16th December 2017

Pathfinder Tours
The Jolly Grid

Locos Used 56094, 60017, 66051 & 66122
Stock Used 4991+4949+4998+4959+4927+1813+1651+3147+3121+3149+3098+35469

Route : 
1Z25 : Westbury to Trafford Park Euro Terminal
1Z26 : Trafford Park Euro Terminal to Toton T.M.D.
1Z27 : Toton T.M.D. to Westbury

Loco(s) Route
66122 Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Kenilworth - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Down Side
56094 Bescot Down Side - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Cannock - Rugeley Trent Valley - Colwich - Sideway Jn - Stoke-on-Trent - Newcastle Jn - Grange Jn - Kidsgrove - Macclesfield - Stockport - Longsight [Down Goods] - Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Oxford Road - Deansgate - Castlefield Jn - Trafford Park Euro Terminal
60017 (1) Trafford Park Euro Terminal - Castlefield Jn - Deansgate - Manchester Oxford Road - Manchester Piccadilly - Longsight [Dep & Rec]
56094 Longsight [Dep & Rec] - Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Oxford Road - Deansgate - Castlefield Jn - Water Street Jn (2) - Salford Central - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park West Jn - Philips Park South Jn - Ashburys - Reddish North - Marple Wharf Jn - New Mills Central - New Mills South Jn - Chinley - Edale - Hope - Bamford - Grindleford - Dore West Jn - Dore South Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Alfreton - Langley Mill - Trowell Jn - Stapleford & Sandiacre - Toton T.M.D.
66051 Toton T.M.D. - Trent East Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Castle Donington - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Lifford West Jn - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Stechford - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury

Notes :
(1) 56094 on rear.
(2) This was reported as the first railtour to use the new Ordsall chord.

Source : Paul Warburton & Matt Walker (both on the tour)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Westbury 06.06d [P3] 06.06   00.45a [P1] 00.54 198.09
? Trowbridge 06/14½ 06/12   00/39 00/46 ?
5.24 Bradford Jn 06/17 06/14   00/37 00/44 192.65
? Melksham 06/23 ?   00/31 ? ?
13.54 Thingley Jn 06/29 06/28   00/25 00/32 184.35
? Thingley East Jn 06/31 06/29   00/24 00/30 ?
15.68 Chippenham 06.33a ~ 06.36d [P2] 06.34 ~ 06.37   00.17a ~ 00.20d [P1] 00.18 ~ 00.20 182.21
26.57 Wootton Bassett Jn 06/48 06/48   00/06 00/07 171.32
32.41 Swindon 06.55a ~ 07.04d [P1] 06.56 ~ 07.04   23.55a ~ 23.58d [P4] 23.58 ~ 00.01 165.48
43.25 Uffington 07/15 07/15   23/44 23/48 154.64
? Challow 07/17 07/17   23/42 23/46 ?
49.42 Wantage Road 07*23 ~ 07*24 [UR] 07.28 ~ 07.29 [UR]   23/39 23/43 148.47
56.09 Foxhall Jn 07/32 07/37   23/33 [DM] ? 142.00
56.60 Didcot North Jn 07/34 07/39   23/29 23/30 141.29
? Kennington Jn 07/41 07/46   23/20 23/18 ?
66.30 Oxford 07/44 [DT] 07/48 [DT]   23/18 [UT] 23/16 131.59
69.21 Wolvercote Jn 07/49 07/52   23/15 23/13 128.68
? Heyford 07/57 08/01   23/08 23/06 ?
84.01 Aynho Jn 08/02 08/05   23/03 23/02 114.08
89.05 Banbury 08.10a ~ 08.17d [P2] 08.10 ~ 08.17 [P2]   22.55a ~ 22.57d [P3] 22.52 ~ 22.56 109.04
? Reservoir Jn 08/19 08/19   22/53 22/50 ?
97.65 Fenny Compton 08/29 08/26   22/47 22/44 100.24
108.76 Leamington Spa 08.38a ~ 08.41d [P2] 08.38 ~ 08.40   22.32a ~ 22.34d [P3] 22.29 ~ 22.33 89.13
109.75 Milverton Jn 08*45 ~ 08*51 08/43?   22/28 22/26 88.14
113.39 Kenilworth Jns 08/59 08/48   22*16 ~ 22*22 22.20 ~ 22.21 84.50
? Gibbet Hill Jn 09/01 08/49   22/12 22/14 ?
118.54 Coventry 09.07a ~ 09.09d [P4] 08.54 ~ 09.09   22.03a ~ 22.06d [P2] 22.06 ~ 22.10 79.41
129.24 Birmingham International 09.22a ~ 09.42d [P1] 09.21 ~ 09.43 [P1]   21.36a ~ 21.49d [P5] 21.36 ~ 21.51 [P5] 68.65
133.57 Stechford 09/51 09/50 [P3]   21/30 21/30 [P2] 64.32

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
136.54 Aston 09/57 [P1] 09/58 [P1]
? Perry Barr South Jn 10/03 ?
138.76 Perry Barr North Jn 10/05 10/01
142.45 Newton Jn 10/11 10/07
142.72
0.00		 Bescot Down Side 10L14 ~ 10L50 10.10 ~ 10.48 [U&DTS2]
0.44 Bescot Jn 10/54 10/52
? Pleck Jn 10/57 [SL] 10/57 [DW-DWS]
2.10 Walsall 11/00 [P1] 10/59 [P1]
? Ryecroft Jn 11/03 11/00
? Bloxwich 11/07 11/05
? Cannock 11/16½ ?
11.65 Hednesford 11/20 11/13
? Rugeley Town 11/28 11/18
? Rugeley Power Station Jn 11/31 11/19
17.32 Rugeley Trent Valley 11/33 [P1] [DS] 11/22 [P1]
? Rugeley North Jn 11/35 [DS] 11/23 [DS]
20.18 Colwich 11/44 11/28 [DS-DF]
31.71 Stone 11/55 11/40
? Sideway Loop 12/03 [DPL]
? Stoke Jn 12/04 12/07
39.01 Stoke-on-Trent 12*06 ~ 12*08 [P2] 12.08 ~ 12.11 [P2]
39.44 Newcastle Jn 12/11 [DM-DG]
40.62 Grange Jn 12*17 ~ 12*30 [GL] ?
45.34 Kidsgrove 12/37 12/43
51.02 Congleton 12/43 12/47
58.69 Macclesfield 12/50 [P1] 12/54 [P1]
68.43 Cheadle Hulme 13/04 [P3] 13/05 [P3]
? Adswood Road Jn 13/06 [DS] 13/06 [DM-DS]
? Edgeley Jn No.1 13/07 13/08
70.73 Stockport 13/09 [DG] 13/12 [DG]
71.48 Heaton Norris Jn 13/12 13/14 [DS]
74.38 Slade Lane Jn 13/15 13/18
75.22 Longsight 13*18 ~ 13*19 [DG] [DG]
? Ardwick Jn 13/21 13/27 [DS]
76.22 Mayfield Loop 13/22 13/29 [GL]
76.57 Manchester Piccadilly 13/24 [P14] 13/31 [P14]
77.21 Manchester Oxford Road 13/28 [P1] 13/32 [P1]
? Deansgate 13/30 [P2] 13/34
77.59 Castlefield Jn 13/31 ?
79.36 Trafford Park East Jn 13/36 13/40 [MUFG]
80.34
0.00		 Trafford Park Euro Terminal 13L40 ~ 14L20 13.44 ~ 14.25 [DL2] [W5] [DL2]
0.78 Trafford Park East Jn 14/23 14/28
2.55 Castlefield Jn 14/26 ?
? Deansgate 14/27 [P1] 14/33
3.13 Manchester Oxford Road 14/28 [P3] 14/34 [P3]
3.57 Manchester Piccadilly 14/33 [P13] 14/39 [P13]
? Manchester Piccadilly East Jn ? [US-DE]
4.29 Ardwick Jn 14/35 14/44 [U&DG]
4.68 Longsight North 14/37 [GL] 14/52
5.12
0.00		 Longsight 14L40 ~ 15L10  [U&DGL] 14.56 ~ 15.15 [Dep & Rec]
0.24 Longsight North 15/12 [U&DG]
? Ardwick Jn 15/14 [SL] 15/21 [DE]
? Manchester Piccadilly East Jn ? [DE-DS]
1.35 Manchester Piccadilly 15/18 [P14] 15/24 [P14]
1.79 Manchester Oxford Road 15/21 [P1] 15/25 [P1]
? Deansgate 15/22 [P2] 15/26
? Castlefield Jn 15/23 ?
2.55 Water Street Jn 15/25 15/27
3.11 Salford Central 15/26 15/28 [P3]
? Deal Street Jn 15/30 [SL] 15/30
3.70 Manchester Victoria 15/32 [P4] 15/32 [P4] [DRS]
? Miles Platting 15/38 15/36
5.46 Philips Park West Jn 15/39 15/38
? Philips Park South Jn 15/40 15/39
7.71 Ashburys 15/57 15/59
10.20 Reddish North 16/01 16/06
14.05 Romiley 16/10 [P2] 16/15 [P2]
? Marple Wharf Jn 16/12 16/17
19.17 New Mills Central 16*22 ~ 16*24 [P2] 16.28 ~ 16.30 [P2]
20.15 New Mills South Jn 16*29 ~ 16*43 [UGL] 16.33 ~ 16.45 [UGL]
23.73 Chinley North Jn 16/49 16/52
? Chinley East Jn 16/50 ?
28.60 Edale 16/56 [P2] ?
32.54 Earles Sidings SB 17/00 17/07
? Hope 17/01 [P2]
? Bamford 17/03 ?
39.04 Grindleford 17/07 [P2] 17/18
? Totley Tunnel East 17/11 17/24
? Dore West Jn 17/13 ?
44.01 Dore South Jn 17/15 17/29
? Tapton Jn 17/25 [UBH] 17/40 [UM-UBH]
51.54 Chesterfield 17/26 [UBH] 17/42 [UBH]
? Chesterfield South Jn 17/28 [EL] 17/47
55.43 Clay Cross North Jn 17/30 17/51
? Morton 17/36 17/57 [U&DBS]
61.07 Blackwell South Jn 17*44 ~ 17*45 18/04?
61.67 Alfreton 17/48 18/06
64.56 Ironville Jn 17/51 [ML] 18/10 [U&DES]
? Codnor Park Jn 17/52 [UDS] 18/14
68.06 Langley Mill 17/57 18/20
? Ilkeston Jn 18/03 [SL] 18/25 [UES]
72.65 Trowell Jn 18/04 [GL] 18/26 [UES]
75.39 Stapleford & Sandiacre 18/08 [DES]
? Toton North Jn ? [UES-MGB]
75.74
0.00		 Toton T.M.D. 18L12 ~ 18L50 18.35 ~ 19.02 [Loco Arr. Line] [Line 17] [DR]
? Long Eaton Jn 18/56 [ML] 19/09 [UEF]
2.11 Trent East Jn 19/00 19/12
2.54 Sheet Stores Jn 19/03 19/14
6.24 Castle Donington 19/10 19/21
15.08 Stenson Jn 19/24 19/33
? North Stafford Jn 19/25 19/34
? Clay Mills Jn 19/30 [DTG] 19/41 [DM-DG]
21.25 Burton-on-Trent 19/39 19/50
? Leicester Jn 19/41 ?
22.53 Branston Jn 19*45 ~ 19*53 [DG-DM]
26.60 Wichnor Jn 19/59 20/05
30.48 Elford 20*06 ~ 20*10 [DGL] 20.13 ~ 20.19 [DGL]
34.16 Tamworth HL 20*17 ~ 20*19 [P4] 20.26 ~ 20.29 [P4]
39.77 Kingsbury Jn 20/28 20/35
43.71 Water Orton 20/35 [ML] 20/40 [P1]
45.25 Castle Bromwich Jn 20/38 [DG] 20/42 [DG]
? Washwood Heath West Jn 20/47 20/48
49.79 Landor Street Jn 20/50 20/50
? St Andrews Jn 20/52 20/51
50.61 Bordesley Jn 20/53 20/52
? Lifford East Jn 20/58 21/00
55.53 Lifford West Jn 21/00 21/02
57.23 Selly Oak 21/03 21/05 [P1]
60.47 Birmingham New Street 21.11a ~ 21.22d [P7] [WL] 21.14 ~ 21.24 [P7] [DS-US]
? Proof House Jn 21/24 21/26

Timings continue in first table.

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