27th November 2004

Pathfinder Tours
The Yorkshire Royale

Locos Used 50031, 50049 & steam: 6233
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z26 : Derby to York
1Z27 : York to Derby

Loco(s) Route
50031 + 50049 Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Chepstow - Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth High Level - Burton-on-Trent - Derby
6233 Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill North Loop - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Mexborough - Doncaster - (via ECML) - York
6233 York - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Ferrybridge North Jn - Moorthorpe - Swinton - (reverse of outward route) - Derby
50031 + 50049 Derby - (reverse of outward route) - Stoke Works Jn - (1) - Abbotswood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cardiff Central

Notes :
(1) Booked route was via Worcester Shrub Hill, but went direct (presumably due to late running).


6233 leaves Derby for York (photo: Ralf Edge)

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(booked courtesy of Pathfinder Tours, actuals from Janet Cottrell)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Cardiff Central 06.07d 06.06   21.54a 21.51 152.13
6.50 Marshfield 06/17 06/17   21/42 21/44 145.43
11.60 Newport 06.24a ~ 06.27d 06.26 ~ 06.30   21.31a ~ 21.33d 21.33 ~ 21.37 140.33
21.49 Severn Tunnel Junction 06/38 06/40   21/21 21/22 130.44
28.77 Chepstow 06/46 06/48   21/13 21/13 123.16
36.73 Lydney 06.54a ~ 06.56d 06.57 ~ 06.58   21.02a ~ 21.04d 21.03 ~ 21.03 115.20
42.08 Awre Jn 07/03 07/04   20/57 20/57 110.05
56.26 Gloucester 07.18a ~ 07.22d 07.21 ~ 07.26   20.41a ~ 20.43d 20.41 ~ 20.44 95.67
56.49 Horton Road Jn 07/24 ?   20/39 ? 95.44
57.23 Barnwood Jn 07/25 07/28   20/38 20/37 94.70
62.66 Cheltenham Spa 07.31a ~ 07.35d 07.35 ~ 07.39   20.28a ~ 20.31d 20.28 ~ 20.31 89.27
69.77 Ashchurch 07/44 07/46   20/19 20/23 82.16
80.64 Abbotswood Jn 07/52 07/54   20/10 20/15 71.29
- Norton Jn   20/08 DIV 70.47
- Worcester Shrub Hill   20/04 DIV 67.42
- Tunnel Jn   20/02 DIV 66.75
- Droitwich Spa   19/56 DIV 61.63
92.01 Stoke Works Jn 08/01 08/02   19/47 20/09 57.48
94.14 Bromsgrove 08/03 08/03   19/44 20/07 55.35
97.57 Barnt Green 08.12a ~ 08.14d 08.10 ~ 08.12   19.38a ~ 19.39d 20.01 ~ 20.01 51.72
100.32 Longbridge 08/18 08/17   19/35 19/58 49.17
102.65 Kings Norton 08/22 08/23   19/32 19/55 46.64
104.79 Selly Oak 08/28 08/29   19/29 19/53 44.50
108.30 Birmingham New Street 08.37a ~ 08.42d 08.39 ~ 08.45   18.58a ~ 19.20d 19.41 ~ 19.46 41.19
109.18 Proof House Jn 08/44 08/47   18/55 19/38 40.31
109.75 Landor Street Jn 08/46 08/49   18/54 19/37 39.54
116.01 Water Orton 08/53 08/55   18/48 19/31 33.48
119.76 Kingsbury Jn 08/56 08/58   18/45 19/28 29.53
125.57 Tamworth High Level 09/01 09/02   18/37 19/23 23.72
133.05 Wichnor Jn 09/06 09/08   18/30 19/19 16.44
138.48 Burton-on-Trent 09/10 09/14   18/24 19/14 11.01
144.21 North Stafford Jn 09/20 09/19   18/19 19/10 5.28
144.65 Stenson Jn 09/22 09/20   18/18 19/10 4.64
149.49
0.00		 Derby 09L28a ~ 09L45d 09.26 ~ 09.55   18L11a ~ 17L39d 18.25 ~ 19.04 0.00
80.59
9.73 Ambergate Jn 09/55 10/15   17/28 18/00 70.66
20.01 Clay Cross South Jn 10/05 10/25   17/19 17/44 60.58
24.11 Chesterfield 10/09 10/31   17/15 17/38 56.48
24.50 Tapton Jn 10/11 ?   17/14 ? 56.09
27.37 Barrow Hill North Loop 10w14a ~ 10w46d ?   16w30a ~ 17w10d ? 53.22
33.39 Beighton Jn 10/53 11/04   16/22 16/36 47.20
36.56 Treeton Jn 10/59 ?   16/18 ? 44.03
40.15 Masborough Jn 11/05 ?   16/14 ? 40.44
42.39 Aldwarke Jn 11/08 11/16   16/10 16/18 38.20
44.44 Swinton 11/10 11/21   16/07 16/14 36.15
45.58 Mexborough 11/12 ?  
50.63 Hexthorpe Jn 11/17 11/28  
52.64 Doncaster 11/21 11/33  
57.03 Shaftholme Jn 11/24 11/37  
66.03 Temple Hirst Jn 11/32 11/46  
71.62 Hambleton North Jn 11/36 11/51  
- Moorthorpe   15/47 16/05 28.18
- Ferrybridge North Jn   15/35 ? 19.16
- Milford Jn   15/29 15/38 15.07
- Church Fenton   15/23 15/31 10.58
79.66 Colton Jn 11/43 11/58   15/17 15/25 5.41
85.27 York 11.50a 12.06   15.10d 15.17 0.00


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