5th April 2025

Pathfinder Railtours
The Weardale Explorer

Locos Used 47813 & 47832
Stock Used 3352+3395+1961+3326+3278+3431+6724+5929+6024+6158+9539

Route : 
1Z20 : Gloucester to Stanhope
1Z21 : Stanhope to Gloucester

Loco(s) Route
47832 (1) Gloucester - 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 - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Darlington - North Road - Heighington - Shildon - Bishop Auckland West - Wolsingham - Stanhope
47813 (2) Stanhope - (reverse of outward route) - Church Fenton - Sherburn Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Hexthorpe Jn - Mexborough - Thrybergh Jn - Aldwarke Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester

Notes :
(1) 47813 on rear.
(2) 47832 on rear.
(3) Off tour options: visit York, or Darlington and Hopetown Works, or The Auckland Project, or Locomotion Museum at Shildon or Weardale Railway to Stanhope.

Source : Richard Szwejkowski (joined/left the tour at Gloucester)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Gloucester 06.32d [P1] 06.37   22.42a [P2] 22.56 253.67
? Horton Road Jn 06/33 06/39   22/39½ 22/55 ?
0.77 Barnwood Jn 06/34 06/40   22/32 22/53 252.70
6.40 Cheltenham Spa 06.40a ~ 06.43d [P2] 06.48 ~ 06.53   22.22a ~ 22.25d [P1] 22.35 ~ 22.40 247.27
13.62 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 06/50½ [P1] 07/01   22/14 [P2] 22/27 240.05
24.38 Abbotswood Jn 07/01 07/10   22/06½ 22/18 229.29
25.05 Worcestershire Parkway 07.02a ~ 07.06d [P1] 07.11 ~ 07.15   22.00a ~ 22.03d [P2] 22.14 ~ 22.17 228.62
35.55 Stoke Works Jn 07/18 07/26   21/51½ 22/05 218.12
37.68 Bromsgrove 07/20 [P2] 07/28   21/49½ [P3] 22/03 215.79
41.31 Barnt Green 07/27 [P1] [UGF] 07/32   21/46½ [P2] 21/58 212.36
? Longbridge 07/29½ 07/34   21/44 21/55 ?
46.39 Kings Norton 07/32½ 07/37   21/41 [DGF] 21/51 207.28
48.54 Selly Oak 07/37 07/39   21/37 21/48 205.13
51.06 Five Ways 07/43 [P1] 07/43   21/34 [P2] 21/44 202.61
51.78 Birmingham New Street 07.51a ~ 07.55d [P8] [DEL] 07.50 ~ 07.56   21.25a ~ 21.30d [P10] 21.33 ~ 21.40 201.69
? Proof House Jn 07/57½ 07/58   21/22½ [DEL] 21/31 ?
? Grand Jn 07/58 07/59   21/21 21/30 ?
53.41 Landor Street Jn 07/59½ [ML] 08/00   21/20 21/29 200.26
? Duddeston Jn 08/01 [UDS] 08/01   21/19 21/28 ?
? Washwood Heath West Jn 08/02½ 08/03   21/18 21/27 ?
? Bromford Bridge 08/05½ 08/05   21/16 21/26 ?
? Castle Bromwich Jn 08/09 08/10   21/13½ 21/25 ?
59.13 Water Orton West Jn 08*10 ~ 08*37 ? ~ 08.38   21/13 21/24 ?
59.49 Water Orton 08/39½ 08/40   21/12½ [ML] 21/23 194.18
63.43 Kingsbury Jn 08/44 08/44   21/09½ 21/20 190.24
69.24 Tamworth HL 08.49a ~ 08.52d [P3] 08.49 ~ 08.53 [P3]   20.59a ~ 21.02d [P4] 21.11 ~ 21.14 184.43
76.60 Wichnor Jn 09/00 09/00   20/52½ 21/03 177.07
82.15 Burton-on-Trent 09/04 [P1] 09/04   20/47½ [P2] 20/58 171.52
? Clay Mills Jn 09/06 09/07   20/45½ 20/56 ?
? North Stafford Jn 09/08½ 09/10   20/42½ 20/54 ?
88.32 Stenson Jn 09/09 09/11   20/42 20/53 165.35
? L.N.W. Jn 09/12 [UTF] 09/13   20/36 [UTS] 20/47 ?
93.16 Derby 09.15a ~ 09.18d [P1] [A] 09.15 ~ 09.17 [P1]   20.23a ~ 20.34d [P3] 20.35 ~ 20.42 160.51
? St Mary's South Jn 09/20 [DF] 09/20   20/20½ [C] 20/32 ?
103.09 Ambergate Jn 09/28½ 09/28   20/13 20/25 150.58
113.38 Clay Cross North Jn 09/37½ [ML] 09/37   20/03½ 20/16 140.29
? Chesterfield South Jn 09/40½ 09/39   20/01 [EL] 20/14 ?
117.27 Chesterfield 09*42 ~ 09*44 [P1] [DBH] 09.40 ~ 09.42   19*57 ~ 19*59 [P3] 20/13? 136.40
? Tapton Jn 09/47 09/43   19/55½ 20/12 ?
120.52 Barrow Hill North Jn 09/50½ 09/48   19/51 20/08 133.15
126.55 Beighton Jn 09/56 09/55   19/41 20/03 127.12
129.72 Treeton Jn 09/59 09/59   19/36 20/00 123.75
133.31 Masborough Jn 10*04 ~ 10*12 ? ~ 10.08   19/32 19/56 120.36
135.65 Aldwarke Jn 10/16 10/12   19/28 19/52 118.02
138.01 Swinton 10/17½ 10/14   - -  
145.57 Moorthorpe 10/24½ [P2] 10/22   - -  
? Pontefract Baghill 10/32 10/29   - -  
154.59 Ferrybridge North Jn 10/34½ 10/31   - -  
159.04 Milford Jn 10/43½ 10/38   - -  
- Thrybergh Jn - -   19/23 19/50 117.23
- Mexborough - -   19/19 19/47 114.72
- Hexthorpe Jn - -   19/13 19/40 109.67
- Doncaster - -   19*06 ~ 19*09 [P8] 19.34 ~ 19.35 107.66
- Shaftholme Jn - -   19/00 19/26 ?
- Temple Hirst Jn - -   18/52½ 19/20 94.47
- Hambleton South Jn - -   18/47½ 19/14 89.48
- Hambleton West Jn - -   18/46½ 19/04 88.30
- Gascoigne Wood Jn - -   18/44 18/59 86.46
? Sherburn Jn 10/45½ ?   18/41 18/56 85.37
163.17 Church Fenton 10/48½ [P2] [NNL] 10/46 [P2]   18/38½ [P1] 18/54 82.74
168.34 Colton Jn 10/56 [NNL] 10/54   18/32 [NNL] 18/49 77.57
173.75 York 11.02a ~ 11.17d [P5] 11.01 ~ 11.17   18.21a ~ 18.26d [P3] [NNL] 18.32 ~ 18.42 [P11] 72.16
? Skelton Jn 11/20 [DS] 11/20   18/18 18/28 ?
? Skelton Bridge Jn 11/21½ [DS] 11/23   18*10 ~ 18*15 [UF] ? ~ 18.24 69.05
183.44 Tollerton Jn 11/29 [DS] 11/31   18/01½ [US] 17/58 62.47
196.11 Thirsk 11/39 [DS] 11/42   17/51 [UF] 17/50 50.00
202.62 Longlands Jn 11*46 ~ 11*55 11.48 ~ 11.54   17/46½ [UF] 17/46 ?
203.71 Northallerton 11/57 11/57   17/45½ 17/45 42.20
218.05 Darlington 12/10½ [P4] 12/11   17.28a ~ 17.32d [P4] 17.20 ~ 17.32 28.06
219.28 North Road 12.13a ~ 12.16d [P1] 12.15 ~ 12.17   17.16a ~ 17.21d [P1] 17.14 ~ 17.16 26.63
223.67 Heighington 12/23½ 12/25   17x02 ~17x08 ? ~ 17.05 22.24
? Newton Aycliffe 12/27 ?   16/59 ? ?
227.13 Shildon 12.30a ~ 12.34d [P2] ?   16.51a ~ 16.56d [P1] ? 18.78
230.22 Bishop Auckland West 12t41 ~ 12t43 ?   16t43 ~ 16t45 ? 15.69
? Wolsingham ? ?   ? ? ?
? Frosterley ? ?   ? ? ?
246.11 Stanhope 13.35a 13.40?   15.45d 15.45? 0.00

Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

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