8th August 2009

Pathfinder Tours
The Tamar Tornado

Locos Used 67003 & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 5350+4927+5009+1863+3107+3140+3112+3122+21272

Route :
1Z60 : Birmingham International to Plymouth
1Z63 : Plymouth to Birmingham International

Loco Route
67003 Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
60163 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn -Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
60163 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
67003 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Stechford - Birmingham International

Notes :
(1) Pete Drury comments: After the Pathfinder Tours brochure was printed the tour was retimed by Network Rail, with a diversion via Weston-super-Mare. The booked times shown by below after Bristol West Jn on the Outward Journey and after Uphill Jn on the Return are different to the brochure times.

Sources : Mike Hunt, Pete Drury & Mike Burnitt

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Hunt, Pete Drury & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham International 06.36d 06.37   22.15a 22.11
Stechford 06/41 06/44   22/08 22/06
Proof House Jn   22/04 22/03
Aston 06/47 06/50  
Perry Barr West Jn 06/51 06/54  
Soho East Jn 06/54 06/58  
Soho South Jn 06/55 06/59  
Birmingham New Street 07.00a ~ 07.14d 07.04 ~ 07.14   21.56a ~ 22.02d 21.57 ~ 22.01
Selly Oak   21/49 21/49
Proof House Jn 07/16 07/17  
St Andrews Jn 07/19 07/19  
Bordesley Jn 07/20 07/20  
Lifford East Jn 07/25 07/26  
Kings Norton 07/26 07/27   21/45 21/44
Longbridge 07/30 07/30   21/35 21/34
Barnt Green 07.34a ~ 07.36d 07.33 ~ 07.36   21.28a ~ 21.31d ??.?? ~ 21.27
Bromsgrove 07/41 07/39   21/22 21/22
Stoke Works Jn 07/42 07/41   21/20 21/20
Abbotswood Jn 07/51 07/48   21/13 21/12
Ashchurch 07/58 07/55   21/06 21/05
Cheltenham Spa 08.05a ~ 08.06d 08.01 ~ 08.06   20.57a ~ 21.00d 20.54 ~ 20.58
Barnwood Jn 07/12 08/11   20/52 20/47
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/13 ?   20/51 ?
Standish Jn 08/18 08/17   20/43 20/40
Charfield 08/28 08/26   20/25 20/29
Yate 08/33 08/29   20/21 20/23
Westerleigh Jn 08/35 08/33   20/18 20/20
Bristol Parkway 08.39a ~ 08.41d 08.37 ~ 08.41   20.12a ~ 20.14d 20.10 ~ 20.15
Filton Jn 08/43 08/43   20/10 20/04
Stapleton Road 08/46 ?   20/01 ?
Dr Days Jn 08/48 08/47   20/06 19/59
Bristol East Jn 08/49 08/50   20/05 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 08L50a ~ 09L21d 08.52 ~ 09.28   19L34a ~ 20L04d 18.55 ~ 19.57
Bristol West Jn 09/23 09/29   19/31 18/54
Parson Street ? 09/32   19/14 18/51
Yatton ? ?   18/42 ?
Worle Jn 09/47 09/47   18/57 18/39
Weston-super-Mare 09/50 09/51  
Uphill Jn 10/01 10/03   18/54 18/37
Highbridge & Burnham ? ?   18/31 ?
Bridgwater 10/15 10/17   18/40 18/26
Cogload Jn 10/23 10/23   18/33 18/21
Taunton East Jn 10/26 10/27   18/28 18/17
Taunton 10.29 ~ 10.31 10.28 ~ 10.32   18.23 ~ 18.25 18.12 ~ 18.14
Norton Fitzwarren 10/33 10/34   18/21 18/10
Whiteball Tunnel 10/43 10/46   18/13 18/02
Tiverton Parkway 10/46 10/47   18/07 17/58
Tiverton Loop 10.48 ~ 11.21 10.51 ~ 11.20   18/05 17/56
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/36 11/34   17/51 17/43
Exeter St Davids 11/39 11.39 ~ 11.50   17.15a ~ 17.47d 17.13 ~ 17.39
Dawlish Warren 12/01 12/06   17/03 16/58
Dawlish 12/03 12/07   17/01 16/56
Teignmouth 12/05 12/12   16/58 16/53
Newton Abbot 12/12 12/20   16/53 16/48
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/13 12/20   16/52 18/48
Dainton Tunnel 12/20 12/27   16/48 16/45
Totnes 12/31 12/34   16/41 16/38
Aish Crossover 12/42 12/45   16/32 16/30
Ivybridge 12/45 12/49   16/27 16/25
Hemerdon 12/51 12/54   16/20 16/20
Lipson Jn 12/57 12/59   16/12 16/12
Plymouth 13.06a 13.02   16.07d 16.08


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