20th September 1997
Pathfinder Tours
The Marching Cat
Locos Used | 37678, 47212, 56006, 56062, 58018, 60085 & 86608 |
Stock Used | 3150+3148+1658+4999+4977+4949+4939+4956+17015+5005+4915+4938 |
Route :
1Z65 : Crewe to Felixstowe
1Z66 : Felixstowe to Crewe
Loco(s) | Route |
86608 | Crewe - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Coventry - Rugby |
58018 | Rugby - Northampton - (via WCML) - Wembley (No. 34 Signal) |
56062 | Wembley (No. 34 Signal) - Camden Jn - Camden Road Jn - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - Chelmsford - Colchester - Ipswich |
56006 (1) | Ipswich - Felixstowe |
47212 (2) | Felixstowe - Ipswich |
47212 | Ipswich - Bury St. Edmunds - Ely - March - Peterborough |
60085 | Peterborough - Melton Mowbray - Leicester - Nuneaton |
37678 | Nuneaton - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Crewe |
Notes :
(1) 47212 on rear.
(2) 56006 on rear.
Sources : Richard Hughes & Alan Sheppard (both the train throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)
M.C.
|
Location |
Booked (out)
|
Actual
|
Booked (rtn)
|
Actual
|
M.C.
|
0.00
|
Crewe (P.12 out / P.6 rtn) |
06.25d
|
06.35d
|
21.32a
|
21.16a
|
73.52
|
1.64
|
Basford Hall Jn |
06/29
|
?
|
21/28
|
?
|
71.68
|
8.06
|
Madeley |
06/38
|
?
|
21/21
|
?
|
65.46
|
19.08
|
Norton Bridge |
06/48
|
?
|
21/11
|
?
|
54.44
|
24.37
|
Stafford (P.4 out / P.5 rtn) |
06.53a ~ 06.55d
|
06.58a ~ 07.00d
|
21.01a ~ 21.03d
|
20.45a ~ 20.49d
|
49.15
|
38.14
|
Bushbury Jn |
07/09
|
?
|
20/48
|
?
|
35.38
|
39.25
|
Wolverhampton North Jn |
07/11
|
?
|
20/45
|
?
|
34.27
|
39.68
|
Wolverhampton |
07.13a ~ 07.15d
|
07.17a P3 07.22d
|
20.41a ~ 20.43d
|
20.28a P2 20.30d
|
33.64
|
45.28
|
Dudley Port |
07/23
|
?
|
20/33
|
?
|
28.24
|
48.73
|
Galton Jn |
07/27
|
?
|
20/27
|
?
|
24.59
|
50.51
|
Soho South Jn |
07/29
|
?
|
20/24
|
?
|
23.01
|
52.52
|
Birmingham New Street |
07*36a ~ 07*42d
|
07.41a P1 07.43d
|
20*06a ~ 20*18
|
19.58a P7 20.08d
|
21.00
|
53.26
|
Proof House Jn |
07/46
|
?
|
20/03
|
?
|
20.12
|
M.C.
|
Location | Booked | Actual |
56.37
|
Stechford |
07/50
|
?
|
60.70
|
Birmingham International |
07/55
|
?
|
71.46
|
Coventry (PU) |
08.05a ~ 08.07d
|
08.04a ~ 08.07d
|
83.05
0.00 |
Rugby (PU) / (LC) |
08L19a ~ 08L44d
|
08L18a ~ 08L45d
|
9.30
|
Long Buckby |
08/56
|
?
|
18.79
|
Northampton |
09/04
|
09/05
|
28.20
|
Hanslope Jn |
09/14
|
?
|
35.02
|
Milton Keynes Central |
09/21
|
09/20
|
38.21
|
Bletchley |
09/27
|
?
|
46.51
|
Ledburn Jn |
09/35
|
?
|
53.14
|
Tring |
09/42
|
?
|
67.32
|
Watford Junction |
09/54
|
09/47
|
73.37
|
Harrow & Wealdstone |
10/01
|
?
|
76.63
|
Wembley Central |
10/06
|
?
|
77.76
0.00 |
Wembley No.34 Signal (Up Goods) |
10L18 ~ 10L48
|
09L59 ~ 10L44
|
0.29
|
Willesden High Level Sidings |
10/54
|
10.48 ~ 10.54
|
1.03
|
Willesden Jn |
11/00
|
?
|
1.28
|
Willesden West London Jn |
11/02
|
?
|
4.77
|
Camden Jn |
11/24
|
11/02
|
5.67
|
Camden Road Jn |
11/27
|
11/07
|
6.16
|
Camden Road East Jn |
11/29
|
11/09
|
8.74
|
Dalston Jn |
11/35
|
11/17
|
11.71
|
Channelsea Jn |
11/42
|
11.25 ~ 11.27
|
12.34
|
Stratford |
11/46
|
?
|
14.14
|
Forest Gate Jn |
11/48
|
11/31
|
15.59
|
Ilford |
11/50
|
11/34
|
21.72
|
Gidea Park |
11/58
|
11/46
|
28.47
|
Shenfield |
12/07
|
11/55
|
38.16
|
Chelmsford |
12/16
|
?
|
46.79
|
Witham [P4 + DPL] |
12/25
|
12/16
|
55.00
|
Marks Tey |
12/33
|
12/24
|
59.23
|
Colchester Down Goods Loop |
12/38
|
12/30
|
60.03
|
Colchester [P1] |
12/41
|
12/32
|
67.66
|
Manningtree |
12/48
|
12/40
|
77.10
|
Ipswich |
12L57a ~ 13L10d
|
12L49a ~ 13L09d
|
77.72
|
East Suffolk Jn |
13/12
|
?
|
80.51
|
Westerfield |
13/17
|
?
|
83.18
|
Derby Road |
13.23 t/x 13.25
|
13.21 ~ 13.26
|
91.18
|
Trimley |
13.36 t 13.37
|
?
|
92.66
0.00 |
Felixstowe |
13.46a ~ 14.04d
|
13.40a ~ 14.04d
|
1.48
|
Trimley |
14.12 t 14.13
|
?
|
9.48
|
Derby Road |
14.24 t 14.25
|
?
|
12.15
|
Westerfield |
14/33
|
14/26
|
14.74
|
East Suffolk Jn |
14/38
|
14/32
|
15.56
|
Ipswich (DAE) (RR) |
14L40a ~ 15L17d
|
14L39a ~ 15L17d
|
29.76
|
Haughley Jn |
15/31
|
15/33
|
42.04
|
Bury St. Edmunds |
15/45
|
?
|
54.44
|
Chippenham Jn |
15/58
|
?
|
58.34
|
Soham |
16/04
|
?
|
66.06
|
Ely Dock Jn |
16/13
|
?
|
66.37
|
Ely (UP GOODS) |
16*14 ~ 16*25
|
16.19 ~ 16.27
|
67.72
|
Ely North Jn |
16/28
|
?
|
82.03
|
March |
16/44
|
16/45
|
90.68
|
Whittlesea |
16/55
|
16/59
|
96.37
|
Peterborough East Jn |
17/03
|
?
|
96.77
0.00 |
Peterborough [P5] |
17L05a ~ 17L25d
|
17L09a ~ 17L26d
|
5.27
|
Helpston Jn |
17/33
|
?
|
15.38
|
Ketton Signal Box |
17/44
|
?
|
22.18
|
Manton Jn |
17/52
|
?
|
25.56
|
Oakham |
17/56
|
17/54
|
37.17
|
Melton Mowbray |
18/08
|
18/05
|
46.73
|
Syston East Jn |
18/20
|
18/17
|
47.23
|
Syston South Jn |
18/25
|
18/18
|
52.14
|
Leicester |
18/35
|
18/29
|
55.30
|
Wigston North Jn |
18/41
|
18/39
|
66.61
|
Hinckley |
18/57
|
?
|
71.00
0.00 |
Nuneaton [P2] (SD) |
19L02a ~ 19L25d
|
18L58a ~ 19L21d
|
10.44
|
Whitacre Jn |
19/43
|
?
|
13.25
|
Water Orton (Down Slow) |
19/51
|
19/43
|
19.35
|
Landor Street Jn |
20/02
|
?
|
Timings Continue in First Table
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