21st October 2023

Pathfinder Railtours
The Cumbrian Coastal Express

Locos Used 47802, 47812 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (3) (80217)+4973+1861+13320+99351+99352+99347+99128+1961+3136+99125+99304

Route :
1Z77 : Bristol Temple Meads to Carlisle
1Z78 : Carlisle to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
47802 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Cam & Dursley - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Penkridge - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carlisle
35018 Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Ravenglass - Millom - Park South Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Dalton Jn (5)
35018 + 47802 + 47812 (6) Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Grange-over-Sands - Arnside - Carnforth [U&DGL]
47812 (2) Carnforth [U&DGL] - (reverse of outward route) - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Parkway (7) - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 47812 on rear.
(2) 47802 on rear.
(3) 80217 was only in the consist when 35018 was on the train.
(4) The outward leg was delayed due to a track defect near Blackwell Summit, the tour ran wrong line up the Lickey incline from Bromsgrove.
(5) The return leg was heavily delayed near Dalton Jn, after 35018 stalled on slippery rails.
(6) 47802 + 47812 were sent light engines from Carnforth to Dalton Jn via Barrow-in-Furness to rescue the train, and then propelled it to Carnforth.
(7) The tour did not stop at Bristol Parkway on the return as the station was closed by the time the tour got there. Passengers were conveyed by taxi from Bristol Temple Meads.

Sources : Richard Szwejkowski and The Class 47 List

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

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 05.34d [P5] 05.36   23.10a [P12] 00.52 223.38
? Bristol East Jn 05/36 [UF] 05/37   23/08 [DF] 00/50 ?
0.53 Dr Day's Jn 05/37 [ML] 05/38   23/06 [DF] 00/49 222.65
? Horfield Jn 05/41 05/42   23/00 00/47 ?
4.28 Filton Abbey Wood 05/42 [P2] [UF] 05/43   22/59 [P1] [ML] 00/46 219.10
5.67 Bristol Parkway 05.46a ~ 05.49d [P3] 05.45 ~ 05.49   22.49a ~ 22.55d [P1] 00/44 217.51
10.37 Westerleigh Jn 05/54½ 05/54   22/44 00/40 213.01
? Yate 05/57 05/57   22/42 00/38 ?
18.71 Charfield 06/03 06/02   22/35 00/31 204.47
26.33 Cam & Dursley 06.10a ~ 06.13d [P1] 06.08 ~ 06.12   22.24a ~ 22.27d [P2] 00.19 ~ 00.23 197.05
31.74 Standish Jn 06/20 06/18   22/19 00/12 191.44
? Gloucester Yard Jn 06/26 06/23   22/12 00/08 ?
38.72 Barnwood Jn 06/27 06/24   22/11 00/07 184.46
44.35 Cheltenham Spa 06.33a ~ 06.37d [P2] 06.31 ~ 06.38   22.00a ~ 22.04d [P1] 23.56 ~ 00.01 179.03
51.57 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 06/46 [P1] 06/45   21*33 ~ 21*49 [DGL] 23/50 171.61
62.33 Abbotswood Jn 06/54 06/53   21/20 23/40 161.05
63.00 Worcestershire Parkway 06.55a ~ 06.58d [P1] 06.54 ~ 06.59   21.12a ~ 21.16d [P2] 23.35 ~ 23.39 160.38
73.50 Stoke Works Jn 07/09 07/09   21/01 23/25 149.68
75.63 Bromsgrove 07/11 [P2] ? ~ 07.20   20/59 [P4] 23/24 147.55
79.26 Barnt Green 07/17 [P1] [UGF] 07/36 [UGS]   20/56 [P2] 23/21 144.12
? Longbridge 07/20 07/39   20/53 23/18 ?
84.34 Kings Norton 07/30 07/43   20/48 [P4] [DGF] 23/13 139.04
86.49 Selly Oak 07/36½ 07/46   - - -
? Five Ways 07/42 [P1] 07/50   - - -
- Lifford East Jn - -   20/47 23/11 ?
- Bordesley Jn - -   20/37 23/04 133.69
- St Andrews Jn - -   20/36 23/03 133.43
- Proof House Jn - -   20/33 22/59 132.46
89.75 Birmingham New Street 07.48a ~ 07.55d [P8] [DEL] 07.53 ~ 07.56   20.27a ~ 20.30d [P8] [DEL] 22.51 ~ 22.56 131.72
? Proof House Jn 07/57 08/00   - - -
92.50 Aston 08/04 [P1] 08/03   - - -
- Soho South Jn - -   20/21 22/45 129.75
- Galton Jn - -   DIV 22/43 -
- Dudley Port - -   DIV ? -
- Wolverhampton - -   DIV 22/31 -
- Soho East Jn - -   20/20 DIV ?
- Perry Barr West Jn - -   20/11 DIV ?
95.71 Perry Barr North Jn 08/08½ 08/06   20/09 DIV 127.10
100.28 Bescot Stadium 08/13½ 08/18   20/05 DIV 122.53
101.46 Darlaston Jn 08/14½ 08/20   19*56 ~ 20*03 DIV 121.35
104.45 Portobello Jn 08/19½ 08/23   19/53 DIV 118.36
107.13 Bushbury Jn 08/24½ 08/27   19/47 22/27 115.68
115.13 Penkridge 08/31½ 08/35   19/39 22/20 107.68
? Trent Valley Jn 08/37 [DS] 08/39   19/33 22/13 ?
120.70 Stafford 08.38a ~ 08.53d [P6] [DS] 08.42 ~ 08.56   19.28a ~ 19.31d [P4] [US] 22.07 ~ 22.11 102.11
- Little Bridgeford Jn - -   19/22 [US] 22/03 98.12
125.68 Searchlight Lane Jn 08/59½ [DS] 09/03   - - -
136.69 Madeley 09/07½ [DS] 09/11   19/10 [US] 21/53 86.13
143.43 Basford Hall Jn 09/14½ [DS] 09/16   19/04 [US] 21/46 79.38
145.27 Crewe 09.18a ~ 09.23d [P12] [DS] 09.26 ~ 09.31   18.56a ~ 18.59d [P12] [US] 21.36 ~ 21.42 77.54
? Crewe Coal Yard 09/25 [DS] 09/33   18/54 [UF] 21/32 ?
152.68 Winsford 09/35 [DF] 09/40   18/47 [UF] 21/26 70.13
158.03 Hartford Jn 09/40 [DS] 09/44   18/43 [UF] 21/22 65.07
159.65 Acton Bridge 09/43 [DF] 09/45   18/41 [UF] 21/21 63.16
162.00 Weaver Jn 09/47 09/47   18/39 21/19 60.69
167.51 Acton Grange Jn 09/53 09/51   18/34½ 21/15 55.38
169.38 Warrington Bank Quay 09/55 [P3] [DF] 09/54   18/33 [P2] 21/14 53.43
? Dallam Jn 09/56 09/55   18/32 21/12 ?
172.76 Winwick Jn 09/58 09/56   18/30 [UF] 21/11 50.05
175.23 Golborne Jn 10/00 09/58   18/28 21/09 47.58
179.75 Springs Branch Jn 10/03 10/02   18/24 21/07 43.06
? Wigan South Jn 10/03½ 10/03   18/23 21/06 ?
181.17 Wigan North Western 10/04 [P5] 10/04   18/22 [P4] 21/05 41.64
188.52 Balshaw Lane 10/11 10/10   18/15 20/58 34.13
190.72 Euxton Jn 10/13 10/11   18/12½ 20/52 32.09
? Ribble Jn 10/19 [DF] 10/16   18/07½ [UF] 20/45 ?
196.27 Preston 10.21a ~ 10.24d [P3] [DF] 10.18 ~ 10.24   18.03a ~ 18.06d [P6] [UF] 20.43 ~ 20.44 26.54
? Fylde Jn 10/26 ?   18/02 [UT] ? ?
205.55 Garstang & Catteral 10/33 10/34   17/55 20/33 17.26
217.25 Lancaster 10/43 [DF] 10/44   17/45½ [UF] 20/26 5.56
219.18 Morecambe South Jn 10/44½ 10/45   17/44 20/23 3.64

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
223.33 Carnforth North Jn 10/47½ 10/49
236.36 Oxenholme Lake District 10/58 [P2] 11/02
243.45 Grayrigg 11/03 11/08
249.25 Tebay 11/07 11/12
254.65 Shap Summit 11/12½ 11/16
? Shap Harrisons Sidings 11/16 11/20
268.45 Penrith North Lakes 11/24 [P2] 11/27
286.34
0.00		 Carlisle 11L40a [P3] ~ 13L40d [P3] 11.42 [P3] ~ 13.40
0.77 Currock Jn 13/46 13/44
11.51 Wigton 13/59 [UM] 14/02
27.44 Maryport 14/19 14/31
33.07 Workington 14/27 14/40
37.21 Parton North Jn 14/35 ?
38.43 Parton 14/39½ ?
39.67 Whitehaven 14t44 ~ 14t47 15.01 ~ 15.05
44.35 St Bees 14t55 ~ 14t58 15.15 ~ 15.17
50.61 Sellafield 15tw10 ~ 15tw22 15.31 ~ 15.41
54.51 Drigg 15/26½ [P1] 15/48
? Ravenglass 15/30½ ?
61.19 Bootle 15/40 15/59
66.37 Silecroft 15/46 [P2] 16/06
69.52 Millom 15/50 16/10
74.16 Foxfield 15/58 [P1] 161/9
79.47 Askam 16/06 16/28
81.56 Park South Jn 16*10 ~ 16*18 16/33
85.55 Barrow-in-Furness 16/28½ [P2] 16/43
90.13 Dalton Jn 16/36½ ? ~ 18.53
95.23 Ulverston 16/45½ 19/02
105.08 Grange-over-Sands 16/58½ [P1] ?
108.30 Arnside 17/03½ 19/20
114.20 Carnforth 17/12½ [P1] 19/32
? Carnforth North Jn 17/13½ 19/39
114.40
0.00		 Carnforth South Jn 17L17 ~ 17L39 [GL2] 19.40 ~ 20.20

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

Associated Light Engine Workings

5Z78 : (35018 with 80217) : Carnforth to Carlisle

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 08.49d
Carnforth H.S. 08.59 ~ 09.04
Carnforth 09.09 ~ 09.14
Carnforth North Jn 09/17
Carnforth South Jn 09.20 ~ 09.25 [GL2]
Carnforth North Jn 09/27
Oxenholme Lake District 09/40
Grayrigg 09/48
Tebay 09/53
Shap Summit 10/01
Shap Harrisons Sidings 10/05
Penrith North Lakes 10/14
Upperby Bridge Jn 10/29
Upperby Jn 10w34 ~ 11w31 [UTGL]
London Road Jn 11/37
Petteril Bridge Jn 11.38 ~ 11.44
London Road Jn 11/46
Carlisle 11.49a [P3]

0Z77 : (47802 + 47812) : Carlisle to Carnforth

Location Booked
Carlisle 11.59d [P3]
Carlisle Sig.CE335 12.01 ~ 12.06
Carlisle 12.09 ~ 12.17 [P4]
Penrith North Lakes 12/34
Eden Valley 12/40
Shap Summit 12/50
Tebay 12/55
Grayrigg 13/01
Oxenholme Lake District 13/09
Carnforth North Jn 13/22
Carnforth South Jn 13.24 ~ 13.34 [GL2]
Carnforth North Jn 13/36
Carnforth 13/37
Carnforth H.S. 13.39a


Back to "The Railtour Files"