21st June 2014

Pathfinder Tours
The Scenic Settler

Locos Used 66135 & 70002
Stock Used 5292+4927+5341+1832+21269+3069+3068+3123+1651+3066+3097

Route :
1Z70 : Eastleigh to Carlisle
1Z71 : Carlisle to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
66135 Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Bramley - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Tame Bridge Parkway - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Crewe
70002 (1) Crewe - (via WCML) - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
70002 (1) Carlisle - (via WCML) - Crewe
66135 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) Plus 66135 dead-in-tow.


70002 & 66135 are seen here on arrival into Carlisle (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett, Martin Diamond & Chris Bracey (all on the tour throughout).

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Eastleigh 04.50d [P2] [UF] 04.50 [P2] [UF]   23.46a [P2] 23.46 [P2] 189.60
3.65 Shawford / Shawford Jn 04/55 04/55   23/39 [DS] 23/40 [DF] 185.75
6.76 Winchester 04/58½ [P1] 04/58 [P1]   23/36 [P2] 23/37 182.64
23.14 Worting Jn 05/13½ [US] 05/12 [US]   23/22 23/23 166.46
25.54 Basingstoke 05.16a ~ 05.18d [US] [P4] 05.14 ~ 05.18 [US] [P4]   23.13a ~ 23.17d [P1] [DS] 23.17 ~ 23.18 [P1] 164.06
29.72 Bramley 05/23 05/24   23/07 23/11 159.68
39.31 Southcote Jn 05/32 05/32   22/58 23/02 150.29
? Reading West ? ? [P2]   22/56 23/00 [P2-DW] ?
40.56 Oxford Road Jn 05/34 05/33   22/56 22/59 149.04
41.17 Reading West Jn 05/35 [DM] 05/35 [DM]   22/54½ 22/57 148.43
? Didcot East Jn 05/49 [DM-DR] 05/48 [DM-DR]   22/40 [UR] 22/41 [UR] ?
57.31 Didcot Parkway 05.50a ~ 05.53d [P3] 05.50 ~ 05.54 [P3]   22.37a ~ 22.39d [P4] [UR] 22.37 ~ 22.40 [P4] [UR] 132.29
58.15 Didcot North Jn 05/55½ 05/56   22/35 22/35 131.45
65.29 Kennington Jn 06/03 06/03   22/26 22/28 124.31
67.62 Oxford 06.06a ~ 06.09d [P2] 06.06 ~ 06.10 [P2]   22.21a ~ 22.23d [P1] 22.21 ~ 22.25 [P1] 121.78
68.66 Oxford North Jn - -   22*02 ~ 22*17 [UGL] 22*00 ~ 22*14 [UGL] 120.74
70.53 Wolvercot Jn 06/13 06/14   21/57 21/56 119.07
79.42 Heyford 06/21 [P2] 06/21   21/48 [P1] 21/44 110.18
85.33 Aynho Jn 06/26 06/26   21/43 21/39 104.27
90.37 Banbury 06.34a ~ 06.37d [P2] 06.31 ~ 06.37 [P2]   21.34a ~ 21.36d [P3] 21.33 ~ 21.34 [P3] 99.23
99.17 Fenny Compton 06/46 06/45   21/26 21/23 90.43
110.46 Leamington Spa 06.56a ~ 07.05d [P2] 06.55 ~ 07.05 [P2]   21.11a ~ 21.13d [P3] 21.09 ~ 21.11 [P3] 79.14
111.55 Milverton 07/08 07/08   21/08 21/07 78.05
116.03 Kenilworth 07*14 ~ 07*23 07*16 ~ 07*25 [U&D Loop]   21/03 21/02 [U&D Branch] 73.57
? Gibbet Hill Jn 07/26 07/27   21/00 21/00 ?
120.00 Coventry 07.31a ~ 07.35d [P4] 07.35 ~ 07.38 [P3]   20.50a ~ 20.56d [P2] 20.51 ~ 20.56 [P2] 69.60
130.56 Birmingham International 07.52a ~ 07.55d [P3] 07.51 ~ 07.54 [P2]   20.33a ~ 20.36d [P4] 20.33 ~ 20.35 [P4] 59.04
135.09 Stechford 08/03 08/01 [P1]   20/24½ 20/24 [P3] 54.51
138.02 Aston 08/08 [P1] 08/07 [P1]   20/17½ [P2] 20/19 [P2] 51.58
140.24 Perry Barr North Jn 08/14 08/12   20/08 20/09 49.36
143.62 Tame Bridge Parkway 08.19a ~ 08.21d 08.19 ~ 08.21 [P2]   20.00a ~ 20.03d 20.03 ~ 20.05 [P1] 45.78
144.61 Bescot Stadium 08/23½ 08/23   19/56½ 20/01 44.79
145.79 Darlaston Jn 08/24 08/25   19/55 19/59 43.61
148.78 Portobello Jn 08/28 08/29   19/53½ 19/56 40.62
151.46 Bushbury Jn 08/32 08/32   19/49 19/52 38.14
? Trent Valley Jn 08/46 [DS] 08/45 [DS]   19/32 19/38 ?
165.23 Stafford 08.48a ~ 08.57d [P6] [DS] 08.46 ~ 09.01 [P6] [DS]   19.29a ~ 19.31d [P4] [US] 19.34 ~ 19.36 [P4] [US] 24.37
170.52 Norton Bridge 09/03 [DS] 09/07 [DS]   19/23 [US] 19/28 [US] 19.08
181.54 Madeley Jn 09/12 [DS] 09/16 [DS]   19/12 [US] 19/19 [US] 8.06
187.76 Basford Hall Jn 09/20 [DS] 09/21 [DS]   19/06  19/13 [US] 1.64
189.60
0.00		 Crewe 09L23a ~ 10L02d [P12] 09L25 ~ 10L03 [P12]   18L42a ~ 19L02d [P12] 18L52 ~ 19L09 [P12] 0.00
141.08
0.68 Crewe Coal Yard 10/04 10/07 [DS]   18/37 18.30 ~ 18.49 [US] 140.20
7.41 Winsford 10/11 [DF] 10/19   18/29½  [US] 18/23 [US] 133.47
12.55 Hartford Jn 10/16½ [DS] 10/25 [DS]   18/23½ 18/18 128.33
14.38 Acton Bridge 10*20 ~ 10*24 [DF] 10/30   18/20½ 18/16 [UF] 126.50
16.73 Weaver Jn 10/27 10/33   18/17½ 18/14 124.15
22.26 Acton Grange Jn 10/30 10/38   18/12 18/05 118.64
24.11 Warrington Bank Quay 10C32 ~ 10C34 [P3] 10C41 ~ 10C42 [P3]   18C07 ~ 18C09 [P2] 18C00 ~ 18C01 [P2] 116.77
25.20 Dallam Jn 10/37 10/44 [DF]   18/04½ 17/58 115.68
27.47 Winwick Jn 10/39 10/47   18/02½ 17/56 [UF] 113.41
? Golborne Jn 10/41 10/49   18/00½ 17/54 ?
34.42 Springs Branch Jn 10/46 10/53   17/56 17/50 106.46
? Wigan South Jn 10/46½? 10/54   17/55½ 17/49½ ?
35.71 Wigan North Western 10/47 [P5] 10/54½? [P5]   17/54½ [P4] 17/49 [P4] 105.17
43.42 Balshaw Lane Jn 10/53½ 11/01   17/47 17/42 97.46
45.45 Euxton Jn 10/56 11/03   17/45½ 17/40 95.43
48.21 Farington Jn 11/02½ 11/09   17/43 17/38 [UF] 92.67

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
49.18 Lostock Hall Jn 11/08½ 11/14
58.18 Blackburn 11/21½ [P2] 11/28 [P2]
58.65 Daisyfield Jn 11/23½ 11/32
63.27 Langho 11/31½ [P2] 11/39
69.02 Clitheroe 11/40½ [P2] 11/47
69.36 Horrocksford Jn 11/41 11/48
82.44 Hellifield 12.03a ~ 12.23d 12.10 ~ 12.24
85.69 Settle Jn 12/29 12/29
93.66 Horton-in-Ribblesdale 12/39 12/38
98.49 Ribblehead 12/46 12/44
99.68 Blea Moor 12/49 12/47
108.04 Garsdale 13/00 12/57
? Ais Gill Summit 13/03 13/01
117.69 Kirkby Stephen 13/10 13/08
? Ormside 13/19 13/16
128.51 Appleby 13/21 13/19
133.31 Kirkby Thore SB 13/27 13/28
136.04 Culgaith SB 13/30 13/31
143.79 Lazonby & Kirkoswald 13/38 13/39
151.04 Low House Crossing SB 13/45 13/48
154.26 How & Co Siding 13/48 13/51
158.41 Petteril Bridge Jn 13/56 13/57
158.60 London Road Jn 13/57 13/59
159.33
0.00		 Carlisle 13.59a [P3] ~ 15.56 [P3]  14.01 [P3] ~ 15.56 [P3]
17.69 Penrith North Lakes 16/15 [P1] 16/15 [P1]
21.38 Eden Valley [UGL] 16*21 ~ 16*29 [UGL] 16*24 ~ 16*27 [UGL]
36.68 Tebay 16/51 16/46
50.01 Oxenholme Lake District 17/02 [P1] 16/57 [P1]
63.01 Carnforth North Jn 17/13 17/08
67.17 Morecambe South Jn 17/17½ 17/11
69.09 Lancaster 17/20 [UF] 17/13 [UF]
80.58 Garstang & Catterall 17/30 17/23
90.07 Preston 17/40 [P6] [UF] 17/34 [UT] [P6] [UF]

Timings continue in first table.

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