18th June 2016

Pathfinder Tours
The Deltic Borderer II

Locos Used D9009 'Alycidon' & 67022
Stock Used 6042+5998+5985+1203+3325+3345+3356+3364+3390+80042+3397+35469

Route : 
1Z54 : Derby to Tweedbank
1Z55 : Tweedbank to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z56 : Edinburgh Waverley to Derby

Loco(s) Route
67022 Derby - Duffield - Belper - Ambergate Jn - Chesterfield - Dronfield - Sheffield - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - York Holgate Sidings
D9009 (1) York Holgate Sidings - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Gorgie Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Niddrie South Jn - Newcraighall - Gorebridge - Stow - Galashiels - Tweedbank
67022 (2) Tweedbank - Galashiels - Stow - Gorebridge - Newcraighall - Niddrie South Jn - Portobello Jn - Craigentinny Jn - Edinburgh Waverley
D9009 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) (3) - York
67022 York - (via ECML) - Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield - Alfreton - Langley Mill - Toton Centre - Trent East Jn - Spondon - Derby

Notes : 
(1) 67022 on rear.
(2) D9009 on rear.
(3) Booked route was via Millerhill Yard [Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello Jn - Niddrie South Jn - Millerhill Yard - Monktonhall Jn - Prestonpans - (via ECML) - York] however this did not happen - rumoured due to there being no-one to clip the points at the south end of Millerhill Yard. The time 'saved' was spent in Prestonpans Loop.

Sources : Martin Butterworth (joined/left the train at York) & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Derby 05.00d [P1] 05.00   00.32a [P3] 00.32
Duffield 05.08a ~ 05.10d 05.08 ~ 05.10   - -
Belper 05.16a ~ 05.19d 05.14 ~ 05.19   - -
Broadholme 05/21½ 05/22   - -
Ambergate Jn 05/24 05/23   - -
Spondon - -   00/26 00/27
Sheet Stores Jn - -   00/20 00/21
Trent East Jn - -   00/18 00/15
Toton Jn - -   00/16 00/12
Toton Centre - -   00/15 00/11
Trowel Jn - -   00/11 00/07
Langley Mill - -   00/06 00/03
Ironville Jn - -   00/03 23/59
Alfreton - -   23/58 23/56
Clay Cross North Jn 05/33 05/30   23/52 23/50
Chesterfield South Jn 05/35 05/32   23/50 23/48
Chesterfield 05.37a ~ 05.40d [P1] 05.34 ~ 05.40   23.45a ~ 23.48d [P2] 23.40 ~ 23.46
Tapton Jn 05/42 05/41   23/44 23/39
Dronfield 05.48a ~ 05.51d 05.47 ~ 05.51   23.34a ~ 23.37d 23.33 ~ 23.35
Dore Station Jn 05/57 05/56   23/29 23/28
Sheffield 06.02a ~ 06.12d [P2] 06.01 ~ 06.11   23.07a ~ 23.23d [P8] 23.12 ~ 23.22
Nunnery Main Line Jn 06/14 06/13   23/05 23/09
Wincobank Jn 06/17 ?   23/01 ?
Holmes Jn 06/19 06/19   22/59 23/02
Aldwarke Jn 06/22 06/23   22/56 22/59
Swinton 06/24 06/25   22/54 22/57
Mexborough 06/27 06/27   22/51 22/55
Hexthorpe Jn 06/33 06/33   22/45 22/49
Doncaster 06.38a ~ 06.41d [P4] 06.36 ~ 06.41   22.37a ~ 22.41d [P8] 22.43 ~ 22.45
Shaftholme Jn 06/46 06/45   22/30 22/36
Temple Hirst Jn 06/53 06/52   22/22 22/30
Hambleton North Jn 06/58 06/55   22/17 22/27
Colton Jn 07/06 07/03   22/10 22/21
York Holgate Sidings 07L13 ~ 07L49 07.27 ~ 07.49   - -
York 07.52a ~ 08.02d [P10] 07.51 ~ 08.02 [P10]   21L32a ~ 22L03d [P9] 21.22 ~ 22.15 [P9]
Skelton Jn 08/05 08/05   21/29 21/19
Tollerton Jn 08/14 08/15   21/22½ 21/14
Thirsk 08/24 08/27   21/13 21/07
Longlands Jn 08/32 ?   21/08½ ?
Northallerton 08/34 08/34   21/07½ 21/02
Darlington 08/46 [DM] 08/46   20/57½ [UM] 20/53
Ferryhill South Jn 08/56 08/56   20/47 20/44
Tursdale Jn 08/58 08/58   20/45 20/42
Durham 09/04 [DM] 09/04   20/39 [P1] 20/36
Birtley Jn 09/13 09/10   20/31 20/28
King Edward Bridge South Jn 09/16 09/14   20/26 20/23
Newcastle 09.19a ~ 09.22d [P2] 09.16 ~ 09.22 [P2]   20.21a ~ 20.24d [P3] 20.15 ~ 20.21
Heaton South Jn 09/27 09/26   20/17 20/11
Morpeth 09/42 09/40   20/02 19/58
Morpeth North Jn 09*44 ~ 10*10 ?   20/01½ ?
Alnmouth 10/26 [P2] 10/21   19/49 [P1] 19/45
Belford LC 10/38 10/32   19/36 19/33
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/50 [P2] 10/43   19/24 [P1] 19/22
Reston 10/59 ?   19/14 ?
Grantshouse 11/04 10/56   19/09 19/09
Oxwellmains 11/12 ?   19/00 ?
Dunbar 11/14 11/07   18/58 18/59
Drem 11/23 11/19   18/50 18/52
Prestonpans Up Loop - -   18*35 ~ 18*40 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Prestonpans 11/29 ?   18/33 ?
Monktonhall Jn 11/34 11/26   18/26 18/14
Millerhill Yard - -   18.19 ~ 18.19 DIV
Niddrie South Jn - -   18/11 DIV
Portobello Jn 11/36 11/37   18/07 18/12
Craigentinny Jn 11/38 ?   18/04 ?
Abbeyhill Jn 11/39 ?   18/03 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 11.41a ~ 11.59d [P9] 11.43 ~ 11.59   15.32a [P1] ~ 18.01d [P8] 15.23 ~ 18.03
Princes Street Gardens 12/01 12/00   - -
Haymarket 12/04 [P4] 12/05   - -
Haymarket Central Jn 12/07 ?   - -
Gorgie Jn 12/08 ?   - -
Craiglockhart Jn 12/10 12/11   - -
Niddrie West Jn 12/22 12/20   - -
Abbeyhill Jn - -   15*27 ~ 15*29 ?
Craigentinny Jn - -   15/25 ?
Portobello Jn - -   15/23 15/15
Niddrie South Jn 12/24 ?   15/19 ?
Newcraighall 12/25 12/22   15/18 15/11
Newcraighall South Jn 12/26 ?   15/17 ?
King's Gate Jn 12*32 ~ 12*41 ? ~ 12.43   15/12 15/08
Newtongrange 12/46 ?   15/09½ ?
Gorebridge 12/50 ?   15/07 ?
Fushiebridge Jn 12/51 12/53   15/06 15/03
Tynehead Jn 12/59 12/59   15/00 14/59
Galabank Jn 13/16 13/16   14/45 14/42
Stow 13/17½ ?   14/43½ ?
Bowland Jn 13/25 13/23   14/35 14/34
Galashiels 13/30 ?   14/30 ?
Tweedbank 13.35a [P2] 13.31 [P2]   14.25d [P2] 14.24 [P2]


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