26th March 2016

Pathfinder Tours
The Generating Finale

Locos Used 60059 & 66059
Stock Used 4959+4949+4998+4946+1813+4927+1691+3097+3069+3123+3068+35469

Route :
1Z36 : Eastleigh to Eggborough Power Station
1Z37 : Eggborough Power Station to Ferrybridge Power Station
1Z38 : Ferrybridge Power Station to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
66059 Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent Stenson Jn - Castle Donnington - Trent Jns - Long Eaton Jn - Toton Traction Depot
66059 (1) Toton Traction Depot - Toton North Jn - Ironville Jn - Mansfield - Shireoaks - South Yorks Joint Line - Kirk Sandall Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth
60059 (2) Hatfield & Stainforth - Doncaster North Chord - Askern - Knottingley East Curve - Whitley Bridge - Eggborough Power Station Loop - Whitley Bridge - Knottingley - Ferrybridge Power Station Loop - Pontefract Baghill - Swinton - Masborough Jn - Beighton Jn - Westthorpe Run Round
66059 Westthorpe Run Round - Darnall - Sheffield - Chesterfield - Derby - Burton-on-Trent - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes: 
(1) 60059 on rear.
(2) 66059 on rear.

Source : Alan Sheppard

Photo Review

 
66059 at Banbury on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)


60059 waiting on Fuel Road 1 at Toton Depot, before being attached to the
 rear of the tour  (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard, Colin Ward & Nick Bartlett)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 Eastleigh 05.55d [P2][FL] 05.55d [P2]   23.57a [P2] 23.55a [P3]
216.51
?
 Shawford Jn 06/00 06/01   23/52 [FL] ?
?
6.76
 Winchester 06/04 [P1] 06/04 [P1]   23/49 [P2] ?
209.55
23.14
 Worting Jn 06/19 [SL] 06/18 [US]   23/35 23/31
193.37
25.54
 Basingstoke 06.22a ~ 06.25d [P4][SL] 06.21a ~ 06.25d [P4]   23.27a ~ 23.30d [P2][FL] 23.26a ~ 23.27d [P2][DF]
190.77
30.63
 Bramley (Hampshire) 06/34 06/30   23/12 23/18
185.68
39.42
 Southcote Jn 06/43 06/38   23/03 23/09
177.09
40.29
 Reading West 06.46a ~ 06.49d [P2] 06.40a ~ 06.48d [P2]   22.57a ~ 23.00d [P1] 23.05a ~ 23.08d
176.22
40.37
 Oxford Road Jn 06/50 06/49   22*50 ~ 22*55 23/04
176.14
40.78
 Reading West Jn 06*52 ~ 07*18 [RL] 06.51 ~ 07.18   22/48 23/01
175.53
48.62
 Goring & Streatley 07/27 [P3] 07/26 [P3][DR]   22/40 [P4] 22/45 [P4][UR]
167.69
56.68
 Didcot East Jn 07/35 [RL] 07/35   22/32 [RL] ?
159.63
57.12
 Didcot Parkway 07.36a ~ 07.38d [P3] 07.36a ~ 07.39d [P3]   22.23a ~ 22.30d [P4] ?
159.47
57.73
 Didcot North Jn 07/41 07/41   22/21 ?
158.58
65.10
 Kennington Jn 07/48 07/48   22/10 ?
151.41
67.43
 Oxford 07.52a ~ 07.54d [P2][DPL] 07.51a ~ 07.54d [P2][DPL]   22.05a ~ 22.07d [P1] 22.05a ~ 22.06d
149.08
?
 Oxford North Jn 07.59 ~ 07.59 ?   ? ?
?
70.34
 Wolvercote Jn 08/03 08/02   21/51 ?
146.17
79.23
 Heyford 08/13 [P2] 08/13   21/44 [P1] 21/41
137.28
85.14
 Aynho Jn 08/19 08/18   21/38 ?
131.37
90.18
 Banbury 08.26a ~ 08.36d [P2] 08.24a ~ 08.36d [P1]   21.28a ~ 21.31d [P3] ?
126.33
98.78
 Fenny Compton 08/45 08/46   21*10 ~ 21*16 21.07 ~ 21.16 [UGL]
117.53
110.09
 Leamington Spa 08.55a ~ 08.59d [P2] 08.57a ~ 09.00d [P2]   20.53a ~ 20.55d [P3] 20.50a ~ 20.52d [P3]
106.42
116.16
 Hatton 09/09 09/07 [P2]   20/41 ?
100.35
122.77
 Dorridge 09.17a ~ 09.21d [P2][ML] 09.15a ~ 09.20d [P2]   20.32a ~ 20.34d [P1] 20.33a ~ 20.35d
93.54
?
 Bentley Heath Crossing 09/23 09/21   20/31 [ML] ?
?
130.07
 Tyseley 09/32 [P2][FL] 09/29 [P2]   20/25 [P1] 20/22 [P1]
86.44
130.61
 Small Heath South Jn 09/34 09/30   20/24 [FL] 20/21 [UF]
85.70
132.13
 Bordesley Jn

09/36

 09/31   20/21 [ML] 20/18
84.38
132.39
 St Andrews Jn

09/40

 09/32   20/20 20/17
84.12
132.75
 Landor Street Jn 09/42 [ML] 09/36 [UM]   20*15 ~ 20*16 20/16
83.56
139.03
 Water Orton 09/48 09/42 [P2]   20/07 [ML] 20/09
77.48
142.77
 Kingsbury Jn 09/52 09/45   20/01 ?
73.54
148.58
 Tamworth 09/58 09/50   19/56 ?
67.73
156.14
 Wichnor Jn 10/05 09/56   19/49 ?
60.37
?
 Branston Jn ? [UM] ?   19*41 ~ 19*42 19.45 ~ 19.46
56.30
?
 Burton Leicester Jn

? [UM]

 10/01   19/36 [DTG] 19/42 [DG]
55.32
161.49
 Burton-on-Trent 10.12a ~ 10.15d [P1][UTF] 10.02a ~ 10.15d [P1]   19.30a ~ 19.33d [P2] 19.38a ~ 19.41d [P2]
55.02
163.62
 Clay Mills Jn 10/19 10/18   19/27 [DTF] 19/34
52.69
?
 North Stafford Jn 10/24 10/23   19/24 19/32
?
167.66
 Stenson Jn 10/26 10/24   19/23 19/31
48.65

 

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
176.50
 Castle Donington 10/39 10/36½
180.20
 Sheet Stores Jn 10/47 10/44½
180.63
 Trent East Jn 10/49 [ML] 10/45½
181.47
 Long Eaton Town L.C. 10/52 [GL] 10/48½
182.74
 Toton T.M.D. 11.02 ~ 12.04 11.05 ~ 11.56 [F2]
183.29
 Stapleford & Sandiacre 12/07 [ML] 11/58½
186.03
 Trowell Jn 12/11 12/01
190.62
 Langley Mill 12/16 12/06
194.12
 Ironville Jn 12/20 12/09½
195.70
 Sleights East S.B. 12/23 12/13
196.40
 Pinxton 12/24 12.15 ~ 12.17
199.25
 Kirkby Lane End Jn 12/33 12.26 ~ 12.28
199.32
 Kirkby-in-Ashfield 12/34 12/29 [P1]
204.79
 Mansfield Woodhouse 12/47 [P1] 12/37½ [P1]
208.44
 Shirebrook East Jn 12/58 12/43½
212.19
 Elmton & Creswell Jn 13/02 12/48
?
 Whitwell Derby S.B. 13/04 12/49½
216.52
 Woodend Jn 13/10 12/53½
217.46
 Shireoaks 13c13 ~ 13c14 12.56½ ~ 12.58
218.41
 Brancliffe East Jn 13/17 13/02
?
 Dinnington Sig.WP605 13/25 13/09½
221.58
 Dinnington Jn 13/27 13/10½
227.72
 Maltby Colliery S.B. 13/40 13/27 [Main]
229.61
 Firbeck Jn 13/44 13/31
233.56
 St Catherines Jn 13/52 13/38
234.16
 Low Ellers Curve Jn 13/54 13/39½
?
 Markham Main Colliery Jn ? 13.47½ ~ 13.57
239.10
 Kirk Sandall Jn 14/07 [SL] 14/03 [US]
242.26
0.00
 Hatfield & Stainforth 14.12 ~ 14.35 14.10 ~ 14.23½ [US]
3.14
 Thorpe Marsh Jn

14/43

 14/30
5.06
 Haywood Jn

14/46

 14/35½
14.06
 Knottingley South Jn 15/04 14.49½ ~ 14.54
?
 Knottingley East Curve ? 14c55½ ~ 14c59
14.26
 Knottingley East Jn 15*07 ~ 15*09 15.01½
16.46
 Sudforth Lane S.B. 15/15 15/06
18.12
 Whitley Bridge 15*19 ~ 15*21 15.09½ ~ 15.11
18.39
 Whitley Bridge Jn 15/23 15/12½
19.79
0.00
 Eggborough Power Station 15.30 ~ 15.55 15.29 ~ 15.41
2.25
 Whitley Bridge Jn

16/03

 16/01½
2.52
 Whitley Bridge 16*05 ~ 16*07 16.03½ ~ 16.04
4.18
 Sudforth Lane S.B. 16/11 16/07
6.38
 Knottingley East Jn 16/16 [UGL] 16.12 ~ 16.14
16/16 [UGL]
?
 Knottingley ? 16/20 [P1]
7.07
 Knottingley West Jn 16.19 ~ 16.19 16/20½
7.51
 Ferrybridge North Jn 16/22 16/22½
9.57
0.00
 Ferrybridge Power Station 16.27 ~ 16.55 FPS3 16.36½ ~ 16.50½
Coal Line 2 16/58
17.05 ~ 17.09
1.04
 Ferrybridge North Jn 17/00 17/14
10.06
 Moorthorpe 17.14 ~ 17.16 [P1] 17.28 ~ 17.29
17.62
 Swinton (South Yorks.) 17/26 17/43
19.78
 Aldwarke Jn 17/29 17/45½
22.32
 Masborough Jn 17/33 17/49½
29.08
 Beighton Jn 17/41 18/00
29.47
0.00
 Westthorpe Run Round 17.45 ~ 18.05 18.02 ~ 18.07
0.39
 Beighton Jn 18/09 18.08½
1.69
 Woodhouse Jn 18/12 18/11½
6.16
 Woodburn Jn 18/18 18/17
7.13
 Nunnery Main Line Jn 18/21 (Sig.S.154) 18.19 ~ 18.23
18/26
7.50
 Sheffield 18.24a ~ 18.31d [P8] 18.27½a ~ 18.32½d [P8]
11.38
 Dore Station Jn 18/39 18/39½
19.31
 Tapton Jn 18/48 [ML] 18/46½
19.70
 Chesterfield 18/49 [P2] 18/47½ [P2]
20.69
 Chesterfield South Jn 18/50 18/48½
23.59
 Clay Cross North Jn 18/53 [ML] 18/51½
34.08
 Ambergate Jn 19/03 19/02½
44.01
 Derby 19.15 ~ 19.16 [P4] 19.22a ~ 19.24½ [P3]

Timings continue in first table.

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