18th May 2005

Pathfinder Tours
The Eden Belle

Loco Used 67017
Stock Used 5969+5955+1842+3384+3390+3348+3330+1699+3397+3386+17077

Route:
1Z48 : Nottingham to Penzance
1Z28 : Penzance to Nottingham

Loco Route
67017 Nottingham - Beeston - Attenborough - Loughborough - Leicester - Nuneaton - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn (1) - Grand Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Five Ways - Selly Oak - (1) Kings Norton - Bromsgrove - Cheltenham Spa - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Plymouth - Liskeard - Par - Penzance
67017 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - King's Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - Landor Street Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: Outward route from Landor Street Jn was via Birmingham New Street and Five Ways to Kings Norton, not via Camp Hill, as booked due to a bridge strike.
(2) Howard Parker further comments: Three possible destinations were advertised; Bodmin Parkway for the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, Par for the Eden Project (with transfer coaches provided) and Penzance.

Sources : Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Leicester), Richard Rooker & Martin Treacher

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from various including Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Nottingham 06.10d 06.10 00.09a 00.20
Mansfield Jn 06/13 06/12 00/06 00/17
Beeston 06.16a ~ 06.18d 06.16 ~ 06.16 00.01a ~ 00.02d 00.12 ~ 00.13
Attenborough 06.22a ~ 06.23d 06.20 ~ 06.21 23.55a ~ 23.57d 00.07 ~ 00.09
Trent East Jn 06/27 06/24 23/53 00/03
Trent South Jn 06/28 06/25 23/51 00/03
Loughborough 06.34a ~ 06.36d 06.32 ~ 06.36 23.41a ~ 23.43d 23.51 ~ 23.54
Sileby Jn 06/40 06/41 23/32 23/46
Syston South Jn 06/42 06/43 23/29 23/43
Leicester 06.48a ~ 06.51d 06.48 ~ 06.51 23.21a ~ 23.23d 23.35 ~ 23.37
Wigston North Jn 06/57 06/56 23/18 23/29
Hinckley 07.12a ~ 07.14d 07.19 ~ 07.21 23.02a ~ 23.04d 23.14 ~ 23.16
Nuneaton 07.19a ~ 07.21d 07.26 ~ 07.28 22.52a ~ 22.54d ??.?? ~ 23.03
Abbey Jn 07/25 07/30 22/49 23/01
Whitacre Jn 07/36 07/40 22/37 22/48
Water Orton 07/41 07/45 22/31 22/44
Landor Street Jn 07/47 07/56 22/24 22/33
St Andrews Jn 07/49 DIV 22/22 22/28
Bordesley Jn 07/50 DIV 22/19 22/24
Kings Norton 07/55 08/13 22/13 22/10
Longbridge 07/59 08/16 22/10 22/06
Barnt Green 08.02a ~ 08.04d 08.17 ~ 08.18 22.04a ~ 22.06d 21.59 ~ 22.00
Bromsgrove 08/09 08/26 21/57 21/55
Stoke Works Jn 08/11 08/28 21/55 21/52
Abbotswood Jn 08/18 08/36 21/46 21/44
Ashchurch 08/25 08/42 21/38 21/37
Cheltenham Spa 08.32a ~ 08.34d 08.48 ~ 08.51 21.28a ~ 21.30d 21.28 ~ 21.31
Barnwood Jn 08/41 08/56 21/22 21/23
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/42 ? 21/21 ?
Standish Jn 08/48 09/01 21/16 21/17
Charfield 09/00 09/10 21/06 21/10
Yate 09/07 09/13 20/58 21/04
Westerleigh Jn 09/13 09/17 20/56 21/00
Bristol Parkway 09.20a ~ 09.29d 09.22 ~ 09.29 20/51 20/54
Filton Abbey Wood 09/34 09/31 20/48 20/45
Stapleton Road 09/37 09/33 20/44 20/41
Dr Days Jn 09/38 09/35 20/42 20/40
Bristol East Jn 09/40 ? 20/41 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 09.41a ~ 09.47d 09.38 ~ 09.47 20.37a ~ 20.40d 20.34 ~ 20.38
Worle Jn 10/03 10/01 20/16 20/12
Uphill Jn 10/05 10/03 20/13 20/07
Highbridge & Burnham 10/11 10/07 20/08 20/02
Bridgwater 10/16 10/11 20/03 19/58
Cogload Jn 10/22 10/15 19/59 19/54
Taunton 10/25 10/21 19/56 19/50
Tiverton Parkway 10/37 10/33 19/43 19/26
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/49 ? 19/30 ?
Exeter St Davids 10/51 10/48 19.18a ~ 19.28d 19.11 ~ 19.11
Dawlish Warren 11/01 11/01 19/04 19/02
Newton Abbot 11/14 11/12 18/48 18/47
Totnes 11/26 11/23 18/37 18/36
Ivybridge 11/41 11/36 18/22 18/23
Hemerdon 11/46 11/41 18/18 18/17
Lipson Jn 11/51 11/45 18/11 18/12
Plymouth 11.53a ~ 11.55d 11.48 ~ 11.52 17.50a ~ 18.08d 17.47 ~ 18.08
St Budeaux Ferry Jn 12/00 ? 17/43 ?
Saltash 12/04 12/00 17/38 17/38
St Germans 12/10 12/06 17/27 17/31
Liskeard 12/20 12/15 17/18 17/18
St Pinnock Viaduct East 12/25 ? 17/11 ?
Largin 12/26 ? 17/10 ?
Bodmin Parkway 12.31a ~ 12.34d 12.26 ~ 12.30 17.00a ~ 17.02d 17.00 ~ 17.02
Lostwithiel 12/41 12/35 16/56 16/56
Par 12.48a ~ 12.51d 12.41 ~ 12.45 16.47a ~ 16.50d 16.40 ~ 16.50
St Austell 12/59 ? 16/38 ?
Burngullow Jn 13/02 ? 16/36 ?
Probus 13/09 ? 16/27 ?
Truro 13/16 13/05 16/20 16/17
Penwithers Jn 13/18 ? ? ?
Camborne 13/32 13/19 16/06 16/03
St Erth 13/44 13/28 15/54 15/54
Long Rock 13/51 ? 15/48 ?
Penzance 13.55a 13.36 15.45d 15.45


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