29th January 1994

Pathfinder Tours
The Ivan Hoe

Locos Used 47823 & 56009
Stock Used 4993+4959+5005+5023+17169+17170+5007+4998+4938+4977

Route : 1Z36 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47823 Bristol Temple Meads - Birmingham New Street - Tamworth - Derby
47823 (1) Derby - Denby Disposal Point
56009 (2) Denby Disposal Point - Derby (up goods) - Burton-on-Trent (down goods) - Drakelow West Curve Jn - Drakelow "C" Entrance Road Arrival (3)
47823 (1) Drakelow "C" Entrance Road Arrival - Drakelow "C" West Departure Road
56009 (2) Drakelow " C" West Departure Road - Drakelow "C" Power Entrance Departure Road
47823 (1) Drakelow " C" Power Entrance Departure Road - Coalfields Farm Colliery
56009 (2) Coalfields Farm Colliery - Coalville LC (Burton side of LC)
47823 (1) Coalville LC (Burton side of LC) - Bagworth Colliery Jn
56009 (2) Bagworth Colliery Jn - Stud Farm Quarry
47823 (1) Stud Farm Quarry - Knighton Up/Down Goods Loop
56009 (2) Knighton Up/Down Goods Loop - Leicester (Up & Down Slow Line) - Syston East Jn - Melton Jn
47823 (1) Melton Jn - Asfordby Mine
56009 (2) Asfordby Mine - Melton Mowbray
47823 Melton Mowbray - Tamworth - Birmingham New Street - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
Route confirmed from Tamworth in the morning to Birmingham in the evening. Rest still required detailing.
(1) 56009 on rear.
(2) 47823 on rear.
(3) Misrouted via Arrival Road, returned to Hopper Road then correctly routed via Departure Road

Source : Steve Marshall (Globe Video)
Additional information from Roger Elliott, Alan Sheppard (joined/left at Burton-on-Trent)
& Janet Cottrell (on the train from Tamworth to Birmingham New Street)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Janet Cottrell)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 06.30d ?   20.46a ? 163.47
0.46 Dr Days Jn 06/32 ?   20/44 ? 163.01
4.43 Filton Jn 06/37 ?   20/40 ? 159.04
5.62 Bristol Parkway 06.39a ~ 06.41d ?   20.36a ~ 20.38d ? 157.65
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 06/46 ?   20/30 ? 153.15
11.55 Yate 06/48 ?   20/28 ? 151.72
18.45 Charfield 06/54 ?   20/23 ? 145.02
31.70 Standish Jn 07/03 ?   20/14 ? 131.57
38.00 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/10 ?   20/09 ? 125.47
38.67 Barnwood Jn 07/11 ?   20/08 ? 124.60
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 07.17a ~ 07.19d ?   20.00a ~ 20.02d ? 119.17
51.41 Ashchurch 07/27 ?   19/52 ? 112.06
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 07/35 ?   19/45 ? 101.19
73.45 Stoke Works Jn 07/43 ?   19/38 ? 90.02
75.58 Bromsgrove 07/45 ?   19/37 ? 87.69
79.21 Barnt Green 07/49 ?   19/34 ? 84.26
84.29 Kings Norton 07/56 ?   19/31 ? 79.18
86.43 Selly Oak 08/03 ?   19/29 ? 77.04
89.74 Birmingham New Street 08.10a ~ 08.14d ?   19.16a ~ 19.20d 19.36 ~ ??.?? 73.53
90.62 Proof House Jn 08/16 ?   19/13 19/33 72.62
91.39 Landor Street Jn 08/18 ?   19/11 19/31 72.08
97.45 Water Orton 08/24 ?   19/06 19/25 66.02
101.40 Kingsbury Jn 08/27 ?   19/00 ? 62.07
105.32 Wilnecote 08/34 ?   ? ? ?
107.21 Tamworth HL 08.38a ~ 08.40d ??.?? ~ 08.41   18.50a ~ 18.52d 19.13 ~ 19.14 56.26
114.49 Wichnor Jn 08/45 08/50   18/42 ? 48.78

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
120.12 Burton-on-Trent 08.50a ~ 08.52d 08.52 ~ 08.55
126.29 Stenson Jn 09/01 09/03
131.13 Derby (P4) 09L07a ~ 09L32d 09.10 ~ 09.46
132.31 St Marys Jn 09/33 09/48
134.31 Little Eaton Jn 09/35 09/53
139.18
0.00		 Denby Colliery 10.20a ~ 10.25d 10.18 ~ 10.25
4.67 Little Eaton Jn 11/20 10.49a ~ 10.50d
6.67 St Marys Jn 11/23 ?
8.05 Derby (up goods) 11c26a ~ 11c28d 11.02 ~ 11.05
12.69 Stenson Jn 11/36 ?
19.56 Burton-on-Trent 11/48 11/33
20.06 Leicester Jn 11/51 11/34
20.46 Birmingham Curve Jn 11/56 11/38
21.27 Drakelow West Curve Jn 11/58 11/42

"via West Arrival Road"
train length "C" Entrance Road Arrival reverse
train length "West Departure Road" reverse
22.52
0.00		 via "Entrance Road Departure" to Hopper 12.14 ~ 12.19
Drakelow "C" Power Station 12.20a ~ 12.25d
1.25 Drakelow East Curve Jn 12/40 12/34
13.60 Coalville LC 13/15 13/05
14.29 Coalville Jn 13/25 13/07
15.56
0.00		 Coalfields Farm 13.45a ~ 13.50d 13.14 ~ 13.19
1.27 Coalville Jn 14.10a ?
(1.76
0.00)		 Coalville LC DIV 13.31a ~ 13.44d
booked [0.00]
(0.49)		 Coalville Jn 14.15d ?
booked [2.19]
(2.68)
0.00		 Bagworth Jn 14.22a ~ 14.27d 13.54 ~ 14.01
1.24
0.00		 Stud Farm Quarry
(got to loading point at 1m 10ch)		 14.50a ~ 14.55d 14.24 ~ 14.25
1.24 Bagworth Jn 15/10 14.35a ~ 14.37d
13.53 Knighton Jn 15/40 15/01
14.13
0.00		 Knighton Up/Down Goods Line 15.43a ~ 15.59d 15.03 ~ 15.48
2.02 Leicester Up & Down Slow Line 16c03a ~ 16c05d 15.55 ~ 15.56
6.73 Syston South Jn 16/11 16.09a ~ 16.09d
7.17 Syston East Jn 16/12 16/12
16.31
0.00		 Melton Jn 16.31a ~ 16.36d 16.26 ~ 16.27
1.52 Holwell Jn GF 16/41 16/33
1.65
0.00		 Asfordby Mine 16.56a ~ 17.01d 16.40 ~ 16.44
0.13 Holwell Jn GF 17/11 16.49a ~ 17.18d
2.33
0.00		 Melton Mowbray 17L16a ~ 17L31d 17.27 ~ 17.36
9.14 Syston East Jn 17/45 17/50
9.31 Syston North Jn 17/46 17/51
16.52 Loughborough (P3) 17.50a ~ 17.52d 18.01 ~ 18.02
24.64 Sheet Stores Jn 18/03 18/17
37.18 Stenson Jn 18/26 18/49
43.35 Burton-on-Trent 18.33a ~ 18.35d 18.58 ~ 19.00

Timings continue in first table.
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