16th February 1991

Pathfinder Tours
The Sulzer Salute Railtour

Locos Used 25322 (running as D7672) & 47829

Route : 1Z38 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47829 Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Charfield - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Camp Hill - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodburn Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield
25322 Sheffield - Holmes Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Mirfield - Huddersfield - Diggle - Stalybridge - Ashton Moss North Jn - Philips Park No.1 - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - Salford Crescent - Agecroft Jn - Clifton Jn - Bolton - Darwen - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield
47829 (1) Hellifield - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley Bradford Jn - Bradford Forster Square
25322 (2) Bradford Forster Square - Shipley Guiseley Jn - Wortley Jn - Leeds - Micklefield - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Skelton Jn - Poppleton - Harrogate - Horsforth - Wortley Jn - Leeds - Micklefield - Hambleton East Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Temple Hurst Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Hexthorpe Jn - Swinton - Sheffield
47829 Sheffield - Dore - Tapton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Notes :
((1) 25322 on rear.
(2) 47829 on rear.
(3) Originally it was shown that 47829 was on the rear from Sheffield however Carl Nattress and John Merry between them confirm it was not added until Hellifield.
(4) The tour was originally advertised to run via the Crigglestone curve between Barnsley and Healey Mills (but this had been closed and partially lifted) and via Copy Pit, but this was closed due to a lengthy engineering blockade. So the tour route was amended to that shown above.


D7672 near Wakefield, with no class 47 on the rear (photo: Carl Nattress)

Sources : Ian Saunders (Joined/left the train at Birmingham New Street),
Melvin Teale & John Merry

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Chalcroft & Nigel Benning)

 

M.C Location Booked (out) Actual Booked (rtn) Actual M.C
0.00 Swindon 06.15d ? 23.50a ? 207.48
5.64 Wootton Bassett Jn 06/22 ? ? ? ?
16.53 Chippenham 06.30a ~ 06.32d ? 23.32a ~ 23.34d ? 190.75
27.32 Bathampton Jn 06/41 ? ? ? ?
29.48 Bath Spa 06.44a ~ 06.46d ? 23.16a ~ 23.18d ? 178.00
40.27 North Somerset Jn 06/56 ? 23/06 ? 167.21
41.47 Stapleton Road 07/03 ? ? ? ?
45.66 Bristol Parkway 07.17a ~ 07.19d ??.?? ~ 07.26 22.57a ~ 22.59d 23.32 ~ ??.?? 161.62
50.36 Westerleigh Jn 07/25 ? 22/51 23/26 157.12
58.49 Charfield 07/32 ? 22/43 ? 148.79
71.74 Standish Jn 07/41 07/49 22/33 ? 135.54
78.04 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/48 07/56 22/28 ? 129.44
84.34 Cheltenham Spa 07.54a ~ 07.56d 08.07 ~ 08.10 22.19a ~ 22.21d 22.48 ~ 22.51 123.14
102.32 Abbotswood Jn 08/11 ? 22/06 ? 105.16
113.49 Stoke Works Jn 08/20 ? 21/58 ? 93.79
115.62 Bromsgrove 08/22 08/34 21/57 22/22? 91.66
119.25 Barnt Green 08/27 ? 21/54 22/13 88.23
124.33 Kings Norton 08/31 08/46 21/49½ 22/08 83.15
? Camp Hill 08/39 ? - - -
129.48 Bordesley Jn 08/45 08/54 - - -
129.74 St Andrews Jn 08/47½ ? - - -
- Selly Oak - - 21/46 ? 81.01
131.45 Birmingham New Street 08.52a ~ 08.54d 09.01 ~ 09.03 21.40a ~ 21.42d 21.51 ~ ??.?? 77.50
134.76 Selly Oak 09/00½ 09/11½ - - -
136.71 Lifford East Jn 09/06½ 09/17 - - -
141.38 Bordesley Jn 09/11 09/24 - - -
142.22 Landor Street Jn 09/15 09/27 21/34 21/47 76.05
148.28 Water Orton 09/21 09/35 21/28 ? 69.79
151.13 Whitacre Jn 09/25 09/40 - - -
153.43 Kingsbury Jn 09/27 09/43½ 21/22 21/39 66.04
159.24 Tamworth HL 09/33 09/49½ 21/16 ? 60.23
166.52 Wichnor Jn 09/38 09/54 21/11 ? 52.75
172.15 Burton-on-Trent 09/42 09/59 21/06½ ? 47.32
178.32 Stenson Jn 09/48 10/04 21/00 21/20 41.15
183.16 Derby 09.55a ~ 09.57d 10.12 ~ 10.15 20.53a ~ 20.55d 21.12 ~ 21.14 36.31
193.09 Ambergate Jn 10/08½ 10/27 20/39 21/02 26.38
203.17 Clay Cross South Jn 10/19 ? 20/30½ ? 16.30
207.27 Chesterfield 10.22a ~ 10.24d 10.39 ~ 10.41 20.25a ~ 20.27d 20.49 ~ 20.50 12.20

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
216.55 Beighton Jn 10/36 10/54
218.09 Woodhouse Jn 10/38 10/56
222.36 Woodburn Jn 10/44 11/02
223.33 Nunnery Main Line Jn 10/47 11/04
223.70
0.00		 Sheffield 10L49a ~ 11L04d 11.06 ~ 11.18
3.12 Wincobank Station Jn 11/09 11/24
5.03 Holmes Jn 11/11 ?
10.16 Swinton 11/20 11/32½
18.07 Moorthorpe 11/27 11/41
18.64 South Kirkby Jn 11/29 ?
24.63 Hare Park Jn 11/37 11/50½
26.12 Crofton West Jn 11/40 ?
30.14 Horbury Jn 11/48 12/04½
37.20 Mirfield East Jn 12/00 12/20
38.23 Heaton Lodge Jn 12/02 ?
42.17 Huddersfield 12/08 12/29½
49.23 Marsden Loop 12*23 ~ 12*33 12/44
53.18 Diggle 12/39 12/50
55.31 Greenfield 12/42 12/52
60.25 Stalybridge 12/48 12/57½
62.36 Ashton Moss North Jn 12/52½ ?
66.27 Philips Park No.1 12/57½ ?
66.47 Miles Platting 12/58½ ?
67.77 Manchester Victoria 13p02a ~ 13p29d 13.10 ~ 13.??
69.56 Salford Crescent 13/33½ ?
71.29 Agecroft Jn 13/36½ ?
72.54 Clifton Jn 13/38 ?
78.47 Bolton 13/45 14/02
81.44 Bromley Cross 13/55 ?
84.44 Entwhistle 14/01 ?
88.24 Darwen 14/07 ?
92.36 Blackburn 14p14a ~ 14p30d 14.34 ~ ??.??
93.03 Daisyfield Jn 14/32 ?
103.34 Clitheroe 14/47½ 14/55
116.62
0.00		 Hellifield 15L07a ~ 15.27d 15.23 ~ 15.46
9.74 Skipton 15/38 15/59
19.09 Keighley 15/48 16/08
25.32 Shipley Bradford Jn 15/56 16/15
28.11
0.00		 Bradford Forster Square 16L02a ~ 16L14d 16.21 ~ 16.37
3.10 Shipley Guiseley Jn 16/21 16/48½
12.36 Wortley Jn 16/32 16/59
13.49 Leeds 16/37 17/04
18.05 Cross Gates 16/46 ?
23.27 Micklefield 16/52 ?
28.37 Church Fenton 16/57 ?
33.54 Colton Jn 17/04 ?
39.15 York 17p11a ~ 17p26d 17.40 ~ 17.43
40.65 Skelton Jn 17/30 ?
42.09 Poppleton 17x32 ~ 17x42 17/51
47.76 Hammerton 17/50 18/00
49.35 Cattal 17/53 18/05
55.69 Knaresborough 18/01 18/15
59.53 Harrogate 18/09 18/25
66.15 Weeton 18/18 ?
72.16 Horsforth 18/27 ?
76.63 Wortley Jn 18/36 ?
77.76 Leeds 18/40 18/56
82.32 Cross Gates 18/48 ?
87.54 Micklefield 18/53 19/10
95.23 Hambleton South Jn 19/02 19/19
100.17 Temple Hirst Jn 19/08 ?
109.17 Shaftholme Jn 19/15 ?
113.36 Doncaster 19/20 19/39
115.37 Hexthorpe Jn 19/24 ?
121.71 Swinton 19/32 19/53
128.75 Wincobank Station Jn 19/47 ?
132.07
0.00		 Sheffield 19L52a ~ 20L10d 20.07 ~ 20.33
3.70 Dore Station Jn ? ?

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages as shown in tour brochure.

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