25th May 2015

Pathfinder Tours
The Celebration Express

Locos Used 66109 & 67026 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used (4) (FO) + load 10

Route :
1Z07 : Salisbury to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z08 : Liverpool Lime Street to Salisbury

Loco(s) Route
67026 Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford-on-Avon - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Cam & Dursley - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Park Lane Jn - Sutton Park - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Stafford Road Jn - Cosford - Madeley Jn - Wellington - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Saltney Jn - Chester
67026 (1) Chester - Mickle Trafford Jn - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Halton Jn - Runcorn - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
66109 (2) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Bootle Branch Jn - Olive Mount Jn - Huyton Jn - Rainhill - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Walton Old Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Runcorn East - Frodsham Jn - Helsby - Mickle Trafford - Chester
67026 (1) Chester - Crewe
67026 Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Salisbury

Notes :
(1) 66109 on rear.
(2) 67026 on rear.
(3) Off tour options; visit to Liverpool for the 175th anniversary of Cunard Shipping. 'Queen Mary 2', 'Queen Victoria' and 'Queen Elizabeth' were on display. 
(4) Stock was load 11 on outward leg, load 10 on return leg. 1 x FO removed from end of consist.
(5) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Source : Brian Denton

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Brian Denton)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Salisbury 05.27d [P4]   00.26a [P2]
Wilton Jn 05/31   00/23
Warminster 05.50a ~ 05.52d   00.05a ~ 00.07d
Westbury 05.57a ~ 05.59d [P1]   23.55a ~ 23.57d [P1]
Trowbridge 06.05a ~ 06.07d [P1]   23.47a ~ 23.49d [P2]
Bradford Jn 06/09   23/45
Bradford-on-Avon 06.12a ~ 06.14d [P1]   23.39a ~ 23.41d [P2]
Bathampton Jn 06/22   23/31
Bath Spa 06.25a ~ 06.27d [P1]   23.24a ~ 23.27d [P2]
North Somerset Jn 06/37   23/14
Dr Day's Jn 06/39   23/12
Narroways Hill Jn 06/43½   23/04½
Filton Abbey Wood 06/48 [P2]   22/59½ [P1]
Bristol Parkway 06.51a ~ 07.13d [P4]   22.52a ~ 22.57d [P2]
Westerleigh Jn 07/18½   22/45
Yate 07/20½   22/40
Charfield 07/26½   22/34½
Cam & Dursley 07.33a ~ 07.35d [P1]   22.25a ~ 22.27d [P2]
Standish Jn 07/41½   22/20
Gloucester Yard Jn 07/47   22/14
Barnwood Jn 07/55   22/13
Cheltenham Spa 08.01a ~ 08.03d [P2]   22.04a ~ 22.07d [P1]
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/10½ [P1]   21/53½ [P2]
Abbotswood Jn 08/18½   21/44½
Norton Jn 08/20   -
Worcester Shrub Hill 08/25 [P1]   -
Tunnel Jn 08/32   -
Droitwich Spa 08/43   -
Stoke Works Jn 08/49   21/36
Bromsgrove 08/51   21/34
Barnt Green 08/57 [UG]   21/31
Longbridge 09/01 [US]   21/26
Kings Norton 09/05   21/14 [P4] [DS]
Lifford East Jn 09/07   21/07
Bordesley Jn 09/13   21/02
St Andrews Jn 09/14   21/01
Landor Street Jn 09/16 [UM]   20/59
Castle Bromwich Jn 09/23½   20/51 [DM]
Park Lane Jn 09/27   20/49
Sutton Park ?   ?
Ryecroft Jn 09/45   20/25½
Walsall 09/47 [UF]   20/21½ [P1]
Pleck Jn 09/49   20/19½ [SL]
Darlaston Jn 09/52   20/17½
Portobello Jn 09/55   20/14½

 

Location Booked
Wolverhampton 09/59½ [P1]
Wolverhampton North Jn 10/02
Stafford Road Jn 10/04
Cosford 10/11
Madeley Jn 10/16
Wellington 10/20½ [P2]
Shrewsbury 10c33 ~ 10c35 [P3]
Gobowen 10/56
Croes Newydd North Fork 11/10
Wrexham General 11/18 [P2]
Saltney Jn 11/30½
Chester South Jn 11/32½ [UF]
Chester 11.34a ~ 11.46d [P4]
Mickle Trafford 11/51
Helsby 11/55 [P2]
Frodsham Jn 12/00
Halton Jn 12/04
Runcorn 12/06½ [P2]
Ditton East Jn 12/09 [DS]
Liverpool South Parkway 12/16 [P4] [DS]
Wavertree Jn 12/21 [DM]
Edge Hill SB 12/26 [DF]
Edge Hill 12/27 [P4] [DF]
Liverpool Lime Street 12.31a [DF] [P9] ~ 17.28d [P8] [UF]
Edge Hill 17/32½ [P3] [SL]
Edge Hill SB 17/33½
Bootle Branch Jn 17/34
Olive Mount Jn 17/35½
Huyton Jn 17/42½
Rainhill 17/46
St Helens Junction 17/52 [P1]
Earlestown 17/56 [P3]
Winwick Jn 18/03½ [US]
Dallam Jn 18/08½ [US]
Warrington Bank Quay 18/11½ [P1]
Walton Old Jn 18/14 [OL]
Acton Grange Jn 18/15½
Runcorn East Jn 18/19
Frodsham Jn 18/24
Helsby 18/33 [P1]
Mickle Trafford 18/39
Chester 18.46a ~ 19.00d [P4]
Beeston Castle & Taporley SB 19/15½
Crewe Steel Works 19/23
Crewe 19c26a ~ 19c28d [P6]
Basford Hall Jn 19/33 [US]
Madeley 19/42 [US]
Norton Bridge 19/52 [US]
Stafford 19/57 [US]
Trent Valley Jn 19/58
Bushbury Jn 20/10

Timings continue in first table.

 Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z07 : (67026) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Salisbury
5Z08 : (67026) : Salisbury to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.26d 01.21a
Eastleigh 04/41 01/10
Eastleigh East Jn 04/42 01/07
Romsey 04/55 00/54
Dean 05/03 00/48
Tunnel Jn 05/12 00/38
Salisbury 05.15a [P4] 00.35d [P2]

5Z07 : (66109 with 67026 on rear) : Liverpool Lime Street to Gresty Lane
5Z07 : (67026 with 66109 on rear) : Gresty Lane to Crewe H.S.
5Z08 : (66109 with 67026 on rear) : Crewe H.S. to Gresty Lane
5Z08 : (67026 with 66109 on rear) : Gresty Lane to Liverpool Lime Street

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street 12.43d [P9] 17.13a [P8]
Edge Hill 12/47 17/10
Edge Hill SB 12/48 17/09
Wavertree Jn 12/50 17/07
Liverpool South Parkway 12/58 16/55
Ditton East Jn 13/04 16/48
Runcorn 13/06 16/45
Weaver Jn 13/15 16/41
Acton Bridge 13/19 16/38
Hartford Jn 13/22 16/37
Winsford 13/26 16/33
Crewe Coal Yard 13/33 16/27
Crewe 13/34 16.21 ~ 16.23
Gresty Lane Reception 13.41 ~ 14.06 16.00 ~ 16.15
Crewe H.S. 14.15a 15.49d


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