10th June 2017

Pathfinder Tours
The Lancs & Yorks Builder

Locos Used 66057 & 66176
Stock Used 35469+3098+3097+1671+3119+3147+21272+1813+4991+4998

Route :
1Z58 : Gloucester to Clitheroe Castle Cement
1Z59 : Clitheroe Castle Cement to Leeds
1Z60 : Leeds to Gloucester

Loco(s) Route
66057 Gloucester - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Longbridge - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley East Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Searchlight Lane Jn - Madeley - Crewe
66057 (1) Crewe - Winsford - Hartford Jn - Weaver Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Winwick Jn - Golborne Jn - Wigan North Western - Euxton Jn - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Bamber Bridge - Blackburn - Daisyfield Jn - Clitheroe - Horrocksford Jn
66176 (2) Horrocksford Jn - Clitheroe
66057 (1) Clitheroe - Horrocksford Jn - Clitheroe Castle Cement (3)
66176 (2) Clitheroe Castle Cement - Horrocksford Jn - Clitheroe
66057 (1) Clitheroe - Horrocksford Jn - Hellifield [Goods Loop]
66176 (2) Hellifield [Goods Loop] - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Apperley Jn - Armley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Leeds - Neville Hill [Up Sidings] (4)
66057 (1) Neville Hill [Up Sidings] - Hunslet East Hanson
66176 (2) Hunslet East Hanson - Neville Hill [Up Sidings] (4)
66057 (1) Neville Hill [Up Sidings] - Leeds - Engine Shed Jn - Stourton Jn - Methley Jn - Altofts Jn - Normanton - Turners Lane Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Mirfield East Jn - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Huddersfield - Marsden - Greenfield - Stalybridge - Guide Bridge - Denton - Reddish South - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello 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) - Gloucester

Notes :
(1) 66176 on rear.
(2) 66057 on rear.
(3) To end of line, beyond West Bradford Road. 2 cement wagons stopped us getting to the buffer stops.
(4) Arrival No.2 line, to end of line.

Source : Paul Warburton (on the tour from/to Birmingham New Street)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Paul Warburton & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual M.C
0.00 Gloucester 05.34d [P1] 05.44   23.10a [P2] 23.08 185.50
? Horton Road Jn 05/36 05/45   23/07 23/07 ?
0.77 Barnwood Jn 05/37 05/46   23/05 23/05 184.53
6.40 Cheltenham Spa 05.45a ~ 05.48d [P2] 05.53 ~ 05.56   22.56a ~ 22.58d [P1] 22.56 ~ 22.58 179.10
13.62 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 05/57 [P1] 06/03   22/46 [P2] 22/47 171.68
24.38 Abbotswood Jn 06/06 06/12   22/35 22/34 161.12
35.55 Stoke Works Jn 06/15 06/22   22/25 22/22 149.75
37.68 Bromsgrove 06.19a ~ 06.26d [P1] 06.26 ~ 06.29   22.19a ~ 22.22d [P4] 22.17 ~ 22.19 147.62
41.31 Barnt Green 06/35 [P1] 06/36   22/14 [P2] 22/12 144.19
? Longbridge 06/38 [FL] 06/38   22/09 [P2] 22/08 ?
46.39 Kings Norton 06/43 06/42   22/01 [FL] 21/59 139.11
? Lifford East Jn 06/45 06/43   - - -
51.54 Bordesley Jn 06/52½ 06/48   - - -
? St Andrews Jn 06/53½ 06/49   - - -
52.77 Proof House Jn 06/56½ [DEL] 06/53   - - -
- Selly Oak - -   21/56 21/56 136.76
53.51 Birmingham New Street 06.59a ~ 07.10d [P8] 06.58 ~ 07.10 [P8]   21.45a ~ 21.48d [P11] 21.45 ~ 21.48 [P11] 133.52
- Proof House Jn - -   21/42 [DEL] 21/42 [DD] 132.78
- Aston - -   21/38 [P2] 21/36 [P2] 130.79
55.48 Soho South Jn 07/17 07/17   - - -
? Soho East Jn 07/19 07/18   - - -
- Perry Barr South Jn - -   21/35 ? ?
58.04 Perry Barr West Jn 07/23 07/22   - - -
58.53 Perry Barr Goods Loop 07.27 ~ 07.35 [DGL] ? [DGL]   - - -
- Perry Barr North Jn - -   21/34 21/32 128.57
? Newton Jn 07/43 ?   21/30 ? ?
62.73 Bescot Stadium 07/47 ?   21/29 21/27 124.20
? Darlaston Jn 07/51 07/34   21/28 21/26 ?
67.07 Portobello Jn 07/54 07/39   21/26 21/23 120.03
69.55 Bushbury Jn 08/01 08/00   21/21 21/19 117.35
? Trent Valley Jn 08/14 [DS] 08/13   21/08 21/05 [UFB] ?
83.32 Stafford 08.16a ~ 08.19d [P5] [DS] 08.14 ~ 08.19 [P5] [DS]   20.58a ~ 21.06d [P1] 20.55 ~ 21.03 [P1] 103.58
88.44 Searchlight Lane Jn 08/25 [DS] 08/24 [DS]   - - -
- Norton Bridge - -   20/51 [UF] 20/49 ?
99.14 Madeley 08/34 [DS] 08/34   20/40 [UF] 20/40 87.60
105.69 Basford Hall Jn 08/40 08/40 [DS]   20/33 [UF] 20/33 81.05
107.53 Crewe 08L45a ~ 09L15d [P12] 08.46 ~ 09.14 [P12]   20.26a ~ 20.29d [P1] 20.22 ~ 20.29 [P1] [UF] 79.21

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
? Crewe Coal Yard 09/18 09/17 [DF]
115.14 Winsford 09/25 09/24
120.20 Hartford Jn 09/29 09/28 [DF]
122.11 Acton Bridge 09/31 09/30
124.38 Weaver Jn 09/34 09/31
129.69 Acton Grange Jn 09/38 09/35
131.64 Warrington Bank Quay 09/40 [P3] 09/37 [P3]
132.40 Dallam Jn 09/41 09/38
135.22 Winwick Jn 09/43 09/40
137.49 Golborne Jn 09/46 09/42
142.21 Springs Branch Jn 09/51 09/47
? Wigan South Jn 09/52 ?
143.43 Wigan North Western 09/53 [P5] 09/48 [P5]
151.14 Balshaw Lane 10/02 09/57 [DF]
153.18 Euxton Jn 10/06 10/03
155.72 Farington Jn 10/11 10/09
156.69 Lostock Hall Jn 10/16 10/14
157.37 Bamber Bridge 10.21 ~ 10.22 [Engineers Recp] 10.17 ~ 10.30 [Engineers Recp]
? Bolton Jn 10/35 ?
165.69 Blackburn 10/37 [P2] 10/45 [P2]
166.36 Daisyfield Jn 10/39 10/47
170.78 Langho 10/49 [P2] ?
176.53 Clitheroe 11/03 [P2] 11/03
177.22
0.00		 Horrocksford Jn 11.05 ~ 11.15 ? ~ ?
0.34
0.00		 Clitheroe 11.18 ~ 11.28 [P1] ? ~ ?
0.34 Horrocksford Jn 11/30 ?
1.26
0.00		 Clitheroe Castle Cement (3)  11.45a ~ 12.05d 11.45? ~ 12.19?
0.72 Horrocksford Jn 12/15 ?
1.26
0.00		 Clitheroe 12.17 ~ 12.31 [P1] 12.31 ~ 12.41
0.34 Horrocksford Jn 12/33 ?
13.48 Hellifield 13/03 ?
13.58
0.00		 Hellifield Goods Loop 13.05 ~ 13.25 [DGL] ? ~ ? [DGL]
0.10 Hellifield 13/26 13/26
10.09 Skipton 13/42 [P3] 13/38 [P3]
19.24 Keighley 13/51 [P1] 13/48
25.38 Shipley 14/02 [P1] 14/03 [P1]
? Dockfield Jn 14/03 ?
29.30 Apperley Jn 14/07 14/07
33.65 Kirkstall Loop 14/13 [UPL] 14.16 ~ 14.18 [UPL]
35.04 Armley Jn 14/17 [US] 14/21 [USM]
35.56 Whitehall Jn 14*19 ~ 14*22 [C] ? ~ 14.22 [C]
? Leeds West Jn 14/23½ [C] ? [C]
36.24 Leeds 14.25 ~ 14.30 [Through Road] 14/25? [Through Road]
? Quarry Hill Jn ? [DHM] ?
? Crossover MP19.06 ? [DHM-UHG] ?
37.77 Neville Hill West Jn 14/34 14/32
38.21
0.00		 Neville Hill Up Sidings (4) 14.37 ~ 14.52 14.35 ~ 15.07 [Up Arrival No.2]
1.44
0.00		 Hunslet East Hanson 15.02 ~ 15.20 ? ~ ? [No.1 line]
1.44
0.00		 Neville Hill Up Sidings (4) 15.30 ~ 15.45 15.45 ~ 16.00 [Up Arrival No.2]
0.24 Neville Hill West Jn 15/48 ? [UHG]
0.78 Marsh Lane Jn 15/51 [GL] ?
? Quarry Lane Jn ? ? [UHG-DHM]
1.77
0.00		 Leeds 15.56a [P8] ~ 18.02d [P12] 16.13 [P8] ~ 18.03 [P12]
? Leeds West Jn 18/04 [E] ? [E]
0.61 Engine Shed Jn 18*06 ~ 18*10 ? ~ 18.09
? Holbeck Depot Jn ? ? [DM-UM]
3.31 Stourton Jn 18/15 18/14
8.44 Methley Jn 18/21 18/18
10.01 Altofts Jn 18/23 18/20
? Normanton ? ?
13.41 Wakefield Kirkgate Loop 18.28 ~ 18.28 [UGL] ? [UGL]
13.74 Wakefield Kirkgate 18/30 [P2] [SL] 18/30 [P2] [US]
16.18 Horbury Jn 18/34 18/35
22.30 Mirfield East Jn 18/42 [US] 18/42 [US]
24.26 Heaton Lodge Jn 18/45 18/44
28.20 Huddersfield 18/50 [P1] 18/50 [P1]
35.21 Marsden 18/59 [P2] 19/00 [P2]
39.21 Diggle Jn 19/03 19/04
41.26 Greenfield 19/05 19/06
46.17 Stalybridge 19/11 [P1] 19/11 [P1]
48.52 Guide Bridge 19/17 [P1] 19/16 [P1]
49.32 Denton Jn 19/20 19/19
? Denton Station Jn 19/21 ?
? Reddish South 19/23½ ?
52.63 Ash Bridge Jn 19/25 19/36
53.45 Heaton Norris Jn 19*28 ~ 19*36 [SL] 19/39 [UGL]
54.20 Stockport 19.40a ~ 19.45d [P1] 19.42 ~ 19.46 [P1]
? Edgeley Jn No.1 19/47 19/47
55.55 Adswood Road Jn 19/50 19/50
56.44 Cheadle Hulme 19/54 [P2] 19/54 [P2]
60.30 Wilmslow 19/58 [P4] 19/58 [P4]
62.00 Alderley Edge 20/00 20/00
65.46 Chelford Loop 20.05 ~ 20.06 20/05? [UPL]
74.51 Sandbach 20/15 [P1] [FL] 20/14
78.25 Sydney Bridge Jn 20/22 20/18

Timings continue in first table.

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