27th May 1990

Pathfinder Tours
Wensleydale Wanderer

Locos Used 31423 'Jerome K Jerome', 31428 'The North Yorkshire Moors Railway', 31459, 31568 'The Enginemen's Fund', 37217, 37244 & 47476

Route : 1Z38 throughout

Loco(s) Route
31423 + 31568 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Hartlebury - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Cradley Heath - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street
37244 (2) Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Four Oaks - Lichfield City - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Loop
37244 + 37217 Ambergate Loop - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill Jn - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Shepcote Lane East Jn - Rotherham Central - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Monkhill - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - Dringhouses Yard (5)
37244 + 37217 (3) Dringhouses Yard - Holgate Jn - York Yard South - Skelton Jn - Northallerton - Castle Hills Jn
47476 (4) Castle Hills Jn - Redmire
37244 + 37217 (3) Redmire - Castle Hills Jn
47476 (4) Castle Hills Jn - Northallerton - (via ECML) - York
37244 + 37217 York - Skelton Jn - Hammerton - Harrogate - Horsforth - Wortley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Leeds
31459 + 31428 Leeds - Methley Jn - Altofts Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Barnsley - Ecclesfield - Wincobank Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Tapton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) One of the 31's suffered 'fuel starvation' from Gloucester but made it to Birmingham New Street.
(2) Plus 37217 in-tow (should have been powering but the multiple-working connection was not working).
(3) 47476 on rear.
(4) 37244 & 37217 on rear.
(5) Confirmation of the location where 47476 was attached to the rear is required; booked point was York Yard South however it has been uploaded initially as having taken place in Dringhouses Yard, but a set of actual timings now received suggest it may have taken place as booked in York Yard South?

Sources : Steve Clark, 'Virginsfinest', 'MisterC' & John Cassey

Photo Review


31423+31568 arriving at Cheltenham Spa (photo: John Cassey)


37244+37217 at Redmire (photo: John Cassey)


47476 at Redmire (photo: John Cassey)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Cassey)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 06.30d ?   23.50a ? 217.05
0.46 Dr Days Jn 06/32 ?   23/48 ? 216.39
1.43 Stapleton Road 06/33 ?   23/47 ? 215.42
4.43 Filton Jn 06/37 ?   23/41 ? 212.42
5.62 Bristol Parkway 06.39a ~ 06.41d ?   23.37a ~ 23.39d ? 211.22
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 06/47 ?   23/31 ? 206.52
18.45 Charfield 06/54 ?   23/23 ? 198.39
31.70 Standish Jn 07/03 ?   23/11 ? 185.14
38.00 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/10 ?   23/06 ? 179.04
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 07.16a ~ 07.18d ??.?? ~ 08.49   22.57a ~ 22.59d 00.58 ~ ??.?? 172.54
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 07/36 09/04   22/42 00/43 154.56
63.10 Norton Jn 07/37 09/05   22/40 00/40 153.74
66.15 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.42a ~ 07.44d 09.10 ~ 09.11   22.32a ~ 22.34d 00.34 ~ 00.35 150.69
66.62 Tunnel Jn 07/45 09/12   22/31 00/33 150.22
71.74 Droitwich Spa 07/51 09/18   22/25 00/27 145.10
77.56 Hartlebury 0//00 09/24   22/20 00/21 139.28
81.30 Kidderminster 08/03½ 09/28   22/15 00/18 135.54
88.09 Stourbridge Junction 08.11a ~ 08.13d 09.35 ~ 09.36   22.05a ~ 22.07d 00.06 ~ 00.10 128.75
90.56 Cradley Heath 07/17 09/44   22/00 00/01 126.28
96.33 Galton Jn 08/27 09/53   21/51 23/53 120.51
98.11 Soho South Jn 08/29½ 09/55   21/49 23/50 118.73
100.12 Birmingham New Street 08.34a ~ 08.38d 10L06 ~ 10L32   21.37a ~ 21.45d 23.42 ~ 23.45 116.72
102.68 Aston 08/43½ 10/40   21/31½ 23/34 114.16
105.24 Erdington 08/50 10/46   21/29 23/30 111.60
109.14 Four Oaks 09/00 10/53   21/23 23/24 107.70
116.40 Lichfield City 09.07a ~ 09.08d 11.04 ~ 11.07   21.12a ~ 21.13d 23.08 ~ 23.12 100.44
123.04 Wichnor Jn 09/18 11/18   21/02 22/55 94.00
128.47 Burton-on-Trent 09/23 11/25   20/56 22/48 88.37
134.64 Stenson Jn 09/29½ 11/31   20/50½ 22/43 82.20
139.48 Derby 09.43a ~ 09.47d 11.38 ~ 11.40   20.40a ~ 20.43d 22.31 ~ 22.36 77.36
149.41 Ambergate Jn 10/00 12/08   20/28 22/20 67.43
159.49 Clay Cross South Jn 10/11 12/18   20/19½ 22/12 57.35
163.59 Chesterfield 10.15a ~ 10.17d 12.22 ~ 12.25   20.11a ~ 20.13d 22.04 ~ 22.06 53.25

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
173.01 Beighton Jn 10/29 12/36
176.24 Treeton Jn 10/33 12/41
178.59 Shepcote Lane East Jn 10/36 12/53
? Rotherham Central 10/40 12/58
183.79 Aldwarke Jn 10/44 13/04
? Swinton 10/46 13/07
194.01 Moorthorpe 10/54 13/20
200.79 Pontefract Monkhill 11/04 13/32
207.12 Milford Jn 11/15 13/39
211.41 Church Fenton 11/20 13/44
216.58 Colton Jn 11/27 13/49
222.10 York Yard South 11L33 ~ 11L47 13.55 ~ 14.24
223.31 Skelton Jn 11/51 14/35
231.20 Tollerton 11/59 14/43
243.76 Thirsk 12/09 14/54
251.56 Northallerton 12/26 15/02
252.43
0.00		 Castle Hills Jn 12.30 ~ 12.43 15.06 ~ 15.08
2.51 Ainderby 12/47 15/17
5.42 Leeming Bar 13/05 15/36
7.23 Bedale 13/11 15/44
? Leyburn 13/43 16/17
22.14
0.00		 Redmire 13.55a ~ 14.05d 16.40 ~ 16.57
? Leyburn 14/28 17/15
14.71 Bedale 15/02 17/40
16.52 Leeming Bar 15/08 17/45
19.43 Ainderby 15/27 17/57
22.14
0.00		 Castle Hills Jn 15L41 ~ 15L51 18.07 ~ 18.29
0.67 Northallerton 15/53 18/32
8.47 Thirsk 15/59 18/41
21.23 Tollerton 16/10 18/50
29.12 Skelton Jn 16/21 18/56
30.63 York 16.27a ~ 17.25d 18.59 ~ 19.32
32.34 Skelton Jn 17/29 19/36
33.58 Poppleton 17/31 19/39
39.45 Hammerton 17/37 19/46
41.04 Cattal 17/40 19/50
47.38 Knaresborough 17/49 19/57
51.22 Harrogate 17/56 20/05
57.64 Weeton 18/05 20/14
63.65 Horsforth 18/14 20/21
68.32 Wortley Jn 18/21 20/26
68.77 Whitehall Jn 18/23 20/30
69.45
0.00		 Leeds 18L25a  18L37d 20.33 ~ 20.45
8.44 Methley Jn 18/49 20/56
10.01 Altofts Jn 18/55 20/57
13.74 Wakefield Kirkgate 19/09 21/03
16.18 Horbury Jn 19/12 21/08
25.04 Barnsley 19/22 21/19
35.21 Ecclesfield 19/33 21/29
37.73 Wincobank Station Jn 19/39 21/35
41.05 Sheffield 19c44 ~ 19c54 21/42
44.75 Dore Station Jn 20/01 21/50

Timings continue in first table.

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