(12th -) 13th (-14th) October 1990
Pathfinder Tours
The Tay-Forth Centenarian 2
Locos Used | 37293, 47114, 47805 & 47829 |
Route : 1Z39 throughout
Date(s) | Loco | Route |
12/10-13/10 | 47805? | Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads |
13/10 | 47805 | 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 - Stoke Works Jn - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry barr North Jn - Bescot - Portoello Jn - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carlisle |
13/10 | 37293 | Carlisle - approx 1 mile north of station |
13/10 | 37293 | set back into Carlisle station |
13/10 | 37293 | Carlisle - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Wishaw - Wishaw Central Jn - Holytown Jn - Holytown - Bellshill - Newton - (via WCML) - Glasgow Central |
13/10 | 47114 | Glasgow Central - (via WCML) - Rutherglen East Jn - Mount Vernon - Langloan Jn - Coatbridge Jn - Gartsherrie South Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs East Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Polmont Jn - Winchburgh Jn - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Hilton Jn - Perth - Errol - Dundee |
13/10 | 47114 | Dundee - Leuchars - Cupar - Ladybank - Thornton North Jn - Cardenden - Cowdenbeath - Dunfermline Town - Inverkeithing - Dalmeny - Haymarket West Jn - Gorgie Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Portobello Jn - Edinburgh Waverley |
13/10 | 47829 | Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Barnsley - Wincobank Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street |
13/10-14/10 | 47829 | Birmingham New Street (2) - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - (2) Kings Norton - (reverse of outward journey) - Bristol Temple Meads |
14/10 | 47829 | Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward journey) - Swindon |
Notes :
(1) Howard Richardson comments that the train was two hours late leaving
Birmingham. A further delay at Carlisle (due to passenger requiring medical
attention) meant the tour ran between three and four hours late and the booked
route via the Leamside line on the return leg was abandoned as a result. John
Cassey expands on this with; The train was originally 36 minutes late leaving
Swindon on Friday evening awaiting a late running connecting HST from
Paddington. Further time was lost between Chippenham and Bristol due to the
preceding HST being declared a complete failure (we were told these observations
while waiting at Cheltenham for nearly 2 hours). On arrival in Carlisle 47805
was declared a failure due to coolant problems. 37293 was commandeered off the
station holding sidings to take the train forward (representations were made to
see if 26039 could be used). After departure from Carlisle we had travelled
about a mile when a passenger became critically ill so we were propelled back
into Carlisle so the person could be taken away in an ambulance.
(2) Booked route was Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton.
Sources : Howard Richardson (joined Birmingham New Street,
left Derby),
Ian Hodges (joined/left the train at Bristol Parkway) & John Cassey (joined/left
the train at Cheltenham Spa)
Photo Review
47805 (with 26039 alongside) at Carlisle (photo: John Cassey)
37293 on arrival into Glasgow Central (photo: John Cassey)
47114 waiting to leave Dundee for Edinburgh (photo: John Cassey)
47829 waiting to depart Edinburgh Waverley (photo: John Cassey)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Cassey)
M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | M.C | |
0.00 | Swindon | 22.45d | 23.21 | 22.41a | ? | 471.66 | |
5.64 | Wootton Bassett Jn | 22/52 | ? | 22/35 | ? | 466.02 | |
16.53 | Chippenham | 23.00a ~ 23.02d | ? | 22.23a ~ 22.25d | ? | 455.13 | |
27.32 | Bathampton Jn | 23*11 ~ 23*21 | ? | 22/13 | ? | 444.34 | |
29.48 | Bath Spa | 23.25a ~ 23.27d | ? | 22.07a ~ 22.09d | ? | 442.18 | |
40.23 | North Somerset Jn | 23*38 ~ 23*40 | ? | 21/57 | ? | 431.39 | |
41.03 | Bristol Temple Meads | 23.42a ~ 23.57d | ? | 21.42a ~ 21.55d | ? | 430.63 | |
41.49 | Dr Days Jn | 23/59 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
42.46 | Stapleton Road | ? | ? | 21/39 | ? | 429.20 | |
45.46 | Filton Jn | 00/04 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
46.45 | Bristol Parkway | 00.06a ~ 00.08d | ? | 21.32a ~ 21.34d | ? | 425.01 | |
51.35 | Westerleigh Jn | 00/14 | ? | 21/26 | ? | 420.31 | |
59.48 | Charfield | 00/21 | ? | 21/18 | ? | 412.18 | |
72.73 | Standish Jn | 00/30 | ? | 21/08 | ? | 398.73 | |
79.03 | Gloucester Yard Jn | 00/35 | ? | 21/03 | ? | 392.63 | |
85.33 | Cheltenham Spa | 00.41a ~ 00.43d | ??.?? ~ 02.37 | 20.54a ~ 20.56d | 00.28 ~ ??.?? | 386.33 | |
103.31 | Abbotswood Jn | 00/59 | 02/53 | 20/39 | 00/12 | 368.35 | |
107.18 | Worcester Shrub Hill | 01.05a ~ 01.07d | 02.59 ~ 03.03 | 20.29a ~ 20.31d | 00.05 ~ 00.06 | 364.48 | |
112.77 | Droitwich Spa | 01/14 | 03/12 | 20/22 | 23/58 | 358.69 | |
116.76 | Stoke Works Jn | 01/20 | 03/19 | 20/16 | 23/52 | 354.54 | |
119.09 | Bromsgrove | 01/23 | 03/22 | 20/14 | 23/49 | 352.41 | |
122.52 | Barnt Green | 01/30 | 03/28 | 20/11 | 23/46 | 348.78 | |
127.60 | Kings Norton | 01/38 | 03/34 | 19/48 | 23/40 | 343.70 | |
129.74 | Selly Oak | 01/40 | 03/39 | 19/44 | DIV | 341.56 | |
- | St Andrews Jn | DIV | 23/19 | DIV | |||
133.25 | Birmingham New Street | 01.47a ~ 01.50d | 03.46 ~ 03.50 | 19.37a ~ 19.40d | 22.55 ~ 23.13 | 338.25 |
M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
136.01 | Aston | 01/55 | 03/56 |
138.23 | Perry Barr North Jn | 01/58 | 03/59 |
142.60 | Bescot | 02/02 | 04/05 |
146.77 | Portobello Jn | 02/07 | 04/11 |
148.61 | Wolverhampton | 02.12a ~ 02.14d | 04.16 ~ 04.18 |
150.35 | Bushbury Jn | 02/17 | 04/21 |
164.12 | Stafford | 02.30a ~ 02.32d | 04.32 ~ 04.33 |
169.41 | Norton Bridge | 02/38 | ? |
180.43 | Madeley | 02/47 | ? |
188.49 | Crewe | 02c58 ~ 03c00 | 04.56 ~ 04.58 |
196.10 | Winsford | 03/09 | ? |
204.71 | Weaver Jn | 03/14 | ? |
212.60 | Warrington Bank Quay | 03/19 | 05/24 |
216.16 | Winwick Jn | 03/22 | ? |
224.40 | Wigan North Western | 03/29 | ? |
232.11 | Balshaw Lane Jn | 03/35 | ? |
239.50 | Preston | 03/45 | 05/47 |
260.48 | Lancaster | 04/01 | ? |
266.56 | Carnforth | 04/06 | ? |
279.56 | Oxenholme | 04/15 | ? |
292.25 | Tebay | 04/27 | ? |
311.68 | Penrith | 04/42 | ? |
379.57 | Carlisle | 05c08 ~ 05c10 | 07L01 ~ 07L35 |
? | approx 1 mile north of Carlisle | - | ??.?? ~ ??.?? |
397.57 | Carlisle | - | ??.?? ~ 07.58 |
338.34 | Gretna Jn | 05/20 | 08/07 |
355.43 | Lockerbie | 05/35 | 08/22 |
369.17 | Beattock | 05/46 | 08/34 |
379.41 | Beattock Summit | 06/02 | 08/52 |
387.47 | Abington | 06/08 | 08/59 |
403.30 | Carstairs | 06/22 | 09/11 |
413.66 | Law Jn | 06/30 | 09/20 |
419.50 | Holytown | 06/35 | 09/26 |
421.00 | Mossend West Jn | 06/37 | 09/28 |
424.08 | Uddingston Jn | 06/40 | 09/32 |
426.10 | Newton | 06/42 | 09/35 |
428.65 | Rutherglen East Jn | 06/46 | 09/39 |
432.60 0.00 |
Glasgow Central | 06L55a ~ 08L00d | 09.47 ~ 10.58 |
3.75 | Rutherglen East Jn | 08/08 | 11/07 |
10.33 | Langloan Jn | 08/18/ | 11/18 |
11.02 | Coatbridge Jn | 08/20 | 11/20 |
12.17 | Gartsherrie South Jn | 08/24 | 11/23 |
13.38 | Garnqueen North Jn | 08/26 | 11/26 |
23.08 | Greenhill Lower Jn | 08/35 | 11/39 |
25.69 | Carmuirs East Jn | 08/39 | 11/53 |
27.48 | Falkirk Grahamston | 08/43 | 12/00 |
30.48 | Polmont Jn | 08/48 | 12/08 |
40.42 | Winchburgh Jn | 08/55 | 12/24 |
44.71 | Dalmeny | 09/05 | 12/34 |
48.48 | Inverkeithing | 09/13 | 12/46 |
55.46 | Burntisland | 09/28 | 12/55 |
61.26 | Kirkcaldy | 09/35 | 13/02 |
66.18 | Thornton North Jn | 09/40 | 13/06 |
74.44 | Ladybank | 09/48 | 13/15 |
90.14 | Hilton Jn | 10/07 | 13/35 |
92.22 | Perth | 10*11 ~ 10*13 | 13.39 ~ 13.40 |
102.47 | Errol | 10/26 | 13/55 |
113.30 | Dundee | 10.35a ~ 10.45d | 14.12 ~ 14.26 |
116.09 | Tay Bridge South Jn | 10/51 | 14/33 |
121.57 | Leuchars | 10/56 | 14/39 |
133.37 | Ladybank | 11/08 | 14/51 |
139.25 | Markinch | 11p15a ~ 11p22d | 14/56 |
142.77 | Thornton West Jn | 11/26 | 15/02 |
147.62 | Cardenden | 11/34 | 15/08 |
152.11 | Cowdenbeath | 11/40 | 15/14 |
157.64 | Dunfermline | 11/47 | 15/20 |
161.40 | Inverkeithing | 11/59 | 15/26 |
165.17 | Dalmeny | 12/05 | 15/35 |
172.24 | Haymarket West Jn | 12/12 | 15/45 |
173.35 | Craiglockhart Jn | 12/16 | 15/48 |
178.48 | Niddrie West Jn | 12/26 | 15/57 |
179.48 | Portobello Jn | 12/29 | 16/00 |
182.07 0.00 |
Edinburgh Waverley | 12L34a ~ 13L20d | 16.07 ~ 16.54 |
3.39 | Portobello Jn | 13/25 | 16/58 |
6.15 | Monktonhall Jn | 13/28 | 17/00 |
17.60 | Drem | 13/37 | 17/08 |
29.05 | Dunbar | 13*46 ~ 13*52 | 17/16 |
41.14 | Grantshouse | 14/07 | 17/24 |
47.14 | Reston | 14/12 | 17/29 |
57.36 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 14/27 | 17/38 |
? | Belford | 14/27 | 17/38 |
89.47 | Alnmouth | 14/46 | 18/16 |
107.66 | Morpeth | 15/00 | 18/32 |
124.36 | Newcastle | 15c19 ~ 15c21 | 18/50 |
125.20 | King Edward Bridge East Jn | 15/24 | DIV |
DIV | King Edward Bridge South Jn | DIV | 18/53 |
128.54 | Pelaw Jn | 15/31 | DIV |
? | Washington | 15/38 | DIV |
DIV | Durham | DIV | 19/04 |
147.00 | Tursdale Jn | 15/55 | 19/09 |
149.56 | Ferryhill South Jn | 15/59 | 19/12 |
161.63 | Darlington | 16/11 | 19/20 |
175.77 | Northallerton | 16/22 | 19/29 |
183.57 | Thirsk | 16/27 | 19/34 |
196.33 | Tollerton | 16/36 | 19/42 |
304.22 | Skelton Jn | 16/42 | 19/47 |
205.73 | York | 16c47 ~ 16c49 | 19.51 ~ 19.54 |
211.34 | Colton Jn | 16/55 | 20/02 |
216.51 | Church Fenton | 16/59 | 20/07 |
225.20 | Ferrybridge Jn | 17/03 | 20/07 |
226.63 | Pontefract Monkhill | 17/06 | 20/24 |
233.71 | Crofton West Jn | 17/14 | 20/27 |
235.49 | Wakefield Kirkgate | 17c19 ~ 17c21 | 20/41 |
237.73 | Horbury Jn | 17/26 | 20/46 |
246.59 | Barnsley | 17/41 | 21/00 |
256.76 | Ecclesfield West Jn | 17/54 | 21/12 |
259.48 | Wincobank Jn | 18/00 | 21/18 |
262.60 | Sheffield | 18c06 ~ 18c08 | 21.24 ~ 21.29 |
266.50 | Dore | 18/14 | 21/36 |
275.00 | Chesterfield | 18/22 | 21/43 |
277.02 | Clay Cross South Jn | 18/25 | 21/46 |
287.13 | Ambergate Jn | 18/33 | 21/53 |
297.06 | Derby | 18.45a ~ 18.51d | 22.02 ~ 22.08 |
308.07 | Burton-on-Trent | 19/04 | 22.19 ~ 22.20 |
313.50 | Wichnor Jn | 19/08 | 22/26 |
320.78 | Tamworth HL | 19/16 | 22/33 |
330.54 | Water Orton | 19/25 | 22/43 |
Timings continue in first table.
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