20th November 1994

Pathfinder Tours
The Cheshire Chaser

Locos Used 31102, 31270, 37905, 56114, 58030, 60092 & 60095

Route : 1Z09 throughout

Loco(s) Route
60092 Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Days Jn - Filton Jn - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
56114 Newport - Chepstow - Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry
58030 Coventry - Bedworth - Nuneaton - (via WCML) - Stafford
60095 Stafford - Norton Bridge - Madeley - Crewe - Chester - Wrexham - Shrewsbury
31270 + 31102 Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Hereford - Abergavenny - Newport
37905 Newport - Gloucester - Standish Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads

Source : Andrew Wilson (on the train throughout), Stuart Smith (joined/left the train
at Gloucester), Ian Saunders & Alan Vickers

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Vickers)

M.C
Location Booked Actual
0.00
Bristol Temple Meads 09.00d 09.01
0.46 Dr Days Jn 09/03 ?
4.43 Filton Jn 09/11 ?
5.70 Patchway 09/15 ?
9.36 Pilning 09/19 ?
16.32 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/28 09/25
18.60 Magor 09/34 ?
26.21
0.00		 Newport 09L44a ~ 10L04d 09.40 ~ 10.04
7.41 Magor 10/13 ?
9.69 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/16 ?
17.17 Chepstow 10/23 10/30
25.13 Lydney 10/31 10/39
30.28 Awre 10/36 ?
44.46 Gloucester 10.51a ~ 10.53d 11.00 ~ 11.02
44.69 Horton Road Jn 10/54 ?
45.63 Barnwood Jn 10/56 ?
51.06 Cheltenham Spa 11/02 11/10
58.17 Ashchurch 11/08 ?
69.04 Abbotswood Jn 11/18 11/25
80.21 Stoke Works Jn 11/26 ?
82.34 Bromsgrove 11/28 ?
85.77 Barnt Green 11/32 ?
91.05 Kings Norton 11/38 11/43
93.19 Selly Oak 11/41 ?
96.50 Birmingham New Street 11c49a ~ 11c51d 11.52 ~ 12.07
97.24 Proof House Jn 11/53 ?
100.35 Stechford 12/00 ?
104.68 Birmingham International 12/04 ?
115.44
0.00		 Coventry 12L13a ~ 12L28d 12.26 ~ 12.41
6.49 Bedworth 12/44 ?
10.15 Nuneaton 12p50a ~ 12p59d 13/00
23.17 Tamworth LL 13/13 13/11
29.28 Lichfield TV 13/18 13/16
34.34 Armitage Jn 13/22 ?
40.13 Colwich Jn 13/26 13/24
46.48
0.00		 Stafford 13L33a ~ 13L45d 13.32 ~ 13.56
5.29 Norton Bridge 13/52 14/03
16.31 Madeley Jn 14/01 ?
24.37 Crewe 14/17 14/25
25.78 Crewe Steelworks Jn 14/20 ?
35.17 Beeston Castle & T. SB 14/32 ?
45.47 Chester 14.47a ~ 15.37d 14.52 ~ 15.37
47.38 Saltney Jn 15/41 ?
57.62 Wrexham General 15/54 15/53
62.53 Ruabon 16/02 16/05
69.78 Gobowen 16/10 16/13
88.02
0.00		 Shrewsbury 16L34a ~ 16L54d 16.36 ~ 16.56
0.64 Sutton Bridge Jn 16/57 ?
6.21 Dorrington 17/05 ?
12.50 Church Stretton 17/15 ?
19.73 Craven Arms 17/5 17/24
27.38 Ludlow 17/33 ?
31.78 Wooferton 17/38 ?
38.32 Leominster 17/45 17/42
49.32 Shelwick Jn 17/57 17/54
50.79 Hereford 18c02a ~ 18c04d 17.57 ~ 18.02
57.42 Tram Inn 18/14 ?
63.19 Pontrilas 18/20 ?
75.10 Abergavenny 18/34 18/30
84.34 Pontypool 18/43 18/43
87.28 Cwmbran 18/50 18/46
93.35 Mainde North Jn 18/58 ?
94.35
0.00		 Newport 19L02a ~ 19L30d 18.56 ~ 19.19
9.69 Severn Tunnel Junction 19/41 19/38
17.17 Chepstow 19/47 19/47
25.13 Lydney 19/55 ?
30.28 Awre 20/00 ?
44.46 Gloucester 20p15a ~ 20p28d 20.21 ~ 20.26
44.69 Horton Road Jn 20/29 ?
45.47 Gloucester Yard Jn 20/30 ?
51.57 Standish Jn 20/36 ?
65.02 Charfield 20/46 ?
71.72 Yate 20/51 ?
73.15 Westerleigh Jn 20/55 ?
77.65 Bristol Parkway 21/00 21/02
79.04 Filton Jn 21/01 ?
83.01 Dr Days Jn 21/07 ?
83.47 Bristol Temple Meads 21.09a 21.10


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