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 (AAE) (LC+AAE) [P3]
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
?

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