30th August 2004

Pathfinder Tours
The Carmarthen Cavalier

Locos Used 67001 & steam: 5029
Stock Used 21272+3140+3107+3098+1863+5341+5322+5419+35461

Route:
1Z95 : Basingstoke to Carmarthen
1Z96 : Carmarthen to Basingstoke

Loco Route
67001 Basingstoke - Bramley - Reading West - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
5029 Newport - Cardiff Central - Barry - Aberthaw - Bridgend - Port Talbot (Goods Loop) - Neath - Landore Jn - Cockett West - Llandeilo Jn - Llanelli - Carmarthen
5029 Carmarthen - Llanelli - Llandeilo Jn - Morlais Jn - Felin Fran - Dynevor Jn - Port Talbot (Goods Loop) - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport
67001 Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Basingstoke

Notes :
(1) 35461 only in the consist when 5029 was on the train.

Sources : various including Duncan Jennings

Timings (Booked Only)
(booked courtesy of Pathfinder Tours)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Basingstoke 07.00d 07.19   22.49a 22.53 112.02
4.18 Bramley 07/12 07/24   22/40 22/47 107.64
14.44 Reading West 07.22a ~ 07.24d ?   22.26a ~ 22.29d ? 97.38
15.43 Reading West Jn 07/28 ?   22/22 ? 96.39
31.57 Didcot Parkway 07.44a ~ 07.46d 07.50 ~ 07.52   22.03a ~ 22.06d 22.09 ~ 22.16 80.25
42.47 Challow 07/57 08/00   21/54 21/56 69.35
55.70 Swindon 08.08a ~ 08.10d 08.10 ~ 08.13   21.41a ~ 21.43d 21.32 ~ 21.43 56.12
61.54 Wotton Bassett Jn 08/17 08/19   21/33 21/24 50.28
72.57 Hullavington 08/25 08/26   21/26 21/16 39.25
85.59 Westerleigh Jn 08/35 08/37   21/17 21/07 26.23
90.29 Bristol Parkway 08.39a ~ 08.44d 08.41 ~ 08.44   21.09a ~ 21.11d 21.01 ~ 21.03 21.53
91.51 Patchway 08/47 08/46   21/07 20/58 20.31
95.17 Pilning 08/50 08/49   21/02 20/56 16.65
102.13 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/01 08/55   20/53 20/49 9.69
112.02 Newport 09L13a ~ 09L50d 09.07 ~ 09.51   20L08a ~ 20L35d 20.04 ~ 20.34 0.00
86.52
5.10 Marshfield 10/00 10/01   19/58 19/55 81.42
11.60 Cardiff Central 10*29a ~ 10*41d 10.29 ~ 10.39   19*36a ~ 19*48d 19.38 ~ 19.45 74.72
14.25 Cogan Jn 10/49 ?  
20.03 Barry 11/00 11/00  
25.48 Aberthaw 11/09 ?  
- Pontyclun   19/20 19/25 63.62
39.29 Bridgend 11/41 11/37   19/11 19/13 54.57
51.43 Port Talbot GL 12w00a ~ 13w00d 11.53 ~ 12.36   18w21a ~ 18w53d 18.21 ~ 18.53 42.43
57.04 Neath 13/12 12/47  
63.46 Landore Jn 13/28 ?  
65.48 Cockett West 13/41 13/30  
- Briton Ferry UFL Jn   18/13 ? 39.16
- Dynevor Jn   18/08 ? 37.33
- Felin Fran   18/00 ? 34.16
- Morlais Jn   17/44 ? 25.54
72.33 Llandeilo Jn 13/48 ?   17/37 ? 22.06
74.04 Llanelli 13/50 13/41   17.32a ~ 17.34d ? 20.35
93.74 Carmarthen Jn 14/20 14/14   17/06 17/05 0.45
94.39 Carmarthen 14.23a 14.16a   17.02d 17.02 0.00


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