1st June 2024

Pathfinder Railtours
The English Riviera Airshow

Locos Used (2) 50007 'Hercules' & D1015 'Western Champion'
Stock Used 6024+5961+5952+5929+1200+3304+3325+1657+3386+3345+17105

Route :
1Z50 : Tame Bridge Parkway to Paignton
1Z52 : Paignton to Tame Bridge Parkway

Loco(s) Route
D1015 (1) Tame Bridge Parkway - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - 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 - Torquay - Paignton
D1015 (1) Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Thingley Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Tame Bridge Parkway

Notes :
(1) 50007 on rear.
(2) D1015 running numbered / named as D1011 'Western Thunderer' on one side only. 50007 running numbered / named as 50034 'Furious' on one side only.


D1015 arrives at Swindon on the outward leg (photo: Richard Szwejkowski)

Source : Richard Szwejkowski (on the tour from/to Swindon)

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

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Tame Bridge Parkway 06.20d 06.20   23.50a 23.56 247.28
3.38 Perry Barr North Jn 06/26 06/26   23/44½ 23/49 243.70
? Perry Barr West Jn 06/28 06/27   23/43½ 23/48 ?
? Soho East Jn 06/33 06/31   23/38½ 23/45 ?
6.23 Soho South Jn 06/34 06/35   23/37 23/44 241.05
8.20 Birmingham New Street 06.39a ~ 06.42d [P2] [WL] 06.42 ~ 06.46   23.20a ~ 23.31d [P11] 23.20 ~ 23.36 239.08
? Proof House Jn 06/45 06/48   23/17½ [DEL] 23/18 ?
? Grand Jn 06/46 06/49   23/17 23/17 ?
9.71 St Andrews Jn 06/48½ 06/52   23/14½ 23/14 237.37
10.17 Bordesley Jn 06/50 [ML] 06/53   23/13½ 23/13 237.11
? Small Heath South Jn 06/53 [FL] 06/57   23/12½ 23/10 ?
12.23 Tyseley 06/54 [P1] 06/58   23/11½ [P2] [FL] 23/09 235.05
? Bentley Heath LC 07/01 07/04   23/03 23/00 ?
19.33 Dorridge 07.02a ~ 07.05d [P1] 07.05 ~ 07.07   22.58a ~ 23.01d [P2] 22.55 ~ 22.58 227.75
26.14 Hatton 07/11½ [P1] 07/15   22/50 [P2] 22/48 221.14
32.21 Leamington Spa 07.23a ~ 07.26d [P3] 07.23 ~ 07.26   22.37a ~ 22.40d [P2] 22.37 ~ 22.40 215.07
43.58 Fenny Compton 07/39½ 07/38   22/27 22/27 203.50
? Reservoir Jn 07/48 07/45   22/18½ 22/19 ?
52.12 Banbury 07.50a ~ 07.58d [P1] 07.48 ~ 07.59   22.13a ~ 22.16d [P2] 22.12 ~ 22.17 195.16
57.16 Aynho Jn 08/05 08/05   22/06 22/05 190.12
63.07 Heyford 08/11 08/10   21/56½ 21/59 184.21
71.76 Wolvercote Jn 08/18 [UR] 08/18   21/49 21/52 175.32
? Oxford North Jn 08/20 [UR] 08/20   21/46 21/50 ?
74.67 Oxford 08.23a ~ 08.26d [P3] [UR] 08.21 ~ 08.26   21.42a ~ 21.44d [P4] [DR] 21.44 ~ 21.47 172.41
75.28 Oxford Up & Down Passenger 08*28 ~ 08*36 08/28   - - -
? Hinksey North 08/37 08/29   21/40 21/42 ?
77.20 Kennington Jn 08/39 08/30   21/39 21/41 170.08
84.37 Didcot North Jn 08/48 08/37   21/32 21/33 162.71
85.08 Foxhall Jn 08*51 ~ 08*58 [DM] 08/40   21/30 21/31 162.20
91.55 Wantage Road 09/05 [DR] 08/49   21/23 21/24 155.53
95.33 Challow 09*10 ~ 09*20 ? ~ 09.20   21/20 21/21 151.75
97.72 Uffington 09/24 09/26   21/18 21/19 149.36
108.56 Swindon 09.35a ~ 09.42d [P3] 09.39 ~ 09.46   21.03a ~ 21.07d [P3] 21.04 ~ 21.07 138.52
114.40 Wootton Bassett Jn 09/48½ 09/55   20/56½ 20/57 132.68
125.29 Chippenham 09/57½ [P1] 10/04   20/46 [P2] 20/48 121.79
? Thingley East Jn 09/58½ 10/05   20/44½ 20/47 ?
? Thingley Jn 09/59½ 10/06   20/43½ 20/46 119.65
135.78 Bathampton Jn 10/09½ 10/13   - - -
138.24 Bath Spa 10/13½ [P1] 10/16   - - -
148.79 North Somerset Jn 10/29 [DM] 10/29   - - -
? Bristol East Jn 10/30 10/30   - - -
149.64 Bristol Temple Meads 10*32 ~ 10*47 [P15] 10.32 ~ 10.48   - - -
? Bristol West Jn 10/49 10/50   - - -
? Parson Street 10/50½ 10/54   - - -
? Yatton 10/59½ 11/03   - - -
166.44 Worle Jn 11/03½ 11/08   - - -
169.37 Uphill Jn 11/05½ 11/10   - - -
183.00 Bridgwater 11/16½ 11/22   - - -
- Melksham - -   20/38 20/39 ?
- Bradford Jn - -   20/32½ 20/34 111.35
- Trowbridge - -   20/29 20/31 ?
- Westbury - -   20*03 ~ 20*18 [P2] 19.58 ~ 20.24 [P3] 106.11
- Fairwood Jn - -   20/00½ 19/55 104.57
- Clink Road Jn - -   19/54½ 19/51 101.31
- Blatchbridge Jn - -   19/52½ 19/50 99.38
- East Somerset Jn - -   19/49 19/47 95.17
- Castle Cary - -   19/42 [P1] 19/39 86.45
- Somerton GF - -   19/32 19/29 75.61
- Athelney LC - -   19/24 19/22 66.73
189.69 Cogload Jn 11/22½ 11/27   19/20 19/19 63.56
194.45 Taunton 11/26½ [P3] 11/31   19*09 ~ 19*14 [P5] 19.09 ~ 19.13 59.00
196.13 Norton Fitzwarren 11/27½ 11/32   19/07 19/06 57.32
205.29 Whiteball 11/36½ 11/40   18/59½ 18/59 48.16
208.61 Tiverton Parkway 11/39½ [P1] 11/44   18/56½ [P2] 18/55 44.64
? Tiverton Loop 11/41 11/45   18/55 18/54 ?
224.05 Cowley Bridge Jn 11/52½ 11/56   18/42½ 18/42 29.40
225.25 Exeter St Davids 11/54 [P4] 11/59   18/41 [P5] 18/40 28.20
235.67 Dawlish Warren 12/03 12/11   18/25½ 18/25 17.58
237.40 Dawlish 12/04½ 12/16   18/24 18/24 16.05
240.23 Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/22   18/21 18/21 13.22
245.38 Newton Abbot 12/16 [P1] 12/35   18/15½ [P3] 18/16 8.07
? Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18½ 12/36   18/15 18/15 ?
251.32 Torquay 12.27a ~ 12.30d 12.49 ~ 12.53   18.02a ~ 18.05d 18.03 ~ 18.06 2.13
253.45 Paignton 12.36a [P1] 12.59   17.57d [P2] 17.57 0.00

Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

01/06/24 :
3Z50 : (D1015 with 50007 on rear) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Tame Bridge Parkway

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 04.40d
Wetmore Jn 04.44 ~ 04.49
Burton-on-Trent 04/52
Wichnor Jn 04/57
Tamworth HL 05/03
Kingsbury Jn 05/09
Water Orton 05/14
Water Orton West Jn 05/15
Park Lane Jn 05/17
Sutton Park 05/25
Ryecroft Jn 05/40
Walsall 05/42
Pleck Jn 05/44
Bescot Stadium 05/50
Tame Bridge Parkway 05.54a

5Z50 : (D1015 with 50007 on rear) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 12.46d [P1]
Paignton GF 23/48
Goodrington C.S. 12.51a

5Z50 : (D1015 with 50007 on rear) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 17.40d
Paignton GF 17/42
Paignton 17.45a [P2]

02/06/24 :
5Z52 : (D1015 with 50007 on rear) : Tame Bridge Parkway to Bescot Down Loop
5Z52 : (50007 with D1015 on rear) : Bescot Down Loop to Bescot Up Engineers Siding

Location Booked
Tame Bridge Parkway 00.01d
Newton Jn 00/02
Bescot Down Loop 00.05 ~ 00.10
Bescot Up Engineers Siding 00.14a

5Z53 : (D1015 with 50007 on rear) : Bescot Up Engineers Siding to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Bescot Up Engineers Siding 14.26d
Bescot Stadium 14/29
Pleck Jn 14/32
Walsall 14/36
Ryecroft Jn 14/38
Sutton Park 14/52
Park Lane Jn 14/59
Water Orton West Jn 15*02 ~ 15*13
Water Orton 15/15
Kingsbury Jn 15/19
Tamworth HL 15/23
Wichnor Jn 15/29
Burton-on-Trent 15/34
Wetmore Jn 15.40 ~ 15.45
Burton Wetmore Sidings 15.50a


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