31st October 1992

Pathfinder Tours
The Anglian Odyssey

Locos Used 31146, 31165, 31166, 31191, 31411, 31413 & 47582
Stock Used 5027+4916+4909+4842+17151+4925+4998+4977+4869

Route : 1Z40 throughout

Loco(s) Route
31413 + 31411 Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Tamworth High Level - Burton on Trent - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray - Peterborough - Whittlesea - March West Jn - Whitemoor Jn
31191 (1) Whitemoor Jn - Wisbech
31165 (2) Wisbech - Whitemoor Jn - March
31165 March - Ely - Bury St Edmonds - Ipswich - Manningtree North Jn - Harwich Parkeston Quay (3)
47582 Harwich Parkeston Quay - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Shenfield - Stratford - Channelsea Jn South - Dalston Western Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Willesden Jn High Level - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - Drayton Green Jn - Greenford South Jn - Greenford - South Ruislip - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Bicester North - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Solihull - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Birmingham New Street
31146 + 31166 Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Barnt Green - (via direct route) - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 31165 on rear.
(2) 31191 on rear.
(3) The tour should have continued to Harwich Town but due to the failure of the 31/4's no engines were available to clear the route prior to the next service train.

Sources : Simon Bennett & Alan Sheppard

Photo Review
(all photos: Roger Geach)


31165 captured on film at March (Whitemoor) & on the Wisbech branch.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 05.57d 22.24a 279.06
0.46 Dr Days Jn 05/59 22/22 278.40
1.43 Stapleton Road 06/01 22/21 277.43
4.43 Filton Jn 06/05 22/18 274.43
5.62 Bristol Parkway 06.08a ~ 06.10d 22.14a ~ 22.16d 273.24
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 06/16 22/08 268.54
12.00 Yate 06/18 ? ?
18.45 Charfield 06/23 22/00 260.41
31.70 Standish Jn 06/32 21/50 247.16
38.00 Gloucester Yard Jn 06/37 21/45 240.66
38.67 Barnwood Jn 06/38 21/44 239.79
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 06.48a ~ 06.50d 21.36a ~ 21.38d 234.16
51.41 Ashchurch 06/58 ? ?
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 07/06 21/21 216.18
66.15 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.15a ~ 07.20d - -
66.62 Tunnel Jn 07/22 - -
71.74 Droitwich Spa 07/27 - -
76.09 Stoke Works Jn 07/33 21/14 205.01
78.22 Bromsgrove 07/35 ? ?
81.65 Barnt Green 07/39 21/09 199.25
86.73 Kings Norton 07/44 20/56 194.77
89.07 Selly Oak 07/47 20/54 192.03
91.38 Birmingham New Street 07.55a ~ 07.57d 20.45a ~ 20.47d 188.52
92.12 Proof House Jn 07/59 20/43 187.64

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
92.69 Landor Street Jn 08c02a ~ 08c05d -
99.05 Water Orton 08/10 -
103.00 Kingsbury Jn 08/13 -
108.61 Tamworth HL 08/19 -
116.09 Wichnor Jn 08/26 -
121.52 Burton-on-Trent 08.31a ~ 08.32d 08.52 ~ 08.53
127.69 Stenson Jn 08/40 09/02
140.23 Sheet Stores Jn 09/02 09/20
140.65 Trent South Jn 09/03 09/20
148.35 Loughborough 09.12a ~ 09.13d 09.29 ~ 09.30
155.56 Syston North Jn 09/19 09/42
155.73 Syston East Jn 09/20 09/43
165.55 Melton Mowbray 09/38 09/55
180.54 Manton Jn 09/58 ?
187.34 Ketton SB 10/05 ?
197.45 Helpston Jn 10/14 ?
203.07 Peterborough 10c21a ~ 10c23d 10.41 ~ 10.43
209.16 Whittlesea 10/34 ?
217.60 March West Jn 10/44 11/06
217.73
0.00		 Whitemoor Jn 10L49a ~ 11L09d 11.08 ~ 11.30
6.77
0.00		 Wisbech
(Weasenham Lane LC)		 11.54a ~ 11.59d 12.15 ~ 12.19
6.77 Whitemoor Jn 12/40 13/04
7.19 March Station 12L44a ~ 12L59d 13.06 ~ 13.19
21.30 Ely North Jn 13/11 -
22.65 Ely 13*14a ~ 13*20d -
30.68 Soham 13/29 -
34.58 Chippenham Jn 13/37 -
47.18 Bury St Edmunds 13/51 -
59.26 Haughley Jn 14/06 -
73.46 Ipswich 14c23a ~ 14c25d -
82.36 Manningtree North Jn 14/39 -
91.66 Harwich Parkeston Quay 14/56 -
93.54
0.00		 Harwich Town 15L02a ~ 15L16d DIV
1.68 Harwich Parkeston Quay 15/21 -
11.26 Manningtree 15/36 -
19.09 Colchester 15/48 -
24.12 Marks Tey 15/53 -
32.13 Witham 16/01 -
40.76 Chelmsford 16/10 -
50.45 Shenfield 16/23 -
50.61 Shenfield Up Loop 16.25a ~ 16*40d -
57.20 Gidea Park 16/48 -
63.33 Ilford 16/53 -
66.58 Stratford 16c59a ~ 17c01d -
67.20 Channelsea South Jn 17/03 -
70.18 Dalston Western Jn 17/10 -
72.78 Camden Road Jn 17/18 -
74.17 Gospel Oak 17/21 -
78.46 Willesden Junction HL 17/31 -
79.31 Acton Wells Jn 17/34 -
80.03 Acton Main Line 17/37 -
81.38 Ealing Broadway 17c41a ~ 17c43d -
82.70 Drayton Green Jn 17/46 -
84.32 Greenford South Jn 17/58 -
84.73 Greenford 17/59 -
87.35 South Ruislip 18/03 -
89.16 West Ruislip 18/06 -
94.46 Gerrards Cross 18/12 -
103.57 High Wycombe 18*26a ~ 18*36d -
111.78 Princes Risborough sig ME171 18*47a ~ 19*10d -
130.54 Bicester North 19/28 -
139.56 Aynho Jn 19/37 -
144.60 Banbury 19c43a ~ 19c45d -
153.40 Fenny Compton 19/57 -
164.69 Leamington Spa 20/05 -
170.58 Hatton 20/12 -
177.39 Dorridge 20/18 -
184.49 Tyseley 20/30 -
186.55 Bordesley Jn 20/34 -
187.01 St Andrews Jn 20/40 -

Timings continue in first table.

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