24th September 2005

Pathfinder Tours
Pixies Revenge / Eden Belle

Locos Used 50031 & 50049
Stock Used 17077+3325+3314+1699+3333+3304+3344+1842+5932+6104+6054

Route:
1Z52 : Banbury to Penzance
1Z53 : Penzance to Banbury

Locos Route
50031 + 50049 Banbury - Bicester North - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - West Ruislip - Greenford West Jn - Greenford South Jn - Drayton Green Jn - Hanwell Jn (via Down Relief) - Slough (via Down Relief) - Reading - Newbury - Hungerford- Westbury - Castle Cary - Taunton - Exeter St. Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Bodmin Parkway - Par - Truro - Penzance
50049 + 50031 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Reading - Ruscombe (Up Relief to Up Main) - Southall East (Up Main to Up Relief) - Hanwell Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Banbury

Notes :
(1) Train originally booked to run on 23rd July 2005. Off-train options included were a visit to Bodmin & Wenford Railway during its Diesel Gala, a visit to The Eden Project, or to remain on-board for the journey through to Penzance.
(2) Late departure was due to late arrival of coaching stock, which had been 'locked' into Old Oak Common depot by an over-night possession.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the train Banbury to Bodmin and return)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual

M.C

0.00

Banbury 06.10d 07.07d [P3] 00.28a 00.24a [P2] 359.70
5.04 Aynho Jn 06/16 07/12 00/23 00/17 354.66
14.06 Bicester North 06.33a ~ 06.35d 07.22a ~ 07.24d 00.11a ~ 00.13d 00.04a ~ 00.07d 345.64
32.52 Princes Risborough 06/56 07/44 23/51 23/39 327.18
40.73 High Wycombe 07.07a ~ 07.09d 07.53a ~ 07.55d 23.38a ~ 23.40d 23.26a ~ 23.29d 318.77
? Beaconsfield - 08/01 23/33 23/19 ?
50.04 Gerrards Cross 07/19 08/05 23/29 23/12 309.66
? Denham 07/23 08/07 23/27 23/09 ?
55.34 West Ruislip 07/27 08/10 23/25 23/06 304.36
? South Ruislip ? 08/12 23/22 23.01 ~ 23.03 ?
59.67 Greenford West Jn 07/34 08.17 ~ 08.20 23/17 22/55 300.03
61.56 Drayton Green 07/42 08/26 23/11 22/51 298.14
? Hanwell 07/43 08/28 23/09 22/49 ?
63.74 Southall 07/47 08/30 23/06 22/45 295.76
? Heathrow Airport Jn 07/50 08/32 - 22/41 ?
73.24 Slough 07.57a ~ 07.59d 08.38a ~ 08.39d [P4] 22.53a ~ 22.55 22.33a ~ 22.35d [P3] 286.46
79.07 Maidenhead 08/07 08/46 22/45 22/28 280.63
85.69 Twyford 08/13 08/51 22/40 22/18 274.01
90.66 Reading 08.19a ~ 08.22d 08.59a ~ 09.05d [P8] 22.32a ~ 22.35d 22.05a ~ 22.11d [P9] 269.04
92.50 Southcote Jn 08/27 09/09 22/28 22/00 267.20
107.74 Newbury 08/41 09.26 ~ 09.29 22/11 21/46 251.76
121.17 Bedwyn 08/53 09/48 21/58 21/34 238.53
133.61 Woodborough 09/04 09/58 21/45 21/24 226.09
142.74 Lavington 09/10 10/05 21/37 21/17 216.76
150.35 Westbury 09.17a ~ 09.19d 10.14a ~ 10.15d [P1] 21.28a ~ 21.30d 21.07a ~ 21.09d [P3] 209.35
155.11 Clink Road Jn 09/29 10/21 21/21 ? 204.59
157.13 Blatchbridge Jn 09/33 10/23 21/19 ? 202.57
170.02 Castle Cary 09/46 10/32 21/07 20/50 189.68
192.42 Cogload Jn 10/04 10/49 20/48 ? 167.28
197.45 Taunton 10/11 10c53 ~ 10c54 [P3] 20/43 20c27 ~ 20c29 [P4] 162.25
211.59 Tiverton Parkway 10/29 11/07 20/31 ? 148.11
228.25 Exeter St. Davids 10/50 11/22 [P4] 20/11 20/03 [P5] 131.45
238.67 Dawlish Warren 11/08 11/31 19/57 19/52 121.03
248.39 Newton Abbot 11/20 11/42 19/40 19/39 111.31
257.16 Totnes 11/33 11/52 19/28 19/28 102.54
268.20 Ivybridge 11/50 12/05 19/15 19/16 91.10
280.28 Plymouth 12/06 12.20 ~ 12.21 [P4] 18/59 19.02 ~ 19.02½ [P7] 79.42
284.46 Saltash 12/15 12/31 18/50 18/53 75.42
289.44 St. Germans 12/25 12/36 18/43 18/44 70.26
298.06 Liskeard 12/36 12/46 18/34 18/35 61.64
307.23 Bodmin Parkway 12.52a ~ 12.57d 12.58a ~ 13.02d 18.18a ~ 18.21d 18.19a ~ 18.22d 52.47
310.54 Lostwithiel 13/03 ? 18/14 ? 49.16
315.09 Par 13.10a ~ 13.13d ??.??a ~ ??.??d 18.03a ~ 18.08d ??.??a ~ ??.??d 44.61
321.76 Burngullow Jn 13/21 ? 17/53 ? 37.74
333.77 Truro 13/35 ? 17/35 ? 25.73
346.60 Camborne 13/51 ? 17/19 ? 13.10
354.07 St. Erth 14/00 ? 17/09 ? 5.63
359.70 Penzance 14.11a ??.??a 17.00d ??.??d 0.00


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