6th August 2022

Pathfinder Railtours
The Dorset Coast Explorer

Locos Used 33025 & 33029
Stock Used 4991+4927+5009+4998+1813+3121+3141+1651+3110+3097+17105

Route :
1Z33 : Burton-on-Trent to Weymouth
1Z34 : Weymouth to Burton-on-Trent

Loco(s) Route
33025 + 33029 Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
33029 + 33025 Weymouth - Dorchester West - Maiden Newton - Yeovil Pen Mill - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Burton-on-Trent


33029+33025 passing Bradford-on-Avon on the return leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Sources : Richard Szwejkowski (joined the outward leg at Cheltenham Spa, returned to Bristol Parkway), Guy Vincent & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Szwejkowski & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Burton-on-Trent 05.45d [P2] 05.45 [P2]   23.30a [P1] 23.32 [P1] 217.50
5.35 Wichnor Jn 05/53 05/52   23/22 23/27 212.15
12.71 Tamworth HL 06.02a ~ 06.05d [P4] 05.59 ~ 06.05 [P4]   23.12a ~ 23.14d [P3] 23.18 ~ 23.21 204.59
18.52 Kingsbury Jn 06/15 06/12   22*59 ~ 23*04 23.00 ~ 23.05 198.78
21.02 Whitacre Jn 06/32 06/29   22/53 22/52 ?
22.23 Coleshill Parkway 06.35a ~ 06.40d [P1] 06.33 ~ ?   22.47a ~ 22.50d [P2] 22.47 ~ 22.49 195.27
23.67 Water Orton 06/44 [ML] 06/44   22/44 [P1] 22/45 193.63
? Water Orton West Jn 06/44½ 06/45   22/43 22/44 ?
25.21 Castle Bromwich Jn 06/46 [ML] 06/46   22*31 ~ 22*40 [UDS] ? ~ 22.34 192.29
? Bromford Bridge 06/48½ 06/47   22/27 [UDS] 22/29 190.19
? Washwood Heath West Jn 06/51 06/49   22/24 [UDS] 22/28 ?
? Duddeston Jn 06/51½ 06/50   22/22 [UDS] 22/26 187.75
29.75 Landor Street Jn 06/52 06/51   22/21 [ML] 22/25 ?
? Proof House Jn 06/54 [DEL] 06/53   22/18½ 22/22 ?
31.38 Birmingham New Street 06.57a ~ 07.10d [P11] 07.02 ~ 07.12   22.07a ~ 22.16d [P3] [WL] 22.12 ~ 22.19 [P3] 186.12
33.35 Soho South Jn 07/19 07/18   22/03 22/02 184.15
35.17 Galton Jn 07/22 07/23   22/00 21/59 ?
35.41 Smethwick Jn 07/23 07/24   21/59 21/58 ?
38.23 Rowley Regis 07/29 07/30   21/56 21/53 179.27
43.50 Stourbridge Junction 07.40a ~ 07.43d [P3] 07.41 ~ 07.46   21.45a ~ 21.47d [P2] 21.29 ~ ? 174.00
? Blakedown 07/49 07/51   21/39 21/13 ?
50.20 Kidderminster 07.54a ~ 07.56d [P2] 07.55 ~ 07.56   21.32a ~ 21.34d [P1] 21.07 ~ 21.08 167.30
- Kidderminster [Dn Goods Loop] - -   21*08 ~ 21*29 [DGL] ? 166.69
53.78 Hartlebury 08/02 08/03   21/04 21/03 163.52
59.56 Droitwich Spa 08.09a ~ 08.11d 08.15 ~ 08.17   20.54a ~ 20.57d 20.55 ~ 20.57 157.74
? Tunnel Jn 08/19 08/24   20/48 20/48 ?
65.24 Worcester Shrub Hill 08.21a ~ 08.23d [P2] 08.27 ~ 08.29 [P2]   20.43a ~ 20.46d [P1] 20.44 ~ 20.47 [P1] 152.26
68.40 Norton Jn 08/28 08/35   20/38 20/35 149.10
69.22 Abbotswood Jn 08*30 ~ 08*39 08.36 ~ 08.37   20/36 20/33 148.28
79.78 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/52 [P2] 08/48   20/25 [P1] 20/24 137.52
- Cheltenham [High Street Loop] - -   20*09 ~ 20*17 [UGL] 20.11 ~ 20.18 ?
87.20 Cheltenham Spa 09.03a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.05 ~ 09.10 [P1]   20.03a ~ 20.06d [P2] 20.05 ~ 20.10 130.30
92.63 Barnwood Jn 09/17 09/18   19*49 ~ 19*54 19/56 124.67
93.50 Gloucester Yard Jn 09/22 09/19   19/47 19/54 ?
99.61 Standish Jn 09/31 09/39   19/37 19/39 117.69

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
? Stroud 09/38½ 09/56
107.70 St Mary's LC 09/44 10/00
115.56 Kemble 09/55 [P1] 10/10
? Rodbourne Jn 10/06 10/20
129.32 Swindon 10.09a ~ 10.24d [P1] 10.24 ~ 10.30 [P1]
140.16 Uffington 10/35 10/40
142.55 Challow 10/37 10/42
146.33 Wantage Road 10/40 10/45
153.45 Didcot Parkway 10/47 [P2] [UM] 10/50
161.75 Goring & Streatley 10/55 [P2] [UM] 10/56
? Tilehurst East Jn 11/00 [UR] 11/01
169.59 Reading West Jn 11/04 11/03
170.20 Oxford Road Jn 11/05 11/07
171.15 Southcote Jn 11/07 11/09
179.74 Bramley 11/16 11/17
185.03 Basingstoke 11/23 [P2] [DF] 11/24
187.43 Worting Jn 11/28 11/28
197.71 Wallers Ash Loop 11/39 11/38
203.61 Winchester 11/44 [P2] 11/42 [P2]
? Shawford Jn 11/47 [DF] 11/44
210.57 Eastleigh 11/51 [P2] 11/50
214.32 St Denys 11/54 [P2] [DF] 11/56
215.25 Northam Jn 11/56 11/58
216.29 Southampton Central 11c59 ~ 12c01 [P4] [DF] 12.01 ~ 12.03
? Church Lane Jn 12/04 12/06
219.00 Redbridge 12/06 [P2] 12/07
229.76 Brockenhurst 12/21 [P3] 12/19 [P3]
245.12 Bournemouth 12/48 [P3] 12/46
247.61 Branksome 12/54 [P2] 12/53
250.72 Poole 13/06 [P2] 13/04
258.00 Wareham 13/15 [P2] 13/13
262.79 Wool 13/20 [P2] 13/21
267.34 Moreton 13/25 [P2] 13/25
273.00 Dorchester South 13/30 [P2] 13/31
273.25 Dorchester Jn 13/31 13/32
279.74
0.00		 Weymouth 13.40a [P2] ~ 16.35d [P2] 13.42 [P2] ~ 16.35 [P2]
? Dorchester Jn 16/49 16/49
7.00 Dorchester West 16/50 [P1] 16.52 ~ ? [P1]
14.51 Maiden Newton 17t02 ~ 17t05 [P1] 17.09 ~ 17.13
27.36 Yeovil Pen Mill 17t27 ~ 17t29 [P1] 17.32 ~ 17.32
39.18 Castle Cary 17/50 [P3] 17/48
47.70 East Somerset Jn 17/57 17/58
52.11 Blatchbridge Jn 18/01 18/01
54.04 Clink Road Jn 18/03 18/02
57.30 Fairwood Jn 18/08 18/06
58.64 Westbury 18/16 [P3] 18/16
? Trowbridge 18/24½ 18/22
64.08 Bradford Jn 18/27 18/26
73.20 Bathampton Jn 18/39 18/40
75.46 Bath Spa 18/43 [P1] 18/43
86.21 North Somerset Jn 18/55 [UBL] 18/58
86.48 Dr Day's Jn 18/57 [ML] 19/00
? Horfield Jn 19/01 19/04
90.23 Filton Abbey Wood 19/02 [P2] [DF] 19/06
91.62 Bristol Parkway 19.06a ~ 19.10d [P1] 19.09 ~ 19.17 [P3]
96.32 Westerleigh Jn 19/17 19/23
97.78 Yate 19/20 19/25
104.66 Charfield 19/26 19/29

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages from tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z32 : (33025 + 33029 + tour stock) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Burton-on-Trent

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 05.22d
Wetmore Jn 05.26 ~ 05.35
Burton-on-Trent 05.40a [P2]

5Z33 : (33029 + 33025 + tour stock) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.50d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.54a

5Z33 : (33025 + 33029 + tour stock) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 14.24d
Weymouth 14.28a [P2]

5Z34 : (33029 + 33025 + tour stock) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

Location Booked
Weymouth 15.54d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 15.58a

5Z34 : (33025 + 33029 + tour stock) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 16.24d
Weymouth 16.28a [P2]

5Z35 : (33029 + 33025 + tour stock) : Burton-on-Trent to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Burton-on-Trent 23.38d [P1]
Wetmore Jn 23.41 ~ 23.51
Burton Wetmore Sidings 23.55a