28th August 1995

Pathfinder Tours
Crewe Excursioner & Mini Tour

Locos Used 47299, 59003, 59101 & 90139

Route :
1Z30 : Bristol Temple Meads to Crewe
1T30 : Crewe to Crewe
1Z30 : Crewe to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
47299 Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Crewe
90139 Crewe - (via WCML) - Wigan North Western
59003 + 59101 Wigan North Western - (reverse of outward route) - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - St Andrews Jn - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
This Page originally showed the date as 27th August in error.
(1) Mini-tour was 1T30, from Crewe to Wigan & return.


59003 & 59101 arrive into Crewe (photo: Paul Barrett)

Sources : Andrew Wilson (joined/left the train at Crewe), 'The Creech Crusader'
& Stuart Smith (joined/left the train at Cheltenham Spa)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from The Creech Crusader & Alan Vickers)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 08.00d 08.00   20.44a 20.35 146.56
0.46 Dr Days Jn 08/02 ?   20/41 ? 146.10
5.62 Bristol Parkway 08.10a ~ 08.12d ??.?? ~ 08.12   20.31a ~ 20.33d 20.24 ~ 20.26 140.74
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 08/17 ?   20/25 20/17 136.24
31.70 Standish Jn 08/37 ?   19/59 ? 144.66
38.00 Gloucester Yard Jn 08/44 ?   19/53 ? 108.56
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 08.51a ~ 08.54d ??.?? ~ 08.54   19.41a ~ 19.44d 19.36 ~ 19.41 102.26
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 09/12 09/16   19/08 ? 84.28
67.26 Worcester Shrub Hill 09.21a ~ 09.23d ??.?? ~ 09.24   19.00a ~ 19.02d 19.10 ~ 19.11 80.41
73.05 Droitwich Spa 09/31 ?   18/53 19/02 74.62
77.20 Stoke Works Jn 09/38 09/42   18/45 18/54 70.47
82.76 Barnt Green 09/46 ?   18/35 18/44 64.71
88.04 Kings Norton 09/58 09/56   18/29 18/30 59.63
90.18 Selly Oak 10/01 ?  
  Bordesley Jn   18/21 ? 54.48
  St Andrews Jn   18/19 ? 54.22
92.49 Birmingham New Street 10.09a ~ 10.12d 10.09 ~ 10.12   18.06a ~ 18.13d 17.07 ~ 18.11 52.51
  Soho South Jn   18/00 ? 50.51
  Dudley Port   17/55 ? 45.28
  Wolverhampton   17/46 17/49 39.68
96.25 Aston 10/19 ?  
98.47 Perry Barr North Jn 10/23 ?  
103.04 Bescot 10/27 10/29  
109.69 Bushbury Jn 10/36 ?   ? ? ?
123.46 Stafford 10/47 10/56   17/28 17/30 24.37
128.75 Norton Bridge 10/51 11/03   17/22 ? 19.08
148.03
0.00		 Crewe 11.25a ~ 15.00d 11.31   16.45a ~ 17.00d ??.?? ~ 17.02 0.00
35.71
17.20 Weaver Jn 15/15 ?   16/19 ? 18.51
24.11 Warrington Bank Quay 15/27 ?   16/08 ? 11.60
27.47 Winwick Jn 15/32 ?   16/02 ? 8.24
35.71 Wigan North Western 15L39a ?   15L49d ? 0.00


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