10th June 2023

Pathfinder Railtours
The Pathfinder Golden Anniversary

Locos Used (2) 40145 & 47815 'Great Western'
Stock Used 99304+3141+3146+99316+3123+3097+3121+1860+99328+4994+5009

Route :
1Z40 : Burton-on-Trent to Weymouth
1Z41 : Weymouth to Burton-on-Trent

Loco(s) Route
40145 (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 - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Goring & Streatley - 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
40145 (1) Weymouth - Dorchester West - Maiden Newton - Yeovil Pen Mill - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford-on-Avon - 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

Notes :
(1) 47815 on rear.
(2) 40145 running as D345.
(3) This tour marked 50 years of Pathfinder Railtours. The first tour was run by F&W Railtours, 'The Snowdonian' on 10/06/1973.

Source : Richard Szwejkowski

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

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Burton-on-Trent 07.01d [P2] 07.02   22.48a [P1] 23.01 207.26
5.35 Wichnor Jn 07/08 07/09   22/42½ 22/55 201.71
12.71 Tamworth HL 07.14a ~ 07.17d [P4] 07.16 ~ 07.21   22.32a ~ 22.35d [P3] 22.43 ~ 22.48 194.35
18.52 Kingsbury Jn 07/26 07/29   22/26½ 22/30 188.54
21.02 Whitacre Jn 07/30½ 07/34   22/17 22/23 186.24
22.23 Coleshill Parkway 07.33a ~ 07.36d [P1] 07.37 ~ ?   21.54a ~ 22.14d [P2] 22.17 ~ 22.19 185.03
23.67 Water Orton 07/44 [DW] [ML] 07/46   21/51 [P1] 22/14 183.39
? Castle Bromwich Jn 07/46 [ML] 07/49   21/50 [ML] 22/11 ?
29.75 Landor Street Jn 07/51 07/55   21/43 [ML] 22/05 177.31
? Proof House Jn 07/54 [DEL] 07/56   21/41½ 22/04 176.42
31.38 Birmingham New Street 07.57a ~ 08.00d [P9] 07.59 ~ 08.03   21.36a ~ 21.39d [P9] [DEL] 21.53 ~ 22.01 175.68
? Five Ways 08/04 [P2] 08/07   21/32 [P1] 21/49 174.76
34.62 Selly Oak 08/09 08/11   21/27 21/43 172.44
36.77 Kings Norton 08/11½ [P4] [DGS] 08/14   21/23½ [P1] 21/39 170.29
39.30 Longbridge 08/19 [DGG] 08/19   21/20½ [UGF] 21/36 167.76
? Cofton Jn 08/26 08/24   21/19 21/34 -
42.05 Barnt Green 08.31a ~ 08.33d [P2] 08.29 ~ 08.32   21.13a ~ 21.16d [P1] [UGF] 21.29 ~ 21.32 165.21
45.48 Bromsgrove 08/39 [P4] 08/37   21/05½ [P2] 21/22 161.58
47.61 Stoke Works Jn 08/41 08/38   21/00 21/19 159.45
58.31 Worcestershire Parkway 08.50a ~ 08.52d [P2] 08.46 ~ 08.51   20.46a ~ 20.50d [P1] 20.58 ~ 21.02 148.75
58.78 Abbotswood Jn 08/54 08/52   20/43 20/57 148.28
69.54 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/01½ [P2] 09/03   20/35 [P1] 20/42 137.52
76.76 Cheltenham Spa 09.08a ~ 09.11d [P1] 09.09 ~ 09.14   20.24a ~ 20.27d [P2] 20.25 ~ 20.29 130.30
82.39 Barnwood Jn 09/17½ 09/21   20/18½ 20/18 124.67
83.26 Gloucester Yard Jn 09/23 09/22   20/16½ 20/17 124.00
89.37 Standish Jn 09/32 09/28   20/10½ 20/12 117.69

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
? Stroud 09/39½ 09/42
97.46 St Mary's LC 09/45 09/46
105.32 Kemble 09/55½ [P1] 09/55
? Rodbourne Jn 10/06½ 10/04
119.08 Swindon 10.09a ~ 10.13d [P1] 10.08 ~ 10.17
129.72 Uffington 10/24 10/29
132.31 Challow 10/26 [UR] 10/31
136.09 Wantage Road 10/33½ 10/39
143.21 Didcot Parkway 10*40 ~ 10*43 [P2] [UM] 10.48 ~ 10.51
? Didcot East Jn 10/45 [UM] 10/52
151.51 Goring & Streatley 10/52 [P2] [UM] 10/59
? Tilehurst East Jn 10/59 [UR] 11/05
159.35 Reading West Jn 11/03 11/08
? Oxford Road Jn 11/05 11/10
160.71 Southcote Jn 11/07 11/12
169.50 Bramley 11/15½ 11/20
174.59 Basingstoke 11/23 [P2] [DF] 11/27
177.19 Worting Jn 11/28½ 11/31
? Wallers Ash Loop 11/37½ 11/41
193.37 Winchester 11/41½ [P2] 11/48
? Shawford Jn 11/44½ [DF] 11/49
200.33 Eastleigh 11/49½ [P3] 11/54
? St Denys 11/54 [P2] [DF] 11/57
205.01 Northam Jn 11/56 11/59
206.05 Southampton Central 11c58 ~ 12c00 [P4] [DF] 12.02 ~ 12.03
? Church Lane Jn 12/02½ 12/07
208.56 Redbridge 12/05 12/09
209.29 Totton 12/07½ [P2] 12/10
219.52 Brockenhurst 12/24 [P3] 12/29 [P3]
234.68 Bournemouth 12/47½ [P3] 12/52
237.37 Branksome 12/51½ [P2] 12/57
240.48 Poole 12/56½ [P2] 13/04
247.56 Wareham 13/10 [P2] 13/14
252.55 Wool 13/15½ [P2] 13/21
257.10 Moreton 13/20½ [P2] 13/26
? Dorchester South 13/26 [P2] 13/35
263.01 Dorchester Jn 13/27 13/36
269.50
0.00		 Weymouth 13.36a [P2] ~ 16.36d [P2] 13.46 [P2] ~ 16.36 [P2]
? Dorchester Jn 16/48½ 16/52
7.00 Dorchester West 16/49½ 16/53
14.51 Maiden Newton 17t01 ~ 17t04 17.05 ~ 17.10
27.36 Yeovil Pen Mill 17t28 ~ 17t34 [P1] 17.32 ~ 17.43
39.18 Castle Cary 17/55 [P2] 18/03
47.70 East Somerset Jn 18/02½ 18/16
52.11 Blatchbridge Jn 18/06½ 18/20
54.04 Clink Road Jn 18/08½ 18/22
57.30 Fairwood Jn 18/12 18/26
58.64 Westbury 18/16 [P3] 18/29
? Trowbridge 18/24 18/34
64.08 Bradford Jn 18/26½ 18/36
66.11 Bradford-on-Avon 18p29 ~ 18p46 [P1] 18/39?
73.20 Bathampton Jn 18/55½ 18/51
75.46 Bath Spa 18/59 [P1] 18/55
86.21 North Somerset Jn 19/10 [UBL] ?
86.48 Dr Day's Jn 19*13 ~ 19*16 [ML] 19.16 ~ 19.18
89.23 Horfield Jn 19/22 19/24
90.23 Filton Abbey Wood 19/23 [P2] [UF] 19/27
91.62 Bristol Parkway 19.26a ~ 19.30d [P4] 19.33 ~ 19.36
96.32 Westerleigh Jn 19/36½ 19/43
97.78 Yate 19/38½ 19/46
104.66 Charfield 19*47 ~ 19*53 [UPL] 19.54 ~ 19.59

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages are as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z40 : (47815 with 40145 on rear) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Wetmore Jn
5Z40 : (40145 with 47815 on rear) : Wetmore Jn to Burton-on-Trent

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 06.43d
Wetmore Jn 06.47 ~ 06.52
Burton-on-Trent 06.56a [P2]

5Z41 : (47815 with 40145 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z41 : (47815 + tour stock) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Weymouth 13.46d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 13.50 ~ 14.27
Weymouth 14.31a [P2]

0Z40 : (40145) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 14.05d
Weymouth Sig.DR194 14.07 ~ 14.40
Jersey Sidings 14.43 ~ 14.46
Weymouth 14.49a [P2]

0Z41 : (47815) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

Location Booked
Weymouth 14.36d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 14.40 ~ 14.50
Weymouth Sig.DR194 14.52 ~ 15.05
Jersey Sidings 15.08a

5Z41 : (40145 + tour stock) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z41 : (47815 with 40145 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Weymouth 14.54d [P2]
Jersey Sidings 14.58 ~ 15.23
Weymouth 15.27a [P2]

5Z42 : (40145 with 47815 on rear) : Burton-on-Trent to Wetmore Jn
5Z42 : (47815 with 40145 on rear) : Wetmore Jn to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Burton-on-Trent 22.58d [P1]
Wetmore Jn 23.02 ~ 23.07
Burton Wetmore Sidings 23.11a


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