17th July 1993

Pathfinder Tours
The d.c. Green Flasher

Locos Used 56005, E5001, 73139 & 73141
Stock Used booked for load 9 AB/EH (4xTSO + 2x BFK + 3x TSO)

Route : 1Z39 throughout

Loco(s) Route
56005 Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth High Level - Water Orton - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Barnt Green - Stoke Works Jn - (direct route) - Cheltenham Spa - Standish Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Westbury - Salisbury - Romsey - Eastleigh
E5001 Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Wimbldon Park - Point Pleasant Jn - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo
73139 + 73141 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Hounslow - Staines - Virginia Water - Chertsey - Weybridge - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo
E5001 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Raynes Park - Epsom - Horsham - Ford - Barnham - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - St. Denys - Southampton
56005 Southampton - Redbridge - Romsey - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street (1)

Notes :
(1) Tour timing sheet said 'Passengers for Tamworth, Burton & Derby please transfer to waiting road coaches on New Street station forecourt'. The use of buses is confirmed by David Garnett.

Source : Nigel Benning (joined at Salisbury, left at Southampton)

Brief Review
(from Nigel Benning)

This tour was originally due to run on Saturday 24th April, but had to be postponed as electrical modifications to E5001 (71001) had not been completed in time at Chart Leacon Depot owing to an industrial dispute. Minor changes were made to the route for the new date which included removal of the Eastleigh Depot Loop from the tour itinerary.

I joined the tour at Salisbury at the respectable time of 09:42, having travelled up from Bournemouth, although I opted to leave the tour at Southampton on the return run. Timekeeping was pretty good during the tour with good running being experienced and ample recovery time included in the schedule. This resulted in having to wait 25 minutes to enter Eastleigh and 15 minutes to enter London Waterloo on the outward run.


 56005 passing through Bradford-on-Avon (photo: Guy Vincent)


73139+73141 at Waterloo (photo: Duncan Jennings)


E5001 at Waterloo (photo: Duncan Jennings)


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Benning)

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Derby 05.42d ?
4.64 Stenson Jn 05/49 ?
11.01 Burton-on-Trent 05.55a ~ 05.57d ?
16.44 Wichnor Jn 06/04 ?
23.72 Tamworth High Level 06.12a ~06.14d ?
28.40 Kingsbury Jn 06/20 ?
33.48 Water Orton 06/26 ?
39.54 Landor Street Jn 06c32a ~ 06.34d ?
40.31 Proof House Jn 06/36 ?

 

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
41.19 Birmingham New Street 06.38a ~ 06.40d ?   21.53a ? 166.20
44.50 Selly Oak 06/47 ?   21/45 ? 162.69
46.64 Kings Norton 06/52 ?   21/37 ? 160.55
51.72 Barnt Green 06/57 ?   21/31 ? 155.47
55.35 Bromsgrove 07/01 ?   21/25 ? 152.04
57.48 Stoke Works Jn 07/02 ?   21/23 ? 149.71
68.65 Abbotswood Jn 07/10 ?   21/15 ? 138.54
86.63 Cheltenham Spa 07.24a ~ 07.26d ?   20.54a ~ 20.56d ? 120.76
92.26 Barnwood Jn 07/33 ?   20/48 ? 115.13
93.13 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/34 ?   20/47 ? 114.26
99.23 Standish Jn 07/39 ?   20/41 ? 108.16
112.48 Charfield 07/49 ?   20/32 ? 94.71
120.61 Westerleigh Jn 07/57 ?   20/24 ? 86.58
125.31 Bristol Parkway 08.01a ~ 08.03d ?   20.16a ~ 20.18d ? 82.08
126.50 Filton Jn 08/05 ?   20/13 ? 80.69
130.47 Dr Days Jn 08/12 ?   20/06 ? 76.72
130.70 North Somerset Jn 08*14a ~ 08*27d ?   20/00 ? 76.49
141.49 Bath Spa 8.40a ~ 08.42d ?   19.46a ~ 19.48d ? 65.70
143.65 Bathampton Jn 08/46 ?   19/43 ? 63.54
153.07 Bradford Jn 08/56 ?   19/32 ? 54.32
157.76 Hawkeridge Jn 09/03 ?   19/25 ? 49.53
158.31 Westbury 09.04a ~ 09.06d ?   19.21a ~ 19.23d ? 49.08
163.04 Warminster 09/16 ?   19/14 ? 44.35
181.00 Wilton Jn 09/38 ?   18/52 ? 26.39
182.74 Salisbury 09.40a ~ 09.42d ??.?? ~ 09.42   18.46a ~ 18.48d ? 24.45
184.01 Tunnel Jn 09/45 ?   18/44 ? 23.38
191.72 Dean 09/56 ?   18/34 ? 15.47
199.35 Romsey 10/05 ?   18/25 ? 8.04

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
206.47
0.00		 Eastleigh 10L37a ~ 10L47d 10.38 ~ 10.48
3.65 Shawford 10/52 ?
6.76 Winchester 10/55 ?
23.14 Worting Jn 11/09 ?
25.54 Basingstoke 11/12 ?
48.53 Woking Jn 11/47 ?
49.08 Woking 11/49 ?
60.08 Hampton Court Jn 12/00 ?
61.32 Surbiton 12/01 ?
63.53 New Malden 12/07 ?
66.16 Wimbledon 12/13 ?
67.13 Wimbledon Park 12/15 ?
69.03 East Putney 12/22 ?
69.54 Point Pleasant Jn 12/25 ?
70.67 Clapham Junction 12/28 ?
72.11 Queenstown Road 13/13 ?
74.61
0.00		 London Waterloo 12L38a ~ 13L08d 12.40 ~ 13.10
2.50 Queenstown Road 13/13 ?
3.74 Clapham Junction 13/16 ?
7.07 Barnes 13/22 ?
13.40 Hounslow 13/33 ?
14.38 Feltham Jn 13/35 ?
20.05 Staines 13/44 ?
24.18 Virginia Water 13/52 ?
29.09 Addlestone Jn 14/00 ?
29.71 Weybridge 14/02 ?
35.56 Hampton Court Jn 14/10 ?
37.00 Surbiton 14/13 ?
39.21 New Malden 14/20 ?
41.64 Wimbledon 14/22 ?
45.09 Clapham Junction 14/26 ?
49.03
0.00		 London Waterloo 14L32a ~ 14L58d 14.20 ~ 15.02
3.74 Clapham Junction 15/05 ?
7.19 Wimbledon 15/10 ?
? Wimbledon West Jn 15/12 ?
8.51 Raynes Park 15/14 ?
9.57 Motspur Park 15/17 ?
14.18 Epsom 15c27a ~ 15c28d 15.26 ~ 15.37
35.51 Horsham 16*02a ~ 16*10d 16.05 ~ 16.05
57.70 Arundel Jn 16/40 16/47
61.18 Barnham 16/46 16/54
67.40 Chichester 16/53 17/02
76.30 Havant 17c07a ~ 17c08d 17.25 ~ 17.26
79.27 Farlington Jn 17/13 ?
80.30 Cosham 17/16 ?
86.15 Fareham 17/24 17/42
98.62 St. Denys 17/42 17/58
99.67 Northam Jn 17/45 ?
100.71
0.00		 Southampton 17L47a ~ 18L14d 18.03 ~ ??.??
2.51 Redbridge 18/18 ?

Timings continue in second table.

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