22nd December 2018

Pathfinder Tours
The Festive Frolic

Locos Used 56105, 66075 & 66077 'Benjamin Gimbert G.C.'
Stock Used 35469+3098+3119+3120+1671+1813+4946+4949+4998+4927

Route :
1Z25 : Eastleigh to Wolverhampton Steel Terminal
1Z26 : Wolverhampton Steel Terminal to Chester
1Z27 : Chester to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
66077 Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Reading West - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Goring & Streatley - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Down Side [Up & Down Through Siding 2]
66075 (1) Bescot Down Side [Up & Down Through Siding 2] - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn [Down Soho Goods Loop] - Galton Jn - Dudley Port - Watery Lane [Down Stour Goods Loop] - Moremore Green Jn - Wolverhampton Steel Terminal (3)
56105 (2) Wolverhampton Steel Terminal  - Monmore Green Jn - Watery Lane [Up Stour Goods Loop] - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho North Jn (4) - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Perry Barr North Jn [DGL] - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Stafford Road Jn - Oxley [DGL] - Cosford [DGL] - Madeley Jn - Telford Central - Wellington - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Chirk - Ruabon - Wrexham General - Saltney Jn - Chester
56105 (2) Chester - Crewe [Up Chester Independent Line] - Crewe Salop Goods Jn [Up Fast Independent Line] - Crewe S.S.N. [Up Independent] - Basford Hall Jn - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Colwich - Rugeley Trent Valley - Hednesford - Cannock - Bloxwich - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Up Dudley Siding (5)
66075 Up Dudley Siding - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn [UDS] - Bromford Bridge [UDS] - Washwood Heath [Up Sidings No.1] - Washwood Heath West Jn - Landore Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Lifford West Jn - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Stechford - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) 56105 on rear.
(2) 66075 on rear.
(3) To the buffer stops on the left hand track between the two buildings.
(4) Via the the Up Stour Through line, then crossover, instead of the Up Soho Curve Loop.
(5) Stopped approximately 30 feet from end of line near M6 Motorway bridge.
(6) This tour was originally advertised to run to Dee Marsh Sidings, but did not do so due a recent derailment of a railtour. Wolverhampton Steel Terminal was substituted.

Sources : Nick Bartlett (on the tour throughout) & Stuart Hicks (on the tour from/to Didcot Parkway)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Eastleigh 06.07d [P3] 06.07 [P2] [UF]   00.32a [P2] 00.30 [P2] 168.12
? Shawford 06/12 [P1] 06/12 [P1]   00/27½ [P2] 00/23 [P2] ?
6.76 Winchester 06/16 [P1] 06/15 [P1]   00/24 [P2] 00/21 [P2] 161.16
23.14 Worting Jn 06/31 [US] 06/28 [US]   00/10 00/06 144.70
25.54 Basingstoke 06.34a ~ 06.42d [P4] 06.32 ~ 06.42 [P4]   00.03a ~ 00.05d [P2] 00.01 ~ 00.03 [P2] [DF] 142.30
30.63 Bramley 06/48 06/48   23/55 23/52 137.29
39.42 Southcote Jn 06/57 06/58   23/46 23/44 128.50
40.29 Reading West 07.00a ~ 07.02d 07.01 ~ 07.02 [P2]   23.42a ~ 23.44d 23.41 ~ 23.42 127.63
? Oxford Road Jn 07/03 07/03   23/41 23/40 ?
40.78 Reading West Jn 07/05 [DR] 07/05 [DR]   23/40 23/38 127.14
48.62 Goring & Streatley 07/14 [P3] [DR] 07/12 [P3] [DR]   23/32 [P4] [UR] 23/30 [P4] [UR] 119.30
? Didcot East Jn 07/24 [DR] 07/22 [DR]   23/25 [UR] 23/24 [UR] ?
57.12 Didcot Parkway 07.25a ~ 07.40d [P3] 07.23 ~ 07.40 [P3]   23.20a ~ 23.23d [P4] 23.05 ~ 23.22 [P4] 111.00
57.73 Didcot North Jn 07/43 07/42   23/18 23/01 110.19
? Kennington Jn 07/50 07/50   23/08 22/55 ?
67.43 Oxford 07/56 [DT] 07/52 [DT]   22*58 ~ 23*05 [UT] 22/53 [UT] 100.49
70.34 Wolvercote Jn 07/59 07/54   22/53 [UM] 22/50 97.58
79.23 Heyford 08/07 [P2] 08/02   22/46 [P1] 22/43 88.69
85.14 Aynho Jn 08/12 08/07   22/41 22/38 82.78
90.18 Banbury 08.18a ~ 08.21d [P2] 08.13 ~ 08.21 [P2]   22.30a ~ 22.33d [P3] 22.31 ~ 22.33 [P3] 77.74
? Reservoir Jn 08/23 08/24   22/28 [UCV] 22/28 ?
98.78 Fenny Compton 08/32 08/30   22/22 22/22 69.14
110.09 Leamington Spa 08.41a ~ 08.43d [P2] 08.41 ~ 08.43 [P2]   22.06a ~ 22.09d [P3] 22.10 ~ 22.11 [P3] 58.03
111.08 Milverton Jn 08*47 ~ 08*51 08.46 ~ 08.49   22/02 22/07 57.04
114.52 Kenilworth Jn 08/59 08/55 [UDK]   21*51 ~ 21*57 22.00 ~ 22.02 [Loop] 53.40
? Gibbet Hill Jn 09/01 08/57   21/47 21/55 ?
119.67 Coventry 09.06a ~ 09.09d [P4] 09.02 ~ 09.09 [P4]   21.39a ~ 21.42d [P2] 21.49 ~ 21.50 [P2] 48.31
125.20 Berkswell 09/16 09/15   21/30 21/35 42.72
130.37 Birmingham International 09.22a ~ 09.42d [P1] 09.22 ~ 09.43 [P1]   21.00a ~ 21.24d [P1] 21.00 ~ 21.30 [P1] 37.55
134.70 Stechford 09/51 09/51 [P1]   20/53 20/54 33.22

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
137.67 Aston 09/57 [P1] 09/56 [P1]
140.09 Perry Barr North Jn 10/04 10/00
143.58 Newton Jn 10/10 10/05
144.05
0.00		 Bescot Down Side 10L13 ~ 10L58 10.11 ~ 10.57 [U&DTS2]
0.27 Newton Jn 11/01 10/58
3.76 Perry Barr North Jn 11/07 11/06
? Perry Barr West Jn 11/09 11/07
6.24 Soho East Jn 11*15 ~ 11*21 11/11
6.46 Soho North Jn 11/23 [DTS] 11.12 ~ 11.17
? Down Soho Goods Loop ? 11.19 ~ 11.21 [DSGL]
7.72 Galton Jn 11/27 11/25
11.37 Dudley Port 11/32 11/30
12.03 Watery Lane 11*35 ~ 11*49 [DSGL] 11.34 ~ 11.45 [DSGL]
15.70 Monmore Green Jn 11/56 11/55
16.20
0.00		 Wolverhampton Steel Terminal 12.00 ~ 12.50 12.02 ~ 12.54
0.30 Monmore Green Jn 12/56 12/57
4.17 Watery Lane 13*04 ~ 13*11 [USGL] 13.07 ~ 13.11 [USGL]
4.63 Dudley Port 13/13 13/12
8.28 Galton Jn 13/18 13/22
9.54 Soho North Jn 13/21 [USC] ? ~ 13.31 [UST]
9.76 Soho East Jn 13/23 13/33
11.75 Perry Barr West Jn 13/28 13/36
12.44 Perry Barr North Jn 13*31 ~ 13*31 [DGL] 13/39 [DGL]
15.73 Newton Jn 13/37 13/45
? Bescot Stadium 13/41 [P2] 13.47 ~ 13.48 [P2]
16.64 Bescot Jn 13/41 13/49
17.79 Darlaston Jn 13/43 13/50
20.78 Portobello Jn 13/48 13/55
22.68 Wolverhampton 13/57 [P2] 14.02 ~ 14.03 [P2]
23.25 Wolverhampton North Jn 13/59 14/05
? Stafford Road Jn 14/01 14/07
24.36 Oxley [Down Goods Loop] 14*05 ~ 14*05 [DGL] 14/09 [DGL]
? Cosford 14/14 14/24 [P2]
32.06 Cosford [Down Goods Loop] 14*17 ~ 14*17 [DGL] 14/25 [DGL]
37.15 Madeley Jn 14/24 14/33
? Telford Central 14/25 14/34
42.23 Wellington 14/29 [DM] 14/39 [DM]
? Abbey Foregate Jn 14/40½ 14/50
52.42 Shrewsbury 14/41 [DM] 14/53 [DM]
70.46 Gobowen 15/01 15/14
? Chirk 15/04½ 15/17
? Ruabon 15/09½ 15/22
82.62 Wrexham General 15/15 [P2] 15/28 [P2]
87.44 Rossett Jn 15/21 15/34
92.78 Saltney Jn 15/31 15/40
93.69 Roodee Jn 15/33 [US] 15.42 ~ 15.46 [US]
94.39 Chester South Jn 15/37 [US-UF] 15/49 [US-UF]
94.76
0.00		 Chester 15.39a [P4] ~ 16.40d [P3] 15.51 [P4] ~ 16.41 [P3]
10.31 Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 16/53 16/55
19.50 Crewe Steel Works 17/03 17/04
20.53 Crewe Sig.CE142 17/06 [IL] 17/06 [Up Chester Ind]
21.20 Crewe Salop Goods Jn 17/09 17/10 [Up Fast Ind]
? Crewe Basford Hall S.S.N. 17/11 17/13 [Up Ind]
22.25 Crewe Basford Hall S.S.M. 17*13 ~ 17*20 DIV
22.75 Basford Hall Jn 17/25 [US] 17.20 ~ 17.22 [US]
29.50 Madeley 17/33 [US] 17/30 [US]
40.23 Norton Bridge 17/42 [US] 17/39 [US]
41.49 Little Bridgeford Jn 17/44 17/40
45.48 Stafford 17.55a ~ 17.57d [P4] [US] 17.48 ~ 17.53 [P4] [US]
? Trent Valley Jn 17/59 [US] 17/54 [US]
48.44 Whitehouse Jn 18/03 [US-UF] 18/00 [US-UF]
52.03 Colwich 18/08 [US] 18/04 [US]
? Rugeley North Jn 18/20 [US] 18.09 ~ 18.19 [US]
54.69 Rugeley Trent Valley 18/21 [P1] 18/21 [P1]
? Rugeley Power Station Jn 18/23 18/23
56.14 Rugeley Town 18/25 18/24
60.36 Hednesford 18/35 18/31
? Cannock 18/38 18/35
67.09 Bloxwich 18/46 18/46
69.50 Ryecroft Jn 18/52 18/50
70.11 Walsall 18/54 [UF] 18/53 [UF]
70.76 Pleck Jn 18/56 18/56
71.40
0.00		 Up Dudley Siding 18L58 ~ 19L09 19.00 ~ 19.13
0.44 Pleck Jn 19/11 [DS] 19/16 [DS]
1.29 Walsall 19/13 [P1] 19/20 [P1]
1.70 Ryecroft Jn 19/15 19/21
? Sutton Park 19/26 19/32
13.40 Park Lane Jn 19/32 19/38
14.15 Castle Bromwich Jn 19/34 [UDG] 19/40 [UDS]
16.25 Bromford Bridge 19/39 19/45 [UDS]
16.67 Washwood Heath Up Sidings 19*44 ~ 19*46 19/53 [No.1 Sdg]
17.69 Washwood Heath West Jn 19/51 [GL] 20/03 [Arr/Dep1-DDG]
18.69 Landor Street Jn 19/55 20/07
19.25 St Andrews Jn 19/58 20/08
19.51 Bordesley Jn 19/59 20/10
24.18 Lifford East Jn 20/21 20/19
24.43 Lifford West Jn 20/23 20.21 ~ 20.24
26.13 Selly Oak 20/27 20/31
29.37 Birmingham New Street 20.38a ~ 20.46d [P7] 20.40 ~ 20.47 [P7]
30.11 Proof House Jn 20/48½ [WL] 20/50

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z?? : (66077) : Eastleigh Arlington to Eastleigh
5Z?? : (66075) : Eastleigh to Eastleigh Arlington

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh Arlington 05.54d 00.42a
Eastleigh 05.59a [P3] 00.37d [P2]

5Z?? : (66075 with 56105 on rear) : Chester to Chester South Jn
5Z?? : (56105 with 66075 on rear) : Chester South Jn to Chester

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Chester 15.55d [P4] 16.17a [P3]
Chester South Jn 15.57a 16.15d


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