56 5.60
288.13 Armley Jn 12/24 12/35   15/48 15/49 1.33
288.78 Leeds West Jn 12/26 ?   15/46 ? 0.48
289.46 Leeds 12.28a 12.39   15.44d 15.47 0.00


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