19th May 2007

Pathfinder Tours
The Snowdonian

Locos Used 37406 'The Saltire Society' & 37410 'Aluminium 100'
Stock Used 21272+3122+3112+1699(1)+3140+3107+3098+1863+5009+4927+5350

Route:
1Z37 : Cardiff Central to Pwllheli
1Z38 : Pwllheli to Cardiff Central

Loco(s) Route
37406 + 37410 Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Cam & Dursley - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Telford Central - Wellington - Abbey Foregate Curve - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Talerddig - Machynlleth
37410 Machynlleth - Dovey Junction - Tywyn - Fairbourne - Barmouth - Minffordd - Porthmadog - Pwllheli
37410 Pwllheli - (reverse of outward route) - Machynlleth
37406 + 37410 Machynlleth - (reverse of outward route) - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central

Notes :
(1) Steve Kemp (who worked the buffet) suggests this was 1692 - certainly he says it was marked inside the vehicle as 1692. Colin Ward has however confirmed the identity of the buffet as 1699.


37410 prepares to run round the tour stock at Pwllheli (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett (on the tour from/to Cheltenham Spa), David Ross & Colin Ward
Timings (Booked Only)
 (from David Ross)

M.C

Location

Booked

 Actual  

Booked

Actual

M.C
0.00

Cardiff Central

06.00d

     00.30a   270.65
? Marshfield 06/09     00/18   ?
11.60 Newport 06.14a ~ 06.16d     00.05a ~ 00.08d   259.05
? Severn Tunnel Junction 06/27     23/55   ?
? Severn Tunnel Jn East 06/28     - - -
? Pilning 06/34     - - -
? Patchway 06/38     - - -
33.33 Bristol Parkway 06.40a ~ 06.42d     - - -
? Westerleigh Jn 06/47     - - -
? Yate 06/50     - - -
? Charfield 06/56     - - -
53.79 Cam & Dursley 07.04a ~ 07.07d     - - -
? Standish Jn 07/15     - - -
? Gloucester Yard Jn 07/20     - - -
- Chepstow - -   23/46   ?
- Lydney - -   23/38   ?
- Awre - -   23/33   ?
- Gloucester - -   23.13a ~ 23.18d   214.39
- Horton Road Jn - -   23/11   ?
? Barnwood Jn 07/21     23/10   ?
72.01 Cheltenham Spa 07.27a ~ 07.29d [P2]   23.01a ~ 23.04d [P1] 207.79
? Ashchurch 07/37     22/55   ?
? Abbotswood Jn 07/45     22/46   ?
? Stoke Works Jn 07/54     22/36   ?
? Bromsgrove 07/56     22/34   ?
106.72 Barnt Green 08.01a ~ 08.04d     22.26a ~ 22.28d   173.08
? Longbridge 08/08     22/21   ?
? Kings Norton 08/14 [P3]   22/18 [P4] ?
? Bordesley Jn 08/25     22/12   ?
? St. Andrew's Jn 08/26     22/11   ?
? Proof House Jn 08/29 [Dn Stour]   22/08 [Up Stour] ?
119.12 Birmingham New Street 08.31a ~ 08.41d [P6]   22.00a ~ 22.06d [P1] 160.68
? Soho South Jn 08/46     21/56   ?
? Galton Jn 08/48     21/54   ?
? Dudley Port 08/55     21/50   ?
131.76 Wolverhampton 09.03a ~ 09.06d [P1]   21.41a ~ 21.43d [P3] 148.04
? Wolverhampton North Jn 09/08     21/39   ?
? Oxley SB 09/10     21/35   ?
? Cosford 09/18     21/26   ?
? Madeley Jn 09/28     21/20   ?
? Wellington 09/38 [P2]   21/13 [UM] ?
? Abbey Foregate Jn 09/51     21/02   ?
162.10 Sutton Bridge Jn 09.58 ~ 09.59     20.54 ~ 20.56   117.70
181.00 Welshpool 10.19 ~ 10.20 [DL]   20.32 ~ 20.34 [UL] 99.00
194.68 Newtown 10*40 ~ 10*48 [DL]   20*06 ~ 20*12 [UL] 85.12
? Caersws 10/55     19/58   ?
208.36 Talerddig 11.04 ~ 11.05 [DL]   19.47 ~ 19.48 [UL] 71.44
222.14 Machynlleth 11L25 ~ 11L50 [DL]   19L03 ~ 19L25 [UL] 57.66
226.13 Dovey Junction 11.56 ~ 11.58     18*46 ~ 18*58   53.67
? Aberdovey 12/10     18/34   ?
235.66 Tywyn 12.17 ~ 12.18 [DL]   18.28 ~ 18.29 [UL] 44.14
? Llwyngwril 12/26     18/18   ?
? Fairbourne 12/34     18/10   ?
247.53 Barmouth 12*40 ~ 12*55 [DL]   17*50 ~ 18*00 [UL] 32.27
249.23 Llanaber 12.59 ~ 13.00     17.42 ~ 17.43   30.57
258.17 Harlech 13.18 ~ 13.19 [DL]   17.22 ~ 17.23 [UL] 21.63
? Talsarnau 13/27     17/12   ?
? Penrhyndeudraeth 13/35     17/02   ?
264.68 Minffordd 13.39a ~ 13.45d     16.52a ~ 16.56d   15.12
267.03 Porthmadog 13.50a ~ 13.56d [DL]   16.35a ~ 16.45d [UL] 12.77
276.39 Penychain 14.08 ~ 14.09     16.21 ~ 16.22   3.41
280.00 Pwllheli 14.15a     16.15d   0.00


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