7th November 2009

Pathfinder Tours
The Thames Tornado

Locos Used 67006 & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 5350+4920+5009+1863+3122+3107+1671+3112+3098+6310+14007 (2)

Route :
1Z27 : Ealing Broadway to Gloucester
1Z28 : Gloucester to London Victoria
1Z29 : London Victoria to Gloucester

Loco(s) Route
67006 Ealing Broadway - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester
60163 Gloucester - Stroud - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Earley - Wokingham - Blackwater - Ash - Guildford - Shalford - Reigate - Redhill - Purley - East Croydon - Selhurst - Streatham - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Brixton - (3) - London Victoria
67006 (1) London Victoria - Kensington Olympia
67006 Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Wokingham - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester

Notes :
(1) 60163 on rear.
(2) 14007 only in the consist when 60163 was on the train.
(3) Booked route was via Stewarts Lane but ran to Victoria on the Up Chatham Main.

Sources : various including Neil Kearns, James Underwood & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns, James Underwood & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Ealing Broadway 07.02d ?
Southall 07/07 ?
Airport Jn 07/09 ?
Dolphin Jn 07/21 ?
Slough 07/22 ?
Maidenhead 07/26 ?
Twyford 07/31 ?
Reading 07.36a ~ 07.38d 07.31 ~ 07.37
Reading West Jn 07/41 07/39
Moreton Crossing 07/54 07/52
Didcot East Jn 07/55 07/53
Didcot Parkway 07.56a ~ 07.59d 07.54 ~ 07.59
Wantage Road 08/07 08/07
Challow 08/10 08/10
Uffington 08/12 08/12
Swindon 08.22a ~ 08.24d 08.21 ~ 08.24
Wootton Bassett Jn 08/31 08/31
Chippenham 08.40a ~ 08.42d 08.39 ~ 08.42
Thingley Jn 08/44 08/46
Bathampton Jn 08/50 08/52
Bath Spa 08.53a ~ 08.56d 08.55 ~ 08.57
North Somerset Jn 09/07 09/08
Dr Days Jn 09/09 09/10
Narroways Hill Jn 09/11 09/14
Filton Abbey Wood 09/13 09/16
Bristol Parkway 09.17a ~ 09.19d 09.19 ~ 09.21
Westerleigh Jn 09/25 09/27
Yate 09/27 09/29
Charfield 09/32 09/34
Cam & Dursley 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.40 ~ 09.42
Standish Jn 09/48 09/48
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/53 09/54
Horton Road Jn 09/54 09/55
Gloucester 09L55a ~ 11L42d 09.58 ~ 11.43
Horton Road Jn 11/45 11/46
Gloucester Yard Jn 11/46 11/47
Standish Jn 11/52 11/56
St Marys 12/02 12/06
Kemble 12.15 ~ 12.29 12.18 ~ 12.30
Swindon Loco Siding 12/43 12/43
Swindon 12.45a ~ 12.47d 12.46 ~ 12.49
Uffington 12/58 13/02
Challow 13/02 13/04
Wantage Road 13w07 ~ 13w25 13.09 ~ 13.23
Didcot Parkway 13.32a ~ 13.33d 13.35 ~ 13.37
Reading West Jn 13/48 13/54
Reading 13/49 13/55
Reading New Jn 13/50 13/56
Reading Spur Jn 13/51 13/58
Earley 13.55 ~ 13.57 14.01 ~ 14.04
Wokingham 14/04 14/12
Blackwater 14/13 14/21
North Camp 14/18 14/25
Aldershot South Jn 14/19 14/26
Ash 14/20 14/27
Guildford 14/29 14/38
Shalford Jn 14/31 14/41
Shalford 14w33 ~ 14w47 14.43 ~ 14.51
Gomshall 14/55 15/03
Reigate 15/08 15/14
Redhill 15/12 15/19
Stoats Nest Jn 15/20 15/27
Purley 15/25 15/28
South Croydon 15/31 15/31
East Croydon 15/34 15/36
Windmill Bridge Jn 15/36 15/37
Selhurst 15/43 15/43
Streatham Common 15/54 15/52
Streatham 15/57 15/56
Tulse Hill 16/03 16/01
Herne Hill 16/15 16/16
Brixton 16/18 16/17
Shepherds Lane Jn 16/17 16/18
Voltaire Road Jn 16/18 16/19
Factory Jn 16/19 16.21 ~ 16.21 [Up Chatham Main]
Stewarts Lane 16/20 DIV
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 16/22 16/24
Victoria 16.25a ~ 17.55d 16.27 ~ ??.??
Kensington Olympia 18L18 ~ 18L30 ?
Acton Wells Jn 18/44 ?
Staines 19/19 ?
Wokingham 19/48 ?
Reading 20.02a ~ ??.??d ?
Didcot Parkway 20.18a ~ ??.??d ?
Swindon 20.46a ~ ??.??d ?
Chippenham 21.06a ~ ??.??d ?
Bath Spa 21.19a ~ ??.??d ?
Bristol Parkway 21.42a ~ ??.??d ?
Cam & Dursley 22.04a ~ ??.??d ?
Gloucester 22.20a ?


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