23rd January 1993

Pathfinder Tours
The Knighton Horse

Locos Used 47809, D400 (50050) & 50007
Stock Used 4956+4977+17151+17165+4916+4869+4909+4915+4842

Route : 1Z36 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47809 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Park Lane Jn - Landor Street Jn - Bordesley Jn - (via Camp Hill line) - Kings Norton - Bromsgrove - (via direct line) - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester
50007 + D400 Gloucester - Newport - Cardiff - Court Sart - Felin Fran - Hendy Jn - Knighton - Shrewsbury
D400 + 50007 Shrewsbury - Hereford - Maindee Curve - Gloucester
47809 Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - (1) Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby (1)
47809 (1) Rugby - Nuneaton - Lichfield - (1) Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Booked route was Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford due to a PW possession between Wolverhampton & Stafford.

Sources : Jonathan Wilcox (joined & left train at Cheltenham Spa)
Alan Sheppard (joined & left train at Stafford) & Alex McGlasham

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Manchester Piccadilly 05.46d ?   22.38a ? 137.29
5.70 Stockport 05.55a ~ 05.57d ?   22.27a ~ 22.29d ? 131.39
12.06 Wilmslow 06/05 ?   22/17 ? 125.23
26.21 Sandbach 06/17 ?   22/01 ? 111.08
30.71 Crewe 06.26a ~ 06.28d ?   21.51a ~ 21.53d ? 106.38
38.77 Madeley Jn 06/39 ?   21/40 ? 98.32
49.79 Norton Bridge 06/48 ?   21/31 ? 87.30
55.28 Stafford 06.53a ~ 06.55d 06.54 ~ 06.59   21.24a ~ 21.26d 23.24a ~ 23.26d 82.01
69.05 Bushbury Jn 07/10 ?   21/11 DIV 68.24
71.53 Portobello Jn 07/14 07.18a ~ 07.26d   21/05 DIV 65.56
74.52 Darlaston Jn 07/18 07/30   ? DIV ?

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
75.53 Pleck Jn 07/20 07/32
76.38 Walsall 07/22 07/34
77.00 Rycroft Jn 07/26 07/36
88.49 Park Lane Jn 07/50 08/00
89.27 Castle Bromwich Jn 07/53 08/02
91.31 Landor Street Jn 07/58 08/08
92.15 Bordesley Jn 08/06 08/11
? Camp Hill 08/07 ?
97.30 Kings Norton 08.12a ~ 08.13d 08.17 ~ 08.19
102.38 Barnt Green 08/18 08/27
106.01 Bromsgrove 08/23 08/31
108.14 Stoke Works Jn 08/24 08/32
119.31 Abbotswood Jn 08/32 08/39
137.29 Cheltenham Spa 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.53 ~ 08.55
142.72 Barnwood Jn 08/53 09/02
143.69
0.00		 Gloucester 08L55a ~ 09L10d 09.05 ~ 09.20
14.18 Awre 09/24 ?
19.17 Lydney 09/29 09/41
34.57 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/44 09/56
44.46 Newport 09.53a ~ 10.02d 10.06 ~ 10.11
56.26 Cardiff Central 10/16 10/25
76.41 Bridgend 10/36 10/43
88.55 Port Talbot Parkway 10c48a ~ 10c53d 10.55 ~ 10.57
92.53 Court Sart Jn 11/04 11/03
93.62 Dynevor Jn 11/06 11/05
96.79 Felin Fran 11/14 11/10
105.25 Hendy Jn 11/36 11/33
110.59 Pantyffynnon 11t45a ~ 11t46d 11.46 ~ 11.47
111.72 Ammanford 11/49 11.50a ~ 11.53d
113.59 Llandybie 11/53 11.58a ~ 11.59d
117.67 Ffairfach 12/01 12/07
118.60 Llandeilo 12t03a ~ 12t09d 12.09 ~ 12.24
124.30 Llangadog 12/18 12/36
126.11 Llanwrda 12/22 ?
129.75 Llandovery 12t29a ~ 12t32d 12.47 ~ 12.51
134.50 Cynghordy 12/39 12/59
141.22 Llanwrtyd 13t07a ~ 13t14d 13.12 ~ 13.22
144.58 Llangammarch 13/20 13/27
146.36 Garth 13/22 13/30
149.66 Cilmeri 13/27 13/36
151.65 Builth Road 13/30 13/38
157.32 Llandrindod Wells 13*44a ~ 13*49d 13.49 ~ 13.52
157.38 Llandrindod Crossing 13t51a ~ 13t52d 13.53 ~ 13.54
161.04 Pen-y-Bont 13/56 14/07
163.79 Dolau 14/00 14/12
167.50 Llanbister Road 14/05 ?
170.48 Llangynllo 14/11 14/22
174.36 Knucklas 14/18 14/29
177.02 Knighton 14t32a ~ 15t20d 14.34 ~ 15.28
181.21 Bucknell 15/26 15/38
184.16 Hopton Heath 15/29 15/43
186.59 Broome 15/32 ?
189.40 Craven Arms 15t46a ~ 15t51d 15.56 ~ 16.05
196.63 Church Stretton 15/59 16/15
208.49 Sutton Bridge Jn 16/10 16/27
209.33 Shrewsbury 16.12a ~ 16.28d 16.30 ~ 17.02
210.17 Sutton Bridge Jn 16/31 17/04
222.03 Church Stretton 16/44 ?
229.26 Craven Arms 16/52 17/29
241.31 Woofferton 17/02 ?
247.65 Leominster 17/08 17/44
258.65 Shelwick Jn 17/17 ?
260.32 Hereford 17c20a ~ 17c23d 17.57 ~ 18.01
284.43 Abergavenny 17/47 18.31a ~ 18.31d
train delayed by sheep on the line
293.67 Pontypool 17/56 18/58
296.61 Cwmbran 17/59 19/01
303.01 Maindee North Jn 18/05 19/09
303.33 Maindee East Jn 18*07a ~ 18*12d 19/12
312.46 Severn Tunnel Junction 18.22a ~ 18.24d 19.22 ~ 19.24
319.74 Chepstow 18/39 19/33
327.70 Lydney 18/47 ?
333.05 Awre 18/51 ?
347.23
0.00		 Gloucester 19L05a ~ 19L20d 20.06 ~ 20.19
0.77 Barnwood Jn 19/22 ?
6.40 Cheltenham Spa 19.30a ~ 19.32d 20.29 ~ 20.30
24.38 Abbotswood Jn 19/52 ?
35.55 Stoke Works Jn 20/00 ?
37.08 Bromsgrove 20/05 ?
41.31 Barnt Green 20/16 ?
46.39 Kings Norton 20.23a ~ 20.25d ?
48.53 Selly Oak 20/29 ?
52.04 Birmingham New Street 20.38a ~ 20.43d 21.20 ~ 21.32
52.60 Proof House Jn 20/45 21/34
? Birmingham International DIV 21/46
? Coventry DIV 22/06
? Rugby DIV 22.16a ~ 22.42d
54.60 Aston 20/50 DIV
57.02 Perry Barr North Jn 20/55 DIV
61.39 Bescot Stadium 21/00 DIV

Timings continue in first table.

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