2nd December 2017

Pathfinder Tours
Chester & Dee Festive Explorer

Loco Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger'
Stock Used (2) ? 21272+FO+FO+1651?+FO+1813+SO ?

Route :
1Z67 : Eastleigh to Chester
1Z65 : Chester to Eastleigh

Loco Route
67005 Eastleigh - Chandler's Ford? (3) - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Tilehurst - Goring & Streatley - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr South Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Telford Central - Wellington - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Ruabon - Wrexham General - Saltney Jn - Chester
67005 Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Romsey - Chandler's Ford - Eastleigh

Notes : 
(1) Off tour options: visit Shrewsbury, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct cruise, Llangollen Railway or Chester Christmas Market. 
(2) Consist confirmation required.
(3) Diverted via Chandler's Ford?

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Eastleigh 05.51d [P2] 05.55   00.05a [P2] 00.02
St Denys 05/56 [P2] DIV?   - -
Northam Jn 05/58 DIV?   - -
Southampton Central 06/00 [P4] DIV?   - -
Redbridge 06/04 [P2] DIV?   - -
Chandler's Ford DIV? ?   00/01 23/58
Romsey 06.11a ~ 06.14d [P2] 06.06 ~ 06.13   23.49a ~ 23.52d [P1] 23.49 ~ 23.51
Dean 06/23 06/21   23/42 23/42
Tunnel Jn 06/31 06/28   23/31 23/33
Salisbury 06.34a ~ 06.54d [P4] 06.31 ~ 06.56 [P4]   23.07a ~ 23.28d [P4] 23.05 ~ 23.29
Tunnel Jn 06/57 06/58   23/04 23/00
Andover 07.13a ~ 07.16d [P1] 07.13 ~ 07.15   22.43a ~ 22.46d [P2] 22.42 ~ 22.44
Worting Jn 07/34 07/30   22/24 22/23
Basingstoke 07.38a ~ 07.42d [P4] 07.35 ~ 07.41   22.15a ~ 22.19d [P2] 22.17 ~ 22.20 [P2]
Bramley 07/50 07/47   22/07 22/04
Southcote Jn 08/01 07/55   21/58½ 21/56
Oxford Road Jn 08/02½ 07/57   21/56 21/55
Reading West Jn 08/05 07/59   21/54 21/54
Tilehurst 08.08a ~ 08.11d [P3] [DR] 08.01 ~ 08.10   21.46a ~ 21.49d [P4] [UR] 21.48 ~ 21.50
Goring & Streatley 08/20 [P3] [DR] 08/16   21/37 [P4] [UR] 21/41
Didcot East Jn 08/31 08/30   21/31½ 21/35
Didcot Parkway 08.33a ~ 08.38d [P3] 08.31 ~ 08.37   21.21a ~ 21.30d [P4] 21.32 ~ 21.35
Didcot North Jn 08/41 08/40   21/19 21/29
Kennington Jn 08/50 08/47   21/10 21/23
Oxford [U&DPL] - -   20*56 ~ 21*06 ?
Oxford 08.55a ~ 08.58d [P4] 08.52 ~ 08.57 [P4]   20.50a ~ 20.53d [P3] 21.17 ~ 21.20
Oxford North Jn 09/00 08/59   20*35 ~ 20*46 21/15?
Wolvercote Jn 09/02 09/01   20/31 21/13
Heyford 09/09½ 09/08   20/23 21/07
Aynho Jn 09/14 09/16   20/17 21/02
Banbury 09.20a ~ 09.23d [P2] 09.22 ~ 09.25   20.09a ~ 20.11d [P3] 20.55 ~ 20.58
Reservoir Jn 09/25 09/26   20/07 20/52
Fenny Compton 09/32 09/33   20/01 20/47
Leamington Spa 09/42 [DM] 09/43   19/50 [UM] 20/38
Milverton Jn 09/44 09/44   19/47 20/34
Kenilworth Jn 09/51 09/49   19/42 20/29
Gibbet Hill Jn 09/53 09/51   19/40 20/27
Coventry 09/57 [P3] 09/55   19/35 [P2] 20/17
Birmingham International 10.08 ~ 10.22 [P2] 10.09 ~ 10.22 [P2]   19.08 ~ 19.24 [P5] 19.33 ~ 20.04 [P5]
Stechford 10/30 10/31   19/03 19/26
Aston 10/47 [P1] 10/37   18/56½ 19/20
Perry Barr South Jn 10/49½ ?   18/51½ ?
Perry Barr West Jn 10/51 10/43   - -
Soho East Jn 10/54½ 10/55   - -
Soho North Jn 10/56½ 10/57   - -
Galton Jn 10/58 10/58   - -
Dudley Port 11/01½ 11/04   - -
Perry Barr North Jn - -   18/50 18/45
Bescot Stadium - -   18/40 18/37
Darlaston Jn - -   18/38 18/29
Portobello Jn - -   18/31 18/24
Wolverhampton 11/09 [P1] 11/15   18.22 ~ 18.23 [P4] 18.19 ~ 18.20
Wolverhampton North Jn 11/11 11/16   18/18½ 18/17
Stafford Road Jn 11/12 11/17   18/17 18/14
Cosford 11/25 11/24   18/07 18/06
Madeley Jn 11/34 11/29   18/02 18/01
Telford Central 11/35½ 11/30   18/00 17/59
Wellington 11/41 [P2] 11/34   17/53 [UM] 17/51
Abbey Foregate Jn 11/54 ?   17/41 ?
Shrewsbury 11.55a ~ 12.00d [P4] 11.52 ~ 11.54   17.36a ~ 17.40d [P7] 17.33 ~ 17.38
Gobowen 12.23a ~ 12.27d 12.14 ~ 12.23   17.09a ~ 17.13d 17.11 ~ 17.14
Chirk 12/32 ?   17/05½ ?
Ruabon 12/37½ ?   17/01½ ?
Wrexham General 12/44 [P2] 12/36   16/56 [P1] 16/55
Saltney Jn 13/02½ 12/49   16/43 16/43
Chester 13.06a [P4] 12.55 [P4]   16.40d [P3] 16.40 [P3]


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