(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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