23rd July 2016

Pathfinder Railtours
The Cheshire Cat

Locos Used 37606, 37609 & 57309 'Pride of Crewe'
Stock Used

5998+5964+5985+1200+3386+3345+3325+3397+3390+80042+3356+3364+35469

Route :
1Z10 : Eastleigh to Stockport
1Z12 : Stockport to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
37609 + 37606 Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Reading West - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Park Jn - Sutton Park - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Crewe - Sandbach - Chelford - Alderley Edge - Wilmslow - Stockport
37606 + 37609 Stockport - Wilmslow - Alderley Edge - Chelford - Sandbach - Crewe
37606 + 37609 (1) Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr South Jn - Aston - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes : 
(1) 57309 on rear.
(2) Off tour options: visit to D.R.S open day at Crewe Gresty Bridge, Anderton Boat Lift, Tatton Park or R.H.S. Flower Show.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Eastleigh 05.57d [P2] 05.57   00.07a [P2] 00.07
Allbrook Jn 06*01 ~ 06*09 06.00 ~ ?   00/03½ 23/49
Shawford Jn 06/13½ 06/11   23/52 23/44
Winchester 06.16a ~ 06.18d [P1] 06.14 ~ 06.18   23.43a ~ 23.47d [P2] 23.40 ~ 23.41
Wallers Ash Loop 06*24 ~ 06*44 [UPL] 06.25 ~ 06.42   23*18 ~ 23*38 [DPL] 23.09 ~ 23.32
Worting Jn 06/52½ 06/53   23/06½ 23/00
Basingstoke 06.56a ~ 06.59d [P4] 06.57 ~ 06.59   22.57a ~ 23.02d [P2] 22.53 ~ 22.55
Bramley 07/08 07/05   22/47½ 22/42
Southcote Jn 07/18½ 07/14   22/36 22/34
Reading West 07.20a ~ 07.23d 07.16 ~ ?   22.32a ~ 22.35d 22.30 ~ 22.32
Oxford Road Jn 07/23½ 07/23   22*22 ~ 22*31 22/29?
Reading West Jn 07*28 ~ 07*37 ? ~ 07.37   22/20½ 22/26
Goring & Streatley 07/44½ 07/44   22/14 22/18
Didcot Parkway 07.53a ~ 07.56d [P1] 07.52 ~ 07.58   22.05a ~ 22.08d [P2] 22.02 ~ 22.10
Wantage Road 08/06 08/10   21/58½ 21/55
Challow 08/09 08/15   21/56 21/52
Uffington 08/11 08/19   21/54 21/51
Swindon 08.21a ~ 08.24d [P3] 08.32 ~ 08.36   21.40a ~ 21.43d [P3] 21.39 ~ 21.41
Swindon Loco Yard 08/26½ 08/38   21/37 ?
Kemble 08.40a ~ 08.43d [P2] 08.49 ~ 08.52   21.22a ~ 21.25d [P1] 21.23 ~ ?
St Mary's LC 08/55 09/02   21/12 21/12
Stroud 09.00a ~ 09.03d [P2] 09.05 ~ ?   21.03a ~ 21.06d [P1] 21.07 ~ 21.08
Standish Jn 09/06½ 09/13   20/59 20/59
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/12½ 09/20   20/53 20/53
Barnwood Jn 09/13½ 09/21   20/52 20/52
Cheltenham Spa 09.20a ~ 09.25d [P2] 09.27 ~ 09.30   20.43a ~ 20.46d [P1] 20.44 ~ 20.46
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/33½ [P1] 09/37   20/36 [P2] 20/38
Abbotswood Jn 09/42½ 09/44   20/28½ 20/29
Stoke Works Jn 09/52½ 09/53   20/20½ 20/13
Bromsgrove 09/54½ 09/57   20/18½ 20/11
Barnt Green 10/00½ 10/04   20/15½ 20/05
Cofton Jn 10/03 ?   20*03 ~ 20*13 20/03?
Northfield 10.07 ~ 10.08 10/10?   19.53 ~ 19.57 19/54?
Kings Norton 10/11½ ? ~ 10.14   19/50 19/51
Lifford East Jn 10/13½ 10/16   - -
Bordesley Jn 10/19½ 10/22   - -
St Andrews Jn 10.22 ~ 10.26 ? ~ 10.23   - -
Landor Street Jn 10/28 10/27   - -
Castle Bromwich Jn 10/35 10/36   - -
Park Lane Jn 10/39 10/38   - -
Sutton Park ? ?   - -
Ryecroft Jn 11/04 10/57   - -
Walsall 11/06 [UF] 10/59   - -
Pleck Jn 11/08 11/02   - -
Selly Oak - -   19/47 19/46 [P2]
Birmingham New Street - -   19/35½ [P12] 19/36
Proof House Jn - -   19/33 19/33
Duddeston - -   19/31 19/31
Aston - -   19/26½ [P2] 19/28
Perry Bar South Jn - -   19/24½ ?
Perry Bar North Jn - -   19*17 ~ 19*23 19.08 ~ 19.14
Bescot Stadium - -   19/08½ 19/07
Darlaston Jn 11/11 11/05   19/07 18/54
Portobello Jn 11*16 ~ 11*28 11/09?   18*52 ~ 19*04 18/51?
Bushbury Jn 11/32 11/14   18/46½ 18/46
Trent Valley Jn 11/44 11/25   18/30½ 18/31
Stafford 11/45 [P5] 11/26 [P5]   18/29½ [P4] 18/30 [P4] 
Norton Bridge 11/51 11/30   18/23 18/13
Madeley 12/05 11/38   18/00 18/04
Basford Hall Jn 12/11 11/43   17/50 17/57
Crewe 12.15a ~ 12.21d [P6] 12.12 ~ 12.24 [P6]   17.38a ~ 17.44d [P5] 17.35 ~ 17.54 [P6]
Sydney Bridge Jn 12/23½ 12/27   17/35 17/30
Sandbach 12/28 [P2] 12/31   17/30½ [P1] 17/27
Chelford Loop 12/34 ?   17*08 ~ 17*22 [UPL] 17.05 ~ 17.18
Chelford 12.35a ~ 12.39d 12.39 ~ 12.42   17.01a ~ 17.06d 17.01 ~ 17.01
Alderley Edge 12/41½ 12/46   16/58 16/58
Wilmslow 12/43½ [P3] 12/47   16/56½ [P4] 16/57
Cheadle Hulme 12/48 [P1] 12/52   16/52½ [P2] 16/53
Adswood Road Jn 12/49½ 12/54   16/49½ 16/49
Edgeley No.1 Jn 12/53 12/55   16/47 16/48
Stockport 12.56a [P4] 12.58   16.46d [P1] 16.46