30th September 2006

Pathfinder Tours
The Grid-Arising

Locos Used 56302, 60022, 60028, 66043 & 67005
Stock Used 6310+21272+3149+3119+3097+1863+5009+5040+4902+5322+5341+5350+5376

Route:
1Z60 : Crewe to York
1Z56 : York to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
60022 Crewe - Nantwich - Wem - Shrewsbury - Abbey Foregate Curve - Wellington - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Wigston North Jn - Leicester - Syston South Jn - Loughborough - Trent - Toton Centre (Down Goods)
60028 (1) Toton Centre - Meadow Lane Jn - Attenborough Jn - Nottingham - Netherfield Jn - Fiskerton - Newark Castle - Swinderby - Boultham Jn - (Lincoln Avoiding Line) - Pyewipe Jn - Saxilby - Gainsborough Lea Road - Trent Jn - Finningley - Decoy South Jn - Decoy North Jn - Doncaster (Two-Way Goods No.2) - Shaftholme Jn - Askern - Knottingley South Jn - Knottingley West Jn - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - (3) - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Doncaster Two-Way Goods No.2
56302 Doncaster Two-Way Goods No.2 - Bently Jn - (3) - Hatfield & Stainforth - Crowle - Scunthorpe - Wrawby Jn - Barnetby - Brocklesby Jn - Ulceby - Humber Road Jn - Immingham East Jn - Pyewipe Road S.B. - Great Coates No.1 S.B. - Marsh Jn - Habrough - Brocklesby Jn - Barnetby - Wrawby Jn - Brigg - Kirton Lindsey - Gainsborugh Central - Trent Jn - Retford Low Level - Shireoaks East Jn - Woodend Jn - Shirebrook - Mansfield - Kirkby Lane End Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - (via Up Goods) - Langley Mill - Toton Centre (Up Goods)
66043 + 67005 (2) Toton Centre - Up High Level Goods Line - Trent South Jn - Loughborough North Jn (US to UF) - Loughborough - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Was to have been 66721 but it was failed due to AWS fault.
(2) Originally booked for a FL Class 57, this was changed to a FL Class 66. However, the tour operator was informed the day before the tour that EWS are no longer able to crew the FreightlinerClass 66/5 as the driver refused to drive said engine without a freightliner pilot-man.
(3) Due to line closures south of York to repair damaged track from the accident earlier in the week, the train was unable to visit York as planned and Network Rail amended the schedule and routing to run to Doncaster Two-Way Goods for the loco change, also resulting in the loss of an off-train break.

Source : Alan Sheppard (joined/left the train at Nuneaton)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard, Alan Vickers & Peter Finan)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Crewe 06.50d 06.50   22.40a 22.31 137.64
 ? Crewe Gresty Lane 06/52 ?   22/38 ? ?
 ? Nantwich 06/57 06/57   22/31 22/19  ?
 ? Wrenbury 07/02 07/02   22/26 22/15  ?
 ? Prees 07/12 07/12   22/18 22/06  ?
 ? Wem 07/15 07/18   22/15 22/03  ?
 ? Harlescott Crossing 07/23 ?   22/07 ?  ?
32.57 Shrewsbury 07.28a ~ 07.30d [P7] 07.36 ~ 07.37   21.58a ~ 22.03d [p4] 21.49 ~ 21.51 105.07
 ? Abbey Foregate Jn ? ?   21/53 ?  ?
 ? Wellington 07/44 07/50   21/37 21/37  ?
 ? Madeley Jn 07/49 ?   21/29 ?  ?
 ? Cosford 07/57 08/01   21/20 21/25 ?
 ? Codsall ? ?   21/13 ?  ?
 ? Wolverhampton North Jn 08/09 ?   21/06 ?  ?
62.37 Wolverhampton 08.11a ~ 08.13d [P3] 08.13 ~ 08.15   21.02a ~ 21.04d [P1] 21.10 ~ 21.12 75.27
 ? Dudley Port 08/20 08/22   20/55 21/03  ?
69.73 Sandwell & Dudley 08.23a ~ 08.25d 08.25 ~ 08.28   20.50a ~ 20.52d 20.57 ~ 21.00 67.71
 ? Galton Jn 08/27 08/30   20/47 20/54  ?
 ? Soho South Jn 08/29 08/33   20/45 20/52  ?
75.21 Birmingham New Street 08.34a ~ 08.45d [P5] 08.37 ~ 08.48   20.25a ~ 20.40d [P9] 20.45 ~ 20.48 62.43
 ? Proof House Jn 08/47 ?   20/22 ?  ?
 ? Landor Street Jn 08/49 08/52   20/20 20/36  ?
 ? Water Orton 08/55 08/59   20/10 20/27  ?
 ? Whitacre Jn 08/59 09/03   20/04 20/22  ?
 ? Nuneaton Abbey Jn 09/11 09/14   19/50 20/11  ?
96.21 Nuneaton 09.14a ~ 09.16d [P7] 09.18a ~ 09.20d   19.45a ~ 19.47d [P6] 20.06a ~ 20.08d 41.43
 ? Hinckley 09/24 09/25   19/38 20/00  ?
 ? Wigston North Jn 09/38 09/38   19/26 19/50  ?
115.07 Leicester 09.44a ~ 09.46d [P2] 09.44a ~ 09.47d   19.15a ~ 19.19d [P3] 19.43a ~ 19.45d 22.57
 ? Syston South Jn 09/54 09/53   19/09 19/39  ?
 ? Sileby Jn 09/57 09/56   19/06 19/36  ?
 ? Loughborough 10/02 [P1] 10/00½   19/01 [P.2] 19/30½  ?
 ? Trent South Jn 10/11 10/10   18/54 19/15  ?
 ? Trent East Jn 10/13 10.11 ~ 10.12½   18/51 DIV  ?
 ? Meadow Lane Jn - DIV 19/12  ?
 ? Toton Jn 10/15 10/15   18/48 19/10½  ?
137.64
0.00		 Toton Centre 10L18 ~ 10L38 10.19 ~ 10.49   18L30 ~ 18L45 18.50 ~ 19.08 0.00
162.33
137.02

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
 ? Toton Jn 10/41 10/53
 ? Meadow Lane Jn 10/43 10/56½
 ? Attenborough Jn 10/45 11/00
 ? Mansfield Jn 10/52 11/10
 ? Nottingham 10/54 [UM] 11.13 ~ 11.14 [P1]
 ? Netherfield Jn 10/59 11/19
 ? Newark Castle 11/16 11/35
 ? Newark Flat Crossing 11/17 11/39
 ? Newark Crossing East Jn 11/18 11/40
 ? Boultham Jn 11/36 12/00½
 ? Pyewipe Jn 11/40 12.02½ ~ 12.03½
 ? Gainsborough Lea Road 11/57 12/34
 ? Gainsborough Trent Jn South 11/59 12/36
 ? Bessacarr Jn 12/18 12/54
 ? Doncaster Decoy South Jn 12/20 12/55½
? Doncaster Decoy North Jn 12/23 12/57
76.24 Doncaster 12c29 ~ 12c31 [P8] 13.03 ~ 13.05 [2WG #2]
 ? Shaftholme Jn 12/35 13/13
 ? Knottingley South Jn 12/57 13/29
 ? Knottingley West Jn 12/59 13/31
 ? Ferrybridge North Jn 13/01 13/32
 ? Milford Jn 13/07 13/39
 ? Church Fenton 13/12 [P.2] DIV
? Colton South Jn 13/16 DIV
 ? Colton Jn 13/17 DIV
110.78
0.00		 York 13L27a ~ 14L00d DIV
 ? Colton Jn 14/05 DIV
 ? Hambleton North Jn 14/12 DIV
 ? Gascoigne Wood Jn DIV 13/10 13.40½ ~ 13.52
 ? Hambleton West Jn DIV 13/12 13/56½
 ? Hambleton South Jn DIV 13/14 13/57½
 ? Temple Hirst Jn  14/18   13/24 14/03
 ? Joan Croft Jn 14/25 DIV
 ? Applehurst Jn 14/27 DIV
 ? Shaftholme Jn DIV 13/34 14/13
118.49
0.00		 Doncaster Two-Way Goods No.2 DIV 13L46 ~ 14L29 14.21 ~ 14.39
 ? Bentley Jn DIV 14/32 14/41
 ? Hatfield & Stainforth 14/33 14/48
 ? Thorne Jn  14/35   14/39 14/49½
 ? Scunthorpe 14/53 [P1] 15/09
 ? Wrawby Jn 15/06 15/23
59.55 Barnetby 15c08 ~ 15c10 [P1] 15.25 ~ 15.27 [P2]
 ? Brocklesby Jn 15/16 15/33
 ? Ulceby 15/18 15/35
 ? Immingham Humber Road Jn 15/25 15/43
 ? Immingham East Jn 15/31 15.50 ~ 15.51½
 ? Grimsby Pyewipe Road Signal Box 15/45 16/07
 ? Great Coates No.1 Jn 15/50 16/11
 ? Grimsby Marsh Jn 16/00 16/13
 ? Habrough 16/12 16/22
 ? Brocklesby Jn 16/16 16/24
 ? Barnetby 16/24 [P3] 16.30 ~ 16.31
 ? Wrawby Jn 16/26 16/32
 ? Brigg 16/39 16/37
 ? Kirton Lime Sidings 16/50 16.48 ~ 16.53½
 ? Kirton Lindsey 16/52 16/57
 ? Northorpe Signal Box 16/56 17/00
110.79 Gainsborough Central 17c06 ~ 17c08 17/11
 ? Gainsborough Trent Jn South 17/11 17/14
 ? Clarborough Jn 17/17 17/21
 ? Retford Low Level 17/22 17/26
128.63 Worksop 17c33 ~ 17c34 17.35½ ~ 17.36
 ? Shireoaks East Jn 17/36 17/39
 ? Woodend Jn 17/38 17/41
 ? Shirebrook East Jn 17/48 17/52
 ? Mansfield Woodhouse 17/55 18/00
 ? Kirkby in Ashfield 18/03 18/10½
 ? Kirkby Lane End Jn 18/04 18/11
 ? Pinxton 18/12 18/20
 ? Sleights East Signal Box 18/13 18/21½
 ? Pye Bridge Jn 18/16 18/24
 ? Langley Mill 18/20 18/33
 ? Trowell Jn 18/26 18/42

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages taken from tour brochure and amendment slip.
Intermediate milegaes not printed in above brochure or slip.

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