23rd July 2016
Pathfinder Railtours
The Cheshire Cat
Locos Used | 37606, 37609 & 57309 'Pride of Crewe' |
Stock Used |
5998+5964+5985+1200+3386+3345+3325+3397+3390+80042+3356+3364+35469 |
Route :
1Z10 : Eastleigh to Stockport
1Z12 : Stockport to Eastleigh
Loco(s) | Route |
37609 + 37606 | Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Reading West - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Park Jn - Sutton Park - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Crewe - Sandbach - Chelford - Alderley Edge - Wilmslow - Stockport |
37606 + 37609 | Stockport - Wilmslow - Alderley Edge - Chelford - Sandbach - Crewe |
37606 + 37609 (1) | Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr South Jn - Aston - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh |
Notes :
(1) 57309 on rear.
(2) Off tour options: visit to D.R.S open day at Crewe Gresty Bridge, Anderton
Boat Lift, Tatton Park or R.H.S. Flower Show.
Source : Nick Bartlett
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
Location | Booked (out) | Actual | Booked (rtn) | Actual | |
Eastleigh | 05.57d [P2] | 05.57 | 00.07a [P2] | 00.07 | |
Allbrook Jn | 06*01 ~ 06*09 | 06.00 ~ ? | 00/03½ | 23/49 | |
Shawford Jn | 06/13½ | 06/11 | 23/52 | 23/44 | |
Winchester | 06.16a ~ 06.18d [P1] | 06.14 ~ 06.18 | 23.43a ~ 23.47d [P2] | 23.40 ~ 23.41 | |
Wallers Ash Loop | 06*24 ~ 06*44 [UPL] | 06.25 ~ 06.42 | 23*18 ~ 23*38 [DPL] | 23.09 ~ 23.32 | |
Worting Jn | 06/52½ | 06/53 | 23/06½ | 23/00 | |
Basingstoke | 06.56a ~ 06.59d [P4] | 06.57 ~ 06.59 | 22.57a ~ 23.02d [P2] | 22.53 ~ 22.55 | |
Bramley | 07/08 | 07/05 | 22/47½ | 22/42 | |
Southcote Jn | 07/18½ | 07/14 | 22/36 | 22/34 | |
Reading West | 07.20a ~ 07.23d | 07.16 ~ ? | 22.32a ~ 22.35d | 22.30 ~ 22.32 | |
Oxford Road Jn | 07/23½ | 07/23 | 22*22 ~ 22*31 | 22/29? | |
Reading West Jn | 07*28 ~ 07*37 | ? ~ 07.37 | 22/20½ | 22/26 | |
Goring & Streatley | 07/44½ | 07/44 | 22/14 | 22/18 | |
Didcot Parkway | 07.53a ~ 07.56d [P1] | 07.52 ~ 07.58 | 22.05a ~ 22.08d [P2] | 22.02 ~ 22.10 | |
Wantage Road | 08/06 | 08/10 | 21/58½ | 21/55 | |
Challow | 08/09 | 08/15 | 21/56 | 21/52 | |
Uffington | 08/11 | 08/19 | 21/54 | 21/51 | |
Swindon | 08.21a ~ 08.24d [P3] | 08.32 ~ 08.36 | 21.40a ~ 21.43d [P3] | 21.39 ~ 21.41 | |
Swindon Loco Yard | 08/26½ | 08/38 | 21/37 | ? | |
Kemble | 08.40a ~ 08.43d [P2] | 08.49 ~ 08.52 | 21.22a ~ 21.25d [P1] | 21.23 ~ ? | |
St Mary's LC | 08/55 | 09/02 | 21/12 | 21/12 | |
Stroud | 09.00a ~ 09.03d [P2] | 09.05 ~ ? | 21.03a ~ 21.06d [P1] | 21.07 ~ 21.08 | |
Standish Jn | 09/06½ | 09/13 | 20/59 | 20/59 | |
Gloucester Yard Jn | 09/12½ | 09/20 | 20/53 | 20/53 | |
Barnwood Jn | 09/13½ | 09/21 | 20/52 | 20/52 | |
Cheltenham Spa | 09.20a ~ 09.25d [P2] | 09.27 ~ 09.30 | 20.43a ~ 20.46d [P1] | 20.44 ~ 20.46 | |
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury | 09/33½ [P1] | 09/37 | 20/36 [P2] | 20/38 | |
Abbotswood Jn | 09/42½ | 09/44 | 20/28½ | 20/29 | |
Stoke Works Jn | 09/52½ | 09/53 | 20/20½ | 20/13 | |
Bromsgrove | 09/54½ | 09/57 | 20/18½ | 20/11 | |
Barnt Green | 10/00½ | 10/04 | 20/15½ | 20/05 | |
Cofton Jn | 10/03 | ? | 20*03 ~ 20*13 | 20/03? | |
Northfield | 10.07 ~ 10.08 | 10/10? | 19.53 ~ 19.57 | 19/54? | |
Kings Norton | 10/11½ | ? ~ 10.14 | 19/50 | 19/51 | |
Lifford East Jn | 10/13½ | 10/16 | - | - | |
Bordesley Jn | 10/19½ | 10/22 | - | - | |
St Andrews Jn | 10.22 ~ 10.26 | ? ~ 10.23 | - | - | |
Landor Street Jn | 10/28 | 10/27 | - | - | |
Castle Bromwich Jn | 10/35 | 10/36 | - | - | |
Park Lane Jn | 10/39 | 10/38 | - | - | |
Sutton Park | ? | ? | - | - | |
Ryecroft Jn | 11/04 | 10/57 | - | - | |
Walsall | 11/06 [UF] | 10/59 | - | - | |
Pleck Jn | 11/08 | 11/02 | - | - | |
Selly Oak | - | - | 19/47 | 19/46 [P2] | |
Birmingham New Street | - | - | 19/35½ [P12] | 19/36 | |
Proof House Jn | - | - | 19/33 | 19/33 | |
Duddeston | - | - | 19/31 | 19/31 | |
Aston | - | - | 19/26½ [P2] | 19/28 | |
Perry Bar South Jn | - | - | 19/24½ | ? | |
Perry Bar North Jn | - | - | 19*17 ~ 19*23 | 19.08 ~ 19.14 | |
Bescot Stadium | - | - | 19/08½ | 19/07 | |
Darlaston Jn | 11/11 | 11/05 | 19/07 | 18/54 | |
Portobello Jn | 11*16 ~ 11*28 | 11/09? | 18*52 ~ 19*04 | 18/51? | |
Bushbury Jn | 11/32 | 11/14 | 18/46½ | 18/46 | |
Trent Valley Jn | 11/44 | 11/25 | 18/30½ | 18/31 | |
Stafford | 11/45 [P5] | 11/26 [P5] | 18/29½ [P4] | 18/30 [P4] | |
Norton Bridge | 11/51 | 11/30 | 18/23 | 18/13 | |
Madeley | 12/05 | 11/38 | 18/00 | 18/04 | |
Basford Hall Jn | 12/11 | 11/43 | 17/50 | 17/57 | |
Crewe | 12.15a ~ 12.21d [P6] | 12.12 ~ 12.24 [P6] | 17.38a ~ 17.44d [P5] | 17.35 ~ 17.54 [P6] | |
Sydney Bridge Jn | 12/23½ | 12/27 | 17/35 | 17/30 | |
Sandbach | 12/28 [P2] | 12/31 | 17/30½ [P1] | 17/27 | |
Chelford Loop | 12/34 | ? | 17*08 ~ 17*22 [UPL] | 17.05 ~ 17.18 | |
Chelford | 12.35a ~ 12.39d | 12.39 ~ 12.42 | 17.01a ~ 17.06d | 17.01 ~ 17.01 | |
Alderley Edge | 12/41½ | 12/46 | 16/58 | 16/58 | |
Wilmslow | 12/43½ [P3] | 12/47 | 16/56½ [P4] | 16/57 | |
Cheadle Hulme | 12/48 [P1] | 12/52 | 16/52½ [P2] | 16/53 | |
Adswood Road Jn | 12/49½ | 12/54 | 16/49½ | 16/49 | |
Edgeley No.1 Jn | 12/53 | 12/55 | 16/47 | 16/48 | |
Stockport | 12.56a [P4] | 12.58 | 16.46d [P1] | 16.46 |