14th April 2017

Pathfinder Tours
The Spring Highlander (Day 1 of 4)

Locos Used 37259 & 37609
Stock Used 35469+3098+3121+1671+3097+3119+3068+3123+1691+3149+1813+4998

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37609 + 37259 Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge - Tyseley - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Polmont - Falkirk Grahamston - Carmuirs East Jn - Larbert Jn - Stirling - Dunblane - Perth - Pitlochry - Dalwhinnie - Kingussie - Aviemore - Slochd - Inverness

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Eastleigh 05.12d [P2] 05.11
Eastleigh East Jn 05/15 ?
Chandlers Ford 05/19 05/18
Romsey 05/29 [P2] 05/23
Dean 05/37 05/30
Tunnel Jn 05/47 05/37
Salisbury 05.50a ~ 05.59d [P4] 05.41 ~ 05.59
Wilton Jn 06/04 06/02
Wishford 06/08 06/14
Wylye AHB 06/13 06/19
Upton Lovell 06/17 06/23
Warminster 06/22 06/27
Westbury 06.32a ~ 06.35d [P2] 06.34 ~ ? [P2]
Trowbridge 06/40 06/42
Bradford Jn 06/43 06/45
Melksham 06/52½ ?
Thingley Jn 06/57 06/56
Thingley East Jn 06/58 06/57
Chippenham 07.01a ~ 07.04d [P2] 07.00 ~ 07.03
Wootton Bassett Jn 07/15½ 07/13
Swindon 07.21a ~ 07.24d [P3] 07.23 ~ 07.26
Uffington 07/34½ 07/36
Challow 07/36½ 07/37
Wantage Road 07*43 ~ 07*46 [UR] ?
Foxhall Jn 07/55 07/54
Didcot North Jn 08/04 07/59
Kennington Jn 08/11 08/07
Oxford 08.15a ~ 08.17d [P4] 08.14 ~ 08.17
Wolvercote Jn 08/23 08/21
Heyford 08/35½ [P2] 08/29
Aynho Jn 08/42½ 08/33
Banbury 08.50a ~ 09.01d [P1] 08.40 ~ 09.01
Reservoir Jn 09/03 09/03
Fenny Compton 09/11 09/10
Leamington Spa 09.20a ~ 09.23d [P2] 09.20 ~ 09.22
Hatton 09/32½ 09/31
Dorridge 09/40 [P2] 09/39
Bentley Heath LC 09/42 09/43
Tyseley 09/49 [P2] 09/49
Small Heath South Jn 09/50 09/50
Bordesley Jn 09/57 09/53
St Andrews Jn 09/58 09/54
Landor Street Jn 10.01 ~ 10.08 09.56 ~ 09.57
Water Orton 10/16 10/14
Kingsbury Jn 10/19 10/18
Tamworth HL 10.26a ~ 10.29d [P3] 10.24 ~ 10.29
Wichnor Jn 10/37 10/36
Burton-on-Trent 10/42 [P1] 10/40
Clay Mills Jn 10/44½ 10/42
North Stafford Jn 10/48½ 10/45
Stenson Jn 10/49 10/45
Derby 10.55a ~ 10.58d [P1] 10.51 ~ 10.57 [P1]
Broadholme 11/11 ?
Ambergate Jn 11*14 ~ 11*36 [DBL] 11.15 ~ 11.35
Clay Cross North Jn 11/54½ 11/47
Chesterfield South Jn 11/57 11/50
Chesterfield 11/59 [P3] 11/51
Tapton Jn 12/00 11/52
Barrow Hill North Jn 12/03 ?
Beighton Jn 12/10 12/00
Treeton Jn 12/13½ ?
Masborough Jn 12.19 ~ 12.21 ?
Aldwarke Jn 12/25½ 12/14
Swinton 12/27½ 12/18
Moorthorpe 12/37 [P2] 12/30
Pontefract Baghill 12/44 12/37
Ferrybridge North Jn 12/46 12/39
Milford Jn 12/54 12/46
Church Fenton 13/01 [P2] 12/52
Colton South Jn 13/14½ [LSL] 12/56
Colton Jn 13/15 12/57
York 13.23a ~ 14.23d [P10] 13.03 ~ 14.23
Skelton Jn 14/29 [DS] 14/26
Skelton Bridge Jn 14/32 [DS] ?
Tollerton Jn 14/40 [DS] 14/35
Thirsk 14/52 [DS] 14/47
Northallerton 14/59½ 15/00
Darlington 15/12 [DM] 15/14
Ferryhill South Jn 15/22½ 15/24
Tursdale Jn 15/24½ 15/26
Durham 15/30½ [P2] 15/33
Birtley Jn 15/40 15/41
King Edward Bridge South Jn 15/44 15/45
Newcastle 15.46a ~ 15.57d [P2] 15.48 ~ 15.58
Heaton South Jn 16/01 16/01
Morpeth 16/15½ [P2] 16/14
Alnmouth 16/30½ [P2] 16/28
Belford LC 16/43½ 16/40
Berwick-upon-Tweed 16/57 [P2] 16/53
Reston 17/06 ?
Grantshouse 17/12 17/06
Oxwellmains 17/19 ?
Dunbar 17/20½ 17/16
Drem 17/28½ 17/24
Prestonpans 17/34½ ?
Monktonhall Jn 17/38½ 17/32
Portobello Jn 17/40 17/34
Craigentinny Jn 17/41½ ?
Abbeyhill Jn 17/42½ ?
Edinburgh Waverley 17.44a ~ 18.00d [P19] 17.41 ~ 18.05
Princes Street Gardens 18/01 [Z] 18/06
Haymarket 18/04 [P2] 18/09
Newbridge Jn 18/17½ 18/19
Winchburgh Jn 18/21 18/21
Linlithgow 18/25 [P2] 18/26
Polmont 18/29½ 18/30
Grangemouth Jn 18/33½ 18/35
Falkirk Grahamston 18/34½ 18/35
Carmuirs East Jn 18/38 18/37
Larbert Jn 18/39 18/38
Stirling 18/47 [P2] 18/48
Dunblane 18/59 19/01
Blackford 19/11½ 19/12
Hilton Jn 19/25½ ?
Perth 19.30a ~ 19.32d [P7] 19.32 ~ 19.37
Stanley 19/42 19/47
Dunkeld & Birnam 19/52 [P1] 19/56
Pitlochry 20.10 ~ 20.31 20.12 ~ 20.34
Blair Athol 20/42 20/44
Dalnacardoch 20/58½ ?
Dalnaspidal 21/09½ ?
Dalwhinnie 21.26 ~ 21.36 21.18 ~ 21.35
Kingussie 21.49 ~ 21.51 [P1] 21.50 ~ 21.51
Kincraig 21/58 ?
Aviemore 22.04 ~ 22.06 [P1] 22/03?
Carrbridge 22/16 ?
Slochd 22/26½ ?
Tomatin 22/30 ?
Moy 22/34 ?
Culloden 22/40½ ?
Cradlehall 22/45 ?
Milburn Jn 22/48 ?
Inverness 22.50a [P2] 22.42


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