14th October 1995

Pathfinder Tours
The Aire-Freighter

Locos Used 47791 & 56067
Stock Used 5005+4977+4959+4998+99132+21266+13318+4938+4986+4999+5007

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47791 Swindon - Bath Spa - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Bromsgrove - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Tamworth High Level - Derby - Beighton Jn - Sheffield
56067 (1) Sheffield - Woodburn Jn - Thrybergh Jn - Doncaster 2 Way Goods - Temple Hirst Jn - Neville Hill West Jn - Hunslet East T.C.
47791 (2) Hunslet East T.C. - Neville Hill West Jn
56067 (1) Neville Hill West Jn - Leeds - Castleford - Allerton Bywater Main Loading Point
47791 (2) Allerton Bywater Main Loading Point - Crofton West Jn - Eggborough Power Station Loop - Knottingley Goods 
56067 (1) Knottingley Up Goods - Drax Power Station Loop - Knottingley South Jn - Doncaster Down Decoy
47791 Doncaster Down Decoy - Swinton - Sheffield - Derby - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Notes :
(1) 47791 on rear.
(2) 56067 on rear.

Sources : Stuart Smith (joined/left the train at Cheltenham Spa) & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison, Alan Sheppard & Alan Vickers)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Swindon 05.25d ? 22.33a ? 230.68
5.64 Wootton Bassett Jn 05/31 ? 22/28 ? 225.04
16.53 Chippenham 05.41a  ~  05.43d ? 22.15a  ~  22.17d ? 214.15
27.32 Bathampton Jn 05/53 ? 22/05 ? 203.36
29.48 Bath Spa 05.56a  ~  05.58d ? 21.59a  ~  22.01d ? 201.20
40.27 North Somerset Jn 06/11 ? 21/48 ? 190.41
40.50 Dr Days Jn 06/16 ? 21/46 ? 190.18
45.66 Bristol Parkway 06.25a  ~  06.27d ??.?? ~ 06.27 21.36a  ~  21.38d 22.16 ~ ??.?? 185.02
50.36 Westerleigh Jn 06/33 ? 21/30 22/11 180.32
71.74 Standish Jn 06/51 ? 21/12 21/53 158.74
78.04 Gloucester Yard Jn 06/58 ? 21/02 ? 152.64
84.34 Cheltenham Spa 07.05a  ~  07.08d 07.06 ~ 07.11 20.52a  ~  20.55d 21.39 ~ 21.41 146.34
102.32 Abbotswood Jn 07/24 07/27 20/36 ? 128.36
106.19 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.40a  ~  07.45d 07.41 ~ 07.46 20.28a  ~  20.30d 21.15 ~ 21.17 124.49
111.78 Droitwich Spa 07/54 07/55 20/20 21/07 118.70
116.13 Stoke Works Jn 07/59 ? 20/15 ? 114.71
121.69 Barnt Green 08/05 ? 20/10 ? 109.15
126.77 Kings Norton 08/10 ? 20/05 20/49 104.07
129.11 Selly Oak 08/16 ? 20/02 ? 101.73
132.42 Birmingham New Street 08.26a  ~  08.28d 08.25 ~ 08.29 19.53a  ~  19.55d 20.36 ~ 20.39 98.42
140.13 Water Orton 08/38 08/42 19/42 20/21 90.71
- Whitacre Jn 19/38 20/13 88.06
144.08 Kingsbury Jn 08/41 08/45 19/33 20/03 85.56
149.69 Tamworth High Level 08.46a  ~  08.48d 08.50  ~  08.51 19.24a  ~  19.26d 19.54  ~  19.56 79.75
157.17 Wichnor Jn 08/56 08/59 19/17 72.47
162.60 Burton-on-Trent 09/00 09/03 19/12 19/42 67.04
168.77 Stenson Jn 09/05 09/08 19/06 ? 60.67
173.61 Derby 09.11a  ~  09.13d 09.15  ~  09.19 18.54a  ~  18.59d 19.28  ~  19.30 56.03
183.54 Ambergate Jn 09/26 09/30 18/44 ? 46.10
193.62 Clay Cross South Jn 09/35 09/39 18/36 ? 36.02
197.72 Chesterfield 09/39 09/43 18/32 19/07 31.72
- Dore Station Jn 18/25 ? 23.42
207.20 Beighton Jn 09/51 09/55
213.01 Woodburn Jn 09/59 10/02
214.35
0.00		 Sheffield 10L05a  ~  10L25d 10.07a  ~  10.26d 18.10a  ~  18.18d 18.50a  ~  18.54d 19.52
- Wincobank Jn 18/06 18/44 16.40
1.34 Woodburn Jn 10/29 10/32
3.56 Tinsley South Jn 10/34 10/35
8.34 Aldwarke Jn 10/45 10/45 17/55 18/36 11.47
- Swinton 17/53 18/34 9.36
9.01 Thrybergh Jn 10/47 10/48
11.25 Mexborough 10/57 10/56 17/51 18/31 8.07
16.30 Hexthorpe Jn 11/02 11/00 17/46 18/26 3.02

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
18.31 Doncaster Two Way Goods No.1 11c07a  ~  11c11d 11.06  ~  11.12
22.50 Shaftholme Jn 11/17 11/17
31.50 Temple Hirst Jn 11/23 11/24
37.67 Hambleton West Jn 11.31a  ~  12.03d 11.29  ~  11.47
44.13 Micklefield 12/17 11/55
52.18 Neville Hill West Jn 12/28 12.03 ~ 12.06
53.39
0.00		 Hunslet East  12.35a  ~  12.40d 12.18  ~  12.26
1.21
0.00		 Neville Hill West Jn 12.47a  ~  13.06d 12.42  ~  12.46
1.53 Leeds City Goods Lines 13c10a  ~  13c14d 12.56  ~  13.14
10.17 Methley Jn 13/28 13/29
12.33 Castleford 13c40a  ~  13c42d 13.40  ~  13.42
12.73 Castleford East Jn 13/46 13/45
14.42
0.00		 Allerton Main Loading Point 14.00a  ~  14.20d 13.55  ~  14.03
1.49 Castleford East Jn 14/36 14/12
2.09 Castleford 14/40 14.15 ~ 14.16
4.67 Altofts Jn 14/45 14/23
8.09 Turners Lane Jn 14/50 14/28
9.71 Crofton West Jn 14/53 14/34
16.79 Pontefract Monkhill 15/04 14/44
18.68 Knottingley 15/07 14.49  ~  14.54
23.06 Whitley Bridge 15/13 15/03
24.73 Eggborough Power Station Loop 15/23 15/23
26.60 Whitley Bridge 15/33 15/29
30.78
0.00		 Knottingley Up Goods 15.40a  ~  15.45d 15.39  ~  15.47
4.18 Whitley Bridge 15/52 15/56
11.45 Drax Power Station Loop 16/12 16/45
18.72 Whitley Bridge 16/32 17/17
22.77 Knottingley South Jn 16/44 17/26
33.06 Shaftholme Jn 16/56 17/45
37.25 Doncaster Two Way Goods No. 2. 17c01a  ~  17c03d 1755  ~  1756
39.09
0.00		 Doncaster Down Decoy 17L11a ~ 17L31d 18.02a ~ 18.16
1.24 Bridge Jn 17/36 18/20

Timings continue in first table.

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