14th March 1992

Pathfinder Tours
The Mersey Weaver

Locos Used 20059, 20094 & 47828
Stock Used 4977+5030+4919+5007+5027+17147+17156+5044+4939+4959

Route : 1Z17 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47828 Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Barnt Green - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Aston - Bescot - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Chester - Helsby - Frodsham - Frodsham Jn - Halton Jn - Ditton - Allerton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
20094 + 20059 Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Allerton - Ditton Jn - Carterhouse Jn - Fidlers Ferry - Arpley Jn - Latchford Sidings
47828 Latchford Sidings - Arpley Jn - Walton Old Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Weaver Jn - Hartford LNW Jn - Hartford CLC Jn. - Greenbank - Greenbank West Jn - Winnington (Oakleigh Sidings)
20094 + 20059 Winnington (Oakleigh Sidings) - Hartford East Jn - Nortwich West Jn - Northwich South Jn - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe - Madeley Jn - Madeley Chord Jn
47828 Madeley Chord Jn - Silverdale
20094 + 20059 Silverdale - Madeley Chord Jn
47828 Madeley Chord Jn - Crewe
47828 Crewe - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Bescot - Aston - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Barnt Green - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - Dr Days Jn - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading

Sources : Simon Bennett & Alan Sheppard

Timings: Booked & Actual
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Reading 05.58d -   22.24a 22.31 235.55
17.12 Didcot Parkway 06.13a ~ 06.15d -   22.03a ~ 22.07d 22.13 ~ 22.14 218.43
27.62 Challow 06/26 -   21/54 22/04 207.73
41.25 Swindon 06.37a ~ 06.39d 06.37 ~ 06.39   21.40a ~ 21.42d 21.49 ~ 21.53 194.30
57.78 Chippenham 06.54a ~ 06.56d 06.54 ~ 06.54   21.22a ~ 21.24d 21.32 ~ 21.33 177.57
68.57 Bathampton Jn 07/05 07/06   21/12 21/22 166.78
70.73 Bath Spa 07.08a ~ 07.10d 07.09 ~ 07.10   21.06a ~ 21.08d 21.16 ~ 21.18 164.62
81.52 North Somerset Jn 07/20 07.22 ~ 07.23   20.44a ~ 20.56d 20.42 ~ 20.42 154.03
81.75 Dr Days Jn 07.24a ~ 07.27d 07/25   20/42 20/40 153.60
85.72 Filton Jn 07/32 07/33   20/36 20/36 149.63
87.11 Bristol Parkway 07.41a ~ 07.43d 07.36 ~ 07.44   20.32a ~ 20.34d 20.32 ~ 20.33 148.44
91.61 Westerleigh Jn 07/49 07/52   20/26 20/25 143.74
99.74 Charfield 07/56 07/59   20/14 20/14 135.61
113.19 Standish Jn 08/08 08/08   20/04 20/04 122.36
119.29 Gloucester Yard Jn 08/16 08/14   19.55a ~ 19.59d 19/59 116.26
120.16 Barnwood Jn 08/23 08.16a ~ 08.21d   - - -
125.59 Cheltenham Spa 08.30a ~ 08.32d 08.32 ~ 08.33   19.46a ~ 19.48d 19.50 ~ 19.52 109.76
143.57 Abbotswood Jn 08/47 08/49   19/29 19/39 91.78
154.74 Stoke Works Jn 08/56 08/57   19/19 19/29 80.61
157.07 Bromsgrove 08/58 08/58   19/18 19/27 78.48
160.50 Barnt Green 09/03 09/03   19/15 19/24 75.05
165.58 Kings Norton 09/08 09/09   19/10 19/19 69.77
167.72 Selly Oak 09/14 09/14   19/06 19/16 67.73
171.23 Birmingham New Street 09.24a ~ 09.26d 09.24 ~ 09.28   18.56a ~ 18.58d 19.06 ~ 19.11 64.32
171.79 Proof House Jn 09/28 09/32   18/53 19/01 63.56
173.79 Aston 09/31 09/34   18/49 18/57 61.56
176.21 Perry Barr North Jn 09/34 09/37   18/43 18/55 59.34
180.58 Bescot Stadium 09/39 09/42   18/37 18/48 54.77
184.75 Portobello Jn 09/43 09/51   18/34 18/43 50.60
186.59 Wolverhampton 09.48a ~ 09.49d 09.54 ~ 09.55   18.28a ~ 18.29d 18.37 ~ 18.37 48.76

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
195.62 Cosford 09/59 10/04
206.14 Wellington Telford West 10/09 10/14
216.39 Shrewsbury 10c23a ~ 10c24d 10.28 ~ 10.29
234.43 Gobowen 10/45 10/56
237.47 Chirk 10/48 10/59
241.68 Ruabon 10/53 11/04
246.59 Wrexham General 10p58a ~ 11p10d 11.09 ~ 11.09
257.03 Saltney Jn 11/23 11/21
258.74 Chester 11/28 11.25a ~ 11.29d
261.47 Mickle Trafford Jn 11/34 11/34
266.24 Helsby 11/38 11/38
268.58 Frodsham 11/41 11/42
269.75 Frodsham Jn 11/43 11/44
271.49 Halton Jn 11/46 11/50
275.28 Ditton 11/50 11/55
280.23 Allerton 11/57 12/01
283.46 Wavertree Jn 12/00 12/05
284.47 Edge Hill 12/02 12/07
285.78
0.00		 Liverpool Lime Street 12L08a ~ 13L15d 12.11 ~ 13.16
1.31 Edge Hill 13/20 13/20
2.32 Wavertree Jn 13/23 13/24
5.55 Allerton 13/29 13/30
10.65 Ditton Jn 13/34 13/35
13.12 Carterhouse Jn 13/40 13/40
14.74 Fiddlers Ferry 13/44 13/43
18.37 Arpley Jn 13/51 13/52
18.77
0.00		 Latchford Jn 13.55a ~ 14.00d 14.04 ~ 14.06
0.40 Arpley Jn 14c04a ~ 14c05d 14.16 ~ 14.17
1.28 Walton Old Jn 14/10 14/23
2.32 Acton Grange Jn 14/15 14/28
8.34 Weaver Jn 14/23 14/35
12.01 Hartford LNW Jn 14/28 14/43
12.66 Hartford CLC Jn 14/30 14/45
13.49 Greenbank 14/32 14/47
13.65 Greenbank West Jn 14/34 14/49
14.36
0.00		 Winnington (Oakleigh Sidings) 14.46a ~ 14.54d 14.52 ~ 15.01
0.74 Hartford East Jn 15/06 15/07
1.67 Northwich West Jn 15/08 15/09
2.14 Northwich South Jn 15/10 15/11
7.09 Middlewich 15/25 15/29
10.64 Sandbach 15/36 15/42
15.34 Crewe 15/46 15/54
23.73 Madeley Jn 16/00 16/06
24.42
0.00		 Madeley Chord Jn 16.05a ~ 16.10d 16.09 ~ 16.18
4.15
0.00		 Silverdale 16.35a ~ 16.40d 16.44 ~ 16.52
4.15
0.00		 Madeley Chord Jn 17.05a ~ 17.10d 17.18 ~ 17.23
0.49 Madeley Jn 17/15 17/25
9.08 Crewe 17L28a ~ 17L45d 17.38 ~ 17.57
17.47 Madeley Jn 17/55 18/05
28.08 Norton Bridge Jn 18/05 18/16
33.45 Stafford 18/10 18/20
47.22 Bushbury Jn 18/25 18/35

Timings continue in first table.

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