Pathfinder Tours
The Nuclear Flyer
| Locos used | 37009, 37144, 37216, 37378 & 47836 |
| Stock Used | 4974+4944+5004+4954+4997+35465+1857+4962+4928+4958 |
Route : 1Z36 throughout (1)
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47836 | Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Ealing Broadway -Acton Main Line - Acton Canal Wharf Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Cricklewood Curve Jn - West Hampstead North Jn - Carlton Road Jn - Junction Road Junction - Tottenham South Jn - Copper Mill Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Channelsea North Jn - Stratford - Chelmsford - Marks Tey - (via Down Goods loop behind the shed to Colchester) - Ipswich |
| 37216 (2) | Ipswich - Saxmundham Jn - Leiston Level Crossing |
| 37144 (3) | Leiston Level Crossing - Saxmundham Jn - Ipswich |
| 37378 + 37009 (4) | Ipswich - Stowmarket - Cambridge - Audley End - Stansted North Jn - Stansted Airport |
| 47836 (5) | Stansted Airport - Harlow Town - Brimsdown - Copper Mill Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Lea Jn - Dalston - No 1 Road Goods Lines to Camden Road - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden South West Sidings - Acton Main Line - Reading - Didcot - Swindon - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Brostol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill |
Notes :
(1) Tour itinerary
showed 1Z04.
(2) 37144 on rear.
(3) 37216 on rear.
(4) 47836 on rear from Cambridge (train was booked single Class 37 with Class 47
on rear from Ispwich).
(5) 37009 + 37378 on rear to Bishops Stortford.
Sources : Paul Griffin (joined/left at Didcot
Parkway) &
LASERman (joined/left at Ealing Broadway
Photo Review
37216 & 37144 at Ipswich (photos: John Cassey)
37378 & 37009 at Ipswich (above) & Stansted Airport (below) (photos: LASERman)
47836, also at Stansted Airport (photo: LASERman)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman & John Cassey)
| M.C |
Location |
Booked |
Actual |
|
Booked |
Actual |
M.C |
| 0.00 |
Worcester Shrub Hill |
06.06d |
? |
|
22.35a |
? |
227.48 |
| 3.67 |
Abbotswood Jn |
06/12 |
? |
|
22/29 |
? |
223.61 |
| 21.65 |
Cheltenham Spa |
06.27a ~ 06.29d |
??.?? ~ 06.37½ |
|
22.11a ~ 22.13d |
? |
205.63 |
| 28.15 |
Gloucester Yard Jn |
06/36 |
06/44 |
|
22/05 |
? |
199.33 |
| 34.25 |
Standish Jn |
06/41 |
06/50 |
|
22/00 |
? |
193.23 |
| 47.50 |
Charfield |
06/51 |
06/59 |
|
21/51 |
? |
179.78 |
| 55.63 |
Westerleigh Jn |
06/59 |
07/06½ |
|
21/44 |
? |
171.65 |
| 60.33 |
Bristol Parkway |
07.05a ~ 07.07d |
07.12 ~ 07.14 |
|
21.36a ~ 21.38d |
21.41 ~ ??.?? |
167.15 |
| 64.52 |
Stapleton Road |
07/12 |
07/19 |
|
21/31 |
21/34 |
162.76 |
| 68.52 |
North Somerset Jn |
07/18 |
07/23 |
|
21/29 |
21/30½ |
158.76 |
| 79.31 |
Bath Spa |
07.28a ~ 07.33d |
07.33½ ~ 07.38 |
|
21.09a ~ 21.14d |
21.13½ ~ 21.17½ |
148.17 |
| 81.47 |
Bathampton Jn |
07/37 |
07/41½ |
|
21/03 |
21/10½ |
146.01 |
| 92.26 |
Chippenham |
07.47a ~ 07.49d |
07.51 ~ 07.52 |
|
20.50a ~ 20.52d |
20.59 ~ 21.00 |
135.22 |
| 103.15 |
Wootton Bassett Jn |
07/59 |
08/02½ |
|
20/40 |
20/50 |
124.33 |
| 108.79 |
Swindon |
08.05a ~ 08.07d |
08.08½ ~ 08.10½ |
|
20.31a ~ 20.33d |
20.41½ ~ 20.43 |
118.49 |
| 122.42 |
Challow |
08/19 |
08/23 |
|
20/20 |
20/31 |
105.06 |
| 133.12 |
Didcot Parkway |
08.27a ~ 08.29d |
08.31½ ~ 08.34½ |
|
20.07a ~ 20.09d |
20.18½ ~ 20.20½ |
94.36 |
| 149.26 |
Reading West |
08/41 |
08/47 |
|
? |
? |
? |
| 150.24 |
Reading |
08.45a ~ 08.47d |
08.51 ~ 08.52½ |
|
19.50a ~ 19.52d |
20.00 ~ 20.02½ |
77.24 |
| 155.21 |
Twyford |
08/55 |
08/59½ |
|
19/45 |
19/54 |
72.27 |
| 162.03 |
Maidenhead |
08/59 |
09/03½ |
|
19/40 |
19/49½ |
65.45 |
| 167.66 |
Slough |
09/03 |
09/10 |
|
19/36 |
19/45½ |
59.62 |
| 177.16 |
Southall |
09/13 |
09/17½ |
|
19/29 |
19/37½ |
50.32 |
| 180.46 |
Ealing Broadway |
09.19a ~ 09.21d |
09.21 ~ 09.26 |
|
19.22a ~ 19.24d |
19.26 ~ 19.31 |
47.02 |
| 182.01 |
Acton Main Line |
09/23 |
09/30 |
|
19*13 ~ 19*19 |
19/23 |
45.47 |
| 182.53 |
Acton Wells Jn |
09/28 |
09/35 |
|
19/10 |
19/15 |
44.75 |
| M.C | Location |
Booked |
Actual |
| 183.13 |
Acton Canal Wharf Jn |
09/30 |
09/35½ |
| 185.50 |
Dudding Hill Jn |
09/35 |
09/47 |
| 186.34 |
Cricklewood Curve Jn |
09/40 |
09/49 |
| 187.53 |
West Hampstead North Jn |
09/43 |
09/52 |
| 189.40 |
Carlton Road Jn |
09/47 |
09/55 |
| 190.17 |
Junction Road Jn |
09/50 |
09/56 |
| 190.55 |
Upper Holloway |
09/51 |
09/58½ |
| 193.44 |
South Tottenham |
10/00 |
10/05 |
| 194.10 |
Tottenham South Jn |
10/03 |
10/07 |
| 194.57 |
Copper Mill Jn |
10/04 |
10/08 |
| 197.25 |
Temple Mills East Jn |
10/11 |
10/13 |
| 198.04 |
Channelsea North Jn |
10/14 |
10/15 |
| 198.47 |
Stratford |
10c16 ~ 10c18 [P10] |
10/18 |
| 208.05 |
Gidea Park |
10/29 |
10/29½ |
| 214.60 |
Shenfield |
10/37 |
10/37½ |
| 224.29 |
Chelmsford |
10/49 |
10/48 |
| 233.12 |
Witham |
11/01 |
10/59 |
| 241.13 |
Marks Tey |
11/11 |
11/11 |
| ? |
Colchester Down Goods Loop |
? |
? |
| 246.16 |
Colchester |
11/25 [P1] |
11.21½ ~ 11.26 |
| 256.79 |
Manningtree |
11/32 |
11/35½ |
|
263.23 0.00 |
Ipswich |
11L45 ~ 12L08 |
11.50½ ~ 12.08 [P2] |
| 3.41 |
Westerfield |
12t15 ~ 12t17 |
12/15½ |
| 10.19 |
Woodbridge |
12t27 ~ 12t28 |
12.24½ ~ 12.28½ |
| 22.29 |
Saxmundham |
12t45 ~ 12t46 |
12.48½ ~ 12.49 |
| 22.61 |
Saxmundham Jn GF |
12t49 ~ 12t50 |
12.50½ ~ 12.58½ |
|
26.36 0.00 |
Leiston (BR Limit) |
13.28 ~ 13.40 |
13.27½ ~ 13.41½ |
| 3.55 |
Saxmundham Jn GF |
14t23 ~ 14t24 |
14.11 ~ 14.14½ |
| 4.07 |
Saxmundham |
14t27 ~ 14t29 |
14.20½ ~ 14.27 |
| 16.17 |
Woodbridge |
14t45 ~ 14t46 |
14/46½ |
| 22.75 |
Westerfield |
14t57 ~ 14t58 |
14.58 ~ 14.58 |
|
26.36 0.00 |
Ipswich |
15L05 ~ 15L25 |
15.05 ~ 15.26 [P2] |
| 11.75 |
Stowmarket |
15/37 |
15/37½ |
| 14.20 |
Haughley Jn |
15/38½ |
15/40½ |
| 26.28 |
Bury St Edmunds |
15/53 |
15/57 |
| 36.68 |
Chippenham Jn |
16/08 |
16/11 |
| 44.18 |
Dullingham |
16/17 |
16/18 |
| 54.49 |
Coldham Lane Jn |
16/31 |
16/29½ |
|
55.48 0.00 |
Cambridge |
16L34 ~ 16L50 |
16.32½ ~ 16.51 |
| 2.49 |
Shepreth Branch Jn |
16/57 |
16/55 |
| 13.77 |
Audley End |
17/10 |
17/04½ |
| 20.07 |
Elsenham |
17/17 |
17/13 |
| 21.22 |
Stansted North Jn |
17/19 |
17/17 |
|
24.22 0.00 |
Stansted Airport |
17.25 ~ 17.40 |
17.23 ~ 17.42½ [P1] |
| 3.29 |
Stansted Mountfitchet |
17/45 |
17/47 |
| 6.30 |
Bishops Stortford |
17L49 ~ 17L55 |
17.52½ ~ 17.59½ |
| 13.78 |
Harlow Town |
18/03 |
18/07½ |
| 19.40 |
Broxbourne |
18/10 |
18/12½ |
| 22.56 |
Cheshunt |
18/12½ |
18/14½ |
| 25.76 |
Brimsdown |
18/15½ |
18/17 |
| 31.63 |
Copper Mill Jn |
18/21 |
18/22 |
| 34.31 |
Temple Mills East Jn |
18/28 |
18/27½ |
| ? |
Stratford signal S156 |
18c29 ~ 18c31 |
18.28½ ~ 18.29½ |
| 35.09 |
Lea Jn |
18/33 |
18/36 |
| 37.63 |
Dalston Jn |
18/42 [No. 1] |
18/44 |
| 40.53 |
Camden Road |
18/52 |
18/54½ |
| 40.61 |
Camden Jn |
18/56 |
18/55 |
| 44.22 |
Willesden West London Jn |
19/04 |
19/10 |
| ? |
Willesden South West Sidings |
19/06 |
19/12 |
Timings continue
in first table.
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