3rd April 2004

Pathfinder Tours
The County of Kent

Loco Used 37174

Route:
1Z50 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Canterbury
1Z51 : Canterbury to Worcester Shrub Hill

Loco Route
37174 Worcester Shrub Hill - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley - Dorridge - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - West Ruislip - Greenford West Jn - Ealing Broadway - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Clapham Junction - Balham - Selhurst - East Croydon - Redhill - Tonbridge - Paddock Wood - Ashford International - Canterbury West
37174 Canterbury West - Minster - Ramsgate - Faversham - Rochester Bridge Jn - Swanley - Shortlands Jn - Nunhead - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Staines - Ascot - Reading - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Aynho Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Worcester Shrub Hill

Notes :
(1) Off-train options included (a) Leeds Castle, (b) Dover Castle & Secret Wartime Tunnels or (c) Canterbury.

Source : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(courtesy of Pathfinder Tours & Brian Ovington)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Worcester Shrub Hill 05.37d 05.39   23.06 23.07 489.59
5.59 Droitwich Spa 05/44 05/48   22/58 23/00 484.00
11.41 Hartlebury 05/50 05/53   22/53 ? 478.18
15.15 Kidderminster 05.56a ~ 06.00d 05.57 ~ 06.00   22.45a ~ 22.47d 22.48 ~ 22.49 474.44
21.74 Stourbridge Junction 06.08a ~ 06.13d 06.09 ~ 06.11   22.33a ~ 22.35d 22.38 ~ 22.40 467.65
29.69 Smethwick Jn 06/28 06/25   22/13 22/26 459.70
33.39 Jewellery Quarter 06/33 06/30   22/04 22/22 456.20
34.04 Birmingham Snow Hill 06.35a ~ 06.44d 06.31 ~ 06.43   21.49a ~ 21.58d 22.19 ~ 22.20 455.55
37.39 Tyseley 06/51 06/50   21/38 22/11 452.20
41.19 Solihull 06.56a ~ 06.58d 06.56 ~ 06.58   21.28a ~ 21.30d 22.03 ~ 22.05 448.40
44.49 Dorridge 07.05a ~ 07.07d 07.03 ~ 07.08   21.20a ~ 21.22d 21.56 ~ 21.57 445.10
51.30 Hatton 07/14 07/15   21/12 21/49 438.29
54.18 Warwick Parkway 07.19a ~ 07.21d 07.18 ~ 07.18   21.05a ~ 21.07d 21.41 ~ 21.43 435.41
57.19 Leamington Spa 07/29 07/25   21/00 21/37 432.40
67.48 Fenny Compton 07/40 07/38   20/52 21/29 421.11
76.28 Banbury 07.51a ~ 07.53d 07.50 ~ 07.52   20.42a ~ 20.44d 21.04 ~ 21.06 412.31
81.32 Aynho Jn 08/00 07/59   20/37 20/59 407.27

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
90.34 Bicester North 08/14 08/10
109.00 Princes Risborough 08/35 08/33
117.21 High Wycombe 08/45 08/42
126.32 Gerrards Cross 08/56 08/52
131.62 West Ruislip 09/02 08/58
136.15 Greenford West Jn 09/13 ?
139.40 Ealing Broadway 09.34a ~ 09.36d 09.33 ~ 09.37
140.75 Acton Main Line 09/40 09/41
141.47 Acton Wells Jn 09/46 09/45
142.65 Mitre Bridge Jn 09/54 09/50
145.10 Kensington Olympia 09/59 09/53
147.73 Latchmere Jn 10/04 09/57
148.39 Clapham Junction 10/08 10/05
150.34 Balham 10/12 10/12
155.13 Selhurst 10/25 10/25
156.22 East Croydon 10/31 10/31
160.14 Stoats Nest Jn 10/40 10/39
166.50 Redhill 10/49 10/48
172.23 Godstone 10/58 10/56
186.26 Tonbridge 11/17 11/16
191.49 Paddock Wood 11/24 11/25
202.04 Headcorn 11.41a ~ 11.49d 11.40 ~ 11.42
212.73 Ashford International 12.09a ~ 12.16d 11.56 ~ 12.12
227.11 Canterbury West 12.33a ~ 16.37d 12.32 ~ 16.39
238.48 Minster 16/50 16/55
242.51 Ramsgate 16/55 17/02
248.03 Margate 17/03 17/14
259.14 Herne Bay 17/15 17/27
269.75 Faversham 17.27a ~ 17.30d 17.40 ~ 17.44
277.13 Sittingbourne 17.39a ~ 17.42d 17.55 ~ 17.56
285.77 Gillingham 17/52 18/09
288.71 Rochester Bridge Jn 17/56 18/16
29.22 Fawkham Jn 18/08 18/30
304.41 Swanley 18/15 18/35
308.55 St Mary Cray Jn 18/20 18/38
209.34 Bickley Jn 18/21 18/39
312.15 Shortlands Jn 18/28 18/42
317.04 Nunhead 18/34 18/52
318.59 Denmark Hill 18/37 ?
321.13 Factory Jn 18/41 ?
321.52 Longhedge Jn 18/43 ?
322.60 Clapham Junction 18/48 19/10
325.73 Barnes 18/52 19/15
328.43 Richmond 18/58 19/19
332.21 Feltham Jn 19/05 19/23
337.68 Staines 19/11 19/37
342.01 Virginia Water 19/15 19/44
347.65 Ascot 19/24 19/52
335.37 Wokingham 19/33 20/03
362.22 Reading 19c46a ~ 19c50d 20.17 ~ 20.20
380.09 Didcot North Jn 20/12 20/37
389.56 Oxford 20/23 20/45
401.36 Heyford 20/33 20/55

Timings continue in first table.

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