26th August 2019

Pathfinder Railtours
The Cotswold - Eden

Locos Used (2) 50007 'Hercules', 50049 'Defiance' & 66711 'Sence'
Stock Used 4998+4959+4991+1832+3147+3146+3141+3149+3121+1671+3066+3068+21269

Route :
1Z50 : Didcot Parkway to Appleby
1Z52 : Appleby to Didcot Parkway

Loco(s) Route
66711 Didcot Parkway - Oxford
50049 + 50007 Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Hanborough - Charlbury - Kingham - Moreton-in-Marsh - Honeybourne - Evesham - Pershore - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Longbridge - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Woodlesford - Stourton Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Armley Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Appleby - Petteril Bridge Jn - London Road Jn - Upperby Jn - Upperby Bridge Jn - (via WCML) - Stafford - Penkridge - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street
66711 (1) Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot Parkway

Notes :
(1) 50007 on rear.
(2) 50007 running numbered / named as 50014 'Warspite', on one side only.
(3) Tour organised in conjunction with the Cotswold Line Promotion Group.

Sources : Keith Gardiner (on the tour throughout) & Richard Szwejkowski

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00 Didcot Parkway 05.20d [P3] 05.20   00.01a [P4] 23.57 101.18
? Didcot North Jn 05/23 05/22   23/55 23/53 ?
? Kennington Jn 05/28½ 05/29   23/47 23/46 ?
10.31
0.00		 Oxford 05L32a ~ 05L57d [P4] 05.32 ~ 06.07   23.40a ~ 23.43d [P3] 23.37 ~ 23.41 [P3] 90.67
2.71 Wolvercote Jn 06/01 06/11   23/33 23/28 87.76
6.78 Hanborough 06.07a ~ 06.09d [P1] 06.17 ~ ?   23.20a ~ 23.22d [P1] 23.22 ~ 23.23 83.69
13.19 Charlbury 06.17a ~ 06.19d [P1] 06.27 ~ 06.28   23.05a ~ 23.14d ? ~ 23.12 77.48
? Ascott-under-Wychwood 06/25 06/34   23/00 22/52 ?
21.18 Kingham 06.30a ~ 06.32d ?   22.53a ~ 22.56d ? 69.49
28.20 Moreton-in-Marsh 06.41a ~ 06.43d [P1] 06.50 ~ 06.54   22.42a ~ 22.45d [P2] 22.31 ~ 22.34 62.47
38.19 Honeybourne 06.58a ~ 07.00d [P1] ?   22.16a ~ 22.18d [P2] ? 52.48
43.14 Evesham 07.06a ~ 07.08d 07.13 ~ 07.16   22.07a ~ 22.09d 22.05 ~ 22.07 47.53
49.11 Pershore 07.16a ~ 07.18d ?   21.57a ~ 21.59d ? 41.56
53.65 Norton Jn 07/24 07/31   21/51 21/48 37.02
57.01 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.29a ~ 07.31d [P1] 07.40 ~ 07.42 [P1]   21.33a ~ 21.39d [P2] 21.40 ~ 21.43d [P2] 33.66
? Tunnel Jn 07/32 07/43   21/32 21/38 ?
62.49 Droitwich Spa 07.37a ~ 07.40d 07.51 ~ 07.54   21.23a ~ 21.25d 21.26 ~ 21.30 28.18

 

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
66.64 Stoke Works Jn 07/48 08/01
68.77 Bromsgrove 07/55 [P2] 08/04 [P2]
72.40 Barnt Green 08/02 08/10
? Longbridge 08/06 08/12
77.48 Kings Norton 08/14 08/15
? Lifford East Jn 08/16 08/16
82.63 Bordesley Jn 08/22 08/23
83.09 St Andrews Jn 08/23 08/24
83.45 Landor Street Jn 08/29 [UDF] 08/27
89.53 Water Orton 08/36 08/39
? Coleshill Parkway 08/40 [P2] 08/41
92.38 Whitacre Jn 08/41½ 08/44
94.68 Kingsbury Jn 08/47 08/49
100.49 Tamworth HL 08/52 [P3] 08/55
108.05 Wichnor Jn 08/57 08/59
113.40 Burton-on-Trent 09/01 09/04
? Clay Mills Jn 09/03 09/06
? North Stafford Jn 09/06½ 09/09
119.57 Stenson Jn 09/07 09/10
124.41 Derby 09c15 ~ 09c33 [P1] 09.14 ~ 09.32 [P1]
134.34 Ambergate Jn 09/43½ 09/41
144.63 Clay Cross North Jn 09/52½ 09/53
? Chesterfield South Jn 09/55½ [DBH] 09/56
148.52 Chesterfield 09/58 [P3] 09/58
? Tapton Jn 10/00 09/59
? Barrow Hill North Jn 10/03 10/01
158.00 Beighton Jn 10/09 10/06
? Treeton Jn 10/12 10/08
164.56 Masborough Jn 10/16 10/13
167.10 Aldwarke Jn 10/19 10/16
169.26 Swinton 10/20½ 10/18
177.02 Moorthorpe 10/28 [P2] 10/23
177.59 South Kirkby Jn 10/29½ 10/24
183.58 Hare Park Jn 10/36 10/33
185.07 Crofton West Jn 10/41½ 10/39
? Calder Bridge Jn 10/44 10/43
186.69 Turners Lane Jn 10/47½ 10/45
? Normanton 10/51½ [P1] 10/48
190.11 Altofts Jn 10/53 10/49
? Methley Jn 10/55½ 10/51
? Woodlesford 10/58½ [P1] 10/53
196.61 Stourton Jn 11/01 10/55
? Engine Shed Jn 11/09 [DWC] 10/58
199.65 Whitehall Jn 11/10½ 11/01
? Armley Jn 11/11½ 11/02
? Apperley Jn 11/17½ 11/08
? Dockfield Jn 11/21½ 11/15
210.03 Shipley 11/23 [P2] 11/16
216.17 Keighley 11/39 [P2] 11/28
225.32 Skipton 11/56 [P3] 11/42
? Gargrave 12/00 [P2] 11/46
235.31 Hellifield 12/07 [P2] 11/58
238.55 Settle Jn 12/11 12/06
240.51 Settle 12.14a ~ 12.44d ?
? Helwith Bridge 12/49 ?
246.54 Horton-in-Ribblesdale 12/51 [P2] ?
251.31 Ribblehead 12/57½ [P2] ?
252.50 Blea Moor 13/00 13/06
260.64 Garsdale 13/10½ [P1] 13/20
? Ais Gill Summit 13/13½ ?
? Mallerstang 13/17 ?
270.58 Kirkby Stephen 13/20½ [P2] 13/30
? Crosby Garrett 13/23½ ?
? Ormside 13/30½ ?
281.33
0.00		 Appleby 13.33a ~ 15.50d 13.45 ~ 15.58d
? Kirkby Thore SB 15/57 16/04
7.33 Culgaith SB 16/00 16/07
15.28 Lazonby & Kirkoswald 16/08 ?
22.33 Low House SB 16/15 16/22
? Howe & Co Sidings 16/18½ 16/26
29.70 Petteril Bridge Jn 16/25 16/30
30.09 London Road Jn 16/26 16/32
? Upperby Jn 16/31 [UTG] 16/36
31.03 Upperby Bridge Jn 16/38 [UM] 16/38
47.42 Penrith North Lakes 16/50½ [P1] 16/53 [P1]
? Shap Summit 17/03 17/03
66.54 Tebay 17/08 17/07
79.51 Oxenholme Lake District 17/17½ [P1] 17/18
92.54 Carnforth North Jn 17/27 17/26
? Morecambe South Jn 17/30 17/28
98.62 Lancaster 17/31½ [UF] 17/32
110.32 Garstang & Catteral 17/40½ 17/40
? Fylde Jn 17/49½ [UF] 17//48
119.60 Preston 17/50½ [P4] 17/49
? Ribble Jn 17/51½ [UF] 17/50
? Farington Jn 17/54 17/53
125.15 Euxton Jn 17/56½ 17/56
127.19 Balshaw Lane 17/58½ 17/57
134.70 Wigan North Western 18/05 [P4] 18/03 [P4]
? Wigan South Jn 18/05½ 18/04
136.12 Springs Branch Jn 18/06 18/05
140.64 Golborne Jn 18/09½ 18/07
143.11 Winwick Jn 18/12½ [UF] 18/09
? Dallam Jn 18/15 18/11
146.49 Warrington Bank Quay 18/16 [P2] 18/12
148.44 Acton Grange Jn 18/17½ 18/14
153.75 Weaver Jn 18/22 18/18
156.22 Acton Bridge 18/24 [UF] 18/20
158.13 Hartford Jn 18/25½ 18/21
163.19 Winsford 18/29 [US] 18/25
? Crewe Coal Yard 18/38 18/31
170.60 Crewe 18c40 ~ 18c42 [P5] [UF] 18.34 ~ 18.42 [P5]
? Basford Hall Yard 18/47 [UF] 18/45
179.19 Madeley 18/50 [UF] 18/51
189.72 Norton Bridge 18/59½ [UF] 18/58 [UF]
195.17 Stafford 19/04 [UF] 19/05
? Trent Valley Jn 19/05½ 19/06
200.74 Penkridge 19/11 19/12
208.74 Bushbury Jn 19/19½ 19/20
211.42 Portobello Jn 19/24 19/24
? Darlaston Jn 19/27 19/27
215.59 Bescot Stadium 19/29 [P1] 19/31
220.16 Perry Barr North Jn 19/37 19/39
? Perry Barr West Jn 19/40 19/40
? Soho East Jn 19/44 19/44
223.01 Soho South Jn 19*47 ~ 19*55 ? ~ 19.58
224.78
0.00		 Birmingham New Street 20L00a ~ 20L42d [P4] 20.04 ~ 20.47 [P4]
1.77 Soho South Jn 20/47 20/53
3.59 Galton Jn 20/49 20/55
4.03 Smethwick Jn 20/50 20/56
6.65 Rowley Regis 20/53½ 21/00
12.12 Stourbridge Junction 21/02 [P3] 21/09
? Blakedown 21/06 21/13
18.62 Kidderminster 21/12 [P2] 21/16
? Hartlebury 21/15 21/19

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages from tour brochure.

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