15th October 2011

Pathfinder Tours
The Ousing Dove

Locos Used 37601, 37611, 60065, 66024 & 66155
Stock Used 17105+3112+3107+3144+1683+1842+5322+4959+4927+5292

Route :
1Z29 : Bristol Temple Meads to Monk Bretton
1Z30 : Monk Bretton to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
37611 + 37601 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Spetchley - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Madeley - Crewe
66024 (2) Crewe - Alsager - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Uttoxeter - Noth Stafford Jn - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Attenborough - Lenton South Jn - Lenton North Jn - Radford Jn - Trowell Jn - Langley Mill - Pye Bridge Jn - Kirkby Lane End Jn - Mansfield Woodhouse - Shirebrook - Woodend Jn - Shireoaks West Jn - Brancliffe East Jn - Firbeck West Jn - St Catherine's Jn - Kirk Sandall Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Thorne Jn
66024 (3) Thorne Jn - Goole - Gilberdyke - Brough - Hessle Road Jn - Springbank South Jn - Walton Street Jn - Hessle Road Jn - Brough - Goole - Gilberdyke - Snaith - Knottingley - Pontefract Monkhill - Crofton East Jn - Oakenshaw South Jn - Royston Jn - Monk Bretton (4)
60065 (5) Monk Bretton - Royston Jn - Oakenshaw South Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Wakefield Westgate - Wrenthorpe Reception Line
66024 Wrenthorpe Reception Line - Wakefield Westgate - South Kirkby Jn - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Rotherham Central - Tinsley South Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - Woodburn Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landore Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
66155 Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Was booked for a Class 66, however 37601 and 37611 were out of hours and needed to get to Crewe for an exam, so was used from Bristol instead.
(2) Was booked for 37601 and 37611 however due to the above reason a class 66 was used instead.
(3) 60065 on rear.
(4) Booked to reverse in Monk Bretton Loop but went beyond the loop to the glassworks gates.
(5) 66024 on rear.

Sources : James Underwood (joined/left the train at Bristol Parkway [out]/left at Birmingham New Street [rtn]) & Simon Robinson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from James Underwood & Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 05.45d ?   23.27a 23.00
Bristol East Jn 05/46 ?   23/25 ?
Dr Days Jn 05/47 ?   23/24 22/58
Narroways Hill Jn 05/49 ?   23/21 22/57
Filton Abbey Wood 05/53 ?   23/18 22/54
Bristol Parkway 05.56a ~ 05.59d ??.?? ~ 06.05 [P3]   23.08a ~ 23.16d 22.47 ~ 22.49
Westerleigh Jn 06/04 ?   23/02 22/42
Yate 06/06 ?   23/00 22/39
Charfield 06/12 ?   22/48 22/34
Standish Jn 06/23 ?   22/35 22/24
Gloucester Yard Jn 06/30 06/31   22/27 ?
Barnwood Jn 06/31 06/32   22/26 22/18
Cheltenham Spa 06.38a ~ 06.40d 06.37 ~ 06.40   22.14a ~ 22.18d 22.09 ~ 22.12
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 06/47 ?   22/05 22/02
Abbotswood Jn 06/57 06/57   21/55 21/53
Stoke Works Jn 07/08 07/05   21/45 21/45
Bromsgrove 07/11 07/07   21/43 21/43
Barnt Green 07.14a ~ 07.16d 07.12 ~ 07.16   21.31a ~ 21.35d 21.34 ~ 21.35
Longbridge 07/20 07/19   21/27 21/31
Kings Norton 07/24 07/23   21/18 21/24
Selly Oak 07/27 07/27   21/14 21/18
Birmingham New Street 07.38a ~ 07.58d 07.37 ~ 08.03 [P7]   20.47a ~ 21.06d 20.50 ~ 21.06 [P9]

 

Location Booked Actual
Proof House Jn 08/01 ?
Aston 08/06 08/12
Perry Barr North Jn 08/11 08/14
Bescot Stadium 08/19 08/20
Darlaston Jn 08/20 08/21
Portobello Jn 08/23 08/24
Bushbury Jn 08/32 08/32
Trent Valley Jn 08/43 08/43
Stafford 08.44a ~ 08.46d 08.46 ~ 08.48 [P5]
Norton Bridge 08/55 09/02
Madeley 09/06 09/11
Basford Hall Jn 09/13 09/17
Crewe 09.16a ~ 09.52d 09.19 ~ 09.52 [P12]
North Stafford Jn 09/59 ?
Alsager 10/06 ?
Stoke-on-Trent 10.19 ~ 10.20 10.17 ~ 10.19
Stoke Jn 10/21 10/21
Longton 10/24 10/25
Caverswall 10/27 10/30
Uttoxeter SB 10/39 10/41
North Stafford Jn 10/54 10/58
Stenson Jn 10/55 11/00
Sheet Stores Jn 11/26 11/27
Trent East Jn 11/29 11/29
Lenton South Jn 11/35 11/37
Lenton North Jn 11/37 11/39
Radford Jn 11/39 11/41
Trowell Jn 11/45 11/48
Langley Mill 11/50 11/53
Ironville Jn 11/54 11/57
Sleights East SB 11/57 11/59
Pinxton 11/58 12/00
Kirkby Lane End Jn 12/07 12/10
Mansfield Woodhouse 12/18 12/18
Shirebrook East Jn 12/26 12/31
Elmton & Cresswell Jn 12/31 12/35
Woodend Jn 12/36 12/41
Shireoaks West Jn 12/38 12/42
Shireoaks 12.39 ~ 12.41 12.44 ~ 12.44
Brancliffe East Jn 12/43 12/48
Maltby Colliery SB 13/04 13/10
Firbeck Jn 13/08 13/21
St Catherine's Jn 13L17 ~ 13L37 13/28
Low Ellers Curve Jn 13/41 ?
Kirk Sandall Jn 13/54 13.36 ~ 13.43
Hatfield & Stainforth 13/58 13/48
Thorne Jn 14/00 13L50 ~ 13L59
Goole 14.13 ~ 14.19 14.21 ~ 14.23
Gilberdyke 14/31 14/34
Brough 14/38 14/43
Hessle Road Jn 14/48 14/53
Spring Bank South Jn 14/52 14/57
Walton Street Jn 15/01 15/00
West Parade North Jn 15/07 15/03
Anlaby Jn 15/10 15/06
Hessle Road Jn 15/12 15/09
Brough 15/23 15/19
Gilberdyke 15/30 15/30
Goole 15.?? ~ 15.41 15.41 ~ 15.43
Potters Grange Jn 15/43 15/46
Rawcliffe 15/50 15/52
Snaith 15/54 16/00
Hensall 16/01 16/08
Whitley Bridge 16/03 16/10
Sudforth lane SB 16/08 16/12
Knottingley East Jn 16/14 16/16
Knottingley 16.15 ~ 16.18 [UGL] 16.16 ~ 16.17 [DG]
Knottingley West Jn 16/20 16/19
Pontefract Monkhill 16/23 16/23
Crofton East Jn 16/32 16/33
Oakenshaw South Jn 16/35 16/34
Royston Jn 16/50 16/43
Monk Bretton [Loop] 17.00 ~ ?
Monk Bretton DIV ??.?? ~ ??.??
[glassworks gates]
Monk Bretton ~ 17.20 [Loop] ?
Royston Jn 17/31 17/20
Oakenshaw South Jn 17/36 17/30
Calder Bridge Jn 17/39 17/32
Wakefield Kirkgate 17/42 17.39 ~ 17.41
Wakefield Westgate 17/44 17.47 ~ 17.51
Wrenthorpe 17.46 ~ 17.59 [Reception Line] 17.57 ~ 18.06 [Reception Line]
Wakefield Westgate 18/00 18/08
Hare Park Jn 18/06 18/13
South Kirkby Jn 18/14 18/25
Moorthorpe 18/15 18/26
Swinton 18/23 18/41
Aldwarke Jn 18/26 18/43
Rotherham Central 18.32 ~ 18.34 18/49
Tinsley East Jn 18/37 18/53
Tinsley South Jn 18/38 18/54
Broughton Lane Jn 18/39 18/55
Woodburn Jn 18/42 18/59
Nunnery Main Line Jn 18/45 19/01
Sheffield 18.47a ~ 18.57d 19.05 ~ 19.08 [P8]
Dore Station Jn 19/03 ?
Tapton Jn 19/10 19/20
Chesterfield 19/11 19/21
Clay Cross North Jn 19/14 19/24
Ambergate Jn 19/25 19/33
Derby 19.36a ~ 19.58d 19.44 ~ 20.00
Stenson Jn 20/05 20/07
North Stafford Jn 20/06 20/07
Clay Mills Jn 20/09 20/10
Burton-on-Trent 20/11 20/12
Wichnor Jn 20/16 20/17
Tamworth HL 20/22 20/23
Kingsbury Jn 20/31 20/28
Water Orton 20/36 20/35
Landor Street Jn 20/42 20/42
Proof House Jn 20/45 20/45

Timings continue in first table.

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