24th November 2012

Pathfinder Tours
The Yuletide Borderer

Locos Used 67029 'Royal Diamond' & steam: 70000 'Britannia' 
Stock Used (1) (35465+) 35469+3147+3122+1671+3110+3140+3123+1842+4927+5040+5366

Route : 
1Z23 : Reading to Shrewsbury
1Z24 : Shrewsbury to Reading

Loco Route
67029 Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
70000 Bristol Temple Meads - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Ludlow - Shrewsbury
70000 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
67029 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Reading

Notes : 
(1) 35465 was only in the consist when 70000 was on the train.
(2) This tour was originally advertised to start from / terminate at Eastleigh.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Reading 06.30d [P9] 06.36   21.37a [P10] 21.36
Reading West Jn 06/33 [DM] 06/38   21/33 [UR] 21/33
Tilehurst 06.37a ~ 06.40d 06.40 ~ 06.43   21.25a ~ 21.27d 21.27 ~ ?
Didcot East Jn 06/52 [DM] ?   ? ?
Didcot Parkway 06.53a ~ 06.55d [P1] 06.56 ~ 07.00   21.03a ~ 21.13d [P2] 20.58 ~ 21.13
Wantage Road 07/03 07/06   20/56 20/52
Challow 07/06 07/09   20/53 20/50
Uffington 07/08 07/11   20/51 20/48
Swindon 07.18a ~ 07.20d [P4] 07.18 ~ 07.20   20.37a ~ 20.40d [P3] 20.37 ~ 20.39
Wootton Bassett Jn  07/28 07/26   20/30 20/29
Chippenham 07.37a ~ 07.39d [P1] 07.39 ~ 07.42   20.15a ~ 20.18d [P2] 20.15 ~ 20.19
Thingley East Jn 07/41 07/46   20/13 20/13
Bathampton Jn 07/50 07/53   20/05 20/07
Bath Spa 07.53a ~ 07.55d [P1] 07.56 ~ 07.58   19.58a ~ 20.01d [P2] 19.59 ~ 20.02
North Somerset Jn 08/06 08/09   19/48 19/48
Bristol Temple Meads 08L09a ~ 09L05d [P4] 08.20 ~ 09.07   19L03a ~ 19L45d [P10] 19.10 ~ 19.44
Dr Days Jn 09/09 09/10   18/59 19/03
Narroways Hill Jn 09/11 09/12   18/56 19/02
Filton Abbey Wood 09/17 [P3] 09/15   18/53 [P1] 18/58
Patchway 09/20 [P2] 09/17   18/50 [P1] 18/56
Pilning 09/23 [P2] 09/20   18/44 [P1] 18/49
Severn Tunnel East 09/24 09/22   18/41 18/47
Severn Tunnel West 09/28 09/26   18/34 18/43
Severn Tunnel Junction  09/30 [P3] 09/27   18/32 [P4] 18/42
Magor 09w37 ~ 09w57 ?   - -
Llanwern West Jn 10/08 09/56   18/24 18/35
Maindee East Jn 10/13 ?   18/21 ?
Maindee North Jn 10/17 10/19   18/18 18/28
Little Mill Jn 10/35 10/38   18/05 18/16
Abergavenny 10/45 10/47   17/57 18/10
Pontrilas 10/58 11/02   17/46 17/59
Tram Inn 11/03 11/07   17/40 17/54
Hereford 11w12a ~ 11w27d [P3] 11.15 ~ 11.27   17w10a ~ 17w29d [P1] 17.25 ~ 17.43
Shelwick Jn 11/31 11/31   17/07 17/17
Moreton-on-Lugg 11/35 11/35   17/02 17/12
Leominster 11/43 11/43   16/55 17/04
Woofferton 11/50 11/50   16/49 16/59
Ludlow 11.56a ~ 12.00d ?   16.41a ~ 16.44d ?
Bromfield SB 12/05 12/06   16/37 16/43
Craven Arms 12/11 [P1] 12/13   16/32 [P2] 16/37
Marshbrook SB 12/16 12/42   16/27 16/33
Dorrington SB 12/27 12/56   16/14 16/20
Sutton Bridge Jn 12/34 13/02   16/04 16/11
English Bridge Jn 12/36 ?   16/02 16/10
Shrewsbury 12.38a [P4] 13.04 [P4]   16.00d [P4] 16.08


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