30th January 2016

Pathfinder Tours
Mersey Weaver

Locos Used 60039 & 60065
Stock Used 35469+3098+3121+3147+1671+5292+1813+4998+4949+4946+4991+4927

Route : 
1Z30 : Derby to Latchford Football Field Sidings
1Z31 : Latchford Football Field Sidings to Folly Lane ICI Sidings
1Z32 : Folly Lane ICI Sidings to Derby

Loco(s) Route
60039 Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth - Water Orton - Landor St. Jn - Camp Hill - Lifford Curve - Selly Oak - Birmingham New St. - Aston - Tame Bridge Parkway - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Crewe - Acton Grange Jn - Walton Old Jn - Arpley Jn - Latchford Football Field Sidings
60054 (1) Latchford Football Field Sidings - Walton Old Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Helsby Jn - Ellesmere Port Up and Down Goods - Manisty Wharf Branch, Dock Road
60039 (2) Manisty Wharf Branch, Dock Road - Ellesmere Port - Frodsham Jn - Frodsham Curve - Runcorn Jn - Folly Lane Branch
60054 (1) Folly Lane Branch NR Limit - Runcorn Jn - Weaver Jn - Via Up Slow Hartford Jn - Hartford CLC Jn - Northwich West Jn - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe (3) - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Tame Bridge Parkway - Perry Barr and Soho Jns - Birmingham New Street - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - Derby

Notes: 
(1) 60039 on rear.
(2) 60054 on rear.
(3) 60039 due to be removed at Crewe, (with 60054 solo back to Derby), but remained attached as was required at Toton.
(4) Headcodes originally uploaded as 1Z60 out/1Z61 return, with unknown change location.

Source : Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 Derby 07.57d [P1] 07.57½d [P1][DMW]   20.18a [P4] 20.21a [P4]
123.67
?
 Derby South ? ?   ? 20.08 ~ 20.17
?
1.41
 Melbourne Jn 08/02 [DSL] 08/05 [DGL]   19*55 ~ 20*08 19.56½ ~ 20.03
122.26
2.04
 Sunnyhill 08*06 ~ 08*12 08.08½ ~ 08.13½   19/52 [USL] 19/53 [UGL]
121.63
4.64
 Stenson Jn 08/16½ 08/17½   19/47 19/48½
119.03
5.28
 North Stafford Jn 08/17 08/18   19/46 19/48
118.39
8.68
 Clay Mills Jn 08/20½ [DTF] 08/23½ [DM]   19/42 19/44½
114.79
11.01
 Burton-on-Trent 08.24a ~ 08.27d [P2] 08.27½a ~ 08.29½d [P2]   19.36a ~ 19.39d [P1] [UTF] 19.39a ~ 19.41d [P1]
112.66
16.36
 Wichnor Jn 08/34 08/41   19/31 19/32½
107.31
23.72
 Tamworth 08/42 [P4] 08/48½ [P4]   19/24 [P3] 19/25 [P3]
99.77
29.53
 Kingsbury Jn 08/49 08/55   19/18 19/19
94.14
 
 Whitacre Jn   19/12 19/14
91.64
 
 Coleshill Parkway   19/10 [P2] 19/12 [P2]
90.43
33.47
 Water Orton 08/53 [ML] 08/58½   19/07 19/09½
88.79
?
 Water Orton West Jn ? 08/59   19/05 19/09
88.43
?
 Castle Bromwich Jn ? 09/00   19/01 [UDS] 19.06 ~ 19.07
87.45
?
 Washwood Heath West Jn ? 09/05   18/51 [UDG] 18/56 [US]
83.71
39.55
 Landor Street Jn 09*00 ~ 09*02 09.06½ ~ 09.07½   18/49 [ML] 18/52 [UF]
82.71
40.11
 St Andrews Jn 09/06 09/09½
 
40.37
 Bordesley Jn 09/07 09/10
 
45.04
 Lifford East Jn 09/21 09.17 ~ 09.19½
 
45.29
 Lifford West Jn 09/23 09/22
 
46.79
 Selly Oak 09/29 [P1] 09/27 [P1]
 
 
 Proof House Jn   18/47 18/50½
?
50.23
 Birmingham New Street 09.37a ~ 09.41d [P7][DEL] 09.40a ~ 09.43d [P8]   18.39a ~ 18.44d [P4][WL] 18.41a ~ 18.46½d [P4]
81.28
?
 Proof House Jn 09/44 09/46
 
52.75
 Aston 09/47½ [P1] 09/48½ [P1]
 
 
 Soho South Jn   18/32 18.14 ~ 18.31
79.31
 
 Soho East Jn   18/30 18/13
?
 
 Perry Barr West Jn   18/22 18/08½
76.77
55.17
 Perry Barr North Jn 10/03 09.52½ ~ 09.54   18/21 18/07½
76.40
58.55
 Tame Bridge Parkway 10.09a ~ 10.12d [P2] 10.04½a ~ 10.11½d [P2]   18.12a ~ 18.15d [P1] 17.59a ~ 18.00d [P1]
73.18
59.54
 Bescot Stadium 10/15 10/14   18/10 17/56½
72.09
60.72
 Darlaston Jn 10/16 10/16   18/09 17/55
70.71
63.71
 Portobello Jn (West Mids) 10/21 10/19   18/05 17/52
67.72
66.39
 Bushbury Jn 10/25 10/25   18/01 17/48
65.24
?
 Rickerscote ? 10/38½   17*37 ~ 17*44 [US Bir] ? [UF Bir]
53.01
?
 Stafford Trent Valley Jn 10/39 [SL] 10/40   17/35 17/33
?
80.16
 Stafford 10.41a ~ 10.43d [P5][SL] 10.41a ~ 10.43½d [P5][DS]   17.30a ~ 17.33d [P4][SL] 17.29a ~ 17.32d [P4]
51.47
85.41
 Norton Bridge 10/50 [SL] 10/50   17/22 [SL] 17.19 ~ 17.21 [US]
46.22
96.14
 Madeley (Staffs) 11/01 [SL] 11/00   17/05 [SL] 17/04½ [US]
35.49
102.69
 Crewe Basford Hall Jn 11/09 11/07   16/58 16/58
28.74
104.53
 Crewe 11.13a ~ 11.16d [P6][FL] 11.14a ~ 11.17½d [P11][DF]   16.37a ~ 16.53d [P1][SL] 16.39a ~ 16.53½d [P1][US]
27.10

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
?
 Crewe Coal Yard 11/19 11/20½
112.14
 Winsford 11/26 11/27
117.20
 Hartford Jn 11/31½ 11/33 [DF]
119.11
 Acton Bridge 11/33½ 11/34½
121.38
 Weaver Jn 11/37½ 11/37½
126.69
 Acton Grange Jn 11/46 [OL] 11.44½ ~ 11.46½
128.03
 Walton Old Jn 11/50 11/51
128.71
 Arpley Jn 11/53 11/55
129.68
0.00
 Latchford Football Field Sidings 11.58 ~ 12.16 11.58½ ~ 12.13
0.77
 Arpley Jn 12/18 12.15½ ~ 12.16
1.65
 Walton Old Jn 12/21 [OL] 12/20½
2.75
 Acton Grange Jn 12/23 12/22½
?
 Runcorn East 12/26 12/25½
8.04
 Frodsham Jn 12/29 12/28½
11.54
 Helsby 12/34 [P3] 12/33½ [P3]
14.47
 Stanlow & Thornton 12/38 12/39½
16.24
 Ellesmere Port Up & Dn Goods 12.43 ~ 12.44 [UDG] 12/44½ [UDG]
16.70
 Ellesmere Port 12/49 [P1] 12/47½ [P1]
17.74
0.00
 Manisty Wharf - Dock Road LC 13.14 ~ 13.34 12.57½ ~ 13.08½
1.04
 Ellesmere Port 13/54 [P1] 13.21 ~ 13.22 [P1]
?
 Ellesmere Port East ? 13.24 ~ 13.51 [DM]
6.20
 Helsby 14/09 [P4] 13.59 ~ 14.10 [P4]
9.70
 Frodsham Jn 14/16 14/20
?
 Curve ? 14.21½ ~ 14.26½
11.44
 Halton Jn 14/21 14/33
12.49
 Runcorn 14/26 14.35½ ~ 14.40
13.38
0.00
 Folly Lane I.C.I. Sdgs 14.39 ~ 14.59 14.45½ ~ 15.00
0.69
 Runcorn 15/13 15.02½ ~ 15.11
6.33
 Weaver Jn 15/20 [FL] 15/20
8.60
 Acton Bridge Jn 15/23 [SL] 15/22½
10.51
 Hartford Jn 15/26 15/26
11.25
 Hartford CLC Jn 15/29 15/28
?
 Greenbank 15/30 15/30½
13.44
 Northwich West Jn 15/34 15/35
13.71
 Northwich South Jn 15/36 15/37
18.62
 Middlewich 15/51 15/51½
?
 Elworth Jn ? [Up M Bch]
22.40
 Sandbach 16/06 [P3][FL] 16/06 [P3]
?
 Crewe Sydney Bridge 16/19 16/13
26.66
 Crewe Up Manchester Loop 16*21 ~ 16*34 16.17 ~ 16.35½


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