20th May 2000

Pathfinder Tours
The Cheshire Phoenix

Locos Used 47206, 47234, 56112, 57010 & 60067

Route :
1Z90 : Southampton to Crewe
1Z91 : Crewe to Crewe to Southampton

Loco Route
47206 Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Walsall - Hednesford - Rugeley Trent Valley - Stafford - Crewe
60067 Crewe - Chester
56112 Chester - Frodsham - Warrington Bank Quay
57010 Warrington Bank Quay - Hartford LNW Jn - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe
47234 Crewe - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn -Galton Jn - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central

Sources : David Clark & David Moorcraft

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Vickers)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Southampton Central 05.30d ?   23.33a ? 223.31
1.71 Redbridge 05/34 ?   23/29 ? 221.40
7.24 Romsey 05.43a ~ 05.45d ?   23.17a ~ 23.20d ? 216.07
22.58 Tunnel Jn 06/05 ?   23/00 ? 200.53
23.65 Salisbury 06.08a ~ 06.11d ?   22.56a ~ 22.58d ? 199.46
25.59 Wilton Jn 06/14 ?   22/52 ? 197.52
43.55 Warminster 06.48a ~ 06.49d ?   22.29a ~ 22.52d ? 179.56
48.28 Westbury 06.57a ~ 07.00d ?   22.09a ~ 22.11d ? 175.03
52.31 Trowbridge 07.07a ~ 07.10d ?   21.59a ~ 22.01d ? 171.00
53.52 Bradford Jn 07/13 ?   21/56 ? 169.59
62.74 Bathampton Jn 07/25 ?   21/45 ? 160.37
65.10 Bath Spa 07.28a ~ 07.31d ?   21.39a ~ 21.41d ? 158.21
75.69 North Somerset Jn 07/44 ?   21/26 ? 147.42
76.12 Dr Days Jn 07/46 ?   21/24 ? 147.19
80.19 Filton Jn 07/52 ?   21/17 ? 143.22
81.28 Bristol Parkway 07.54a ~ 07.57d ??.?? ~ 07.57   21.12a ~ 21.15d 21.06 ~ ??.?? 142.03
85.78 Westerleigh Jn 08/03 08/03   21/06 20/57 137.33
94.11 Charfield 08/12 08/10   20/57 20/40 131.20
107.36 Standish Jn 08/23 08/22   20/46 20/29 117.75
114.33 Barnwood Jn 08/30 08/28   20/40 ? 110.78
119.76 Cheltenham Spa 08.36a ~ 08.40d 08.34 ~ 08.40   20.30a ~ 20.33d 20.13 ~ 20.15 105.35
127.07 Ashchurch 08/48 ?   20/21 ? 98.24
137.74 Abbotswood Jn 08/58 08/56   19*54a ~ 20*08d ? 87.37
138.56 Norton Jn 09/00 08/58   19/52 ? 86.55
141.61 Worcester Shrub Hill 09.08a ~ 09.15d 09.04 ~ 09.15   ? 19.47 ~ 19.49 83.50
147.40 Droitwich Spa 09/26 09/27   19/38 19/39 77.71

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
151.55 Stoke Works Jn 09*32a ~ 09*38d 09/37
153.68 Bromsgrove 09/42 09/42
157.31 Barnt Green 09/50 ?
162.39 Kings Norton 09/59 09/56
164.53 Selly Oak 10/03 10/01
168.04 Birmingham New Street 10*13a ~ 10*21d 10.11 ~ 10.18
170.60 Aston 10/27 10/24
173.02 Perry Barr North Jn 10/32 ?
172.39 Bescot Stadium 10/40 ?
179.13 Walsall 10*48a ~ 10*56d 10/37
179.63 Rycroft Jn 11/00 ?
188.75 Hednesford 11/23 10/55
189.35 Rugeley Jn 11/32 ?
190.21 Colwich 11/35 ?
196.56 Stafford 11/40 11/18
201.75 Norton Bridge 11/44 ?
212.77 Madeley 11/54 11/38
221.03
0.00		 Crewe 12.06a ~ 14.33d 11.52 ~ 14.37
1.40 Crewe Steel Works SB 14/36 ?
10.60 Beeston Castle & T. SB 14/44 ?
21.10
0.00		 Chester 14.56a ~ 15.04d 15.04 ~ 15.10
2.53 Mickle Trafford Jn 15/10 ?
7.30 Helsby 15/19 15/20
11.01 Frodsham Jn 15/29 15/25
16.15 Acton Grange Jn 15/39 ?
18.02
0.00		 Warrington Bank Quay 15.41a ~ 15.53d 15.42 ~ 15.59
1.67 Acton Grange Jn 15/56 ?
7.69 Weaver Jn SB 16/02 16/10
9.53 Acton Bridge 16/04 16/12
11.36 Hartford Jn 16/16 ?
12.21 Hartford CLC Jn 16/29 16/24
13.09 Greenbank 16/31 16/27
14.34 Northwich West Jn 16/32 16/31
14.63 Northwich South Jn 16/34 16/33
19.53 Middlewich 16/48 ?
23.33 Sandbach 17/02 17/01
27.07 Crewe Sydeney Bridge 17/18 ?
28.03
0.00		 Crewe 17.21a ~ 17.35d 17.30 ~ 17.44
8.06 Madeley 17/45 17/56
19.08 Norton Bridge 17/57 18/07
24.37 Stafford 18/04 18/12
38.14 Bushbury Jn 18/20 18/25
40.62 Portobello Jn 18/24 18/29
44.79 Bescot Stadium 18/30 18/34
49.36 Perry Barr North Jn 18/40 18/41
49.65 Perry Barr West Jn 18/42 18/42
51.64 Soho East Jn 18/47 18/53
52.06 Soho North Jn 18/53 18/55
53.32 Galton Jn 18/57 ?
61.56 Stourbridge Junction 19/15 19/12
68.35 Kidderminster 19/24 19/26
72.09 Hartlebury 19/32 19/32

Timings continue in first table.

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