12th April 2015

Pathfinder Tours
The Dimple, Darley and Dale

Locos Used 08943, 20305 'Gresty Bridge', 20308 & 37610 'T.S. (Ted) Cassady'
Stock Used 4998+4946+4949+4959+1671+3098+3110+6310

Route :
1Z47 : Crewe to Barton under Needwood RSMD
1Z57 : Barton under Needwood RSMD to Matlock Peak Rail
1Z67 : Matlock Peak Rail to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
20308 + 20305 (1) Crewe - Stafford - Rugeley - Cannock - Walsall - Up Dudley Siding
37610 (2) Up Dudley Siding - Walsall - Sutton Park - Castle Bromwich Jn - Down Derby Goods - Landor St Jn - Camp Hill - Kings Norton - Down Slow and Goods - Cofton Jn - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove Up Goods Loop
20308 + 20305 Bromsgrove Up Goods Loop - Barnt Green - (3) - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New St - Aston - Lichfield City - Wichnor Jn - Barton South Jn - Central Rivers Depot South Arrival Line
08943 (4) Central Rivers Depot South Arrival Line - Line 11 - Depot Fan North End
20308 + 20305 Central Rivers Depot, (Depot Fan North End) - Carriage Washer - North Arrival Line - Barton North Jn - Burton-on-Trent Up Goods - Sunny Hill Up Goods - Melbourne Jn - Peartree - Derby Up Goods West/Down Goods - Down Reception/Down Goods - St Marys South Jn - Ambergate Down Passenger Loop - Matlock - Darley Dale - Rowsley South
20305 + 20308 Rowsley South - Matlock - Ambergate Up Passenger Loop - Little Eaton Jn - Derby Up Goods/Down Goods West - Sunny Hill Down Goods - Clay Mills Jn - Down Goods - Branston Jn - Elford Goods Loop - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton West Jn - Sutton Park - Walsall - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Crewe

Notes: 
(1) 37610 on rear.
(2) 20308 + 20305 on rear.
(3) Booked Up Goods from Barnt Green to Longbridge but ran 'Main Line'.
(4) 08943 piloting 20308+20305 from South Arrival Line to Depot Fan North End, (855 metres according to the Internet).

Source : Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 Crewe 08.28d [P11]  ?   21.17a [P12]  ?
113.16
?
 Basford Hall Jn 08/32  ?   21/11  ?
?
8.39
 Madeley (Staffs) 08/39 [FL]  ?   21/03 [SL]  ?
104.57
19.12
 Norton Bridge 08/51 [FL]  ?   20/52 [SL]  ?
94.04
?
 Stafford North Jn 08/57 [SL]  ?   ?  ?
?
24.37
 Stafford 08.58a ~ 09.14d [P4][SL]  ?   20.42a ~ 20.45d [P5][SL]  ?
88.59

 

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
 ?
 Stafford No.4 09/15 [FL]  ?
30.72 
 Colwich 09/22 [FL]  ?
 ?
 Rugeley North Jn 09/27 [UDR]  ?
33.58
 Rugeley Trent Valley 09/28  ?
 ?
 Rugeley B Power Station Jn 09/30  ?
 ?
 Rugeley Town 09/32  ?
39.25
 Hednesford 09/43 ?
45.78
 Bloxwich 09/55  ?
48.39
 Ryecroft Jn 10/01  ?
49.00
 Walsall 10.04a ~ 10.07d [P2][SL] 10.05a ~ 10.07d [P2][UF]
 ?
 Pleck Jn 10/10 10/10½
50.29
0.00
 Up Dudley Siding 10.13 ~ 10.18 10.14 ~ 10.19
 ?
 Pleck Jn 10/21 [SL] 10.22 ~ 10.26 [DF]
1.29
 Walsall 10/24 [P1] 10/29½ [P3]
1.70
 Ryecroft Jn 10/26 10/31
13.40
 Park Lane Jn 10/46 10/47½
14.15
 Castle Bromwich Jn 10/48 [GL] 10/49½ [DG]
17.69
 Washwood Heath West Jn 10/58 10/55
18.69
 Landor Street Jn 11/01 10/56½
19.25
 St Andrews Jn 11/03 10/58½
19.51
 Bordesley Jn 11/04 10/59
?
 Lifford East Jn 11/11 11/06
24.66
 Kings Norton 11/13 [SL] 11/07 [DS]
27.19
 Longbridge 11/18 [GL] 11/11½ [DG]
28.41
 Cofton Jn 11*22 ~ 11*29 11.13 ~ 11.28
29.74
 Barnt Green 11.32 ~ 11.34 11.31 ~ 11.34
33.37
 Bromsgrove 11/41 11.42 ~ 11.43
33.47
0.00
 Bromsgrove Up Goods Loop 11.45 ~ 12.05 11.47 ~ 12.06
0.10 
 Bromsgrove 12/07 12/08
3.53
 Barnt Green 12.15 ~ 12.17 [GL] 12.17 ~ 12.19 [UM]
6.28
 Longbridge 12/23 [SL] 12/25 [US]
8.61
 Kings Norton 12/29 12/28½
10.76
 Selly Oak 12/32 12/31½
?
 Signal NS.243 ? 12.37 ~ 12.52
14.20
 Birmingham New Street 12/42 [Sdg 2][WL] 12/54½ [P9]
 ?
 Proof House Jn 12/46 12/58
16.72
 Aston 12/50 [P1] 13/02
23.23
 Four Oaks 13/06 [P1] 13/12
 ?
 Blake Street 13/10 13/15
30.52
 Lichfield City 13*19 ~ 13*33 [P1] 13p22½ ~ 13p33½
31.68
 Lichfield Trent Valley HL 13/35 13.36½ ~ 13.38
35.73
 Alrewas LC 13/40 13/44½
37.16
 Wichnor Jn 13/42 13/47
38.23
 Barton under Needwood South Jn 13/44 13/49
38.23
0.00
 Barton under Needwood RSMD 13.50 ~ 14.16 South Arrival - 13L50½ ~ 13L54½
via No.11 Road
Depot Fan North End - 13L58 ~ 14L06
CW - 14.09
0.40
 Barton under Needwood North Jn 14/18 14/10
?
 Branston Jn ? 14/15
3.78
 Burton Leicester Jn 14/24 [GL] 14/17 [UG]
4.28
 Burton-on-Trent 14/26 14/18 [UG]
6.41
 Clay Mills Jn 14/35 14.27½ ~ 14.30½
?
 North Stafford Jn 14/39 14/36
10.45
 Stenson Jn 14/40 14/36½
13.25
 Sunny Hill 14/44 [GL] 14/41 [UGL]
13.68
 Melbourne Jn 14.46 ~ 14.47 14/43
14.20
 Derby L.N.W. Jn 14/51 [GL] 14/45
15.29
 Derby 14/55 [DG] 14/49 [DG]
16.47
 St Marys Jn 14/59 14/53 [DGL]
16.58
 Breadsall 15/04 15/01
24.09
 Broadholme 15/13 [DPL] 15/10½ [DPL]
25.22
 Ambergate Jn 15*17 ~ 15*22 15/13½
25.59
 Ambergate 15.24 ~ 15.26 15.15½ ~ 15.22
32.41
 Matlock 15.41 ~ 15.46 15.36 ~ 15.41
32.73
 Matlock Riverside 15*49 ~ 15*50 15/43½
34.56
 Darley Dale 15*56 ~ 15*57 15.53 ~ 15.54
35.70
0.00
 Rowsley South 16.10a ~ 16.55d 16.00½a ~ 16.58½d
1.14
 Darley Dale 17*09 ~ 17*10 17.05 ~ 17.12
2.77
 Matlock Riverside 17*16 ~ 17*17 17.20 ~ 17.23
3.29
 Matlock 17.20 ~ 17.25 17.24 ~ 17.27½
10.11
 Ambergate 17.40 ~ 17.43 17.40 ~ 17.42
10.48
 Ambergate Jn 17/47 [UPL] 17.43 ~ 17.44 [UPL]
11.61
 Broadholme 17/51 17/48½
19.12
 Breadsall 18/00 [GL] 17/57½ [UGL]
?
 St Marys Jn ? 18/02
20.41
 Derby 18/09 [UG] 18.05 ~ 18.07½ [UG]
21.50
 Derby L.N.W. Jn 18/13 18/09
22.02
 Melbourne Jn 18/15 [GL] 18/13 [DGL]
22.45
 Sunny Hill 18/17 18/15½
25.25
 Stenson Jn 18/22 18/15½
25.69
 North Stafford Jn 18/23 18/19½
29.29
 Clay Mills Jn 18/28 [GL] 18/25 [DG]
31.42
 Burton-on-Trent 18/37 18/30 [DG]
31.72
 Burton Leicester Jn 18/39 18/31½
32.70
 Branston Jn 18/52 18.34½ ~ 18.52
?
 Barton under Needwood North Jn ? 18/57
?
 Barton under Needwood South Jn ? 18/58½
36.77
 Wichnor Jn 18/59 19/00
40.65
 Elford 19*05 ~ 19*12 [DGL] 19.06½ ~ 19.10½ [DGL]
44.33
 Tamworth 19/20 19/16
50.14
 Kingsbury Jn 19/27 19/20
54.08
 Water Orton 19/35 [UDF] 19/27½
54.44
 Water Orton West Jn 19/37 19/29
55.38
 Park Lane Jn 19/39 19/31
67.08
 Ryecroft Jn 20/02 19/47
67.49
 Walsall 20.05a ~ 20.08d [P2] 19.49½a ~ 19.52d [P2]
68.34
 Pleck Jn 20/11  ?
69.35
 Darlaston Jn 20/14  ?
72.34
 Portobello Jn 20/19  ?
75.02
 Bushbury Jn 20/26  ?
?
 Stafford Trent Valley Jn 20/40 [SL]  ?

Timings continue in first table.

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