6th July 2019

Pathfinder Railtours
The Dart & Torbay Express

Locos Used 67029 'Royal Diamond' & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used (1) (21249)+4959+1832+3121+21269+3146+3149+3141+1651+3066+3068

Route :
1Z03 : Tame Bridge Parkway to Kingswear
1Z04 : Kingswear to Tame Bridge Parkway

Loco Route
67029 Tame Bridge Parkway - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury- Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Cam & Dursley - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads
60163 Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
60163 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
67029 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Tame Bridge Parkway

Notes : 
(1) 21249 was only in the consist when 60163 was on the train.

Source : Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Tame Bridge Parkway 05.57d 05.57   23.24a 23.22 103.72
3.38 Perry Barr North Jn 06/03 06/03   23/19 23/16 100.34
? Perry Barr West Jn 06/05 06/04   23/16½ 23/12 ?
? Soho East Jn 06/10 06/09   23/05 23/08 ?
6.08 Soho North Jn 06*13 ~ 06*16 ? ~ 06.17   23/03½ 23/07 97.64
7.34 Galton Jn 06/19½ 06/20   23/00½ 23/04 96.38
? Smethwick Jn 06/20½ 06/21   22/59½ 23/02 ?
? Rowley Regis 06/24 06/25   22/54½ 22/52 ?
15.67 Stourbridge Junction 06.33a ~ 06.36d [P3] 06.35 ~ 06.39   22.43a ~ 22.46d [P2] 22.38 ~ ? 88.05
? Blakedown 06/42 06/44   22/37 22/33 ?
22.37 Kidderminster 06.47a ~ 06.50d [P2] 06.48 ~ 06.51   22.29a ~ 22.32d [P1] 22.24 ~ 22.29 81.35
? Hartlebury 06/56 06/55   22/20 22/19 ?
31.73 Droitwich Spa 07.03a ~ 07.06d 07.03 ~ 07.06   22.10a ~ 22.13d 22.10 ~ 22.13 71.79
? Tunnel Jn 07/14 07/12   22/04 22/03 ?
37.41 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.16a ~ 07.19d [P2] 07.15 ~ 07.19   21.57a ~ 22.02d [P1] 21.57 ~ 22.02 66.31
40.57 Norton Jn 07/24 07/25   21/50 21/51 63.15
41.39 Abbotswood Jn 07*26 ~ 07*39 07.26 ~ 07.43   21/48 21/49 62.33
52.15 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 07/49 [P2] 07/52   21/40½ [P1] 21/42 51.57
59.37 Cheltenham Spa 07.55a ~ 07.58d [P1] 07.58 ~ 08.02   21.31a ~ 21.34d [P2] 21.30 ~ 21.35 44.35
65.00 Barnwood Jn 08/03½ 08/07   21/24 21/25 38.72
? Gloucester Yard Jn 08/04½ 08/08   21/22½ 21/24 ?
71.78 Standish Jn 08/09½ 08/12   21/14½ 21/19 31.74
77.39 Cam & Dursley 08.15a ~ 08.18d [P2] 08.17 ~ 08.20   21.05a ~ 21.08d [P1] 21.11 ~ 21.14 26.33
85.01 Charfield 08/26 08/26   20/57½ 21/04 18.71
? Yate 08/30½ 08/32   20/52½ 21/00 ?
93.35 Westerleigh Jn 08/32½ 08/35   20/49½ 20/57 10.37
98.05 Bristol Parkway 08.38a ~ 08.48d [P2] 08.39 ~ 08.48   20.34a ~ 20.44d [P4] 20.43 ~ 20.50 5.67
99.44 Filton Abbey Wood 08/50½ [P1] [DM] 08/53   20/31 [P2] 20/31 4.28
? Horfield Jn 08/51½ 08/54   20/30 20/31 ?
? Narroways Hill Jn 08/53 08/55   20/28½ 20/29 ?
103.19 Dr Day's Jn 08/55½ ?   20/27 20/28 0.46
? Bristol East Jn 08/57 [DF] ?   20/26 [ML] 20/26 ?
103.72
0.00		 Bristol Temple Meads 08L59a ~ 09L33d [P6] 09.01 ~ 09.33 [P6]   19L50a ~ 20L24d [P5] [UF] 19.44 ~ 20.24 [P5] 0.00
110.33
? Bristol West Jn 09/35 [DM] 09/35   19/48 [UM] 19/42 ?
? Parson Street ? ?   19/45 [P2] [RL] 19/39 ?
12.54 Yatton 09*51 ~ 09*58 [DGL] 09.55 ~ 09.59   19/33½ 19/28 98.17
16.60 Worle Jn 10/05 10/06   19/28 19/24 93.53
19.53 Uphill Jn 10/07½ 10/08   19/24½ 19/22 90.60
33.16 Bridgwater 10/19½ 10/20   19/13 19/11 77.17
40.06 Cogload Jn 10/26½ 10/26   19/06½ 19/05 70.28
44.61 Taunton 10w32 ~ 10w52 [P2] 10.34 ~ 10.54   18w38 ~ 19w01 [P5] 18.41 ~ 18.59 65.52
? Norton Fitzwarren 10/55 10/58   18/35½ 18/38 ?
55.32 Whiteball 11/04 11/09   18/28 18/31 54.68
58.77 Tiverton Parkway 11/07½ [P1] 11/13 [P1]   18/25 [P2] 18/25 51.36
? Tiverton Loop 11/09½ 11/15   18/23 18/23 ?
74.21 Cowley Bridge Jn 11/23 11/26   18/09 18/11 36.12
75.41 Exeter St Davids 11/25 [P4] 11/28 [P4]   18/07 [P5] 18/08 34.72
86.03 Dawlish Warren 11*37 ~ 11*44 [P1] 11.41 ~ 11.49   17/55 17/54 22.57
? Dawlish 11/48 11/53   17/51½ 17/51 ?
90.39 Teignmouth 11/52 11/57   17/46½ 17/45 19.74
95.54 Newton Abbot 11/59 [P1] 12/04   17/36 [P3] 17/39 14.21
? Newton Abbot West Jn 11/59½ 12/05   17/35 17/38 ?
103.61 Paignton 12.24a ~ 12.27d [P1] 12.17 ~ 12.29   17.17a ~ 17.20d [P2] ? ~ 17.25 6.52
103.74 Paignton GF 12.30 ~ 12.35 ?   17.09 ~ 17.14 ? 6.39
110.33 Kingswear 13.00a ?   16.44d ? 0.00

Mileages taken from tour brochure.

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