9th July 2004

Pathfinder Tours
The Mancunian

Locos Used 66018, 66138, 90034 & steam: 6233
Stock Used 99041+5322+5009+4902+5040+1963+3122+3112+3140+3107+3098+21272

Route:
1Z61 : Manchester Victoria to Euston
1Z63 : Euston to Manchester Piccadilly

Loco(s) Route
66138 Manchester Victoria - Eccles - Astley - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay
90034 Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe - Stafford - Tamworth - Nuneaton - Rugby - Weedon - Hanslope Jn - Watford Junction - London Euston
6233 London Euston - Watford Junction - Hanslope Jn - Northampton - Rugby - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
66138 Crewe - Crewe Up/Down Potteries Loop
6233 (2) Crewe Up/Down Potteries Loop - Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Heald Green - Slade Lane Jn - Ardwick Jn - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Train was assisted out of Euston platform by 66018.
(2) 66138 on rear.
(3) 99041 assumed only part of consist when 6233 was on the train.


6233 passes Brinklow (photo: Clive Hanley)

Sources : various including Mark Honey, Ian Loveday, Mark Baines & Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(courtesy of Pathfinder Tours, Simon Robinson & Pete Drury)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Manchester Victoria 07.40d 07.40
0.38 Deal Street Jn 07/42 ?
1.12 Ordsall Lane Jn 07/44 07/42
3.71 Eccles 07/48 07/56
8.76 Astley 07/54 08/01
15.70 Newton-le-Willows 08/00 08/08
16.62 Earlestown 08/01 08/11
18.18 Winwick Jn 08/04 08/14
20.45 Dallam Jn 08/07 08/17
21.54
0.00		 Warrington Bank Quay 08L09a ~ 08L28d 08.19 ~ 08.32
1.67 Acton Grange Jn 08/31 08/34
7.50 Weaver Jn 08/35 08/40
15.25 Winsford SB 08/40 08/45
23.33 Crewe Coal Yard 08/47 08/51

 

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
- Manchester Piccadilly   22.24a 22.25 31.22
- Ardwick Jn   22/21 22/21 30.44
- Slade Lane Jn   22/19 22/17 28.77
- Heald Green   22/07 22/07 22.70
- Heald Green South Jn   22/02 22/06 21.66
- Wilmslow   21.55a ~ 21.57d 21.57 ~ 21.59 19.45
- Alderley Edge   21/52 21/54 18.01
- Chelford Loop   21*36a ~ 21*46d 21.42 ~ 21.45 14.60
- Sandbach   21/25 21/24 5.30
- Crewe Sydney Bridge   21/20 21/19 1.56
- Crewe   21/18 21/16 0.60
- Crewe Up/Down Potteries Loop   21.10a ~ 21.16d 21.09 ~ 11.11 0.00
0.60
24.11 Crewe 08.49a ~ 08.52d 08.52 ~ 08.55   20L39a ~ 21L08d 20.17a ~ 21.06d 0.00
160.27
25.75 Basford Hall Jn 08/56 08/58   20/34 20/13 158.43
32.17 Madeley 09/00 09/01   20/25 20/07 152.21
43.19 Norton Bridge 09/07 09/08   20/15 19/58 141.19
48.48 Stafford 09/13 09/13   19*55a ~ 20*07d 19/52 135.70
55.03 Colwich 09/18 09/17   19/45 19/44 129.35
60.60 Armitage 09/23 09/21   19/39 19/39 123.58
65.68 Lichfield Trent Valley 09/28 09/24   19/33 19/35 118.50
71.79 Tamworth Low Level 09/32 09/28   19w00a ~ 19w25d 18.57 ~ 19.25 112.39
85.01 Nuneaton 09/42 09/40   18/32 18/42 99.37
86.42 Attleborough Jn - -   18/23 18/40 97.76
99.51 Rugby 09c57a ~ 10c06d 09.51 ~ 10.06   18/10 18/26 84.67
112.35 Weedon 10/16 10/16    
- Long Buckby   17/55 18/08 75.37
- Northampton   16w45a ~ 17w45d 16.43 ~ 17.54 65.68
125.44 Hanslope Jn 10/25 10/26   16/33 16/31 56.47
132.26 Milton Keynes Central 10/31 10/31   16/26 16/22 49.65
135.45 Bletchley 10/33 10/34   16/21 16/18 46.46
143.75 Ledburn Jn 10/40 10/43   16/12 16/10 38.16
150.38 Tring 10/45 10/49   16/04 16/03 31.53
157.20 Bourne End 10/50 10/53   15/58 15/54 24.71
164.56 Watford Junction 10/55 11/00   15/50 15/47 17.35
170.61 Harrow & Wealdstone 11/02 11/04   15/42 15/41 11.30
174.07 Wembley Central 11/05 11/06   15/39 15/37 8.04
176.68 Willesden West London Jn 11/07 11/08   15/35 15/32 5.23
180.55 Camden Jn 11/10 11/11   15/29 15/27 1.36
182.11 Euston 11.15a 11.16   15.23d 15.23 0.00


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