29th October 2014

Pathfinder Tours
The Marches Castle

Loco Used 67016
Stock Used 10 coaches

Route : 
1Z23 : Eastleigh to Shrewsbury
1Z24 : Shrewsbury to Eastleigh

Loco Route
67016 Eastleigh - St Denys - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Tunnel Jn - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
67016 Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Day's Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - English Bridge Jn - Shrewsbury
67016 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
67016 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes : 
(1) This excursion was advertised for haulage by steam: 5029 'Nunney Castle' but the loco was reported failed at Bristol Barton Hill on 28th November due to cracked boiler tubes.

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Eastleigh 06.18d [P3] 06.17½   21.58a [P2] 22.12
Southampton Airport Parkway 06/21½ 06/21½   21/56 22/07
Swaythling 06/23 06/23   21/54½ 22/06
St Denys 06/26 [P2] 06/26   21/53 [P1] 22/04
Northam Jn 06/28 [DF] 06/28½   21/51 [UF] 22/02½
Southampton Central 06.31a ~ 06.36d [P3] [DF] 06.32 ~ 06.37   21.43a ~ 21.47d [UF] [P1] 21.57 ~ 22.00
Millbrook 06/38 06/39   21/41½ 21/56
Redbridge 06/40 06/42   21/40 21/53
Romsey 06.49a ~ 06.53d [P2] 06.49 ~ 06.53   21.30a ~ 21.33d [P1] 21.44½ ~ 21.46
Mottisfont & Dunbridge 06/58 06/58   21/26½ 21/40
Dean Hill Sidings MOD 07/00½ ?   21/24 ?
Dean 07/02 07/02   21/23 21/38
East Grimstead ECC 07/04½ ?   21/20 ?
Laverstock South Jn 07/10½ 07/12   21/12½ 21/31
Tunnel Jn 07/11 07/13   21/12 21/28½
Salisbury 07.14a ~ 07.18d [P4] 07.15½ ~ 07.18½   21.06a ~ 21.09d [P2] 21.22½ ~ 21.25
Wilton Jn 07/22 07/22   21/03 21/18
Wishford 07/26 07/27   20/59 21/13
Wylye AHB 07/30 07/31   20/55 21/09½
Wylye GF 07/30 ?   20/55 ?
Upton Lovell 07/34 07/34½   20/48 21/06
Beechgrove GF 07/38½ ?   20/43½ ?
Warminster 07.40a ~ 07.42d 07.40 ~ 07.43   20.39a ~ 20.42d 20.59 ~ 21.00
Dilton Marsh 07/45½ 07/47   20/35 20/54
Westbury 07.47a ~ 07.49d [P1] 07.49 ~ 07.51   20.31a ~ 20.33d [P1] 20.50 ~ 20.51
Hawkeridge Jn 07/50½ 07/53   20/29½ 20/49
Trowbridge 07.55a ~ 07.58d 07.57 ~ 07.59   20.22a ~ 20.24d 20.40½ ~ 20.43½
Bradford Jn 08/00 08/01½   20/20 20/38½
Bradford-upon-Avon 08.03a ~ 08.05d 08.05 ~ ??.??   20.13a ~ 20.16d ??.?? ~ 20.35
Avoncliff 08/07½08/09½ ?   20/11 ?
Freshford 08/08½ 08/11   20/10 20/31
Bathampton Jn 08/14 08/16   20/05 20/18
Bath Spa 08.17a ~ 08.20d [P1] 08.19½ ~ 08.22   19.58a ~ 20.01d [P2] 20.10½ ~ 20.12½
Oldfield Park 08/21½ 08/24   19/56½ 20/08
Twerton 08/22½ 08/26   19/55½ 20/05
Keynsham 08/27½ 08/29   19/51½ 20/01
North Somerset Jn 08/31 08/32   19/48 19/55
Bristol East Jn 08/32 [DM] 08/33½   19/47 [DM] 19/54
Bristol Temple Meads 08L34a ~ 09L03d [P1] [UM] 08.34½ ~ 09.07   19L10a ~ 19L45d [P10] [UF] 19.15 ~ 19.53
Bristol East Jn 09/05 [ML] 09/08   19/08 [UM] 19/14
Dr Day's Jn 09/07 09/09   19/06 [ML] 19/12
Lawrence Hill 09/07½ 09/10   19/05½ 19/12
Stapleton Road 09/08½ ?   19/04½ 19/10
Narroways Hill Jn 09/09 ?   19/04 19/09
Filton Abbey Wood 09/14 [P3] ?   19/00 [P1] 19/05
Filton Jn 09/14½ ?   18/59 19/04
Patchway 09/17 [P2] 09/17   18/54 [P1] 18/57½
Pilning 09/21 [P2] 09/20½   18/48 [P1] 18/50
Severn Tunnel East 09/22 09/22   18/46 18/48
Severn Tunnel West 09/27 09/26   18/41 18/43½
Severn Tunnel Junction 09/28 [P3] [DR] 09/27½   18/40 [P4] 18/42
Magor 09w35 ~ 09w57 ?   18/36½ ?
Llanwern West Jn 10/08 10/07   18/29 18/29½
East Usk Jn 10/10½ ?   18/27 ?
Maindee East Jn 10/13 ?   18/25 [UR] ?
Maindee North Jn 10/17 10/15   18/23 18/22½
Ponthir 10/22½ ?   18/17½ ?
Cwmbran 10/27½ 10/26   18/13 18/09½
Pontypool & New Inn 10/32½ ?   18/08½ ?
Little Mill Jn 10/35 ?   18/06 18/03
Penpergwn 10/41 ?   18/00 ?
Abergavenny 10/44 10/42   17/57 17/53
Abergavenny Sig.38 10/54 ?   ? ?
Pontrilas 11/04 10/58   17/45 17/39
Tram Inn 11/14 11/06   17/39 17/34
Hereford 11/23 [P3] 11/21   17.19 ~ 17.29 [P1] 17.20 ~ 17.25
Shelwick Jn 11/26 11/24   17/16 17/18
Moreton-on-Lugg 11/32 11/26   17/11 17/12
Leominster 11/41 11/34   17/02 17/02
Woofferton 11/48 11/42   16/55 16/56
Ludlow 11.54 ~ 12.05 ?   16.36 ~ 16.48 ?
Bromfield 12/09 12/09   16/32 16/34
Onibury 12/11½ ?   16/29½ ?
Craven Arms 12/15 [P1] 12/16   16/26 [P2] 16/29
Marsh Brook LC 12/22 12/21   16/21 16/24
Church Stretton 12/25 ?   16/17½ ?
Dorrington 12/3 12/30   16/08 19/14
Sutton Bridge Jn 12/40 12/35   15/58 16/07
English Bridge Jn 12/42 12/42   15/56 16/06
Severn Bridge CCE Sidings 12/43 ?   15/55 ?
Shrewsbury 12.44a [P4] 12.44   15.54d [P7] 16.04


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