29th October 2022

Pathfinder Railtours
The Cotswold Caper

Locos Used 37668 & 37676 'Loch Rannoch'
Stock Used 4991+4927+5009+4998+1651+3141+3097+17105

Route :
1Z75 : Burton-on-Trent to Banbury
1Z76 : Banbury to Burton-on-Trent

Loco(s) Route
37668 (1) Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Lifford West Jn - Lifford East Jn - Camp Hill - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove [Down Loop] - Stoke Works Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Kemble - Swindon Reception - Up Swindon Goods Loop - South Marston Jn
37676 (2) South Marston Jn - South Marston €uroterminal (Gate / NR Limit)
37668 (1) South Marston €uroterminal - Challow Up Relief - Milton Up Relief - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Kennington Down Goods Loop - Hinksey Yard - Oxford Down Through - Wolvercote Jn - Heyford - Aynho Jn - Banbury
37676 (2) Banbury - Aynho Up Goods Loop - Heyford - Wolvercote Jn - Oxford
37668 (1) Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Charlbury - Moreton-in-Marsh
37676 (2) Moreton-in-Marsh - Moreton-in-Marsh Down Refuge Siding
37668 (1) Moreton-in-Marsh Down Refuge Siding - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester Foregate Street - Henwick Turnback Siding
37676 (2) Henwick Turnback Siding - Worcester Foregate Street - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa
37668 (1) Cheltenham Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Washwood Heath - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - Burton-on-Trent

Notes: 
(1) 37676 on rear.
(2) 37668 on rear.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the train from/to Coleshill Parkway)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00
 Burton-on-Trent 06.34d [P2] 06.34   21.45a [P1] 21.31
76.76
5.35
 Wichnor Jn 06/42 06/40   21/38 21/26
71.41
12.71
 Tamworth HL 06.51a ~ 06.55d [P4] 06.47 ~ 06.55   21.27a ~ 21.30d [P3] 21.15 ~ 21.18
64.05
18.52
 Kingsbury Jn 07/04 07/02
 
 21*06 ~ 21*18 21/04
58.24
21.02
 Whitacre Jn 07/12 07/11
 
 21/00 20/58
55.74
22.23
 Coleshill Parkway 07.15a ~ 07.18d [P1] 07.14˝ ~ 07.18 [P1]
 
 20.52a ~ 20.57d [P2] 20.53 ~ 20.55˝ [P2]
54.53
23.67
 Water Orton 07/21 [DW] [ML] 07/20˝ [DW]   20/49 [P1] 20.49 ~ 20.49˝ [P1]
53.09
?
 Water Orton West Jn 07/21˝ 07/22   20*42 ~ 20*47 20/47˝
52.53
25.21
 Castle Bromwich Jn 07/23 07/23˝   20/39 20/45
51.55
 ?
 Bromford Bridge 07/25˝ 07/25˝   20/35 20/41˝ [UDyS]
49.45
 ?
 Washwood Heath West Jn 07/28 07/27   20/32 [UDS] 20/39 [UDyS]
48.01
29.75
 Landor Street Jn 07/29 07/29   20/30 [ML] 20/37
47.01
29.75
 Proof House Jn 07/31 [DEL] 07/31   20/28 20/35
46.12
31.38
 Birmingham New Street 07.34a ~ 07.37d [P9] [DEL] 07.37 ~ 07.40 [P11]   20.21a ~ 20.25d [P8] 20.30˝ ~ 20.32 [P8]
45.38
32.30
 Five Ways 07/41 [P2] 07/43 [P2]   - - -
34.62
 Selly Oak 07/44 [P2] 07/47 [P2]   - - -
36.32
 Lifford West Jn 07/47 07/52   - - -
36.57
 Lifford East Jn 07/50 07/54   - - -
41.24
 Bordesley Jn 07/57 08/01   - - -
41.50
 St Andrews Jn (West Mids) 07/58 08/02   - - -
42.47
 Proof House Jn 08/02 [DEL] 08/04˝   - - -
43.21
 Birmingham New Street 08/05 [P12] [DEL] 08/07˝ [P12]   - - -
44.13
 Five Ways 08/09 [P2] 08/10˝ [P2]   20/17 [P1] 20/24 [P1]
44.46
46.45
 Selly Oak 08/12 [P2] 08/15 [P2]   20/14 [P1] 20/16 [P1]
42.14
48.60
 Kings Norton 08/16 [SL] 08/19 [P4]   20/10 20/11
39.79
51.13
 Longbridge 08/19 [P2] [GL] 08/26 [P2] [DGG]   20/06 20/07˝ [DGF]
37.46
52.35
 Cofton Jn 08*24 ~ 08*27 08.30 ~ 08.37˝ [DGG]   - - -
53.68
 Barnt Green 08.33a ~ 08.36d [P2] 08.42 ~ 08.43 [P2]   19.59a ~ 20.02d [P1] [FL] 20.02˝ ~ 20.04 [P1] [UGF]
34.71
57.31
 Bromsgrove 08*44 ~ 08*52 [P3] [DBL] 08.50˝ ~ 08.54˝ [P3]   19/53 [P2] 19/55 [P2]
31.28
59.44
 Stoke Works Jn 08*58 ~ 09*07 09.00˝ ~ 09.09˝ [DBL]   19/51 19.49 ~ 19.49˝
29.15
70.14
 Worcestershire Parkway 09.19a ~ 09.22d [P2] 09.21 ~ 09.22˝ [P2]   19.37a ~ 19.40d [P1] 19.37 ~ 19.38˝ [P1]
18.45
70.61
 Abbotswood Jn 09/25 09/24   19/35 19/35˝
17.78
-
 Eckington Loop - -   19*01 ~ 19*27 [UGL] 19.00 ~ 19.28˝ [UGL]
11.78
81.37
 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/34 [P2] 09/33 [P2]   18/55 [P1] 18/54 [P1]
7.22
88.59
 Cheltenham Spa 09.41a ~ 09.44d [P1] 09.42˝ ~ 09.45 [P1]   18.28a ~ 18.46d [P2] 18.29 ~ 18.46˝ [P2]
0.00
23.34

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
94.22
 Barnwood Jn 09/51 09/52
95.09
 Gloucester Yard Jn 09*53 ~ 10*01 09.54 ~ 10.01˝ [UA]
101.20
 Standish Jn 10/09 10/11
109.29
 St Mary's Level Crossing 10/18 10/20
117.15
 Kemble 10/28 [P1] 10/32 [P1]
129.61
 Rodbourne Jn 10/50 10/43 [UK]
130.71
 Swindon 10.53a ~ 10.56d [P1] [RCL] 10.46 ~ 10.56 [P1]
131.62
 Highworth Jn 11.00 ~ 11.00 11.01 ~ 11.14 [UpSwRecp]
132.31
 Swindon Stratton Green 11*04 ~ 11*27 11.?? ~ 11.26˝ [UGL]
133.46
0.00
 Swindon South Marston Jn 11.33 ~ 11.41 11.31 ~ 11.32˝
0.48
0.00
 South Marston €uro Terminal 11.46 ~ 12.22 11.37 ~ 12.34 [Gates]
0.48
 Swindon South Marston Jn 12/28 12/35
8.57
 Uffington (Oxfordshire) 12/38 12/43˝
11.16
 Challow 12/40 [RL] 12/46 [UR]
14.74
 Wantage Road 12/45 12.51˝ ~ 12.55˝
20.16
 Milton Jn 12/51 [RL] 13/07 [UM-DRL]
21.41
 Foxhall Jn 12/55 13/10
22.12
 Didcot North Jn 12/57 13/12
?
 Radley ? 13.18 ~ 13.18˝ [P1]
29.29
 Kennington Jn 13/05 13/24˝
29.51
 Kennington Goods Loop 13.07 ~ 13.07 13.27 ~ 13.31 [DKGL]
30.43
 Hinksey Reception Lines 13.10 ~ 13.13 13/34 [No2. Reception]
31.62
 Oxford 13/18 [TL] [DML] 13/38 [DML]
34.53
 Wolvercote Jn 13/21 13/41
43.42
 Heyford 13/29 [P2] 13/48˝
49.33
 Aynho Jn 13/37 13/53
53.69
 Banbury Depot Jn 13/43 [DCV] 13/57
54.37
0.00
 Banbury 13.45a ~ 14.29d [P1] 13.59 ~ 14.29 [P1]
 ?
 Banbury Depot Jn ? 14/31˝ [DCV-UCV]
5.04
 Aynho Jn 14/36 14/38
5.56
 Aynho Up Goods Loop 14.39 ~ 14.39 [UGL] 14/40 [UGL]
10.75
 Heyford 14/46 [P1] 14/47˝
19.64
 Wolvercote Jn 14/53 [UML] 14/55 [UML]
21.51
 Oxford North Jn 14/57 [DML] 14/57˝ [UML-DML]
22.55
0.00
 Oxford 15.00a ~ 15.09d [P4] [DRL] 15p01 ~ 15p09 [P4] [DRL]
2.71
 Wolvercote Jn 15*14 ~ 15*26 15.16˝ ~ 15.25
13.19
 Charlbury 15/38 15/38˝
16.72
 Ascott-under-Wychwood 15/42 [P1] 15/41
28.20
0.00
 Moreton-in-Marsh 15.54a ~ 16.05d [P1] 15.55 ~ 16.06 [P1]
0.18
0.00
 Moreton-in-Marsh D.R.S. 16.09 ~ 16.30 [DRS] 16.10˝ ~ 16.41 [DRS]
0.18
 Moreton-in-Marsh 16.34a ~ 16.55d [P1] 16.44˝ ~ 16.55 [P1]
10.17
 Honeybourne 17/06 [P1] 17/04˝
15.12
 Evesham 17/11 [P1] 17/08˝ [P1]
25.63
 Norton Jn 17/22 17/19
28.79
 Worcester Shrub Hill 17*27 ~ 17*32 [P1] 17/26˝ [P1]
29.49
 Worcester Foregate Street 17/35 [P1] 17/28 [P1]
30.37
0.00
 Henwick URS 17.38 ~ 17.48 [URS] 17.34 ~ 17.41˝ [URS]
0.68
 Worcester Foregate Street 17/52 [P1] 17/45˝ [P1]
1.38
 Worcester Shrub Hill 17/54 [P1] 17/48 [P1]
4.54
 Norton Jn 17/59 17/54˝
5.36
 Abbotswood Jn 18/04 17.55˝ ~ 18.04
16.12
 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 18/13 [P2] 18/16 [P2]
 ?
 Cheltenham North ? 18.24 ~ 18.27

Timings continue in first table
Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z75 : (37676 with 37668 on rear) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Wetmore Jn
5Z75 : (37668 with 37676 on rear) : Wetmore Jn to Burton-on-Trent

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 06+16d
Wetmore Jn 06+20 ~ 06+24 [ML]
Burton-on-Trent 06+28a [P2]

5Z76 : (37668 with 37676 on rear) : Burton-on-Trent to Wetmore Jn
5Z76 : (37676 with 37668 on rear) : Wetmore Jn to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Burton-on-Trent 21+55d [P1] [ML]
Wetmore Jn 21+58 ~ 22+06
Burton Wetmore Sidings 22+10a


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