26th May 2018

Pathfinder Tours
Chester & Liverpool Explorer

Locos Used 66133 & 66198
Stock Used 3120+3147+1671+3068+3066+21269+3123+1832+4927

Route :
1Z18 : Eastleigh to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z20 : Liverpool Lime Street to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
66133 (1) Eastleigh - Chandler's Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - English Bridge Jn - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Saltney Jn - Chester - Mickle Trafford - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Runcorn East - Acton Grange Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Winwick Jn - Earlestown - St Helens Junction - Rainhill - Huyton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
66198 (2) Liverpool Lime Street - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) 66198 on rear.
(2) 66133 on rear.
(3) Off tour options: A cruise on the Llangollen Canal over the Pontcysyllte Viaduct, or visit the City of Chester, or the City of Liverpool.

Source : Paul Warburton (on the tour Chester to Liverpool and return)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Eastleigh 05.00d [P2] 05.00   23.55a [P3] 23.58 275.18
? Eastleigh East Jn 05/02 05/01   23/52 23/57 ?
? Chandler's Ford 05/06 05/05   23/48 23/53 ?
7.22 Romsey 05/16 [P2] 05/10   23/38 [P1] 23/30 267.76
? Dean 05/24 05/17   23/31 23/22 ?
? Tunnel Jn 05/38 05/25   23/20 23/12 ?
23.67 Salisbury 05.41a ~ 05.44d [P4] 05.38 ~ 05.43   23.07a ~ 23.17d [P4] 23.05 ~ 23.08 251.31
? Wilton Jn 05/48 05/47   23/01 22/52 ?
? Wishford 05/52 05/52   22/54 22/47 ?
? Wylye AHB 05/56 05/55   22/48 22/43 ?
? Upton Lovell 06/00 05/59   22/40 22/39 ?
43.49 Warminster 06.05a ~ 06.08d 06.04 ~ 06.08   22.30a ~ 22.33d 22.32 ~ 22.33 231.49
48.22 Westbury 06.16a ~ 06.19d [P3] 06.14 ~ 06.19   22.17a ~ 22.20d [P1] 22.19 ~ 22.23 226.76
52.25 Trowbridge 06.25a ~ 06.28d  06.25 ~ 06.27   22.06a ~ 22.09d 22.09 ~ 22.13 222.73
? Bradford Jn 06/31 06/30   22/03 22/05 ?
62.58 Bathampton Jn 06/43 06/40   21/52 21/50 212.40
65.04 Bath Spa 06.47a ~ 06.50d [P1] 06.44 ~ 06.50   21.44a ~ 21.48d [P2] 21.43 ~ 21.46 210.14
75.59 North Somerset Jn 07/05 07/03   21/32 21/31 199.39
76.06 Dr Day's Jn 07/07 07/05   21/28½ 21/28 199.12
? Narroways Hill Jn 07/10 07/08   21/26 21/25 ?
79.61 Filton Abbey Wood 07.14a ~ 07.17d [P2] 07.15 ~ 07.19   21.20a ~ 21.22d [P1] 21.16 ~ 21.21 195.37
81.28 Patchway 07/20 [P2] 07/23   21/16½ [P1] 21/12 193.70
84.74 Pilning 07*29 ~ 07*58 [DGL] 07.28 ~ 07.31?   21/12 [P1] 21/08 190.24
? Severn Tunnel East 08/01 07/33   21/10 21/07 ?
? Severn Tunnel West 08/06 07/37   21/06 21/04 ?
91.70 Severn Tunnel Junction 08/08 [P3] [DM] 07/42   21/05 [P4] 21/03 183.28
? Llanwern West Jn 08/14 07/53   20/58 20/56 ?
101.04 Maindee East Jn 08/19½ 07/56   20/55 [UM] 20/52 174.14
101.66 Maindee North Jn 08/22 ? ~ 08.22   20/53 20/50 173.32
107.56 Cwmbran 08.33a ~ 08.36d 08.31 ~ 08.35   20.43a ~ 20.45d 20.40 ~ 20.41 167.42
? Pontypool & New Inn 08/42 ?   20/39½ ? ?
112.14 Little Mill Jn 08/45 08/41   20/38 20/33 163.04
120.06 Abergavenny 08.53a ~ 08.56d 08.50 ~ 08.53   20.29a ~ 20.31d 20.23 ~ 20.25 155.12
131.55 Pontrilas 09/06 09/06   20/18 ? 143.43
? Tram Inn 09/11 09/11   20/13 20/06 ?
144.05 Hereford 09C22a ~ 09C25d [P3] 09.19 ~ 09.23   20C01a ~ 20C04d [P2] 19.56 ~ 19.58 131.13
? Shelwick Jn 09/28 09/27   19/59 19/55 ?
? Moreton-on-Lugg 09/31 09/30   19/54 19/52 ?
156.52 Leominster 09/40 09/36   19/43 19/45 118.46
163.06 Woofferton 09/46 09/43   19/38 19/40 112.12
? Ludlow 09/50 ?   19/34 ? ?
? Bromfield 09/52 09/48   19/32 19/34 ?
175.11 Craven Arms 09/57 [P1] 09/54   19/28 [P2] 19/30 100.07
179.59 Marsh Brook LC 10/05 10/01   19/24 19/26 95.39
188.63 Dorrington SB 10/13 10/09   19/14 19/17 86.35
194.20 Sutton Bridge Jn 10*23 ~ 10*35 10.18 ~ 10.21   19/07 19/10 80.78
? English Bridge Jn 10/38 10/24   19/05 ? ?
195.04 Shrewsbury 10/40 [DM] ? ~ 10.36 [DM]   19/03 [P4] 19/07 80.14
213.08 Gobowen 11.02a ~ 11.10d 10.57 ~ 11.07   18.41a ~ 18.44d 18.37 ~ 18.46 62.10
? Chirk 11/15 ?   18/37 ? ?
? Ruabon 11/21 ?   18/32 ? ?
? Croes Newydd 11/27 ?   18/27 ? ?
225.24 Wrexham General 11/28 [P2] 11/25   18/26 [P1] 18/23 49.74
? Rossett Jn 11/34 11/31   18/19 18/17 ?
235.40 Saltney Jn 11/41 11/37   18/12 18/12 39.58
? Chester South Jn 11/43 [UF] 11/42   18/10 18/10 ?
237.38 Chester 11.45a ~ 12.03d [P4] 11.44 ~ 12.03 [P4]   18.06a ~ 18.09d [P4] 17.57 ~ 18.09 [P4] 37.60
? Mickle Trafford 12/09½ 12/09   18/01 17/52 ?
244.73 Helsby 12/14 [P2] 12/20   17/54 [P1] 17/47 30.25
248.43 Frodsham Jn 12/19 ?   17/49 17/43 26.55
? Runcorn East 12/21 [P2] 12/27   17/46½ [P1] ? ?
253.48 Acton Grange Jn 12/25½ [DF] 12/32   17/43 17/39 21.50
255.43 Warrington Bank Quay 12/27½ [P4] [DS] 12/38   17/40 [P2] 17/36 19.55
? Dallam Jn 12/28½ 12/40   17/39 17/35 ?
259.01 Winwick Jn 12/32½ 12/43   17/35½ [UF] 17/32 16.17
260.37 Earlestown 12/35½ [P3] 12/46   17/31 [P3] 17/30 14.61
263.27 St Helens Junction 12/39 [P2] 12/51   17/28 [P1] 17/25 11.71
? Rainhill 12/42 12/54   17/25 17/23 ?
269.42 Huyton 12/46 [P1] [SL] 12/56 [P1]   17/21½ 17/21 [P3] 5.56
270.03 Roby 12*48 ~ 12*52 12/57   17/21 [FL] 17/20 5.15
? Olive Mount Jn 12/56 12/59   17/18 17/17 ?
? Bootle Branch Jn 12/57 13/01   17/16 17/16 ?
? Edge Hill SB 12/59½ 13/03   17/15 17/15 ?
273.41 Edge Hill 13/00 [P4] 13/04   17/14 [P1] 17/14 1.30
275.18 Liverpool Lime Street 13.04a [P9] 13.08 [P7]   17.10d [P9] 17.10 [P9] 0.00


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