8th October 2016

Pathfinder Tours
Tees & Durham Freighter

Locos Used 66083 & 66115
Stock Used 5929+5964+6158+6054+1200+80042+3397+3364+3390+3356+3386+6310

Route :
1Z89 : Willington to Wilton C.H.P.
1Z90 : Wilton C.H.P. to Seaham Harbour Colas Rail
1Z91 : Seaham Harbour Colas Rail to Willington

Loco(s) Route
66083 (1) Willington - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Holmes Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Colton Jn - York - Thirsk - Northallerton via Down Longlands Loop - Yarm - Eaglescliffe - Bowesfield Jn - Thornaby East Jn - via Tees Down Goods - Newport East Jn - A.V. Dawson Automotive Steel Storage Terminal
66115 (2) A.V. Dawson Automotive Steel Storage Terminal - Newport East Jn
66083 (1) Newport East Jn - via Down Goods - Whitehouse - South Bank Jn - via Down Goods - Grangetown Jn - Tees Dock Freightliner Terminal (Sdg 6)
66115 (2) Tees Dock Freightliner Terminal - Grangetown Jn
66083 (1) Grangetown Jn - via Down Goods - Shell Jn - Wilton Branch (3)
66115 (2) Wilton Branch - Shell Jn - via Up Goods - South Bank Jn - Whitehouse - via Up Goods - Newport East Jn - via Tees Up Goods No 2 - Thornaby East Jn - Bowesfield Jn - Hartburn Jn - Norton-on-Tees South to East Jns - (4) - Hartlepool - Ryhope Grange Jn - Sunderland Docks
66083 (1) Sunderland Docks - Ryhope Grange Jn - Dawdon Jn - Seaham Harbour Branch end of line (West Sdg), (right hand siding on arrival)
66115 (2) Seaham Harbour Branch end of line - Dawdon Jn
66083 (1) Dawdon Jn - Hartlepool - Norton-on-Tees East to South Jns - Eaglescliffe - Yarm - Northallerton via Up Longlands Loop - Thirsk - York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Ferrybridge North Jn - Knottingley West Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Haywood Jn - Shaftholme Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Willington

Notes: 
(1) 66115 on rear.
(2) 66083 on rear.
(3) NR/SembCorp Boundary on Wilton Branch shown in sectional appendix as 1m 03ch, but the actual NR Boundary sign is where the previous BR/ICI Boundary was at 0m 58ch. Front coach stopped under bridge with 0m 54ch painted on it.
(4) Cliff House DGL not covered - No reason given.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour from/to York)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard (York to York) & Realtime Trains (Willington to York & return)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 Willington 06.37d 06.51   22.59a 23.00
168.11
?
 North Stafford Jn 06/40 06/52   22/56½ 22/58
?
1.33
 Stenson Jn 06/40½ 06/53   22/56 22/57
166.58
6.17
 Derby 06.46a ~ 06.49d [P1] 07.00 ~ 07.05   22.46a ~ 22.49d [P6] 22.47 ~ 22.51
161.74
16.10
 Ambergate Jn 07/00 07/16   22/33 22/37
152.01
26.39
 Clay Cross North Jn 07/11 [ML] 07/26   22/23 22/28
141.52
?
 Chesterfield South Jn 07/14 07/28   22/20 22/25
?
30.28
 Chesterfield 07.16a ~ 07.20d [P1] 07.29 ~ 07.32   22.15a ~ 22.18d [P2] 22.20 ~ 22.23
137.63
?
 Tapton Jn 07/22 07/33   22/13½ [ML] 22/19
?
38.60
 Dore Station Jn 07/32 07/42   22/05 22/10
129.31
-
 Heeley Up Loop   21*54 ~ 22*00 ?
127.53
42.48
 Sheffield 07.38a ~ 07.44d [P2] 07.48 ~ 07.51   21.45a ~ 21.48d [P6] 21.52 ~ 21.56
125.43
?
 Nunnery Main Line Jn 07/46 07/53   21/43 21/49
?
45.60
 Wincobank Jn 07/49 ?   21/38 ?
122.31
47.51
 Holmes Jn 07/51 07/58   21/34 21/43
120.40
50.63
 Aldwarke Jn 07/55 08/02   21/28 21/38
117.28
52.79
 Swinton (South Yorkshire) 07/58 08/04   21/25 21/35
115.12
54.13
 Mexborough 08/01 08/06   21/23 21/33
113.78
59.18
 Hexthorpe Jn 08/06 08/10   21/16 21/26 
108.73
61.19
 Doncaster 08.11a ~ 08.13d [P4] 08.14 ~ 08.17   21.05a ~ 21.11d [P4] 21.17 ~ 21.22
106.72
65.38
 Shaftholme Jn 08/18 08/22   20*48 ~ 20*58 20.47 ~ 21.06 
102.53
74.38
 Temple Hirst Jn 08/25½ 08/29   - -

-
80.17
 Hambleton Norh Jn 08/30 08/34   - -

-

-

 Haywood Jn - -   20/44  20/47
101.44

-

 Knottingley South Jn - -   20/35  20/34
92.44

-

 Knottingley West Jn - -   20/33  20/32
91.78

-

 Ferrybridge North Jn - -   20/31  20/31
91.34

-

 Milford Jn - -   20/23  20/23
87.09

-

 Church Fenton - -   20/18 [P1]  20/17
82.76
88.21
 Colton Jn 08/37 08/41   20/12 [NNL]  20/12
77.59
93.62
 York 08.45a ~ 09.00d [P5] 08.48 ~ 09.00½ [P5]   19.53a ~ 20.05d [P3] 19.57 ~ 20.06 [P3]
72.18
95.32
 Skelton Jn 09/03 [SL] 09/04 [SL]   19/50 19/51½
70.48
96.73
 Skelton Bridge Jn 09/04½ 09/06 [SL]   19/47 [FL] 19/49
69.07
?
 Tollerton Jn 09/12 [SL] 09/15 [SL]   19/39 [SL] 19/39½
?
115.78
 Thirsk 09/23 [SL] 09/26 [P2] [SL]   19/26 [SL] 19/28
50.02
122.49
 Longlands Jn 09/29 09/32 [SL]   19/20 [SL] 19/20½
43.31
123.54
 Boroughbridge Rd L.C. 09/30 09/33   19/19 19/19½
42.28
138.33
 Eaglescliffe 09c50 ~ 09c51 [P2] 09.51 ~ 09.54 [P2]   18c59 ~ 19c01 [P1] 18.59 ~ 19.03 [P1]
27.49
139.63
 Stockton Cut Jn 09/54 09/57   18/57 18/57
26.19

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
140.45
 Bowesfield Jn 09/55 09/59
141.39
 Thornaby East Jn 09/59 10/03
142.40
 Tees N.Y. 10*01 ~ 10*03 10.07 ~ 10.09
143.53
 Newport East Jn 10/10 10.13 ~ 10.15
144.53
0.00
 Middlesbrough Dawson Ayrton 10.25 ~ 10.45 10.36 ~ 10.43½
1.00
0.00
 Newport East Jn 11.00 ~ 11.20 [GL] 11.01 ~ 11.18 [UG]
1.20
 Middlesbrough 11/25 11/23 [DG]
2.17
 Whitehouse Jn (Teesside) 11/28 11/27
3.51
 South Bank Jn 11/30 [GL] 11/31½
4.23
 Beam Mill Jn 11/33 11/34
5.05
 Grangetown (Cleveland) 11/36 11/37
5.16
0.00
 Tees Dock BSC Export Berth 11.55 ~ 12.40 11.54 ~ 12.46½ [FL Sdg 6]
1.29
0.00
 Grangetown (Cleveland) 13.00 ~ 13.20 [GL] 13.01 ~ 13.05 [DG]
0.47
 Shell Jn 13/23 13/08½
1.50
0.00
 Wilton C.H.P. 13.30 ~ 13.50 13.13 ~ 13.27 [0m 54ch]
1.03
 Shell Jn 14/00 [GL] 13.28½ ~ 13.33½
1.50
 Grangetown (Cleveland) 14/02 13/38
2.32
 Beam Mill Jn 14/05 13/40½
3.04
 South Bank Jn 14/08 13/42
4.38
 Whitehouse Jn (Teesside) 14/10 [GL] 13/49
5.35
 Middlesbrough 14/13 13/52 [UG]
6.32
 Newport East Jn 14/16 13/57
7.45
 Tees N.Y. 14*21 ~ 14*37 13.59 ~ 14.06 [UG1]
14.11 ~ 14.21 [Transfer 3]
14.28 ~ 14.29 [Arrival 4]
14.32½ ~ 14.40 [Dn Arr/Up Dep]
8.46
 Thornaby East Jn 14/42 14/43½ [UG2]
9.40
 Bowesfield Jn 14/46 14/47
10.04
 Hartburn Jn 14/48 14/48
12.61
 Norton-on-Tees South Jn 14/52 14/53½
?
 Norton-on-Tees East Jn 14/52½ 14/54½
14.59
 Billingham Jn 14/55 14/57
18.17
 Greatham 14/59 15/01
20.76
 Cliff House Jn 15*05 ~ 15*05 [DGL] 15/03 [DnM](4)
22.45
 Hartlepool 15/10 [P1] 15/09 [P1]
?
 Horden Sig.NS.7137 15/21 15/17½
35.39
 Seaham 15/28 [P2] 15/29 [P2]
38.53
 Ryhope Grange Jn 15*34 ~ 15*35 15.34½ ~ 15.35½
41.17
 Hendon No.1 Siding 15.45 ~ 15/47
 ?
 Port of Sunderland ? 16.02 ~ 16.20 [8A pts]
0.00
 Hendon No.1 Siding ~ 17.10 16.30 ~ 17.08
2.44
 Ryhope Grange Jn 17*22 ~ 17*23 17.17 ~ 17.20
5.58
 Seaham 17/29 [P1] 17/30 [P1]
?
 Dawdon Jn ? 17/32½
6.74
0.00
 Seaham Harbour Colas Rail 17.40 ~ 18.00 17.41 ~ 17.50
?
 Dawdon Jn ? 17.55½ ~ 18.04
1.18
0.00
 Seaham 18.10 ~ 18.20 [P2] 18.07 ~ 18.15 [P2]
?
 Dawdon Jn ? 18/17
?
 Horden Sig.NS.7148 18/30 18/26
12.74
 Hartlepool 18/38 18/35 [UM]
17.22
 Greatham 18/44 18/42
20.60
 Billingham Jn 18/48 18/47
?
 Norton-on-Tees East Jn 18/50½ 18/48
22.58
 Norton-on-Tees South Jn 18/51 18/48½
25.35
 Hartburn Jn 18/55 18/55

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages taken from tour brochure.

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