26th July 2003

Pathfinder Tours
The Doncaster Detour / York Excursion

Locos Used 37706 & 37890
Stock Used 21272+3122+3140+3107+3098+1863+5009+5040+4963+4902+5292+5376+5275

Route:
1Z27 : Westbury to York
1Z28 : York to Westbury

Locos Route
37890 + 37706 Westbury - Bath - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Toton Centre - Pye Bridge Jn - Mansfield - Woodend Jn - Brancliffe East Jn - Firbeck West Jn - Low Ellers Curve Jn - Doncaster - Temple Hirst Jn - Colton Jn - York
37706 + 37890 York - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster - Mexborough - Thrybergh Jn - Masborough Jn - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury

Notes :
(1) Pre-tour advertising named this tour as 'York Excursion' and 'Doncaster for the Railway Works 150th Anniversary Open Day'.

Sources : Steve Cassidy (joined/left the train at Cheltenham Spa) & Kevin Stroud

Photo Review


37890 & 37706 arrive into Doncaster from Westbury (photo: Guy Vincent)


37706 & 37890 at Doncaster (photo : www.railway-images.co.uk)


Timings (Booked Only)
(courtesy of Pathfinder Tours)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Westbury 06.05d 22.45a 246.34
4.03 Trowbridge 06.12a ~ 06.14d 22.33a ~ 22.36d 242.31
5.24 Bradford Jn 06/16 22/30 241.10
14.46 Bathampton Jn 06/31 22/19 231.68
16.62 Bath Spa 06.34a ~ 06.38d 22.13a ~ 22.16d 229.50
27.41 North Somerset Jn 06/51 21/58 218.71
27.64 Dr Days Jn 06/53 21/55 218.48
28.61 Stapleton Road 06/54 21/54 217.51
31.61 Filton Jn 06/58 21/49 214.51
33.00 Bristol Parkway 07.05a ~ 07.08d 21.43a ~ 21.46d 213.32
37.50 Westerleigh Jn 07/14 21/37 208.62
39.22 Yate 07/17 21/34 207.10
45.63 Charfield 07/23 21/28 200.49
59.08 Standish Jn 07/34 21/17 187.24
65.18 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/40 21/12 181.14
66.05 Barnwood Jn 07/41 21/10 180.27
71.48 Cheltenham Spa 07.49a ~ 07.52d 20.59a ~ 21.02d 174.64
78.59 Ashchurch 08/00 20/51 167.53
89.46 Abbotswood Jn 08/10 20/41 156.66
90.28 Norton Jn 08/11 20/35 156.04
93.33 Worcester Shrub Hill 08.20a ~ 08.30d 20.28a ~ 20.30d 152.79
94.00 Tunnel Jn 08/36 20/26 152.32
99.12 Droitwich Spa 08/41 20/21 147.20
103.27 Stoke Works Jn 08/50 20/14 143.05
105.40 Bromsgrove 08/53 20/11 140.72
109.03 Barnt Green 08/57 20/08 137.29
114.11 King's Norton 09/05 20/02 132.21
116.25 Selly Oak 09/09 19/58 130.07
119.56 Birmingham New Street 09.19a ~ 09.39d 19.48a ~ 19.51d 126.56
120.30 Proof House Jn 09/41 19/46 126.02
121.21 Landor Street Jn 09/43 19/45 125.11
127.27 Water Orton 09/51 19/40 119.05
131.22 Kingsbury Jn 09/55 19/31 115.10
137.03 Tamworth HL 10/01 19/23 109.29
144.31 Wichnor Jn 10/08 19/17 102.01
149.74 Burton-on-Trent 10/11 19/12 96.38
155.47 North Stafford Jn 10/20 19/06 90.65
156.11 Stenson Jn 10/21 19/05 90.21

 

M.C Location Booked
168.45 Sheet Stores Jn 10/42
169.08 Trent East Jn 10/44
170.45 Toton Jn 10/52
171.03 Toton Centre 10c54a ~ 10c56d
174.28 Trowell Jn 11/01
179.08 Langley Mill 11/10
183.08 Pye Bridge Jn 11/14
184.23 Sleights East SB 11/17
184.73 Pinxton 11/18
187.46 Kirkby Lane End Jn 11/27
188.26 Kirkby Summit 11/33
193.37 Mansfield Woodhouse 11/43
196.79 Shirebrook East Jn 11/50
205.08 Woodend Jn 12/01
205.53 Shireoaks West Jn 12/02
206.74 Brancliffe East Jn 12/06
210.11 Dinnington Jn 12/16
216.25 Maltby Colliery SB 12/31
218.14 Firbeck Jn 12/37
222.11 St Catherines Jn 12/47
222.47 Low Ellers Curve Jn 12/56
223.48 Potteric Carr Jn 13/05
225.43 Doncaster 13.10a ~ 13.18d
229.62 Shaftholme Jn 13/22
238.62 Temple Hirst Jn 13/30
244.41 Hambleton North Jn 13/34
252.45 Colton Jn 13/41
258.06
0.00		 York 13.48a ~ 16.51d
5.41 Colton Jn 16/58
13.45 Hambleton North Jn 17/05
19.24 Temple Hirst Jn 17/11
28.24 Shaftholme Jn 17/19
32.43 Doncaster 17.24a ~ 17.27d
34.44 Hexthorpe Jn 17/31
39.49 Mexborough 17/37
42.00 Thrybergh Jn 17/44
42.59 Aldwarke Jn 17/48
45.02 Masborough Jn 17/52
51.58 Beighton Jn 18/03
61.26 Chesterfield 18.16a ~ 18.18d
65.36 Clay Cross South Jn 18/23
75.44 Ambergate Jn 18/35
76.57 Broadholme 18*38a ~ 18*48d
85.37 Derby 18/58

Timings continue in first table.

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