30th August 1992

Pathfinder Tours
The Bilston Knob

Locos Used 31128, 31217, 37712 & 60083
Stock Used 4999+4993+4949+5005+4939+17144+4959+5037+5007+5002

3 shuttles ran, each using the same motive power and route as follows :

Loco(s)
(top-n-tail)		 Route
31217 + 31128 Tame Bridge - Bescot Curve Jn - Wednesbury Town Jn - Kingswinford South Jn - Stourbridge Jn
60083 Stourbridge Jn - Kingswinford South Jn - Wednesbury Town Jn
31217 + 31128 Wednesbury Town Jn - Bilston
60083 (1) Bilston - Wednesbury Town Jn - Bescot Curve Jn - Tame Bridge

shuttle 1 ~ 1T01 : 10.00 Tame Bridge to Stourbridge Jn & return
shuttle 2 ~ 1T02 : 13.00 Tame Bridge to Stourbridge Jn & return
shuttle 3 ~ 1T03 : 16.00 Tame Bridge to Stourbridge Jn & return

Notes :
(1) On the last Shuttle only (16.00 from Tame Bridge), 37712 was added at Stourbridge Jn for the run back to Tame Bridge.

Alan Sheppard comments : Advertised Routing was Tame Bridge to Kingswinford (Reverse) Pensnett (Reverse) Kingswinford (Reverse) Wednesbury (Reverse) Bilston (Reverse) Tame Bridge. Shuttles were originally called "The Bilston Knob & Pensnett Knocker".

Sources : Simon Bennett & Alan Sheppard
(gen on 16.00 shuttle from Ian Saunders who travelled on it)
(gen on 10.00 shuttle from Jonathan Wilcox who travelled on it)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

1T01 :

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Tame Bridge 10.00d 11.58a 5.14
1.39 Bescot Curve Jn 10/08 11/50 3.55
3.05 Wednesbury Town Jn 10/13 11/45 2.09
- Bilston - 11.20a ~ 11.25d 0.00
2.09
- Wednesbury Town Jn - 10.54a ~ 10.59d 0.00
9.22
10.19 Kingswinford South Jn 10/26 10/41 2.08
12.27 Stourbridge Jn 10.31a 10.36d 0.00

1T02 :

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Tame Bridge 13.00d 13.00   14.58a 15.18 5.14
1.39 Bescot Curve Jn 13/08 13/08   14/50 15/06 3.55
3.05 Wednesbury Town Jn 13/13 13/13   14/45 15/04 2.09
- Bilston   14.20a ~ 14.25d 14.40 ~ 14.44 0.00
2.09
- Wednesbury Town Jn   13.54a ~ 13.59d 14.24 ~ 14.25 0.00
9.22
10.19 Kingswinford South Jn 13/26 ?   13/41 13/57 2.08
12.27 Stourbridge Jn 13.31a 13.37   13.36d 13.52 0.00

1T03 :

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Tame Bridge 16.00d 17.58a 5.14
1.39 Bescot Curve Jn 16/08 17/50 3.55
3.05 Wednesbury Town Jn 16/13 17/45 2.09
- Bilston - 17.20a ~ 17.25d 0.00
2.09
- Wednesbury Town Jn - 16.54a ~ 16.59d 0.00
9.22
10.19 Kingswinford South Jn 16/26 16/41 2.08
12.27 Stourbridge Jn 16.31a 16.36d 0.00


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