21st October 2017

Pathfinder Tours
The Swanage Belle

Loco Used D9009 'Alycidon'
Stock Used 5961+6051+6054+1200+3314+3364+3333+3345+3386+80042+3397+3390+35469

Route : 
1Z45 : Burton-on-Trent to Swanage
1Z55 : Swanage to Burton-on-Trent

Loco Route
D9009 Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Goring & Streatley - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Norden - Corfe Castle - Swanage
D9009 Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh - Chandler's Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Cam & Dursley - Standish Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Burton-on-Trent

Notes: 
(1) Nigel Benning comments: The outward leg was delayed by 'Storm Brian' and the return leg was delayed by a brake fault on D9009 at Swanage.


D9009 passing 41312 at Corfe Castle (photo: Andrew P.M.Wright)

Source : Nigel Benning (on the tour from/to Bournemouth)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Benning, David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Burton-on-Trent 04.31d [P2] 04.32   23.12a [P1] 23.38 264.14
5.35 Wichnor Jn 04/38 04/39   23/04½ 23/32 258.59
12.71 Tamworth HL 04.44a ~ 04.46d [P4] ?   22/58½ [P3] 23/27 251.23
18.52 Kingsbury Jn 04/54 04/48   22/54 23/22 245.42
22.46 Water Orton 04/57 04/52   22/51 23/19 241.48
? Washwood Heath West Jn 05/04½ [ML] 04/56   22/46 23/15 ?
28.54 Landor Street Jn 05/07½ 04/59   22/45 [ML] 23/13 235.40
? Proof House Jn 05/09 [WL] 05/04   22/43½ [WL] 23/10 ?
30.17 Birmingham New Street 05.12a ~ 05.15d [P6] 05.07 ~ 05.16   22.38a ~ 22.41d [P2] 22.57 ~ 23.00 233.77
32.14 Soho South Jn 05/20 05/22   22/33 22/52 232.00
33.76 Galton Jn 05/23 05/27   22/30½ 22/50 230.18
? Smethwick Jn 05/25 05/28   22/26½ 22/49 ?
37.02 Rowley Regis 05/28½ 05/34   22/23½ 22/45 227.12
42.29 Stourbridge Junction 05c38a ~ 05c41d [P3] 05.44 ~ 05.49   22c08a ~ 22c11d [P2] 22.31 ~ 22.32 221.65
45.71 Blakedown 05/47 05/54   22/03½ 22/26 218.23
48.79 Kidderminster 05.53a ~ 05.56d [P2] 05.58 ~ 05.59   21.55a ~ 21.58d [P1] 22.17 ~ 22.21 215.15
52.57 Hartlebury 06/02 06/10   21/49 22/13 211.37
58.35 Droitwich Spa 06.18a ~ 06.21d 06.21 ~ 06.24   21.37a ~ 21.40d 22.05 ~ 22.07 205.59
63.47 Tunnel Jn 06/29 06/34   21/30 21/54 200.47
64.03 Worcester Shrub Hill 06.31a ~ 06.34d [P2] 06.36 ~ 06.40   21.20a ~ 21.23d [P1] 21.49 ~ 21.53 200.11
67.19 Norton Jn 06/40 06/45   21/12½ 21/43 196.75
68.01 Abbotswood Jn 06/41½ 06/46   21/11 21/41 196.13
- Eckington Loop - -   20*45 ~ 21*01 ? 190.13
78.57 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 06/50 [P2] 06/55   20/40½ [P1] 21/31 185.37
85.79 Cheltenham Spa 06.58a ~ 07.01d [P1] 07.02 ~ 07.07   20.30a ~ 20.33d [P2] 21.19 ~ 21.23 178.15
91.42 Barnwood Jn 07/07 07/13   20/21½ 21/13 172.52
92.29 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/08 07/14   20/20½ 21/12 171.65
98.40 Standish Jn 07/15 07/20   20/15 21/07 165.54
103.21 Stroud 07.21a ~ 07.24d [P1] 07.28 ~ 07.30   - - -
106.49 St Mary's LC 07/30½ 07/34   - - -
114.35 Kemble 07/40½ [P1] 07/43   - - -
? Swindon Loco Yard 07/51½ ?   - - -
128.11 Swindon 07/56½ [P1] 07/54   - - -
138.75 Uffington 08/05½ 08/04   - - -
? Challow 08/07½ 08/06   - - -
145.12 Wantage Road 08/10 08/08   - - -
? Milton Jn 08/15½ 08/12   - - -
151.59 Foxhall Jn 08*18 ~ 08*33 [UR] 08/14?   - - -
152.24 Didcot Parkway 08c35 ~ 08c37 [P4] 08.34 ~ 08.38 [P4]   - - -
? Didcot East Jn 08/39 [UR] 08/39   - - -
160.54 Goring & Streatley 08/46½ [P4] [UR] 08/46   - - -
168.28 Reading West Jn 08/59 09/00   - - -
168.79 Oxford Road Jn 09*04 ~ 09*23 ? ~ 09.22   - - -
169.74 Southcote Jn 09/25½ 09/25   - - -
178.53 Bramley 09/34 09/33   - - -
183.62 Basingstoke 09/41½ [P2] [DF] 09/46   - - -
186.22 Worting Jn 09/45½ 09/50   - - -
202.40 Winchester 10/00½ [P2] 10/13   - - -
? Shawford Jn 10/02½ [DF] 10/14   - - -
- Cam & Dursley - -   20.05a ~ 20.08d 20.52 ~ 21.00 160.13
- Charfield - -   19/58½ 20/45 152.51
- Yate - -   19/52½ 20/40 ?
- Westerleigh Jn - -   19/50½ 20/37 144.17
- Bristol Parkway - -   19/45½ [P4] 20/30 139.47
- Filton Abbey Wood - -   19/43 [P2] 20/26 138.08
- Narroways Hill Jn - -   19/40 20/21 ?
- Dr Day's Jn - -   19/36 20/18 134.33
- North Somerset Jn - -   19/34 20/17 134.06
- Bath Spa - -   19/15 [P1] 20/00 123.31
- Bathampton Jn - -   19/08 19/56 121.05
- Bradford Jn - -   18/53½ 19/37 111.73
- Trowbridge - -   18/51½ [P1] 19/35 ?
- Westbury - -   18c43 ~ 18c45 [P3] 19.25 ~ 19.28 106.49
- Warminster - -   18/37½ 19/15 101.76
- Upton Lovell - -   18/33½ 19/08 ?
- Wylye AHB - -   18/29½ 19/04 91.72
- Wishford - -   18/25½ 19/00 ?
- Wilton Jn - -   18/21½ 18/54 84.00
- Salisbury - -   18*03 ~ 18*18 [P4] 18.50 ~ 18.51 82.14
- Tunnel Jn - -   17/52½ 18/46 ?
- Dean - -   17/43½ 18/28 73.12
- Romsey - -   17/36 [P2] 18/14 [P2] 65.49
- Chandler's Ford - -   17/26 18/03 ?
209.36 Eastleigh 10/07½ [DF] 10/18   17/18½ [P1] 17/54 58.27
? Southampton Airport Parkway 10/09½ [P2] 10/20   17/16 [P1] [US] 17/48 ?
213.11 St Denys 10/13 [P2] 10/25   17/12½ [P1] 17/45 54.52
? Northam Jn 10/15 [DF] 10/26   17/10½ [UF] 17/43 ?
215.08 Southampton Central 10/17 [P4] [DF] 10/29 [P4] [DF]   17/08 [UF] [P1] 17/42 52.55
217.59 Redbridge 10/20½ [P2] 10/34   17/03 [P1] 17/38 50.04
228.55 Brockenhurst 10/31½ [P3] 10/45   16/50½ [P2] 17/29 39.08
243.71 Bournemouth 10.49a ~ 10.52d [P3] 11.02 ~ 11.05   16.28a ~ 16.31d [P2] 17.08 ~ 17.10 23.72
246.40 Branksome 10/57 [P2] 11/10   16/21 [P1] 17/02 21.23
249.51 Poole 11/04 [P2] 11.21 ~ 11.32   16/14½ [P1] 16/56 18.12
256.59 Wareham 11t14a ~ 11t17d [P2] 11.44 ~ 11.47   16t01a ~ 16t03d [P1] 16.44 ~ 16.45 11.04
257.66 Worgret Jn 11/21 11/50   15/56½ 16/40 9.77
? Furzebrook 11/28 ?   15/36 ? ?
? Norden Gates 11/33 ?   15/31 ? ?
262.64 Corfe Castle 11.41a ~ 11.45d 12.08 ~ 12.10   15.26a ~ 15.29d 16.23 ~ 16.25 4.79
? Harmans Cross 11/50 ?   15/20 ? ?
267.63 Swanage 12.00a [P2] 12.28   15.10d [P2] 16.08 0.00


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