5th December 2013

Pathfinder Tours
The Tyne-Tees Streak

Locos Used 67006 'Royal Sovereign' & steam: 4464 'Bittern'
Stock Used 35469+3119+3066+1691+3097+3069+1832+5292+4927+5341

Route : 
1Z19 : Bristol Temple Meads to Newcastle
1Z64 : Newcastle to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco Route
67006 Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Cam & Dursley - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Thrybergh Jn - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Hambleton North Jn - Colton Jn - York
4464 York - Darlington - Durham - Newcastle
4464 Newcastle - Durham - Darlington - York
67006 York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Ferrybridge North Jn - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 19/07/13, then again from 30/08/13, due to the risk of lineside fires in hot weather. 
(2) This was the second of three special trains to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of 4468 'Mallard' breaking the World Steam Speed Record. Special dispensation was given for 4464 'Bittern' to exceed the normal 75 mph speed restriction.
(3) Due to high winds, the outward leg from York to Newcastle was subject to a 'blanket speed restriction' of 50mph for safety reasons. On the return leg, it is reported in 'Steam Railway' magazine that 4464 covered the 80 miles 09 chains from Newcastle to York in 66 minutes and 19 seconds and achieved 93 mph.

Source : Glyn Thomas (on the tour throughout) & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 05.33d [P7] [UF] 05.35   23.45a [P10] 23.41
Bristol East Jn 05/35 [ML] 05/37   23/43 [DF] 23/38
Dr Days Jn 05/36 05/37½   23/42 [ML] 23/34
Narroways Hill Jn 05/38 05/39   23/39 23/30
Filton Abbey Wood 05/42 [P2] 05/43   23/36 [P1] 23/21
Bristol Parkway 05.47a ~ 05.50d [P3] 05.46 ~ 05.50   23.16a ~ 23.32d [P4] 23.13 ~ 23.18
Westerleigh Jn 05/55½ 05/55   23/11½ 23/05
Yate 05/57½ 05/58   23/09½ 23/03
Charfield 06/03½ 06/02   23/03 22/57
Cam & Dursley 06.10a ~ 06.15d [P1] 06.09 ~ 06.14   22.52a ~ 22.55d [P2] 22.47 ~ 22.51
Standish Jn 06/22 06/20   22/47½ 22/41
Gloucester Yard Jn 06/27 06/26   22/41½ 22/34
Barnwood Jn 06/32 06/26½   22/40½ 22/26
Cheltenham Spa 06.39a ~ 06.43d [P2] 06.34 ~ 06.43   22.31a ~ 22.34d [P1] 22.16 ~ 22.20
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 06/51 [P1] 06/50   22/22½ [P2] 22/10
Abbotswood Jn 06/59 06/58   22/11 22/00
Stoke Works Jn 07/08 07/08   22/01 21/52
Bromsgrove 07/12 07/09   21/59 21/51
Barnt Green  07.20a ~ 07.23d 07.15 ~ ?   21.51a ~ 21.54d ? ~ 21.43
Longbridge 07/27 [FL] 07/27   21/48 21/39
Kings Norton 07/31 07/33   21/41 [FL] 21/32
Lifford East Jn 07/33 07/35   21/33 21/30
Bordesley Jn 07/39 07/47   21/25 21/22
St Andrews Jn 07/42 07/54   21/23 21/21
Landor Street Jn 07/46 07/58   21/21 21/19
Water Orton 07/52½ 08/09   21/15½ [ML] 21/13
Kingsbury Jn 07/55½ 08/11   21/12½ 21/09
Tamworth HL 08.01a ~ 08.03d 08.16 ~ 08.20   21.03a ~ 21.06d 21.00 ~ 21.03
Wichnor Jn 08/11 08/27   20/55 20/54
Burton-on-Trent 08/15 [P1] 08/31   20/49 [P2] 20/49
Clay Mills Jn 08/17 08/33   20/42½ 20/46
North Stafford Jn 08/20 08/36   20/39½ 20/44
Stenson Jn 08/21 08/36½   20/39 20/43
Derby 08.32a ~ 08.35d [P1] 08.42 ~ 08.45   20.20a ~ 20.31d [P6] 20.28 ~ 20.35
Ambergate Jn 08/46 08/57   20/11 20/18
Clay Cross North Jn 08/55 09/07   20/02½ 20/10
Chesterfield South Jn 08/57 [DBH] 09/10   20/00½ 20/07
Chesterfield 08/58 [P3] 09/11   19/59½ [P2] 20/05
Tapton Jn 08/58½ 09/11½   19/59 [UM] 20/03½
Barrow Hill North Jn 09/01½ ?   19/56 ?
Beighton Jn 09/07 09/19   19/48 19/48
Treeton Jn 09/10½ ?   19/42½ ?
Masborough Jn 09/14 09/31   19/37 ?
Aldwarke Jn 09/19½ 09/35   19/31 19/38
Thrybergh Jn 09/25 ?   - -
Mexborough 09/39½ ?   - -
Hexthorpe Jn 09/45 09/45   - -
Doncaster 09/51 [P8] 09/49   - -
Shaftholme Jn 09/54 09/54   - -
Temple Hirst Jn 10/01 10/12   - -
Hambleton North Jn 10/05½ 10/17   - -
Swinton - -   19/28 19/36
Moorthorpe - -   19/15 19/28
Ferrybridge North Jn - -   19/02 19/12
Milford Jn - -   18/57 18/55
Church Fenton - -   18/47 [P1] 18/49
Colton Jn 10/11½ 10/24   18/39 18/41
York 10L18a ~ 11L02d [P11] ??L?? ~ 11L57 [P10]   17L51a ~ 18L31d [P11] ??L?? ~ 18L35
Skelton Jn 11/05 [DF] 12/02   17/48 17/49½
Tollerton 11/12 [DF] 12/13   17/43 [UF] 17/43
Thirsk 11/22½ [DF] 12/28   17/33½ [UF] 17/35½
Northallerton 11/28½ 12/44   17/28 [UF] 17/30½
Darlington 11/41 [DM] 13/12   17/19 [UM] 17/20
Ferryhill South Jn 11/55 13/26   17/10 17/11
Tursdale Jn 11/59½ 13/30   17/07 17/09
Durham 12/05½ [DM] 13/40   17/01 [P1] 17/03½
Birtley Jn 12/14 13/50½   16/49½ 16/55
Low Fell Jn 12/16 ?   16/47½ ?
King Edward Bridge South Jn 12/19 13/56½   16/46 16/49
Newcastle 12.22a [P2] 13.59 [P2]   16.44d [P2] 16.47 [P3]


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