4th May 2024

Pathfinder Railtours
The Spring Cornish Explorer

Locos Used 37518 'Fort William / An Gearasdan' & 37668
Stock Used 6176+5929+1200+3364+3278+3304+3325+1657+3386+3345+17105

Route : 
1Z65 : Dorridge to Penzance
1Z66 : Penzance to Dorridge

Loco(s) Route
37668 + 37518 Dorridge - Hatton - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - St Austell - Truro - Redruth - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance
37518+ 37668 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Dorridge

Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 29/04/23, 02/09/23 & 14/10/23.

Source : Richard Szwejkowski (on the tour from Swindon to Par and return)

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

M.C. Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C.
0.00 Dorridge 05.53d [P1] 05.55   22.43a [P3] 22.43 337.33
6.61 Hatton 05/59½ [P1] 06/03   22/35 [P2] 22/36 330.52
9.49 Warwick Parkway 06.04a ~ 06.07d [P1] 06.07 ~ 06.09   22.29a ~ 22.31d [P2] 22.28 ~ 22.31 327.64
12.68 Leamington Spa 06.16a ~ 06.19d [P3] 06.14 ~ 06.20   22.22a ~ 22.24d [P2] 22.20 ~ 22.23 324.45
24.25 Fenny Compton 06/32½ 06/32   22/12½ 22/10 313.08
? Reservoir Jn 06/41 06/38   22/04 22/03 ?
32.59 Banbury 06.43a ~ 06.46d [P3] 06.40 ~ 06.46   21.53a ~ 22.02d [P1] 21.54 ~ 22.00 304.54
37.63 Aynho Jn 06/53 06/51   21/47½ 21/48 299.50
43.54 Heyford 06/59 06/56   21/43 21/44 293.59
52.43 Wolvercote Jn 07/06 [UR] 07/03   21/32 21/36 284.70
54.30 Oxford North Jn 07*11 ~ 07*15 [UR] ? ~ 07.15   21/30 21/34 ?
55.34 Oxford 07.19a ~ 07.22d [P3] [UM] 07.18 ~ 07.24 [P3]   21.25a ~ 21.28d [P4] [DM] 21.27 ~ 21.32 281.79
? Hinksey North 07/24 07/25   21/22 21/21 ?
57.67 Kennington Jn 07/25 07/27   21/21 21/20 279.46
65.04 Didcot North Jn 07/36 07/34   21/13 21/13 272.29
65.55 Foxhall Jn 07*42 ~ 07*43 [DM] 07.38 ~ ?   21/11 21/11 271.58
72.22 Wantage Road 07/50 ?   21/06 21/05 265.11
76.00 Challow 07/53 07/52   21/03 [UM] 21/01 261.33
78.39 Uffington 07/55 07/54   21/01 21/00 258.74
89.23 Swindon 08.06a ~ 08.08d [P4] 08.05 ~ 08.08   20.47a ~ 20.50d [P1] 20.47 ~ 20.50 248.10
95.07 Wootton Bassett Jn 08/14½ 08/14   20/40 20/40 242.26
105.76 Chippenham 08/23½ [P1] 08/23   20/30 [P2] 20/32 231.37
? Thingley East Jn 08/24½ 08/24   20/27½ 20/31 ?
108.10 Thingley Jn 08/25½ 08/25   20/27 20/30 ?
116.45 Bathampton Jn 08/34 08/31   20/20 20/19 220.68
118.71 Bath Spa 08/36½ [P1] 08/37   20/17 [P2] 20/16 218.42
129.46 North Somerset Jn 08/52 [DM] 09/05   20/06 20/05 207.67
? Bristol East Jn 08/53 [UF] 09/06   20/05 [UM] 20/04 ?
130.31 Bristol Temple Meads 08.55a ~ 08.58d [P4] 09.07 ~ 09.16   19.59a ~ 20.04d [P7] 19.50 ~ 20.03 207.02
? Bristol West Jn 09/00 [DM] 09/17   19/57½ [UM] 19/48 ?
? Parson Street 09/02 [P1] 09/20   19/55½ [P2] 19/43 205.18
? Yatton 09/14½ 09/28   19/45½ 19/34 ?
147.11 Worle Jn 09/20½ 09/34   19/41 19/30 190.22
150.04 Uphill Jn 09/22½ 09/37   19/39 19/26 187.29
163.47 Bridgwater 09/33½ 09/49   19/26 19/16 173.66
170.36 Cogload Jn 09/45 09/57   19/20 19/11 166.77
175.12 Taunton 09/50 [P3] 10/02 [P3]   19c13 ~ 19c14 [P4] 19.05 ~ 19.06 162.21
176.60 Norton Fitzwarren 09/53½ 10/04   19/11 19/03 160.53
185.76 Whiteball 10/02½ 10/12   19/03 18/56 151.37
189.28 Tiverton Parkway 10/05½ [P1] 10/16   18/59 [P2] 18/53 148.05
? Tiverton Loop 10/07 10/17   18/57 18/51 ?
204.52 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/18½ 10/28   18/44 18/40 132.61
205.72 Exeter St Davids 10/22 [P4] 10/29   18/42 [P5] 18/39 131.41
216.34 Dawlish Warren 10/31 10/39   18/29 18/22 120.79
218.07 Dawlish 10/33 10/41   18/27 18/21 119.26
220.70 Teignmouth 10/38 10/44   18/23½ 18/18 116.43
226.05 Newton Abbot 10/44 [P2] 10/54   18/18 [P3] 18/14 111.28
? Newton Abbot West Jn 10/44½ 10/55   18/17 18/13 ?
229.76 Dainton Tunnel 10/49 10/58   18/13 18/09 107.37
234.66 Totnes 10/55 11/04   18/05 18/03 102.47
239.29 Rattery 11/03 11/11   18/00 17/59 98.05
? Aish Crossover 11/06 11/14   17/57 17/56 ?
246.27 Ivybridge 11/11 [P1] 11/18   17/52 [P2] 17/52 91.06
251.40 Hemerdon 11/16 11/23   17/47 17/46 85.73
254.55 Tavistock Jn 11/20 11/26   17/42 17/42 ?
? Lipson Jn 11/23 11/28   17/40 17/40 ?
257.75 Plymouth 11/25 [P4] 11/31   17c26 ~ 17c37 [P7] 17.30 ~ 17.37 79.38
260.67 St Budeaux Jn 11/31 11/36   17/20 17/20 76.46
262.13 Saltash 11/35½ [P1] 11/39   17/16 [P2] 17/15 75.20
267.15 St Germans 11/46 [P1] 11/45   17/08 [P2] 17/08 70.18
275.76 Liskeard 11/57 [P1] 11/55   16/59 [P2] 17/00 61.57
? St Pinnock Viaduct East 12/02 12/00   16/54 16/54 ?
280.73 Largin 12/03 12/01   16/53 16/53 56.40
284.68 Bodmin Parkway 12/10 [P1] 12/05   16/48 [P2] 16/48 52.45
288.21 Lostwithiel 12/19 [P2] 12/09   16/44 [P1] 16/44 49.12
292.51 Par 12.25a ~ 12.27d [P1] 12.15 ~ 12.22   16.35a ~ 16.38d [P2] 16.31 ~ ? [P2] 44.62
297.11 St Austell 12/33 [P1] 12/29   16/30 [P2] 16/25 40.22
299.11 Burngullow Jn 12/36 12/31   16/27 16/23 38.22
311.48 Truro 12.50a ~ 12.53d [P2] 12.47 ~ ?   16.07a ~ 16.10d [P3] 16.07 ~ ? 25.65
312.10 Penwithers Jn 12/55 12/53   16/05 16/06 25.23
? Redruth 13/04 ?   15/56 ? ?
324.23 Camborne 13/08 [P1] 13/07   15/51 [P2] 15/53 13.10
331.61 St Erth 13.19a ~ 13.21d [P1] 13.16 ~ 13.19   15.39a ~ 15.41d [P2] 15.40 ~ 15.42 5.52
? Long Rock 13/27 ?   15/34 ? ?
337.33 Penzance 13.30a [P2] 13.28   15.30d [P2] 15.31 0.00

Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z64 : (37668 + 37518 + tour stock) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Dorridge

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 04.29d
Wetmore Jn 04.33 ~ 04.38
Burton-on-Trent 04/41
Wichnor Jn 04/46
Tamworth HL 04/52
Kingsbury Jn 04/59
Whitacre Jn 05/09
Coleshill Parkway 05/12
Water Orton 05/14
Castle Bromwich Jn 05/16
Landor Street Jn 05/21
St Andrews Jn 05/23
Bordesley Jn 05/24
Small Heath South Jn 05/27
Tyseley 05*29 ~ 05*36 [P1]
Bentley Heath LC 05/43
Dorridge 05.44a [P1]

5Z65 : (37668 + 37518 + tour stock) : Penzance to Slopers Siding (propelling)

Location Booked
Penzance 13.56d [P2]
Slopers Siding 13.58a

5Z66 : (37518 + 37668 + tour stock) : Slopers Siding to Penzance (propelling)

Location Booked
Slopers Siding 15.00d
Penzance 15.02a [P2]

5Z67 : (37518 + 37668 + tour stock) : Dorridge to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Dorridge 22.53d [P3]
Bentley Heath LC 22/56
Tyseley 23/04
Small Heath South Jn 23/05
Bordesley Jn 23/09
St Andrews Jn 23/10
Landor Street Jn 23/12
Castle Bromwich Jn 23/27
Water Orton 23/28
Kingsbury Jn 23/31
Tamworth HL 23/36
Wichnor Jn 23/41
Leicester Jn 23/47
Burton-on-Trent 23/49
Wetmore Jn 23.55 ~ 00.06
Burton Wetmore Sidings 00.10a


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