7th June 2014

Pathfinder Tours
The Shrewsbury & Chester Explorer

Loco Used 67025 'Western Star'
Stock Used (2) [1]: 3097+3066+1651+3123+3068+21245+1832+4927+35469+3386
[2]: 6310+4927+1832+21245+3068+3123+1651+3066+3097

Route :
1Z23 : Eastleigh to Crewe
1Z24 : Crewe to Eastleigh

Loco Stock Route
67025 [1] Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster - Ludlow - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Chester - Crewe
67025 [2] Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes: 
(1) Off tour option; visit to the Llangollen Railway, with at least GWR 2-8-0 3802 & DMU in use. 
(2) Stock confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Eastleigh 07.10d [P2] 07.10 23.01a [P2] 23.10
St Denys 07/15 [P2] 07/16 22/55 [P1] 22/54
Northam Jn 07/17 [DF] ? 22/53 [UF] ?
Southampton Central 07.20a ~ 07.24d [P4] [DF] 07.20 ~ 07.24 22.49a ~ 22.51d [UF] [P1] 22.49 ~ 22.51
Redbridge 07/27 07/28 22/46 22/45
Romsey 07.35a ~ 07.38d [P2] 07.36 ~ 07.38 22.37a ~ 22.39d [P1] 22.37 ~ 22.38
Dean 07/47 07/46 22/30 22/30
Tunnel Jn 07/56 07/55 22/21 22/22
Salisbury 07.59a ~ 08.06d [P4] 07.59 ~ 08.06 22.16a ~ 22.18d [P2] 22.18 ~ 22.19
Wilton Jn 08/09 08/09 22/13 22/13
Wishford 08/13 08/14 22/09 22/09
Wylye LC 08/17 08/18 22/05 22/06
Upton Lovell 08/21 08/22 22/01 22/02
Warminster 08.27a ~ 08.31d 08.27 ~ 08.31 21.52a ~ 21.54d 21.55 ~ 21.57
Westbury 08.42a ~ 08.45d [P2] 08.38 ~ 08.45 21.44a ~ 21.46d [P1] 21.46 ~ 21.48
Trowbridge 08.51a ~ 08.54d 08.51 ~ 08.53 21.35a ~ 21.37d 21.35 ~ 21.39
Bradford Jn 08/56 08/56 21/33 21/33
Bathampton Jn 09/07 09/08 21/18 21/18
Bath Spa 09.11a ~ 09.14d [P1] 09.11 ~ 09.15 21.11a ~ 21.14d [P2] 21.10 ~ 21.13
North Somerset Jn 09/26 09/29 20/59 20/53
Dr Day's Jn 09/28 09/30 20/57 20/50
Narroways Hill Jn 09/31 09/33 20/55 20/48
Filton Abbey Wood 09.34a ~ 09.37d [P3] 09.37 ~ 09.40 20.47a ~ 20.50d [P1] 20.42 ~ 20.44
Patchway 09/40 [P2] 09/43 20/38 [P1] 20/37
Pilning 09/43 [P2] 09/46 20*21 ~ 20*31 [UGL] ? ~ 20.31
Severn Tunnel East 09/44 09/48 20/17 ?
Severn Tunnel West 09/49 09/52 20/12 20/01
Severn Tunnel Junction 09/51 [P3] [DR] 09/53 20/11 [P4] 20/00
Magor 10/00 [DM] ? ? ?
Llanwern West Jn 10/05 10/01 20/00 19/54
Maindee East Jn 10/10 ? 19/56 [UM] ?
Maindee North Jn 10/16 10/16 19/54 19/48
Little Mill Jn 10/34 10/32 19/43 19/38
Abergavenny 10/42 10/43 19/36 19/31
Pontrilas 11/03 10/55 19/25 19/22
Tram Inn  11/12 10/59 19/20 19/17
Hereford 11.22a ~ 11.30d [P3] 11.07 ~ 11.14 19.10a ~ 19.12d [P2] 19.02 ~ 19.09
Shelwick Jn 11/33 11/16 19/07 19/01
Morton-on-Lugg 11/37 11/19 19/03 18/57
Leominster 11/45 11/26 18/56 18/51
Woofferton Jn 11/50 11/31 18/51 18/46
Bromfield SB 11/55 11/39 18/45 18/40
Craven Arms 12/03 [P1] 11/44 18/42 [P2] 18/36
Marsh Brook LC 12/16 11/49 18/38 18/31
Dorrington SB 12/25 11/57 18/27 18/22
Sutton Bridge Jn 12/31 12/02 18/18 18/17
English Bridge Jn 12/35 ? 18/16 ?
Shrewsbury 12.37a ~ 12.40d [P4] 12.38 ~ 12.41 18.11a ~ 18.15d [P4] 18.07 ~ 18.14
Gobowen 12.59a ~ 13.01d 13.01 ~ 13.07 17.45a ~ 17.48d 17.41 ~ 17.48
Wrexham General 13/15 [P2] 13/19 17/30 [P1] 17/27
Saltney Jn 13/30 13/31 17/18 17/17
Chester South Jn 13/32 [UF] ? 17/15 [DM] ?
Chester 13.34a ~ 13.41d [P4] 13.36 ~ 13.41 [P4] 16.59a ~ 17.14d [P3] 17.05 ~ 17.13 [P3]
Beeston Castle & Taporley 13/52 13/55 16/44 16/55
Crewe Steel Works 14/01 14/03 16/36 16/48
Crewe 14.04a [P12] 14.07 16.29d [P12] 16.45


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