1st May 1994

Pathfinder Tours
The Plym Exe-Cursioner

Locos Used 08648, 56125 & 59004
Stock Used 17165+4498+5007+4939+4938+17169+1853+5023+5005+4959+4993

Route : 1Z40 throughout

Loco(s) Route
56125 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Bescot - Aston - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Bromsgrove - Cheltenham - Bristol Parkway - Dr Days Jn - Bath - Westbury
59004 Westbury -  Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Laira Jn  - Laira depot - Mount Gould Jn
08648 (1) Mount Gould Jn - Plymouth
59004 Plymouth - Exeter - Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads
56125 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) 59004 on rear.


From Andy Fairholms ticket collection.

Source : Andrew Wilson (on the train throughout), Paul Griffin & Brian Garrett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Manchester Piccadilly 06.40d 23.12a 173.68
2.25 Slade Lane Jn 06/45 23/08 171.43
5.15 Heaton Norris Jn 06/47 23/05 168.53
5.70 Stockport 06.49a ~ 06.51d 23.01a ~ 23.03d 167.78
8.11 Cheadle Hulme 06/55 22/58 165.57
17.67 Macclesfield 07.06a ~ 07.08d 22.46a ~ 22.48d 156.01
31.33 Kidsgrove 07/22 22/33 142.35
37.64 Stoke-on-Trent 07.29a ~ 07.31d 22.23a ~ 22.25d 136.04
44.72 Stone 07/40 22/14 128.76
48.48 Norton Bridge 07/46 22/08 125.20
53.77 Stafford 07.52a ~ 07.54d 21.58a ~ 22.00d 119.71
67.54 Bushbury Jn 08/09 21/36 106.14
70.22 Portobello Jn 08/20 21/30 103.46
74.39 Bescot Stadium 08/25 21/23 99.29
79.76 Perry Barr North Jn 08/31 21/18 94.72
82.18 Aston 08/38 21/12 92.50
84.18 Proof House Jn 08/42 21/07 90.50
84.74 Birmingham New Street 08.45a ~ 08.47d 21.03a ~ 21.05d 89.74
88.25 Selly Oak 08/55 20/52 86.43
90.39 Kings Norton 08/58 20/49 84.29
95.47 Barnt Green 09/05 20/44 79.21
99.10 Bromsgrove 09/09 20/40 75.58
101.23 Stoke Works Jn 09/12 20/38 73.45
112.40 Abbotswood Jn 09/20 20/30 62.28
123.27 Ashchurch 09/28 20/17 51.41
130.38 Cheltenham Spa 09.37a ~ 09.39d 20.07a ~ 20.09d 44.30
136.01 Barnwood Jn 09/49 20/01 38.67
136.68 Gloucester Yard Jn 09/50 20/00 38.00
142.78 Standish Jn 09/55 19/55 31.70
156.23 Charfield 10/05 19/43 18.45
163.13 Yate 10/11 19/37 11.55
164.36 Westerleigh Jn 10/14 19/35 10.32
169.06 Bristol Parkway 10.18a ~ 10.20d 19.27a ~ 19.29d 5.62
170.25 Filton Jn 10/22 19/24 4.43
173.25 Stapleton Road 10/29 19/19 1.43
173.71 Lawrence Hill 10c31a ~ 10c31d 19/18 0.77
174.24 Dr Days Jn 10/32 19/17 0.46

 

M.C Location Booked
176.47 North Somerset Jn 10/34
187.26 Bath Spa 10/44
189.42 Bathampton Jn 10/48
198.64 Bradford Jn 10/58
203.43 Hawkeridge Jn 11/09
204.08
0.00		 Westbury 11L10a ~ 11L35d
1.34 Fairwood Jn 11/38
4.56 Clink Road Jn 11/40
6.58 Blatchbridge Jn 11/42
19.47 Castle Cary 11/53
42.07 Cogload Jn 12/10
47.10 Taunton 12*15a ~ 12*38d
61.24 Tiverton Parkway 12/54
76.50 Cowley Bridge Jn 13/12
77.70 Exeter St Davids 13.15a ~ 13.30d
88.32 Dawlish Warren 13/40
98.04 Newton Abbot 13/52
106.61 Totnes 14/04
119.17 Ivybridge 14/21
123.08 Hemerdon 14/25
128.00 Laira Jn 14/29
128.43
0.00		 Laira Traction Depot 14.39a ~ 15.20d
0.34 Lipson Jn 15/33
1.74
0.00		 Plymouth 15.35a ~ 16.45d
1.40 Lipson Jn 16/48
1.73 Laira Jn 16/49
6.65 Hemerdon 16/56
10.56 Ivybridge 17/00
23.12 Totnes 17/13
31.69 Newton Abbot 17/24
41.41 Dawlish Warren 17/35
52.03 Exeter St Davids 17.47a ~ 17.52d
53.23 Cowley Bridge Jn 17/54
68.49 Tiverton Parkway 18/08
82.63 Taunton 18/19
87.66 Cogload Jn 18/22
94.28 Bridgwater 18/27
108.11 Uphill Jn 18/38
110.64 Worle Jn 18/40
127.49
0.00		 Bristol Temple Meads 18L58a ~ 19L15d

Timings continue in first table.

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