6th May 1990

Pathfinder Tours
The Ironbridge Ramblers

Locos Used 20130 + 20143 & 37101+37278

Three round trips were made: 1T56, 1T57 & 1T58 respectively

Route (1st trip) : 1T56 throughout

Locos Route
37101 + 37278 Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Landor Street Jn - Grand Jn - Birmingham New Street - Sandwell & Dudley - Wolverhampton - Oxley Jn - Madeley Jn - Ironbridge Power Station
20143 + 20130 Ironbridge Power Station - Madeley Jn - Oxley Jn - Wolverhampton - Crane Street Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall

Route (2nd trip) : 1T57 throughout

Locos Route
20143 + 20130 Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Landor Street Jn - Grand Jn - Birmingham New Street - Sandwell & Dudley - Wolverhampton - Oxley Jn - Madeley Jn - Ironbridge Power Station
37278 + 37101 Ironbridge Power Station - Madeley Jn - Oxley Jn - Wolverhampton - Crane Street Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall

Route (3rd trip) : 1T58 throughout

Locos Route
37278 + 37101 Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Landor Street Jn - Grand Jn - Birmingham New Street - Sandwell & Dudley - Wolverhampton - Oxley Jn - Madeley Jn - Ironbridge Power Station
37101 + 37278 + 20130 + 20143 Ironbridge Power Station - Madeley Jn - Oxley Jn - Wolverhampton

Notes :
(1) Page originally uploaded showing all legs (except the very last) with locos running top-n-tail however Mark Herriott has disputed this and quoted available photo evidence, none of which shows locos on the rear of trains. Train 3 was also showing the class 20s in charge from Walsall to Ironbridge but this has been corrected by Mark Herriott who was on the train and confirms the 37's out, for all four locos back.


37101+37298 at Walsall before setting off with 1T56 (photo: John Cassey)

Sources : Janet Cottrell, Don Kennedy, Kevin Gaylard, Simon Bennett, Andy Thomson & Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison & John Cassey)

    1T56   1T57   1T58
M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual   Booked
0.00 Walsall 11.00d 11.00   14.10d 14.29d   17.03d
0.42 Rycroft Jn 11/02 11/02   14/12 14/31   17/05
12.11 Park Lane Jn 11/20 11/28   14/30 14/54   17/23
12.69 Castle Bromwich Jn 11/22 11/31   14/32 14/56   17/25
17.35 Landor Street Jn 11/29 11/38   14/39 15/04   17/32
18.26 Proof House Jn 11/30½ 11/40   14/44 15/08   17/34
19.00 Birmingham New Street 11/33 11/42   14/46 15/15   17/36
21.01 Soho South Jn 11/39 11/47   14/52 15/20   17/42
22.59 Galton Jn 11/41 11/49   15/54 15/23   17/44
26.24 Dudley Port 11/44½ 11/52   14/58 15/27   17/48
31.64 Wolverhampton 11/52 11/58   15/05 15/35   17/55
40.67 Cosford 12/07 12/15   15/20 15/46   18/05
46.24 Madeley Jn 12t14 ~ 12t16 12.22 ~ 12.22   15t26 ~ 15t28 15.54 ~ 15.54   18t12 ~ 18t14
? Lightmoor Jn 12t27 ~ 12t28 12.33 ~ 12.34   15t39 ~ 15t40 16.06 ~ 16.06   18t23 ~ 18t24
52.33
0.00		 Ironbridge Power Station 12L38 ~ 12L55 12.50 ~ 13.00   15L50 ~ 16L05 16.20 ~ 16.29   18L34 ~ 18L50
? Lightmoor Jn 13t05 ~ 13t06 13.10 ~ 13.11   16t15 ~ 16t16 16/41   19t00 ~ 19t01
6.09 Madeley Jn 13t18 ~ 13t19 13.23 ~ 13.24   16t28 ~ 16t29 16.52 ~ 16.52   19t13 ~ 19t14
11.46 Cosford 13/24 13/30   16/34 16/58   19/19
20.49 Wolverhampton 13/47 13/57   16.44a ~ ??.??d 17.12 ~ ??.??   19.31a ~ ??.??d
22.33 Portobello Jn 13/52 14/02   16/49 17/17  
25.32 Darlaston Jn 13/55 14/08   16/53 17/21  
26.33 Pleck Jn 13/57 14/11   16/54 17/23  
27.18 Walsall 13.59a 14.15   16.56a 17.25  


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