28th October 1995

Pathfinder Tours
The Pigs Trotter

Locos Used 47307, 47309, 47525, 47555, 47712
Stock Used 21241+4956+5002+4993+4991+1832+4939+5037+4949+4925+21268

Route : 1Z45 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47525 York - Leeds - Moorthorpe - Sheffield - Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn- Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Coventry - Rugby - (1) - Bletchley - Willesden West London Jn - Kensington Olympia
47307 + 47309 (2) Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Jn - Barnes - New Kew Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Junction Road Jn - South Tottenham - Barking - Laindon - Shoeburyness Carriage Sidings - Pigs Bay (MOD) - Havengore Point (MOD)
47555 (3) Havengore Point (MOD) - Pigs Bay - Shoeburyness Carriage Sidings - Grays
47307 + 47309 (4) Grays - Thames Haven
47555 Thames Haven - Grays - Barking - South Tottenham - Junction Road Jn - West Hampstead Thameslink - (Down Fast to Down Slow at Radlett) - (Down Slow to Down Fast at Harpenden) - Luton - Wellingborough - Wigston South Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Water Orton - Bordesley Jn - Lifford West Jn - Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield
47555 + 47712 (5) Sheffield - Swinton - Doncaster (6) - Wakefield Westgate - Leeds - York

Notes :
(1) The train was booked via Northampton, but actually ran direct (deduct 2m 27ch from Hanslope Jn to Kensington Olympia), York to Kensington Olympia therefore 258m 39ch.
(2) 47555 on rear Shoeburyness CS - Havengore Point.
(3) 47309 + 47307 on rear.
(4) 47555 on rear.
(5) 47712 should have replaced 47555 at Sheffield, but after being attached it shut down with low oil pressure. 47555 was re-attached in front of 47712.
(6) Booked route was via Moorthorpe, but signalboxes had closed so the train was diverted via Doncaster.
(7) The "Detach Loco" at Shoeburyness C.S. did not take place, niether did the "Loco Change" at Grays. The "Loco Change" at Thames Haven became a "Detach Loco" point.
(8) Train routed on Up Hendon Goods Line behind platform 4 at West Hampstead where there was booked to be a set-down, the train stopped additionally at Cricklewood to allow those passengers to de-train.

Sources : John Armitstead (on train throughout)
& Alan Sheppard (joined/left train at Sheffield)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 York 04.20d ?   23.15a ? 64.23
5.41 Colton Jn 04/27 ?   23/10 ? 58.62
10.58 Church Fenton 04/31 ?   23/04 ? 53.45
15.68 Micklefield 04/41 ?   23/00 ? 48.35
21.10 Cross Gates 04/45 ?   22/56 ? 43.13
25.46 Leeds 04.52a ~ 04.54d ?   22.46a ~ 22.49d ? 38.57
26.32 Holbeck East Jn 04/57 ?   22/43 ? 37.71
35.48 Wakefield Westgate 05/08 ?   22/31 ? 28.55
39.40 Hare Park Jn 05/12 ?   22/27 ? 24.63
45.39 South Kirkby Jn 05/17 ?   22/22 ? 18.64
46.16 Moorthorpe 05/18 ?   22/20 DIV 18.07
- Doncaster   DIV ? -
54.07 Swinton 05/26 ?   22/14 ? 10.16
56.18 Aldwarke Jn 05/28 ?   22/12 ? 8.05
59.20 Holmes Jn 05/33 ?   22/09 ? 5.03
61.11 Wincobank Jn 05/34 ?   22/07 ? 3.12
63.66 Nunnery Main Line Jn 05/38 ?   22/05 ? 0.37
64.23 Sheffield 05.40a ~ 05.43d 05.43 ~ 05.47   21.45a L 22.02d 23.26 L ?? 0.00
251.66
68.13 Dore Station Jn 05/50 ?   21/40 ? 247.76
76.43 Chesterfield 05/57 ?   21/31 ? 239.46
80.53 Clay Cross South Jn 06/01 ?   21/28 ? 235.36
90.61 Ambergate Jn 06/09 ?   21/17 ? 225.28
100.54 Derby 06.19a ~ 06.21d 06.22 ~ 06.46   21.03a ~ 21.05d 22.44 ~ 22.47 215.35
105.38 Stenson Jn 06/30 ?   20/58 ? 210.51
111.55 Burton-on-Trent 06/38 06/59   20/49 ? 204.34
117.18 Wichnor Jn 06/44 07/03   20/45 ? 198.71
124.46 Tamworth High Level 06/50 ?   20/39 ? 191.43
130.27 Kingsbury Jn 06/58 07.16 ~ 07.20   20/33 ? 185.62
134.22 Water Orton 07/04 07/28   20/30 ? 181.67
140.28 Landor Street Jn 07/10 07/36   20/24 ? 175.61
141.05 Proof House Jn 07/11 07/38   20/22 ? 175.04
141.73 Birmingham New Street 07.13a ~ 07.16d 07.40 ~ 07.45   20.15a ~ 20.17d 21.56 ~ 21.59 174.16

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
143.74 Soho South Jn 07/22 07/52
144.27 Soho East Jn 07/25 07/53
146.26 Perry Barr West Jn 07/28 07/58
147.42 Perry Barr 07/30 07/59
149.07 Aston 07/33 08/03
152.00 Stechford 07/46 08/09
156.33 Birmingham International 07/49 08/14
167.09 Coventry [P1] 07.58a ~ 08.00d 08.25 ~ 08.26
178.48 Rugby 08/10 08/38
187.78 Long Buckby 08/22 DIV
197.47 Northampton 08//32 DIV
(1) Weedon DIV ?
206.68 Hanslope Jn 08/44 08/57
213.50 Milton Keynes Central 08/51 09/01
216.69 Bletchley 08/55 09/04
225.19 Ledburn Jn 09/03 09/09
231.62 Tring 09/11 09/14
246.00 Watford Junction [P7] 09.23a ~ 09.25d 09.25 ~ 09.27
252.05 Harrow & Wealdstone 09/32 09/34
258.12 Willesden West London Jn 09/37 09/49
258.41 Mitre Bridge Jn 09/45 09/52
258.78 North Pole Jn 09/46 09/53
260.66
0.00		 Kensington Olympia (1) 09L50a ~ 10L05d 09.59 ~ 10.20
2.63 Latchmere Jn 10/10 10/26
3.17 Clapham Junction [P6] 10/18 10/28
6.30 Barnes [P4] 10/24 10.33a ~ 11.03d
8.57 New Kew Jn 10/29 11/08
9.16 Kew East Jn 10/35 11/10
9.76 South Acton Jn 10/38 11/12
11.62 Acton Wells Jn 10/45 11/17
12.22 Acton Canal Wharf 10/47 11/18
14.59 Dudding Hill Jn 10/53 11/25
18.49 Carlton Road Jn 11/13 11/46
19.26 Junction Road Jn 11/16 11/49
19.64 Upper Holloway 11/17 11/51
20.79 Harringay Park Jn 11/20 11/55
22.53 South Tottenham 11/25 11.58a ~ 12.15d
28.73 Woodgrange Park 11/34 12/25
30.35 Barking [P7] 11c38a ~ 11c39d 12.28 ~ 12.29
38.13 Upminster 11/46 12/41
45.62 Laindon 11/55 12/51
49.35 Pitsea 12/01 13/00
58.48 Southend Central 12/13 13/14
62.33 Shoeburyness Carriage Sdgs. 12L23a ~ 12L45d 13.30 ~ 13.52
63.37
0.00		 MoD Pigs Bay (Havengore Point) 13p05a ~ 14p00d 14p32 ~ 15p10
1.04 Shoeburyness Carriage Sdgs. 14L20a ~ 14L31d 15.39 (7) 15.57
4.69 Southend Central 14/39 16/06
14.02 Pitsea 14/48 16/27
24.33 Tilbury West Jn 14/59 16/42
26.79
0.00		 Grays (Third Line) 15L02a ~ 15L33d 16.50 (7) 16.50
2.46 Tilbury West Jn 15/36 16/54
7.01 Thames Haven Jn 15/43 17/03
11.16
0.00		 Thames Haven 15L53a ~ 16.17d 17.13 ~ 17.18
4.15 Thames Haven Jn 16/27 17/27
8.50 Tilbury West Jn 16/34 17/34
10.66 Grays 16/37 17/38
11.62 West Thurrock Jn 16/38 17/39
18.02 Rainham 16/45 17/46
23.14 Barking [P8] 16/51 17/54
24.56 Woodgrange Park 16/54 17/56
30.76 South Tottenham 17/03 18/08
32.50 Harringay Park Jn 17/07 18/11
33.65 Upper Holloway 17/10 18/13
34.23 Junction Road Jn 17/11 18/14
35.00 Carlton Road Jn 17/14 18.18a ~ 18.36d
36.67 West Hampstead Thameslink (8) 17.20a ~ 17.21d 18.43 ~ 18.51
? Cricklewood [P4] (8) ? 18.59a ~ 19.01d
39.66 Hendon [P4] 17/27 19/04
52.58 St. Albans [P2] 17/42 19/19
63.06 Luton 17/55 ?
73.11 Flitwick 18/09 ?
81.24 Bedford South Jn 18/22 19/42
82.65 Bedford North Jn 18/24 19/44
89.32 Sharnbrook Jn 18/29 19/49
98.18 Wellingborough 18/37 19/57
105.08 Kettering 18/43 20/04
116.01 Market Harborough 18/53 20/16
126.67 Kilby Bridge Jn 19/02 20/26
128.38 Wigston South Jn 19/05 20/30
129.08 Glen Parva Jn 19/06 20/32
139.65 Hinckley 19/16 20/49
144.04 Nuneaton [P2] 19.25a ~ 19.27d 20.56 ~ 20.59
154.48 Whitacre Jn 19/44 21/15
157.33 Water Orton 19/50 21/19
163.39 Landor Street Jn 19/56 21/33
163.77 St. Andrews Jn 19/58 21/35
164.23 Bordesley Jn 19/59 21/36
168.70 Lifford East Jn 20/03 21/44
169.15 Lifford West Jn 20/05 21/46
170.65 Selly Oak 20/09 21/50

Timings continue in first table.

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