8th May 1995

Pathfinder Tours
The Grockle Grid

Locos Used 37669, 37696, 47471, 47536 & 56064

Route :
1Z60 : Wolverhampton to Penzance
1Z61 : Penzance to Penzance
1Z60 : Penzance to Wolverhampton

Loco(s) Route
47471 Wolverhampton - Bescot - Aston - Birmingham New Street - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
56064 Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Exeter - Plymouth
37669 (1) Plymouth - Lostwithiel - Carne Point
37696 (2) Carne Point - Lostwithiel
37669 (1) Lostwithiel - Penzance
37696 (2) Penzance - St Erth - St Ives
37669 (1) St Ives - St Erth - Penzance
56064 Penzance - Plymouth - Exeter - Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads
47536 Bristol Temple Meads - Cheltenham Spa - Kings Norton - St Andrews Jn - Birmingham New Street - Galton Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton

Notes :
(1) 37696 on rear.
(2) 37669 on rear.

Source : Nigel Rollings (joined/left train at Bristol Parkway) & Colin Redfearn

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Rollings & Alan Vickers)

No Railtrack Midland Zone timings provided!

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Wolverhampton 06.09d ?   ? ? 104.25
1.64 Portobello Jn 06/13 ?  
6.01 Bescot 06/18 ?  
10.38 Perry Barr North Jn 06/25 ?  
12.60 Aston 06/33 ?  
14.60 Proof House Jn 06/37 ?  
  Dudley Port   ? ? 98.65
  Galton Jn   ? ? 95.20
  Soho South Jn   ? ? 93.42
15.36 Birmingham New Street 06.41a ~ 06.47d ?   ? ? 91.41
  Proof House Jn   ? ? 90.67
  St Andrews Jn   ? ? 89.70
  Bordesley Jn   ? ? 89.44
18.67 Selly Oak 06/55 ?  
21.01 Kings Norton 07/01 ?   ? ? 84.29
26.09 Barnt Green 07/13 ?   ? ? 79.21
29.52 Bromsgrove 07/17 ?   ? ? 75.58
31.65 Stoke Works Jn 07/18 ?   ? ? 73.45
43.02 Abbotswood Jn 07/26 ?   23/39 ? 62.28
53.69 Ashchurch 07/34 ?   23/31 ? 51.41
61.00 Cheltenham Spa 07.42a ~ 07.45d ?   23.21a ~ 23.24d ? 44.30
66.43 Barnwood Jn 07/51 ?   23/15 ? 38.67
67.30 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/52 ?   23/14 ? 38.00
73.40 Standish Jn 07/57 ?   23/07 ? 31.70
86.65 Charfield 08/07 ?   22/54 ? 18.45
93.55 Yate 08/12 ?   22/48 ? 11.55
94.78 Westerleigh Jn 08*17a ~ 08*26d ?   22/46 ? 10.32
99.48 Bristol Parkway 08.33a ~ 08.35d ??.?? ~ 08.35   22.39a ~ 22.41d 22.39 ~ ??.?? 5.62
100.67 Filton Jn 08/37 ?   22/37 ? 4.43
104.64 Dr Days Jn 08/43 ?   22/32 ? 0.46
105.30
0.00		 Bristol Temple Meads 08L45a ~ 09L19d 08.45 ~ 09.19   22.03a ~ 22.30d 22.20 ~ 22.28 0.00
208.12
16.65 Worle Jn 09/36 ?   21/44 ? 191.27
19.58 Uphill Jn 09/38 ?   21/41 ? 187.33
33.21 Bridgwater 09/51 09/46   21/28 21/28 173.70
39.63 Cogload Jn 09/57 ?   21/21 ? 167.28
44.66 Taunton 10/00 09/56   21/17 21/17 162.25
59.00 Tiverton Parkway 10/13 10/09   21/04 21/04 148.11
74.26 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/28 10/23   20/51 ? 132.65
75.46 Exeter St Davids 10.30a ~ 10.33d 10.25 ~ 10.33   20.45a ~ 20.48d 20.46 ~ 20.49 131.45
86.08 Dawlish Warren 10/43 ?   20/35 ? 121.03
95.60 Newton Abbot 10/52 10/49   20/25 20/22 111.31
104.37 Totnes 11/02 10/58   20/14 20/12 102.54
116.73 Ivybridge 11/18 11/16   19/59 ? 90.18
120.64 Hemerdon 11/25 ?   19/55 ? 86.27
126.09 Lipson Jn 11/30 ?   19/48 ? 81.35
127.49
0.00		 Plymouth 11L32a ~ 12L16d 11.33 ~ 12.28   19*39a ~ 19*45d 19.38 ~ 19.46 79.42
2.72 St Budeaux Jn 12/21 ?   19/32 ? 76.50
4.18 Saltash 12/24 12/37   19/28 ? 75.24
9.16 St Germans 12/30 12/42   19/19 ? 70.26
17.58 Liskeard 12/40 12/52   19/10 19/15 61.64
? St Pinnock Viaduct East 12/45 ?   19/05 ? ?
22.73 Largin 12/46 ?   19/04 ? 56.49
30.26 Lostwithiel 12/54 13/15  
35.12
0.00		 Carne Point 13.14a ~ 13.22d 13.31 ~ 13.38  
4.66
0.00		 Lostwithiel 13.42a ~ 13.47d 13.57 ~ 14.08   18/55 18/58 49.16
4.35 Par 13/54 14/14   18/50 18/51 44.61
8.72 St Austell 14/03 14/21   18/43 ? 40.24
11.22 Burngullow Jn 14/07 ?   18/41 ? 37.74
17.75 Probus 14/14 ?   18/33 ? 31.21
23.23 Truro 14/20 14/37   18/26 18/29 25.73
23.71 Penwithers Jn 14/21 ?   ? ? ?
36.06 Camborne 14/34 14/52   18/11 18/15 13.10
43.33 St Erth 14/42 15/00   18/02 ? 5.63
47.58 Long Rock 14/50 ?   17/58 ? 1.38
49.16
0.00		 Penzance 14.53a ~ 16.09d 15.08 ~ 16.09  
1.38 Long Rock 16/12 ?  
5.63 St Erth 16t17a ~ 16t18d 16/18  
10.09
0.00		 St Ives 16.33a ~ 16.43d 16.36 ~ 16.43  
4.26 St Erth 16t58a ~ 17t00d ?  
8.51 Long Rock 17/08 ?  
10.09 Penzance 17L11a 17.12   17L55d 17.56 0.00


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