16th September 1990

Pathfinder Tours
The Taw Tor Retourer

Locos Used 47974, 50031 'Hood' & 50032 'Courageous'

Route : 1Z18 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47974 Manchester Piccadilly - Slade Lane Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Macclesfield - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - (via WCML) - Nuneaton
47974 Nuneaton - Abbey Jn - Whitacre Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Old Hill - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
50031 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - (via Weston-super-Mare avoiding line) - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids
50032 (1) Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - Crediton - Barnstaple
50031 (2) Barnstaple - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Exmouth
50032 (1) Exmouth -  - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids
50031 (2) Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot
50032 (1) Newton Abbot - Heathfield
50031 (2) Heathfield - Newton Abbot
50032 (1) Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids
50032 Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - (via Frome avoiding line) - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
47974 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Abbotswood Jn - (via Spetchley) - Stoke Works Jn - King's Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Dudley Port - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) 50031 on rear.
(2) 50032 on rear.
(3) Route confirmation required north of Cheltenham Spa (in both directions) - above is from booked times. John Cassey comments: The same headboard as the original tour was used but with 'Re' stencilled in front of 'Tourer'.

Sources : Melvin Teale (joined/left the train at Bristol Parkway) &
John Cassey (joined/left the train at Cheltenham Spa)

Photo Review


47974 at Bristol Temple Meads (photo: John Cassey)


50031 at Barnstaple (photo: John Cassey)


50032 at Barnstaple (photo: John Cassey)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Cassey)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Manchester Piccadilly 04.41d ?   23.24a ? 173.27
2.25 Slade Lane Jn 04/45 ?   23/21 ? 171.02
5.15 Heaton Norris Jn 04/48 ?   23/18 ? 168.12
5.70 Stockport 04.50a ~ 04.51d ?   23.15a ~ 23.16d ? 167.37
6.12 Edgeley Jn 04/53 ?   23/13 ? 166.72
8.11 Cheadle Hulme 04/55 ?   23/11 ? 165.16
17.67 Macclesfield 05/07 ?   23/02 ? 155.40
31.33 Kidsgrove 05/20 ?   22/50 ? 141.74
37.64 Stoke-on-Trent 05.27a ~ 05.28d ?   22.41a ~ 22.42d ? 135.43
44.72 Stone 05/37 ?   22/32 ? 128.35
48.48 Norton Bridge 05/42 ?   22/25 ? 124.59
53.77 Stafford 05.49a ~ 05.50d ?   22.18a ~ 22.19d ? 119.30

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
60.32 Colwich Jn 05/58 ?
63.18 Rugeley 06/00 ?
71.17 Lichfield TV 06/06 ?
77.28 Tamworth LL 06/11 ?
90.30 Nuneaton 06.27a ~ 06.42d ?
91.15 Abbey Jn 06/44 ?
100.74 Whitacre Jn 06/56 ?
103.59 Water Orton 06/59 ?
109.65 Landor Street Jn 07/05 ?
111.30 Birmingham New Street 07.09a ~ 07.11d ?
115.09 Galton Jn 07/19 ?
123.55 Stourbridge Junction 07/32 ?
130.12 Kidderminster 07/40 ?
133.66 Hartlebury 07/45 ?
139.48 Droitwich Spa 07/50 ?
145.27 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.57a ~ 07.59d ?
148.32 Norton Jn 08/03 ?
149.12 Abbotswood Jn 08/08 ?
159.79 Ashchurch 08/14 ?
167.10 Cheltenham Spa 08.22a ~ 08.24d ??.?? ~ 08.36
172.53 Barnwood Jn 08/30 08/42
173.40 Gloucester Yard Jn 08/31 08/43
179.50 Standish Jn 08/36 08/48
192.75 Charfield 08/46 08/58
201.08 Westerleigh Jn 08/54 09/07
205.58 Bristol Parkway 09.00a ~ 09.02d 09.12 ~ 09.14
206.77 Filton Jn 09/04 09/16
209.77 Stapleton Road 09/07 09/19
210.74 Dr Days Jn 09/08 09/21
211.40
0.00		 Bristol Temple Meads 09L10a ~ 09L22d 09.23 ~ 09.48
16.65 Worle Jn 09/40 10/04
19.58 Uphill Jn 09/42 10/07
33.21 Bridgwater 09/52 10/17
39.63 Cogload Jn 09/57 10/22
44.60 Taunton 10*02 ~ 10*24 10/25
59.00 Tiverton Parkway 10/40 10/39
74.26 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/51 10/54
75.46
0.00		 Exeter St Davids 10L53a ~ 11L17d 10.58 ~ 11.19
1.20 Cowley Bridge Jn 11/20 11/23
6.76 Crediton 11t27 ~ 11t28 11.31 ~ 11.31
21.24 Eggesford 11x48 ~ 11x50 11.54 ~ 11.55
38.75
0.00		 Barnstaple 12.15a ~ 12.27d 12.22 ~ 12.34
17.51 Eggesford 12x53 ~ 12x55 13.00 ~ 13.03
31.79 Crediton 13t14 ~ 13t15 13/21
37.55 Cowley Bridge Jn 13*22 ~ 13*25 13/30
38.75 Exeter St Davids 13/28 13/33
39.57 Exeter Central 13/31 13/35
40.66 Exmouth Jn 13/35 13/38
45.09 Topsham 13/40 13/44
50.16
0.00		 Exmouth 13p48a ~ 14p20d 13.52 ~ 14.22
5.07 Topsham 14x30 ~ 14x32 14.32 ~ 14.33
9.30 Exmouth Jn 14/40 14/39
10.39 Exeter Central 14/42 14/41
11.21
0.00		 Exeter St Davids 14.45a ~ 14.55d 14.45 ~ 14.56
10.42 Dawlish Warren 15*08 ~ 15*31 15.11 ~ 15.29
20.14
0.00		 Newton Abbot 15.41a ~ 15.51d 15.43 ~ 15.52
3.41
0.00		 Heathfield 16.13a ~ 16.28d 16.14 ~ 16.19
3.41
0.00		 Newton Abbot 16.50a ~ 17.00d 17.00 ~ 17.03
9.52 Dawlish Warren 17/11 17/15
20.14 Exeter St Davids 17L21a ~ 17L32d 17.26 ~ 17.41
21.34 Cowley Bridge Jn 17/34 17/44
36.60 Tiverton Parkway 17/42 17/56
50.74 Taunton 17/59 18/08
78.37 Castle Cary 18/19 18/27
91.26 Blatchbridge Jn 18/30 18/37
93.43 Clink Road Jn 18/32 18/38
96.65 Fairwood Jn 18/35 18/42
98.19 Westbury 18c38 ~ 18c40 18.44 ~ 18.45
98.64 Hawkeridge Jn 18/42 18/47
103.43 Bradford Jn 18/49 18/52
112.65 Bathampton Jn 19/05 19/06
115.01 Bath Spa 19/09 19/11
125.56 North Somerset Jn 19/21 19/21
126.36
0.00		 Bristol Temple Meads 19L23a ~ 19L45d 19.24 ~ 19.46
0.46 Dr Days Jn 19/47 19/49
1.43 Stapleton Road 19/48 19/50
4.43 Filton Jn 19/52 19/54
5.62 Bristol Palkway 19.54a ~ 19.56d 19.56 ~ 19.59
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 20/02 20/06
18.45 Charfield 20/09 20/13
31.70 Standish Jn 20/20 20/23
38.00 Gloucester Yard Jn 20/29 20/29
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 20.35a ~ 20.37d 20.35 ~ ??.??
51.40 Ashchurch 20/47 ?
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 20/54 ?
73.48 Stoke Works Jn 21*03 ~ 21-0* ?
75.58 Bromsgrove 21/11 ?
79.21 Barnt Green 21/18 ?
84.29 King's Norton 21/26 ?
89.44 St Andrews Jn 21/35 ?
90.41 Proof House Jn 21/37 ?
91.15 Birmingham New Street 21.40a ~ 21.42d ?
93.48 Galton Jn 21/47 ?
98.39 Dudley Port 21/51 ?
103.79 Wolverhampton 21.59a ~ 22.01d ?
105.53 Bushbury Jn 22/05 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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