6th September 2014

Pathfinder Tours
The Trent Almighty

Locos Used 20308, 20309 & 20312
Stock Used 6158+6177+6024+5961+5955+1212+1683+3386+3344+3345+17105

Route :
1Z77 : Crewe to Cleethorpes
1Z78 : Cleethorpes to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
20309 + 20312 (1) Crewe - (via WCML) - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Shireoaks - Worksop - Retford LL - Gainsborough Central - Kirton Lindsay - Brigg - Wrawby Jn - Barnetby - Habrough - Grimsby Town - Cleethorpes
20308 (2) Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Habrough - Ulceby - Barton-on-Humber
20309 + 20312 (1) Barton-on-Humber - Ulceby - Habrough - Grimsby Marsh Jn - Great Coates No.1 Jn - Pyewipe Road SB - Immingham East Jn - Humber Road Jn - Ulceby - Brocklesby Jn - Barnetby - Wrawby Jn - Scunthorpe - Thorne Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Thorpe Marsh Jn - Haywood Jn - Knottingley West Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Crofton West - Calder Bridge Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Huddersfield - Stocksmoor - Penistone - Barnsley - Meadowhall Interchange - Brightside - Mill Race Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes : 
(1) 20308 on rear.
(2) 20309 + 20312 on rear.

Sources : Neil Greenwood (joined/left the train at Stafford) &
Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Tamworth)

Photo Review


20309 & 20312 on arrival at Cleethorpes (photo: Neil Greenwood)


20308 waits to leave Cleethorpes for Barton-on-Humber  (photo: Neil Greenwood)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Greenwood & Howard Parker)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Crewe 05.59d ?   23.18a ? 271.68
8.39 Madeley 06/10 ?   23/08 ? 263.29
19.12 Norton Bridge 06/20 ?   22/58 ? 252.56
24.37 Stafford 06.29a ~ 06.37d ?   22.47a ~ 22.50d ? 247.31
38.14 Bushbury Jn 06/57 ?   22/31 ? 233.54
40.62 Portobello Jn 07/02 ?   22/28 ? 231.06
43.61 Darlaston Jn 07/04 ?   22/25 ? 228.07
44.79 Bescot Stadium 07/09 ?   22/23 ? 226.69
49.36 Perry Barr North Jn 07/18 ?   22/15 ? 222.32
52.21 Soho South Jn 07/32 ?   22/06 ? 219.47
54.18 Birmingham New Street 07.38a ~ 07.42d ?   21.55a ~ 22.00d ? 217.50
55.63 Landor Street Jn 07/49 ?   21/49 ? 216.05
56.61 Washwood Heath Jn 07/54 ?   ? ? ?
60.35 Castle Bromwich Jn 08/05 ?   ? ? ?
61.69 Water Orton 08/15 ?   21/43 ? 209.79
65.63 Kingsbury Jn 08/18 ?   21/39 ? 206.05
71.44 Tamworth HL 08.24a ~ 08.27d ??.?? ~ 08.28   21.28a ~ 21.31d 21.29 ~ ??.?? 200.24
79.00 Wichnor Jn 08/35 ?   21/20 ? 192.68
84.35 Burton-on-Trent 08/40 08/41   21.10a ~ 21.13d 20.09 ~ 20.11 187.33
90.52 Stenson Jn 08/47 08/47   21/02 ? 181.16
95.36 Derby 08.57a ~ 09.08d 08.57 ~ 09.09 [P2]   20.46a ~ 20.55d 20.42 ~ 20.55 [P6] 176.32
105.29 Ambergate Jn 09*22 ~ 09*36 09.28 ~ 09.35 [DL]   20/30 20/30 166.39
115.58 Clay Cross North Jn 09/55 09/53 [DE]   20/17 20/20 [UM] 156.10
119.47 Chesterfield 10.00a ~ 10.05d 09.59 ~ 10.08 [P3]   20.03a ~ 20.12d 20.09 ~ 20.13 [P3] 152.21
127.79 Dore Station Jn 10/18 10/22   19/52 19/54 143.69
131.67 Sheffield 10.24a ~ 10.30d 10.29 ~ 10.32 [P2]   19.34a ~ 19.43d 19.39 ~ 19.45 [P8] 140.01
132.24 Nunnery Main Line Jn 10/32 10/34   19/31 19/38 139.44

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
133.21 Woodburn Jn 10/36 10/37
137.48 Woodhouse Jn 10/42 10/42
142.42 Kiveton Park 10/49 10/50
144.49 Brancliffe East Jn 10/51 10/52
145.44 Shireoaks 10/53 10/53
147.53 Worksop 10/56 10/56
154.20 Thrumpton West Jn 11/05 11/03
155.24 Retford LL 11/07 11/06
159.24 Clarborough Jn 11/16 11/12
164.16 Gainsborough Trent Jn 11/26 11/18
165.34 Gainsborough Central 11/29 11/21
173.06 Northorpe SB 11/42 11/31
175.57 Kirton Lindsay 11/46 11/36
177.12 Kirton Lime Sidings 11/48 11/38
181.73 Brigg 11/55 11/46
185.04 Wrawby Jn 12/00 11/57
185.48 Barnetby 12*03 ~ 12*35 12.00 ~ 12.35 [P1]
190.25 Brocklesby Jn 12/42 12/43
192.05 Habrough 12/44 12/44
195.67 Stallingborough 12/53 12/49
200.12 Grimsby Town 13/04 13.02 ~ 13.03
203.32
0.00		 Cleethorpes 13.12a ~ 13.53d 13.11 ~ 13.53 [P3]
3.20 Grimsby Town 14/00 14/03 [P2]
7.45 Stallingborough 14/08 14/11
11.27 Habrough 14/17 14/17
13.03 Ulceby 14/20 14/21
19.05 Oxmarsh LC 14/29 14/35
22.65
0.00		 Barton-on-Humber 14.40a ~ 14.50d 14.46 ~ 14.53
3.60 Oxmarsh LC 15/01 15/04
9.62 Ulceby 15/10 15/17
11.38 Habrough 15/12 15/19
18.22 Grimsby Marsh Jn 15/22 15/29
18.59 Great Coates No.1 Jn 15.29 ~ 15.31 15/34
19.17 Pyewipe Road SB 15/35 15/40
24.33 Immingham East Jn 15.50 ~ 15.52 16/05
26.62 Humber Road Jn 15/59 16/13
30.31 Ulceby 16/06 16/21
31.34 Brocklesby 16/08 16/23
36.11 Barnetby 16/14 16/31 [P3]
36.55 Wrawby Jn 16/15 16/32
38.55 Elsham 16/18 16/35
43.31 Appleby LC 16/23 16/41
47.35 Scunthorpe 16/30 16/46
54.46 Crowle 16/39 16/56
62.01 Thorne Jn 16/47 17/05
63.49 Hatfield & Stainforth 16/49 17/08
66.63 Thorpe Marsh Jn 16/55 17/13
68.55 Haywood Jn 16/59 17/16
78.21 Knottingley West Jn 17/17 17/32
80.01 Pontefract Monkhill 17/20 17/36
87.01 Crofton West Jn 17/29 17/47
88.59 Wakefield Kirkgate 17/32 17/51
91.03 Horbury Jn 17/35 17/57
97.15 Mirfield East Jn 17/43 18/05
99.11 Heaton Lodge Jn 17/46 18/14
103.05 Huddersfield 17/51 18/24 [P1]
109.31 Stocksmoor 18/04 18/41
110.72 Clayton West Jn 18/07 18/48
116.41 Penistone 18.18 ~ 18.22 18/59
123.77 Barnsley 18/48 19/12 [P1]
136.69 Wincobank Jn 19/12 19/32
137.29 Brightside Jn 19/13 19/33 [UM]
138.23 Mill Race Jn 19.18 ~ 19.26 19/34

Timings continue in first table.

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