23rd August 2008

Pathfinder Tours
The Dorset Coast Explorer
and Great Wey Round

Locos Used 33025 'Glen Falloch' & 33207 'Jim Martin'
Stock Used 9391 'Pendragon'+99350+350 'Ullswater'+????+3136+1800 'Tintagel'+????+????+????+????

Route:
1Z33 : Crewe to Weymouth
1Z34 : Weymouth to Crewe

Locos Route
33207 + 33025 Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford – Bushbury Jn – Bescot Stadium – Tame Bridge Parkway – Perry Barr North Jn – Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Bordesley Jn - Barnt Green - Stoke Works Jn - Droitwich Spa – Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway – Dr Days Jn – North Somerset Jn – Bath Spa – Westbury – Clink Rd Jn – Blatchbridge Jn – Castle Cary – Yeovil Pen Mill – Dorchester West – Weymouth
33207 + 33025 Weymouth - Dorchester South – Wareham – Bournemouth – Southampton Central – Eastleigh – Winchester - Basingstoke – Oxford Rd Jn – Reading West Jn – Didcot Parkway – Oxford – Wolvercot Jn – Moreton-in-Marsh – Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green – Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Tame Bridge Parkway – Bescot Stadium - Bushbury Jn - Stafford – Norton Bridge - Madeley - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 33207 is confirmed as having led the train on both outward and return legs.
 (2) Three off-train options (alighting at Dorchester West, rejoining at Wareham) were:
i) Visit to Lulworth Cove
ii) Visit to the Swanage Railway
iii) Visit to Corfe Castle


33207+33025 pass the former Upwey Wishing Well Halt heading away from
Weymouth homewards (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Steve Atkinson (joined/left at Worcester Shrub Hill), Nick Bartlett & Don Blower

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Steve Atkinson & Peter Finan)

M.C

Location

Booked

 Actual  

Booked

 Actual

M.C

0.00

Crewe

05.58d

 ?  

22.40a

 ?

509.13

1.64

Basford Hall Jn

06/02

 ?  

22/37

 ?

507.29

8.06

Madeley

06/07

 ?  

22/29

 ?

501.07

19.08

Norton Bridge

06/19

 ?  

22/20

 ?

490.05

24.37

Stafford

06.25a ~ 06.33d

 ?  

22.08a ~ 22.14d

 ?

484.56

38.14

Bushbury Jn

06/51

 ?  

21/53

 ?

470.79

40.62

Portobello Jn

06/56

 ?  

21/48

 ?

468.31

43.16

Darlaston Jn

06/58

 ?  

21/45

 ?

465.32

44.79

Bescot Stadium

07/02

 ?  

21/43

 ?

464.14

45.78

Tame Bridge Parkway

07.05a ~ 07.07d

 ??.?? ~ 07.07  

21.36a ~ 21.40d

 21.39 ~ ??.??

463.15

49.36

Perry Barr North Jn

07/12

 07/12  

21/31

 21/33

459.57

52.27

Soho South Jn

07/18

 07/19  
-

Aston

  

21/25

 21/26

457.35
-

Proof House Jn

  

21/21

 ?

455.35

54.28

Birmingham New Street

07.26a ~ 07.36d

 07.28 ~ 07.38  

21.10a ~ 21.18d

 21.03 ~ 21.18

454.59

55.02

Proof House Jn

07/39

 ?  

55.79

St Andrews Jn

07/42

 07/47  

56.25

Bordesley Jn

07/43

 ?  
-

Selly Oak

  

20/58

 20/48

451.28

61.40

Kings Norton

07/53

 07/57  

20/54

 ?

449.14

63.73

Longbridge

07/56

 ?  

20/49

 ?

446.61

66.48

Barnt Green

08.02a ~ 08.05d

 08.05 ~ 08.06  

20.41a ~ 20.45d

 20.36 ~ 20.38

444.06

70.11

Bromsgrove

08/11

 ?  

20/35

 20/29

440.43

72.24

Stoke Works Jn

08/15

 08/15  

20/33

 ?

438.30

76.39

Droitwich Spa

08/20

 08/21  

20/08

 20/18

434.15

82.18

Worcester Shrub Hill

08.30a ~ 08.33d

 08.31 ~ 08.33  

19.59a ~ 20.01d

 20.07 ~ 20.09

428.36

85.23

Norton Jn

08/38

 ?  

19.49a ~ 19.51d

 ?

425.31

 

M.C

Location

Booked

 Actual

86.05

Abbotswood Jn

08/43

 08/40

96.72

Ashchurch

08/54

 08/50

104.03

Cheltenham Spa

09.04a ~ 09.06d

 09.04 ~ 09.07

109.46

Barnwood Jn

09/14

 09/13

110.33

Gloucester Yard Jn

09/15

 ?

116.43

Standish Jn

09/20

 09/19

129.68

Charfield

09/31

 ?

136.29

Yate

09/37

 09/37

138.01

Westerleigh Jn

09/40

 ?

142.51

Bristol Parkway

09.46a ~ 09.50d

 09.46 ~ 09.50

144.10

Filton Abbey Wood

09/53

 ?

147.67

Dr Days Jn

10/00

 10/00

148.10

North Somerset Jn

10/14

 ?

158.69

Bath Spa

10/26

 10/20

161.05

Bathampton Jn

10/30

 10/24

170.27

Bradford Jn

10/41

 ?

175.51

Westbury

10.49a ~ 10.51d

 10.44 ~ 10.51

177.05

Fairwood Jn

10/54

 ?

180.27

Clink Road Jn

10/57

 10/58

182.29

Blatchbridge Jn

10/59

 11/00

186.39

East Somerset Jn

11/02

 ?

195.18

Castle Cary

11.11a ~ 11.19d

 11.12 ~ 11.15

206.74

Yeovil Pen Mill

11.40a ~ 12.05d

 11.40 ~ 12.11

219.64

Maiden Newton

12.22a ~ 12.24d

 12.29 ~ 12.32

227.35

Dorchester West

12.34a ~ 12.36d

 12.50 ~ 12.53

227.35

Dorchester Jn

12/37

 12/55

234.35

Weymouth

12.46a ~ 14.36d

 13.08 ~ 14.37

241.04

Dorchester Jn

14/49

 ?

241.29

Dorchester South

14/50

 14/49

246.75

Moreton

14/57

 ?

251.30

Wool

15/02

 15/00

256.29

Wareham

15.09a ~ 15.20d

 15.06 ~ 15.20

263.37

Poole

15/29

 15/30

266.48

Branksome

15/34

 ?

269.17

Bournemouth

15/48

 15/47

284.33

Brockenhurst

16/05

 16/04

295.29

Redbridge

16/22

 ?

298.00

Southampton Central

16.34a ~ 16.52d

 16.40 ~ 16.50

299.04

Northam Jn

16/55

 ?

300.09

St Denys

17/06

 17/05

303.64

Eastleigh

17.17a ~ 17.23d

 17.15 ~ 17.19

307.49

Shawford

17/29

 ?

310.60

Winchester

17/35

 17/35

326.78

Worting Jn

17/50

 ?

329.38

Basingstoke

17/52

 17/52

333.56

Bramley

17/59

 ?

343.15

Southcote Jn

18/08

 18/07

344.40

Oxford Road Jn

18/10

 ?

345.01

Reading West Jn

18.12a ~ 18.17d

 18/18

360.63

Didcot East Jn

18/34

 ?

361.15

Didcot Parkway

18.35a ~ 18.37d

 18.37 ~ 18.38

361.79

Didcot North Jn

18/40

 ?

371.46

Oxford

18/51

 18/54

374.37

Wolvercot Jn

18/54

 18.57 ~ 19.04

388.41

Ascott-under-Wychwood

19/07

 ?

399.61

Moreton-in-Marsh

19.19a ~ 19.21d

 19.29 ~ 19.31

414.60

Evesham

19.35a ~ 19.37d

 19.47 ~ 19.49

Timings continue in first table.

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