21st, 22nd & 23rd January 2005

Pathfinder Tours
The Silver Jubilee

Loco Used 40145
Stock Used 5341+4927+4902+5009+5322+1863+21272+3112+3122+6310

Route:
1Z40 : London Kings Cross to York
1Z40 : York to London Liverpool Street
1Z41 : London Liverpool Street to Norwich
1Z42 : Norwich to York
1Z40 : York to London Kings Cross

Date Loco Route
21/01 40145 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
22/01 40145 York - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Whittlesea - March - Ely - Cambridge - Bishops Stortford - Cheshunt - Brimsdown - Tottenham Hale - Copper Mill Jn - Hackney Downs - Bethnel Green - London Liverpool Street
22/01 40145 London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Norwich
22/01 40145 Norwich - Thetford - Ely
22/01 40145 Ely - (reverse of outward route) - York
23/01 40145 York - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Whittlesea - March - Ely - Cambridge - Royston - Hitchin - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Friday 21st referred to as 'The Silver Jubilee part 1', Saturdays as 'part 2' and Sundays as 'part 3'.
(2) Saturdays run between Liverpool Street and Norwich was made in 103mins 29secs - the previous fastest recorded run for a class 40 was reported as by 40122 (D200) on 14/04/1988 at 105mins 45secs.


40145 on arrival at London Liverpool Street (photo: Nathan Williamson)

Source : various including Gary Thornton

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Russell, Richard Rooker, Chris Harley, Gary Thornton & Pete Drury)

Part 1 (out) & Part 3 (return)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 15.10d 15.10   15.50a 15.37
Belle Isle 15/12 15/12   15/48 15/35
Holloway South Jn ? ?   15/43 ?
Finsbury Park 15/15 15/16   15/42 15/33
Alexandra Palace 15/18 15/21   15/40 15/30
Potters Bar 15/25 15/30   15/33 15/24
Welwyn Garden City 15/34 15/38   15/28 15/19
Digswell Jn 15/37 ?   ? ?
Woolmer Green Jn 15/39 15/45   15/24 15/16
Stevenage 15/42 15/50   15/20 15/13
Hitchin 15/46 15/55   15/15 15/08
Letchworth Garden City   15/11 15/04
Royston   15/00 14/55
Shepreth Branch Jn   14/47 ?
Cambridge   14/43 14/39
Coldham Lane Jn   14/37 ?
Ely Dock Jn   14/24 ?
Ely   14.03a ~ 14.22d 14.01 ~ 14.22
Ely North Jn   14/00 13/59
March   13/45 13/37
March West Jn   13/44 ?
Whittlesea   13/35 ?
Peterborough East Jn   13/27 ?
Sandy 15/56 16/10  
Huntingdon 16/08 16/25  
Holme LC 16/23 16/33  
Peterborough 16/30 16/38   13.20a ~ 13.22d 13.05 ~ 13.18
Tallington Jn 16/37 16/48   13/02 12/59
Stoke Summit 16/52 17/05   12/51 12/49
Grantham 16/56 17/09   12/45 12/44
Barkston South Jn 17/05 17/12   12/40 12/40
Newark Northgate 17/17 17/20   12/32 12/33
Retford 17.33a ~ 17.46d 17.35 ~ 17.36   12/17 12/19
Loversall Carr Jn 17/59 18/02   12/07 12/09
Decoy South Jn 18/09 ?   ? ?
Decoy North Jn 18/20 ?   ? ?
Doncaster 18/31 18/18   12/03 12/06
Shaftholme Jn 18/34 18/22   11/59 12/02
Temple Hirst Jn 18/41 18/31   11/52 11/55
Hambleton North Jn 18/46 18/35   11/48 11/50
Colton Jn 18/52 18/42   11/42 11/44
York 19.00a 18.50   11.35d 11.37

Part 2

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 York 07.41d [P10] 07.42 [P10]   22.23a 22.43 196.30
5.41 Colton Jn 07/48 07/48   22/15 22/35 190.69
13.45 Hambleton North Jn 07/55 07/56   22/08 22/29 182.65
19.24 Temple Hirst Jn 08/00 08/00   22/02 22/25 177.06
28.24 Shaftholme Jn 08/07 08/07   21/54 22/15 168.06
32.43 Doncaster 08.12a ~ 08.14d [P3A] 08.13 ~ 08.15 [P3A]   21.47a ~ 21.49d 22.09 ~ 22.11 163.67
36.40 Loversall Carr Jn 08/20 08/19   21/41 22/02 159.70
49.71 Retford 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.32 ~ 08.35   21.26a ~ 21.28d 21.45 ~ 21.47 146.39
68.32 Newark Northgate 08.55a ~ 09.07d [P3] 08.53 ~ 09.08 [P3]   21.09a ~ 21.11d 21.23 ~ 21.25 127.78
- Claypole Loop - -   20*57a ~ 21*02d ? 123.63
78.64 Barkston South Jn 09/18 09/19   20/50 21/13 117.46
83.02 Grantham 09.23a ~ 09.25d 09.25 ~ 09.30   20.43a ~ 20.45d 21.05 ~ 21.08 113.28
88.59 Stoke Jn 09/33 09/37   20/37 20/58 107.51
103.56 Tallington Jn 09/43 09/48   20/26 20/44 92.54
112.11 Peterborough 10.00a ~ 10.02d [P5] 09.58 ~ 10.02 [P4]   20.11a ~ 20.13d [P5] 20.32 ~ 20.35 [P4] 84.19
112.79 Peterborough East Jn 10/07 10/04   20/09 ? 83.31
118.20 Whittlesea 10/15 10/12   20/02 ? 78.10
126.64 March West Jn 10/23 10/21   19/52 20/15 69.46
127.05 March 10.24a ~ 10.26d 10.23 ~ 10.26   19.48a ~ 19.51d 20.13 ~ 20.14 69.25
141.09 Ely North Jn 10/46 [UL] 10/42   19/33 19/58 55.21
142.51 Ely 10c49a ~ 10c51d [P2] 10.46 ~ 10.47   19.09a ~ 19.30d 19.25 ~ 19.54 53.59

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
143.02 Ely Dock Jn 10/53 10/47
156.30 Coldham Lane Jn 11/05 11/02
157.29 Cambridge 11/08 11.06a ~ 11.08d
159.78 Shepreth Branch Jn 11/12 11/13
171.26 Audley End 11/25 11/23
177.36 Elsenham 11/32 11/31
178.51 Stansted North Jn 11/37 11/34
179.53 Standted Mountfitchet 11/38 11/39
182.54 Bishops Stortford 11/42 11/42½
190.22 Harlow Town 11/50 11/50
194.46 Broxbourne Jn 11/55 ?
195.64 Broxbourne 11/56 11/54½
199.00 Cheshunt 11/59 11.58a ~ 11.59d
202.20 Brimsdown 12/02 12/04
207.01 Tottenham Hale 12/07 12/08
208.07 Copper Mill Jn 12/09 12/09
208.43 Clapton Jn 12/11 12/11
210.03 Hackney Downs 12/15 12/16
211.71 Bethnal Green 12/23 12/20
213.01
0.00		 Liverpool Street 12.27a ~ 15.02d 12.24 ~ 15.05
1.10 Bethnal Green 15/05 15/08
2.69 Bow Jn 15/08 15/10
4.03 Stratford 15/09 15/11
5.63 Forest Gate Jn 15/11 15/14
7.28 Ilford 15/12 15/16
13.41 Gidea Park 15/18 15/21
20.16 Shenfield 15/26 15/27½
29.65 Chelmsford 15/34 15/35½
38.48 Witham 15/42 15/42
46.49 Marks Tey 15/49 15/49
51.52 Colchester 15/53 15/53
59.35 Manningtree 16/02 15/59½
67.46 Halifax Jn 16/10 ?
68.59 Ipswich 16/13 16/08
69.42 East Suffolk Jn 16/14 16/09
82.79 Haughley Jn 16/27 16/21
95.04 Diss 16/36 16/30½
113.68 Trowse Jn 16/51 16/45½
114.77
0.00		 Norwich 16.53a ~ 18.07d 16.48 ~ 18.19
1.09 Trowse Jn 18/10 18/21
10.17 Wymondham 18/21 18/31
15.70 Attleborough 18/27 18/36
30.39 Thetford 18/40 18/53
37.57 Brandon 18/48 19/05
52.17 Ely North Jn 19/05 19/21

Timings continue in Part 2 first table.

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