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.


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 Only)
(from John Chalcroft)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) 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 22.57a ~ 22.59d 161.62
50.36 Westerleigh Jn 07/25 22/51 157.12
58.49 Charfield 07/32 22/43 148.79
71.74 Standish Jn 07/41 22/33 135.54
78.04 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/48 22/28 129.44
84.34 Cheltenham Spa 07.54a ~ 07.56d 22.19a ~ 22.21d 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 21/57 91.66
119.25 Barnt Green 08/27 21/54 88.23
124.33 Kings Norton 08/31 21/49½ 83.15
? Camp Hill 08/39 - -
129.48 Bordesley Jn 08/45 - -
129.74 St Andrews Jn 08/47½ - -
- Selly Oak - 21/46 81.01
131.45 Birmingham New Street 08.52a ~ 08.54d 21.40a ~ 21.42d 77.50
134.76 Selly Oak 09/00½ - -
136.71 Lifford East Jn 09/06½ - -
141.38 Bordesley Jn 09/11 - -
142.22 Landor Street Jn 09/15 21/34 76.05
148.28 Water Orton 09/21 21/28 69.79
151.13 Whitacre Jn 09/25 - -
153.43 Kingsbury Jn 09/27 21/22 66.04
159.24 Tamworth 09/33 21/16 60.23
166.52 Wichnor Jn 09/38 21/11 52.75
172.15 Burton-on-Trent 09/42 21/06½ 47.32
178.32 Stenson Jn 09/48 21/00 41.15
183.16 Derby 09.55a ~ 09.57d 20.53a ~ 20.55d 36.31
193.09 Ambergate Jn 10/08½ 20/39 26.38
203.17 Clay Cross South Jn 10/19 20/30½ 16.30
207.27 Chesterfield 10.22a ~ 10.24d 20.25a ~ 20.27d 12.20

 

M.C Location Booked
216.55 Beighton Jn 10/36
218.09 Woodhouse Jn 10/38
222.36 Woodburn Jn 10/44
223.33 Nunnery Main Line Jn 10/47
223.70
0.00		 Sheffield 10L49a ~ 11L04d
3.12 Wincobank Station Jn 11/09
5.03 Holmes Jn 11/11
10.16 Swinton 11/20
18.07 Moorthorpe 11/27
18.64 South Kirkby Jn 11/29
24.63 Hare Park Jn 11/37
26.12 Crofton West Jn 11/40
30.14 Horbury Jn 11/48
37.20 Mirfield East Jn 12/00
38.23 Heaton Lodge Jn 12/02
42.17 Huddersfield 12/08
49.23 Marsden Loop 12*23 ~ 12*33
53.18 Diggle 12/39
55.31 Greenfield 12/42
60.25 Stalybridge 12/48
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
69.56 Salford Crescent 13/33½
71.29 Agecroft Jn 13/36½
72.54 Clifton Jn 13/38
78.47 Bolton 13/45
81.44 Bromley Cross 13/55
84.44 Entwhistle 14/01
88.24 Darwen 14/07
92.36 Blackburn 14p14a ~ 14p30d
93.03 Daisyfield Jn 14/32
103.34 Clitheroe 14/47½
116.62
0.00		 Hellifield 15L07a ~ 15.27d
9.74 Skipton 15/38
19.09 Keighley 15/48
25.32 Shipley Bradford Jn 15/56
28.11
0.00		 Bradford Forster Square 16L02a ~ 16L14d
3.10 Shipley Guiseley Jn 16/21
12.36 Wortley Jn 16/32
13.49 Leeds 16/37
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
40.65 Skelton Jn 17/30
42.09 Poppleton 17x32 ~ 17x42
47.76 Hammerton 17/50
49.35 Cattal 17/53
55.69 Knaresborough 18/01
59.53 Harrogate 18/09
66.15 Weeton 18/18
72.16 Horsforth 18/27
76.63 Wortley Jn 18/36
77.76 Leeds 18/40
82.32 Cross Gates 18/48
87.54 Micklefield 18/53
95.23 Hambleton South Jn 19/02
100.17 Temple Hirst Jn 19/08
109.17 Shaftholme Jn 19/15
113.36 Doncaster 19/20
115.37 Hexthorpe Jn 19/24
121.71 Swinton 19/32
128.75 Wincobank Station Jn 19/47
132.07
0.00		 Sheffield 19L52a ~ 20L10d
3.70 Dore Station Jn ?

Timings continue in first table.

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