22nd February 1997

Pathfinder Tours
The Norfolk Napier

Locos Used 47777 & D9000

Route : 1Z30 throughout

Loco Route
47777 Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Jn - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
47777 Newport - Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Kidderminster - Birmingham New Street - Nuneaton - Leicester - Peterborough - Kings Cross
D9000 Kings Cross - Potters Bar - Cambridge - Ely -Thetford - Norwich
D9000 Norwich - Ipswich - Colchester - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Finsbury Park - Ferme Park SL No2
47777 Ferme Park SL No2 - Peterborough - Leicester - Nuneaton - Birmingham New Street - Bromsgrove - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Newport
47777 Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Filton Jn  - Bristol Temple Meads


D9000 passing Wymondham South Jn en-route to Norwich (photo: Chris Boon)

Sources : Nigel Rollings (Joined train at Kings Cross, left at Finsbury Park) & Jonathan Wilcox

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Dobson & Nigel Rollings)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 03.58d 03.57   23.39a 00.05 289.35
0.46 Dr Days Jn 04/00 03/59   23/36 00/03 288.69
4.43 Filton Jn 04/06 04/05   23/31 00/01 284.72
5.70 Patchway 04/07 04/08   23/29 23/58 283.45
9.36 Pilning 04/11 04/12   23/23 23/54 279.79
16.32 Severn Tunnel Junction 04/17 04/16   23/17 23/48 273.03
26.21 Newport 04.29a ~ 04.42d 04.27 ~ 04.49   22.49a ~ 23.02d 23.16 ~ 23.34 263.14
36.10 Severn Tunnel Junction 04/56 05/00   22/34 22/58 253.25
43.38 Chepstow 05/03 05/07   22/27 22/48 245.77
51.34 Lydney 05/11 05/13   22/20 22/41 238.01
56.49 Awre 05/16 05/21   22/15 22/36 232.66
70.67 Gloucester 05.32a ~ 05.35d 05.37 ~ 05.40   22.00a ~ 22.02d 22.15 ~ 22.19 218.48
71.64 Barnwood Jn 05/37 05/42   21/57 22/13 217.51
77.27 Cheltenham Spa 05.43a ~ 05.46d 05.49 ~ 05.53   21.47a ~ 21.50d 22.02 ~ 22.07 212.08
84.38 Ashchurch 05/54 ?   21/31 ? 204.77
95.25 Abbotswood Jn 06/02 06/08   21/23 21/49 194.10
96.07 Norton Jn 06/04 ?  
99.12 Worcester Shrub Hill 06.11a ~ 06.14d 06.19 ~ 06.22  
104.71 Droitwich Spa 06/21 06/30  
110.53 Hartlebury 06/30 ?  
114.27 Kidderminster 06.35a ~ 06.37d 06.40 ~ 06.42  
121.06 Stourbridge Junction 06/48 06/51  
126.24 Rowley Regis 06/58 ?  
129.30 Galton Jn 07/05 07/06  
131.08 Soho South Jn 07/09 07/09  
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Stoke Works Jn

   21/15 21/41 182.73
- Bromsgrove   21/13 ? 180.60
- Barnt Green   21/10 21/37 177.17
- Longbridge   21/05 21/34 174.42
- Kings Norton   21/02 21/29 172.09
- Selly Oak   20/58 21/25 169.75
133.09 Birmingham New Street 07.14a ~ 07.16d 07.17 ~ 07.21   20.50a ~ 20.52d 21.13 ~ 21.18 166.44
134.54 Landor Street Jn 07/22 07/24   20/48 21/08 164.79
140.60 Water Orton 07/28 ?   20/40 ? 158.73
143.45 Whitacre Jn 07/32 ?   20/36 ? 156.08
154.09 Nuneaton 07.47a ~ 07.50d 07.50 ~ 07.52   20.19a ~ 20.21d 20.38 ~ 20.41 145.44
158.28 Hinckley 07/56 07/59   20/09 20/33 141.25
169.59 Wigston North Jn 08/15 08/11   19/59 20/15 129.74
172.75 Leicester 08.21a ~ 08.23d 08.16 ~ 08.24   19.51a ~ 19.53d 20.08 ~ 20.10 126.58
177.66 Syston South Jn 08/31 08/31   19/45 ? 121.67
187.72 Melton Mowbray 08/42 08/43   19/32 19/52 111.61
199.33 Oakham 08/56 ?   19/22 ? 100.20
202.71 Manton Jn 09/03 09/00   19/18 19/36 96.62
209.51 Ketton SB 09/08 ?   19/12 ? 90.02
219.62 Helpston Jn 09/22 09/18   19/03 19/15 79.71
225.24 Peterborough 09.35a ~ 09.37d 09.33 ~ 09.37   18.54a ~ 18.58d 19.06 ~ 19.09 74.29
231.51 Holme Jn 09/45 ?   18/46 18/59 68.02
242.63 Huntingdon 09/55 09/54   18/39 18/53 56.70
257.43 Sandy 10/06 10/07   18/28 18/43 42.10
269.59 Hitchin 10/18 10/19   18/17 18/35 29.74
274.08 Stevenage 10/23 10/22   18/12 18/32 25.45
277.60 Woolmer Green Jn 10/29 10/29   18/08 18/29 21.73
281.28 Welwyn Garden City 10/32 10/35   18/04 18/24 18.25
285.69 Hatfield 10/35 ?   18/01 ? 13.74
290.56 Potters Bar 10/40 10/41   17/57 18/13 8.77
294.21 New Barnet 10/44 ?   17/54 ? 5.32
298.35 Alexandra Palace 10/49 10/46   17/51 18/03 1.18

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
300.72 Finsbury Park 10/53 10/48
303.33
0.00		 Kings Cross 11L02a ~ 11L33d 10.54a ~ 11.33d
2.41 Finsbury Park 11/40 11/38
4.78 Alexandra Palace 11/46 11/42
9.12 New Barnet 11/50 ?
12.57 Potters Bar 11/54 11/50
17.54 Hatfield 11/59 ?
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 12/04 11/58
23.73 Woolomer Green Jn 12/08 12/07
27.47 Stevenage 12/11 12/11
31.74 Hitchin 12/18 12/15
34.50 Letchworth 12/24 12/19
44.72 Royston 12/35 12/31
55.26 Shepreth Branch Jn 12/49 ?
57.75 Cambridge 12c53 ~ 12c55 12.50 ~ 12.54
58.74 Coldham Lane Jn 12/59 ?
72.22 Ely Dock Jn 13/12 ?
72.53 Ely 13/13 13/11
74.15 Ely North Jn 13/16 13/14
88.55 Brandon 13/33 13/34
95.73 Thetford 13/40 ?
110.42 Attleborough 13/53 ?
116.15 Wymondham 13/58 ?
125.23 Trowse Jn 14/11 14/09
125.79 Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 14/12 ?
126.32 Norwich 14.13a ~ 14.55d 14.11 ~ 14.58
126.65 Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 14/57 ?
127.41 Trowse Jn 14/58 15/01
146.25 Diss 15/15 15/16
158.30 Haughley Jn 15/26 ?
172.50 Ipswich 15/37 15/36
181.74 Manningtree 15/47 15/45
189.57 Colchester 15/55 15/54
194.60 Marks Tey 16/00 15/59
202.61 Witham 16/06 16/05
211.44 Chelmsford 16/13 16/12
221.13 Shenfield 16/24 16/23
227.68 Gidea Park 16/29 16/29
234.01 Ilford 16/35 16/34
236.08 Forest Gate Jn 16/37 16/37
237.26 Stratford 16/40 16/51
237.69 Channelsea Jn 16/48 ?
240.66 Dalston Jn 16/55 ?
241.56 Canonbury West Jn 16/58 17/03
242.78 Finsbury Park 17.13a ~ 17.15d 17/16
244.17
0.00		 Ferme Park Slow Lines No.2 17L25 ~ 17L45 17.21 ~ 17.58

Timings continue in first table.

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