3rd April 1994

Pathfinder Tours
The Pixie

Locos Used 37521 & 37668
Stock Used 4993+4959+5005+5023+17169

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37521 Bristol Temple Meads (P12) - Bridgwater - Exeter St Davids (P4) - Plymouth
37521 (1) Plymouth (P4) - Bere Ferrers - Bere Alston
37668 (2) Bere Alston - Calstock
37521 (1) Calstock - Bere Alston
37668 (2) Bere Alston - Bere Ferrers - Plymouth (P7) (3)
37668 (3) Plymouth - Exeter St Davids (P4) - Bristol Temple Meads (P6)

Notes :
(1) 37668 on rear.
(2) 37521 on rear.
(3) 37521 was failed at Plymouth and the remainder of the tour itinerary was terminated (see timings below for details). The train eventually leaving for Bristol hauled by 37668 with 37521 dead-in-tow. A re-run was organised and run on 23rd October 1994.


From Andy Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Stuart Smith & Alan Sheppard (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 09.10d 09.10   21.18a 20.09 145.27
- Parson Street   21/15 19/34 143.38
16.65 Worle Jn 09/27 ?   21/01 19/08 128.42
19.58 Uphill Jn 09/29 ?   20/59 18.22a ~ 19.00d 125.49
33.21 Bridgwater 09/40 ?   20/49 18/07 112.06
39.63 Cogload Jn 09/46 ?   20/44 ? 105.44
44.66 Taunton 09/51 09/53   20/40 17/55 100.41
59.00 Tiverton Parkway 10/04 ?   20/27 ? 86.27
74.26 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/19 ?   20/13 ? 71.01
75.46 Exeter St Davids 10.21a ~ 10.23d 10.18 ~ 10.23   19*57a ~ 20*10d 17.05 ~ 17.26 69.61
86.08 Dawlish Warren 10/33 ?   19/44 ? 59.19
95.60 Newton Abbot 10/44 10/43   19/33 ? 49.47
104.37 Totnes 10/54 ?   19/21 ? 40.70
116.73 Ivybridge 11/10 11/05   19/08 16/13 28.35
120.64 Hemerdon 11/17 ?   19/04 ? 24.43
126.09 Lipson Jn 11/22 11/14   18/57 ? 19.18
127.49 Plymouth 11L24a ~ 11.18 ~   ~ 18L54d ~ 15.57 17.58

 

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
127.49 Plymouth 11L45d 11.48   15.28a ~  15.24 ~  10.09
130.41 St Budeaux Jn 11/50 11/58   15/23 15/18 7.17
130.61 St Budeaux Victoria Road 11*52a ~ 11*57d 1200 ~ 12.02   15*19a ~ 15*21d ? 6.77
? Bere Ferrers ? ?   14p32a ~ 15p07d 14.04 ~ 15.09 2.64
137.58
0.00		 Bere Alston 12p20a ~ 12p35d 12.18 ~ 12.35   14.21a ~ 14.26d 13.55 ~ 13.58 0.00
1.51
1.51 Calstock 12.43a 12.43   14.13d 13.47 0.00

Timings continue in first table.

The part of the tour below was abandoned owing to the failure of 37521.

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Plymouth 15.28a ~ 15.40d 15.24 ~ DIV   18L44a ~ 18L54d DIV ~ 15.57 17.58
2.72 St Budeaux Jn 15/46 DIV   18/39 DIV 14.66
4.18 Saltash 15/49 DIV   18/35 DIV 13.40
9.16 St Germans 15/58 DIV   18/30 DIV 8.42
17.58 Liskeard (main platform) 16.08a ~ ECS DIV   ECS ~ 18.20d DIV 0.00
0.00 Liskeard (branch platform) ECS ~ 16.38d DIV   17.55a ~ ECS DIV 1.72
2.04 Coombe 16*46a ~ 16*51d DIV  
2.46
0.00		 Moorswater 16.57a ~ 17.02d DIV  
0.53 Coombe No.1 GF 17*08a ~ 17*13d DIV   17.42a ~ 17.47d DIV 0.00
4.72
5.45 Sandplace (1m 60ch) 17.25a DIV   17.30d DIV 0.00


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