13th January 1996

Pathfinder Tours
The Mendip Rail Meanderer

Locos Used FY No. 44, 37427 & 59001
Stock Used 5487+5463+99327+99328+99318+5569+9448+99304

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37427 Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Barnt Green - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Standish Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn Up Passenger Loop - Bradford Jn - Westbury
37427 (1) Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Frome North Jn - Whatley Quarry
59001 (2) Whatley Quarry - Frome North Jn
37427 (1) Frome North Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - East Somerset Jn - Merehead Quarry Jn - Whites Crossing Siding
59001 (2) Whites Crossing Siding - Merehead Quarry via Line 6
37427 (1) Merehead Quarry Line 6 - Whites Crossing Siding
59001 (2) Whites Crossing Siding - Merehead Quarry Jn
37427 (1) Merehead Quarry Jn - Merehead Halt - Merehead Quarry via Line 3
59001 (2) Merehead Quarry Line 3 - Merehead Halt
FY No. 44 (3) Merehead Shed Road 4 - Shed Road/Arrival Tracks Junction
FY No. 44 (3) Shed Road/Arrival Tracks Junction - Merehead Shed Road 4 - (up to shed on last trip)
37427 (1) Merehead Halt - Merehead Quarry Line 3 (4)
59001 (2) Merehead Quarry Line 3 - Merehead Halt - Merehead Quarry Jn - East Somerset Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - Westbury
37427 Westbury - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - (reverse of outward route) -Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) 59001 on rear.
(2) 37427 on rear.
(3) Cab ride.
(4) The train needed to return to quarry to gain permission to enter "Merehead Single".

Sources : Andrew Wilson & Alan Sheppard (both joined/left train at Birmingham New Street)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Birmingham New Street 09.01d 09.02d   19.41a 19.57a 119.56
3.31 Selly Oak 09/10 ?   19/34 19/50 116.25
5.45 Kings Norton 09/13 09/11   19/31 19/47 114.11
10.53 Barnt Green 09.19a ~ 09.21d 09.17 ~ 09.21   19.21a ~ 19.23d 19.34 ~ 19.35 108.03
14.16 Bromsgrove 09/24 ?   19/16 19/25 105.40
16.29 Stoke Works Jn 09/26 09/27   19/14 ? 103.27
20.44 Droitwich Spa 09/43 09.39 ~ 09.41   19/08 19/16 99.12
25.56 Tunnel Jn 09/49 ?   19/03 ? 94.00
26.23 Worcester Shrub Hill 09.51a ~ 09.53d 09.49 ~ 09.53   19.00a ~ 19.02d 19.06 ~ 19.07 93.33
29.28 Norton Jn 09/57 ?   18/55 ? 90.28
30.10 Abbotswood Jn 09/58 09/59   18/54 ? 89.46
40.77 Ashchurch 10/06 ?   18/45 ? 78.59
48.08 Cheltenham Spa 10.14a ~ 10.17d 10.16 ~ 10.19   18.35a ~ 18.38d 18.37 ~ 18.41 71.48
53.51 Barnwood Jn 10/23 ?   18/27 ? 66.05
54.38 Gloucester Yard Jn 10/24 ?   18/26 ? 65.18
60.48 Standish Jn 10/31 ?   18/19 ? 59.08
73.73 Charfield 10/41 ?   18/07 ? 45.63
80.34 Yate 10/47 ?   18/00 18/05 39.22
82.06 Westerleigh Jn 10/49 10/52   17/58 18/02 37.50
86.56 Bristol Parkway 10.54a ~ 10.56d 10.56 ~ 10.58   17.51a ~ 17.53d 17.53 ~ 17.56 33.00
87.75 Filton Jn 10/58 ?   17/47 ? 31.61
90.75 Stapleton Road 11/03 11/05   17/43 17/46 28.61
91.72 Dr. Days Jn 11/07 11/08   17*23 ~ 17*41 17/44 27.64
92.15 North Somerset Jn 11*10 ~ 11*17 11.10 ~ 11.16   17/20 17.39 ~ 17.41 27.41
102.74 Bath Spa 11.28a ~ 11.30d 11.29 ~ 11.30   17.04a ~ 17.06d 17.25 ~ 17.27 16.62
105.10 Bathampton Jn 11*35 ~ 11*55 11.35 UPL 11.53   17/00 17/20 14.46
114.32 Bradford Jn 12/06 ?   16/49 17/11 5.24
119.56
0.00		 Westbury 12L15 ~ 12L35 12L12 ~ 12L35   16L10 ~ 16L40 16L39 ~ 17L03 0.00
16.08
1.34 Fairwood Jn 12/37 ?   16/07 16/36 14.54
4.56 Clink Road Jn 12/41 12/44   16/03 16/33 11.32

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
5.33 Frome North Jn 12/43 12/46
9.33
0.00		 Whatley Quarry 13.00 ~ 13.10 13.08 ~ 13.11
4.00
0.00		 Frome North Jn 13.27 ~ 13.32 13.33 ~ 13.36
0.27 Frome 13/33 13/38
1.40 Blatchbridge Jn 13/35 13/39
5.50 East Somerset Jn 13/40 13/46
9.16 Merehead Quarry Jn 13/48 ?
10.49
0.00		 Whites Crossing Siding 13.53 ~ 13.58 13.59 ~ 14.00
0.62
0.00		 Merehead Quarry via Line 6 14.03 ~ 14.13 14.10 ~ 14.23
0.62
0.00		 Whites Crossing Siding 14.18 ~ 14.23 14.33 ~ 14.35
1.33
0.00		 Merehead Quarry Jn 14.28 ~ 14.33 14.41 ~ 14.43
1.54
0.00		 Merehead Quarry via Line 3 14.45 ~ (15.40) 14.57 ~ 15.01
?
0.00		 Merehead Halt ? 15p07 ~ 16p01
?
0.00		 Merehead Quarry via Line 3 (14.45) ~ 15.40 16.08 ~ 16.13
1.54 Merehead Quarry Jn 15/45 16/16
5.20 East Somerset Jn 15/56 16/25
9.30 Blatchbridge Jn 16/01 16/31
 
Cab Ride in 44 "Western Yeoman II"
Bo-BoDE GM Built 798033-1 of 1980
Location Actual
Shed Road 4 15.40d
Shed Road/Arrival Tracks Jn 15.41 ~ 15.41
Shed Road 4 15.42a
 
Shed Road 4 15.53d
Shed Road/Arrival Tracks Jn 15.54 ~ 15.54
Shed Road 4 15/55
Shed Road 4 Up To Shed 15.55a
These were just my trips, other
trips were done during stay.


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