Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Pathfinder Website)
21st March 2020
20th June 2020 (unconfirmed)
15th August 2020
1st May 2021
Pathfinder Railtours
The Blue Boys Merrymixer
Tour postponed from 21/03/20, to 20/06/2020 (unconfirmed), then 15/08/20, 30/01/21, 01/05/21 & 15/05/21 due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
| Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
| DRS class 68 | Eastleigh - Basingstoke - Reading West - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Kenilworth - Coventry - 'Birmingham area' |
| 2x DRS class 37s | 'Birmingham area' - (via Coalville & north chord at Nuneaton) - Crewe |
| DRS class 66 | Crewe - (via Shrewsbury, Walsall & Nuneaton) - Rugby |
| DRS class 88 | Rugby - Birmingham International |
| 2x DRS class 57s | Birmingham International - Coventry - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh |
Source : Gary Thornton (from Pathfinder Website/emails)
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Pathfinder Website)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Eastleigh | 05.55d | 00.10a |
| Basingstoke | 06.25d | 23.45a |
| Reading West | 06.45d | 23.20a |
| Didcot Parkway | 07.35d | 22.55a |
| Banbury | 08.15d | 22.10a |
| Leamington Spa | 08.40d | 21.45a |
| Coventry | 09.5d | 21.05a |
| Birmingham International | 09.20d | 20.30a |
| Birmingham New Street | 10.45d | - |
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