1st June 1996

Pathfinder Tours
The Cumbrian Coaster

Locos Used 20301, 20302, 20303, 37604 & 37611
Stock Used 4949+4939+4925+21246+5037+5027+5023+5007+3148

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Locos Route
37604 + 37611 Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Portobello Jn - Stafford - Crewe
20302 + 20301 Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth
20302 + 20301 + 20303 Carnforth - Dalton Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Park South Jn - Sellafield - Workington
20303 + 20301 + 20302 Workington - Sellafield
20301 + 20302 Sellafield - Park South Jn - (via Barrow avoider) - Dalton Jn - Carnforth
37611 + 37604 Carnforth - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Nigel Benning comments: A grand day out behind EPS and DRS locomotives. The only point of note during the day was that according to the letter sent with the tickets, we would be travelling via Barrow-in-Furness in both directions, as the direct line between Park South Junction and Dalton Junction is unavailable at weekends, due to the weekend closure of Dalton South signal box. On the outward journey we did indeed travel via Barrow, but on the return we took the short cut via Park South Junction and Dalton Junction (they must have found a signalman from somewhere).
(2) Actual mileages due to diversion via Barrow avoider -
Dalton Jn - 52m 30ch
Ulverston - 57m 40ch
Plumpton Jn - 59m 06ch ~ (59m 13ch)
Arnside - 70m 47ch ~ (70m 49ch)
Carnforth - 76m 68ch ~ (76m 47ch)
(figures in brackets are worked out using timing sheet).


20302 leads 20301 & 20303 at Workington (photo: Mark Harrington)

Sources : Nigel Benning, Alan Sheppard & Alan Vickers

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard, Alan Vickers & Nigel Benning)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 05.50d 05.50   23.03a 22.54 232.65
4.43 Filton Jn 05/56 ?   22/55 ? 228.22
5.62 Bristol Parkway 05.58a ~ 06.00d 05.58 ~ 06.00   22.51a ~ 22.53d 22.41 ~ 22.43 227.03
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 06/05 ?   22/46 22/35 222.33
18.45 Charfield 06/14 ?   22/37 22/28 214.20
31.70 Standish Jn 06/24 ?   22/28 22/18 200.75
38.00 Gloucester Yard Jn 06/30 ?   22/22 ? 194.65
38.67 Barnwood Jn 06/31 ?   22/21 ? 193.78
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 06.38a ~ 06.41d ??.?? ~ 06.41   22.11a ~ 22.14d 22.03 ~ 22.07 188.35
51.41 Ashchurch 06/48 ?   22/04 21/56 181.24
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 06/57 06/57   21/55 21/48 170.37
66.15 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.06a ~ 07.08d 07.06 ~ 07.08   21.46a ~ 21.48d 21.41 ~ 21.42 166.50
71.74 Droitwich Spa 07/16 ?   21/38 21/34 160.71
77.56 Hartlebury 07/22 07/21   21/33 ? 155.09
81.30 Kidderminster 07.27a ~ 07.29d 07.26 ~ 07.28   21.26a ~ 21.28d 21.23 ~ 21.24 151.35
88.09 Stourbridge Junction 07/40 07/36   21/18 21/16 144.56
96.33 Galton Jn 07/59 07/59   21/04 21/03 136.32
98.11 Soho South Jn 08/01 ?   21/02 ? 134.54
100.12 Birmingham New Street 08.05a ~ 08.12d 08.08 ~ 08.12   20.51a ~ 20.56d 20.52 ~ 20.56 132.53
102.68 Aston 08/20 ?   20/41 ? 129.77
105.10 Perry Barr North Jn 08/23 ?   20/35 ? 127.55
109.47 Bescot 08/27 08/30   20/31 20/36 123.18
113.64 Portobello Jn 08/32 ?   20/27 ? 119.01
116.32 Bushbury Jn 08/39 08/38   20/23 20/26 116.33
130.09 Stafford 08.50a ~ 08.53d 08.52 ~ 08.54   20.08a ~ 20.10d 20.09 ~ 20.11 102.56
135.38 Norton Bridge 09/00 09/00   20/03 20/02 97.27
146.40 Madeley Jn 09/09 ?   19/47 ? 86.25
154.46
0.00		 Crewe 09L21a ~ 09L35d 09.25 ~ 09.39   19.34a ~ 19.36d 19.41 ~ 19.45 78.19
7.41 Winsford Signal Box 09/46 ?   19/21 ? 70.58
17.20 Weaver Jn 09/52 ?   19/14 ? 61.77
24.11 Warrington Bank Quay 09/57 10/06   19/04 19/17 54.08
27.47 Winwick Jn 10/10 10/10   19/01 19/11 50.52
35.71 Wigan North Western 10/26 10/31   18/55 19/06 42.18
45.45 Euxton Jn 10/34 ?   18/46 ? 32.54
51.01 Preston [P4 both ways] 10.43a ~ 11.11d 10.50 ~ 11.11   18.35a ~ 18.37d 18.50 ~ 18.52 27.18
71.79 Lancaster 11/32 11/35   18/15 18/33 6.20
73.71 Morecambe South Jn 11/33 ?   18/14 ? 4.28
78.19 Carnforth 11.37a ~ 11.39d 11.45 ~ 11.47   17L55a ~ 18L10d 18L05 ~ 18L24 0.00
(83.79)
84.17 Arnside 11/53 ?   17/44 17/53 (78.01)
95.43 Plumpton Jn 12/14 ?   17/32 ? (66.55)
97.16 Ulverston 12/16 12/20   17.27a ~ 17.29d 17.33 ~ 17.35 (65.02)
102.26 Dalton Jn ? ?   ? 17/24 (2)
106.73 Barrow-in-Furness 12/32 12/36   17/17 DIV 55.25
110.64 Park South Jn 12/38 12/40   17/10 17/21 51.34
118.28 Foxfield 12/48 12/53   17/00 17/09 43.70
122.75 Millom 12/54 12/59   16/54 17/01 39.23
131.25 Bootle 13/04 ?   16/44 ? 30.73
135.67 Ravenglass 13.09a ~ 13.19d 13.14 ~ 13.20   16.36a ~ 16.38d 16.42 ~ 16.44 26.31
141.64 Sellafield 13.28a ~ 13.30d 13.30 ~ 13.32   16.26a ~ 16.28d 16L28 ~ 16L34 20.34
149.74 St Bees 13/41 13/42   16/18 16/18 12.24
153.50 Corkickle 13/47 13/49   15.59a ~ 16.11d 16/09 8.48
155.38 Whitehaven 13.51a ~ 13.53d 13.53 ~ 13.54   15.53a ~ 15.55d 16.03 ~ 16.05 6.60
156.70 Parton 14/04 14/00   15/49 15/59 5.28
162.18 Workington 14.18a 14.17   15.40d 15.41 0.00


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