13th March 1999

Pathfinder Tours
The Merchant Sailor

Locos Used 47331 & steam: 35005 'Canadian Pacific'
Stock Used minimum 11 coaches

Route :
1Z44 Crewe to Southampton Eastern Docks
1Z94 Southampton Eastern Docks to Crewe

Loco Route
47331 Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - (direct route) - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Standish Jn - Stroud - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot West End Yard
35005 Didcot West End Yard - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Westbury - Salisbury - Romsey - Chandlers Ford - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Eastern Dock
35005 Southampton Eastern Dock - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Southcote Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Didcot West End Yard
47331 Didcot West End Yard - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) During the layover in Southampton Docks a cruise around Southampton Water was organised as was a bus link to the Ocean Village and the City Centre.

Sources : Jonathan Wilcox (joined/left train at Barnt Green)
 & Gordon Jakes (joined/left train at Stafford)

Photo Review
 (all photos: Gordon Jakes)


35005 at Salisbury (platform 4) during a water stop on the outward journey.


35005 during coaling operations within Southampton Docks - the loco
having  been turned during a light engine trip to Eastleigh.


35005 awaiting departure back to Didcot from the Queen Elizabeth II Terminal.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Gordon Jakes)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Crewe 05.50d ?   00.13a ?
8.06 Madeley 06/02 ?   00/01 ?
19.08 Norton Bridge 06/13 ?   23/52 ?
24.37 Stafford 06.18a ~ 06.21d ??.?? ~ 06.21   23.43a ~ 23.45d ?
38.14 Bushbury Jn 06/34 ?   23/30 ?
39.68 Wolverhampton 06.39a ~ 06.45d 06.50 ~ 06.52   23.19a ~ 23.22d ?
45.28 Dudley Port 06/52 ?   23/11 ?
48.73 Galton Jn 06/59 07/04½   23/07 ?
50.51 Soho South Jn 07/01 ?   23/05 ?
52.52 Birmingham New Street 07.05a ~ 07.14d 07.10 ~ 07.14   22.57a ~ 23.01d ?
53.26 Proof House Jn 07/16 ?   22/56 ?
54.23 St Andrews Jn 07/19 ?   22/45 ?
54.49 Bordesley Jn 07/21 07/24   22/44 ?
59.64 King's Norton 07/25 07/31   22/36 ?
63.25 Barnt Green 07.36a ~ 07.38d 07.39 ~ 07.42   22.27a ~ 22.29d ?
66.68 Bromsgrove 07/43 ?   22/21 ?
69.01 Stoke Works Jn 07/45 ?   22/19 ?
81.69 Abbotswood Jn 07/56 ?   22/10 ?
92.56 Ashchurch 08/05 08/04   22/01 ?
99.67 Cheltenham Spa 08.13a ~ 08.16d 08.10 ~ 08.17   21.50a ~ 21.53d ?
106.17 Gloucester Yard Jn 08/23 ?   21/44 ?
112.27 Standish Jn 08/29 ?   21/33 ?
117.08 Stroud 08.35a ~ 08.37d 08.35 ~ 08.37   21.25a ~ 21.27d ?
128.22 Kemble 08.52a ~ 08.54d 08.53 ~ 08.54   21.09a ~ 21.11d ?
141.77 Swindon 09.11a ~ 09.14d 09.12 ~ 09.17   20.23a ~ 20.30d ?
152.61 Uffington 09/25 ?   20/18 ?
? Challow 09/27 ?   ? ?
165.30 Foxhall Jn 09/37 ?   20/12 ?
(165.75)
0.00		 Didcot West End 09L39 ~ 10L12 09.39 ~ 10.19   19L43 ~ 20L10 0.00
(63.72)

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.45 Foxhall Jn 10/14 ?
7.12 Challow 10/25 ?
13.29 Uffington 10/42 ?
24.13 Swindon 10/55 10/58
29.77 Wootton Bassett Jn 11/01 11/03½
40.66 Chippenham 11/13 11/13
42.00 Thingley Jn 11/16 ?
50.30 Bradford Jn 11/30 11/30
51.51 Trowbridge 11/33 11/32
55.54 Westbury 11/40 11/38
60.29 Warminster 11w50 ~ 12w11 11/47
78.25 Wilton Jn 12/34 ?
80.19 Salisbury 12w37 ~ 13w15 12.15 ~ 13.22 [P4]
81.26 Tunnel Jn 13/20 ?
89.17 Dean 13/32 ?
96.60 Romsey 13/40 ?
103.23 Eastleigh East Jn 13/54 ?
103.72 Eastleigh 13/55 ?
107.47 St Denys 14/05 14/11
108.52 Northam Jn 14/08 ?
109.39 Dock Gates 14*13 ~ 14*16 ?
110.28
0.00		 Southampton Eastern Docks 14.29a ~ 17.45d (14.40) ~ ??.??
0.69 Dock Gates 17*56 ~ 18*01 ?
1.56 Northam Jn 18/06 ?
2.61 St Denys 18/09 ?
6.36 Eastleigh 18/14 ?
10.21 Shawford 18/19 ?
13.32 Winchester 18/23 ?
29.50 Worting Jn 18/40 ?
32.10 Basingstoke 18/44 ?
36.28 Bramley 18/52 ?
45.67 Southcote Jn 19/03 ?
46.72 Oxford Road Jn 19/06 ?
47.33 Reading West Jn 19*08 ~ 19*14 ?
63.23 Didcot East Jn 19/37 ?
63.47 Didcot Parkway 19.38a ~ 19.40d ?

Timings continue in first table.

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