11th March 2017

Pathfinder Tours
The Waste Train

Locos Used 66002 & 66125
Stock Used 4998+4949+4991+4946+1832+1651+3149+3121+3098+35469

Route :
1Z31 : Didcot Parkway to Knowsley Freight Terminal
1Z32 : Knowsley Freight Terminal to Bredbury R.T.S.
1Z33 : Bredbury Tilcon to Didcot Parkway

Loco(s) Route
66002 (1) Didcot Parkway - Oxford  - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Kenilworth - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Tame Bridge Parkway - Bescot [Up & Down Goods] - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Searchlight Lane Jn - Basford Hall Jn - Down Fast Independent - Down Liverpool Independent - Crewe Coal Yard - Warrington Bank Quay - Winwick Jn - Earlestown - Newton-le-Willows - Golborne Jn - Bamfurlong Jn - Springs Branch Jn - Wigan Wallgate - Rainford - Dale Lane G.F.
66125 (1) Dale Lane G.F. - Knowsley Freight Terminal
66002 (1) Knowsley Freight Terminal - Dale Lane G.F.
66125 (1) Dale Lane G.F - Rainford - Wigan Wallgate - Crow Nest Jn - Salford Crescent - Ordsall Lane Jn - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park South Jn - Ashburys Sidings - Guide Bridge - Guide Bridge Loop - Hyde Jn - Woodley - Bredbury Refuse Transfer Station (End of Line)
66002 (1) Bredbury R.T.S. - Bredbury Access Line
66125 (1) Bredbury Access Line - Bredbury Tilcon (End of Line)
66002 (1) Bredbury Tilcon - Woodley - Hyde Jn - Guide Bridge - Denton Jn - Ash Bridge Jn [UGL] - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilmslow - Chelford Loop - Sandbach - Crewe - Alsager - Kidsgrove - Bradwell [UGL] - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Yarnfield Jn - Little Bridgeford Jn - Stafford - Rickerscote - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Tame Bridge Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot Parkway

Notes: 
(1) 66125 on rear.
(2) 66002 on rear.

Sources : Alan Sheppard (joined & left the train at Tame Bridge Parkway)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)
(Times from Didcot to Tame Bridge & return taken from Real Time Trains)

M.C Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual

M.C
0.00
 Didcot Parkway 05.59d [P3] 06.41
 
 23.09a [P5] 23.05
175.02
 ?
 Didcot North Jn 06/02 06/43
 
 23/07 23/01½
 ?
 ?
 Kennington Jn 06/09 06/50
 
 22/59 22/54
 ?
10.31
 Oxford 06/12 [TL] 06/52½
 
 22/57 [TL] 22/52½
164.51
13.22
 Wolvercote Jn 06/15 06/56
 
 22/54 22/49½
161.60
 ?
 Heyford 06/23 07/05
 
 22/47 22/42
 ?
28.02
 Aynho Jn 06/28 07/11
 
 22/41 22/37
147.00
 ?
 Banbury Depot Jn 06/34 [DCV]  ?
 
 22/37  ?
 ?
33.06
 Banbury 06.36a ~ 06.40d [P2] [DCV] 07.17 ~ 07.21
 
 22.32a ~ 22.35d [P3] [UCV] 22.29 ~ 22.31
141.76
 ?
 Reservoir Jn 06/42 07/23
 
 22/30 [UCV] 22/27
 ?
41.66
 Fenny Compton 06/51 07/30
 
 22/24 22/21
133.16
52.77
 Leamington Spa 07.01a ~ 07.04d [P2] 07.40 ~ 07.42
 
 22.08a ~ 22.11d [P3] 22.07 ~ 22.09
122.05
 ?
 Milverton Jn 07/07 07/45
 
 22/04 22/04
 ?
58.16
 Kenilworth Jns 07*16 ~ 07*32 07/53
 
 21/59 21/58
116.66
 ?
 Gibbet Hill Jn 07/36 07/55½
 
 21/57 21/50½
 ?
62.55
 Coventry 07.41a ~ 07.45d [P3] 07.59 ~ 08.00
 
 21.41a ~ 21.44d [P3] 21.42 ~ 21.46
112.33
73.25
 Birmingham International 07.57a ~ 08.00d [P3] 08.15 ~ 08.18
 
 21.24a ~ 21.26d [P4] 21.23 ~ 21.26
101.57
77.58
 Stechford 08/06 08/25½
 
 21/17 21/13½
97.24
80.55
 Aston 08/27 [P1] 08/33½
 
 21/07 [P2] 21/04
94.27
82.77
 Perry Barr North Jn 08/32 08/36½   21/03 20/58
92.05
86.35
 Tame Bridge Parkway 08.37a ~ 08.40d 08.43½a ~ 08.44½d   20.55a ~ 20.58d 20.51½ ~ 20.53½
88.47
 ?
 Newton Jn 08/42 08/45½   20/54 ?
 
87.27
 Bescot [Up & Dn Goods] 08*45 ~ 08*45 [UDG] 08/47 [UDG]   - - -

-

 Bescot Stadium - -   20/52 20/49
87.48
87.37
 Bescot Jn 08/48 08/49½   ? 20/48½
 ?
 ?
 Darlaston Jn 08/51 08/52
 
 20/50 20/48
 ?
91.51
 Portobello Jn 08/54 08/55
 
 20/48 20/45
83.31
94.19
 Bushbury Jn 09/04 09/01½
 
 20/43 20/41½
80.63
 ?
 Rickerscote DM (?) (09/13½) [DM]
 
 20*24 ~ 20*29 20.24 ~ 20.27½
68.40
 ?
 Stafford Trent Valley Jn 09/17 [SL] 09/14
 
 20/22 20/22½
?
107.76
 Stafford 09.19a ~ 09.22d [P4] 09.16½ ~ 09.22 [P5]
 
 20.17a ~ 20.20d [P4] [SL] 20.17 ~ 20.21 [P4]
67.06

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
113.08
 Searchlight Lane Jn 09/28 [SL] 09/28½
123.58
 Madeley (Staffs) 09/37 [SL] 09/38
130.33
 Crewe Basford Hall Jn 09/45 [DSI] 09/47 [DFI]
131.40
 Basford Hall S.S.N. 09*51 ~ 10*14 [IL] 09.50 ~ 10.12 [DFI]
132.08
 Crewe Salop Goods Jn 10/19 [DLI] 10.16 ~ 10.23½ [DLI]
133.05
 Crewe Coal Yard 10/24 [SL] 10.26 ~ 10.36
?
 Winsford 10/34 [FL] 10/43
144.64
 Hartford Jn 10/38 [FL] 10/48
 ?
 Acton Bridge 10/40 [FL] 10/50
149.02
 Weaver Jn 10/42 [FL] 10/51½
154.33
 Acton Grange Jn 10/46 [FL] 10/56
156.28
 Warrington Bank Quay 10c49 ~ 10c56 [P4] 10.59 ~ 11.00½ [P3]
159.66
 Winwick Jn 11/02 11/06½
161.20
 Earlestown 11/05 [P4] 11/09
162.12
 Newton-le-Willows 11/07 [P1] 11/11½ [P1]
163.24
 Golborne Jn 11/11 [SL] 11/14½
166.77
 Bamfurlong Jn 11/18 [GL] 11/21 [DG]
167.76
 Springs Branch Jn 11/21 [GL] 11/23 [DG]
 ?
 Wigan South Jn 11/27 [UPL] 11/26 [DG-UG]
 ?
 Wigan Station Jn 11/28 11/27
169.32
 Wigan Wallgate 11/30 [P1] 11/28 [P1]
176.29
 Rainford 11*48 ~ 11*53 11.40½ ~ 11.53½
180.39
0.00
 Dale Lane G.F. 12.03 ~ 12.06 12.10 ~ 12.21
1.23
0.00
 Knowsley Freight Terminal 12.40 ~ 13.25 12.34 ~ 13.18
1.23
0.00
 Dale Lane G.F. 13.53 ~ 13.58 13.29½ ~ 13.54
4.10
 Rainford 14*08 ~ 14*09 14/12½
 ?
 Wigan Wallagte Jn (Sig.WW106) ? 14.24 ~ 14.31
11.07
 Wigan Wallagte 14/33 [P2] 14/34 [P2]
14.15
 Crow Nest Jn 14/45 14.42½ ~ 14.43½
21.37
 Walkden 14/57 14/56½
 ?
 Pendleton ? 15.11 ~ 15.24
27.20
 Salford Crescent 15/22 15.27 ~ 15.28
28.06
 Ordsall Lane Jn 15/25 15/30
 ?
 Deal Street Jn 15/30 [SL] 15/33
29.19
 Manchester Victoria 15/32 [P4] [SL] 15/35½ [P4]
30.28
 Miles Platting 15/35 15/39½
 ?
 Philips Park West Jn 15/36 15/40½
31.26
 Philips Park South Jn 15/37 15/41½
 ?
 Ashburys 15/43 [GL] 15/49
33.48
 Ashburys S.S. 15*48 ~ 15*51 15/52 [Up Arr Sdg + Up Dep Sdg]
34.32
 Gorton 15/56 15/58
36.54
 Guide Bridge 15*59 ~ 16*00 16.03 ~ 16.03½
37.38
 Guide Bridge Up & Dn PL 16*03 ~ 16*03 16/05½ [UDPL]
37.74
 Hyde Jn 16/05 16/06½
40.50
 Woodley 16/11 16/14
41.74
0.00
 Bredbury Refuse Transfer Station 16.30 ~ 16.24 ~ 16.37½ [Arr/Dep to EoL]
0.20
0.00
 Bredbury Reversing RTS to Tilcon by
local arrangement		 16.43½ ~ 16.51½
0.20
0.00
 Bredbury Tilcon ~ 17.35 16.58½ ~ 17.33 [No.1 Sdg to EoL]
 ?
 Woodley Jn ? 17.21 ~ 17.42
1.24
 Woodley 17/55 17/45
4.00
 Hyde Jn 18/01 17.?? ~ 17.59½
5.20
 Guide Bridge 18/05 18.?? ~ 18.09
6.00
 Denton Jn 18/08 18/14
 ?
 Denton Station Jn 18/09 ?
9.31
 Ash Bridge Jn 18/13 [UGL] 18/20½ [UGL]
10.13
 Heaton Norris Jn 18*16 ~ 18*29 [SL] 18.?? ~ 18.29
10.68
 Stockport 18/32 [P0] [SL] 18/34 [P0]
 ?
 Edgeley Jn No.1 18/33 [SL] 18/35
 ?
 Adswood Road Jn 18/34½ 18/37
13.12
 Cheadle Hulme 18/35½ [P2] 18/37½ [P2]
16.78
 Wilmslow 18/41 [P4] 18/41 [P4]
 ?
 Alderley Edge 18/43 [P2] 18/44 [P2]
22.14
 Chelford Loop 18*49 ~ 18*56 [UL] 18.51½ ~ 18.56 [Up Loop]
31.19
 Sandbach 19/05 [P1] [FL] 19/05 [P1]
 ?
 Crewe Sydney Bridge 19/12 ?
 ?
 Sig.CE.154 ? 19.13 ~ 19.17
35.45
 Crewe Up Manchester Loop 19*13 ~ 19*21 [Loop] 19/18 [Up Main]
35.69
 Crewe 19.24a ~ 19.27d [P1] 19.21a ~ 19.28½d [P1]
 ?
 Crewe Sth Jn / Nth Staff Jn 19/31 19/32
 ?
 Barthomley Jn 19/35 19/36
42.08
 Alsager 19/38 19/39
44.34
 Kidsgrove 19/42 19/43
47.04
 Bradwell Jn 19/47 [UGL] 19/50
47.45
 Longport Jn 19*50 ~ 19*50 19/52
50.66
 Stoke-on-Trent 19/56 [P1] 19/57 [P1]
 ?
 Stoke Jn 19/57 19/57½
57.75
 Stone 20/04 20/04½
60.38
 Yarnfield Jn 20/10 [UNB] 20/08
63.07
 Little Bridgeford Jn 20/13 [SL] 20/10

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.

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