16th September 2023

Pathfinder Railtours
The Pilgrim Centurion

Locos Used (1) 50007 'Hercules' & 50049 'Defiance'
Stock Used 6024+6054+5929+6042+1212+3325+3314+3340+3333+1651+3390+3345+17105

Route :
1Z50 : Swindon to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z52 : Edinburgh Waverley to Swindon

Loco(s) Route
50007 + 50049 Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Penkridge - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
50049 + 50007 Edinburgh Waverley - Craigentinny Jn - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Slateford - (reverse of outward route) - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Notes : 
(1) 50007 running numbered / named as 50034 'Furious', on one side only.
(2) This was the 100th charter train worked by preserved locomotives of the Class 50 Alliance. The first tour was 'The Pilgrim Hoovers' on 01/11/1997.

Source : Richard Szwejkowski (on the tour from/to Stroud)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Szwejkowski & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Swindon 05.30d [P3] 05.30   00.22a [P1] 01.03 [P3] 384.43
? Rodbourne Jn 05/33 05/32   00/18 00/59 ?
13.56 Kemble 05.46a ~ 05.49d [P2] 05.43 ~ 05.49 [P2]   00.03a ~ 00.05d [P1] 00.45 ~ ? 370.67
? St Mary's LC 06/01 05/59   23/52 00/34 ?
24.70 Stroud 06.06a ~ 06.09d [P2] 06.03 ~ ? [P2]   23.45a ~ 23.47d [P1] 00.24 ~ 00.30 359.53
29.51 Standish Jn 06/16 06/16   23/39 00/16 354.72
? Gloucester Yard Jn 06/22 06/23   23/32½ 00/10 ?
36.49 Barnwood Jn 06/27 06/24   23/31½ 00/09 374.74
42.12 Cheltenham Spa 06.34a ~ 06.37d [P2] 06.33 ~ 06.38   23.23a ~ 23.25d [P1] 23.59 ~ 00.03 342.31
49.34 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 06/44½ [P1] 06/45   23/15½ [P2] 23/54 335.09
? Abbotswood Jn 06/52½ 06/53   23/08 23/45 324.33
60.57 Worcestershire Parkway 06.54a ~ 06.57d [P1] 06.54 ~ 06.59   23.03a ~ 23.05d [P2] 23.40 ~ 23.44 323.66
71.27 Stoke Works Jn 07/07 07/08   22/54 23/32 313.16
73.40 Bromsgrove 07/09 07/10   22/52 23/31 311.03
77.03 Barnt Green 07/16 [P1] [UGF] 07/16   22/49 [P2] 23/28 307.40
? Longbridge 07/18½ 07/20   22/46 23/25 ?
82.11 Kings Norton 07/23 07/25   22/43 [DGF] 23/23 302.32
? Lifford East Jn 07/25 07/26   - - -
87.26 Bordesley Jn 07/33 07/32   - - -
87.52 St Andrews Jn 07/34½ 07/33   - - -
? Proof House Jn 07/40 [DEL] 07/40   - - -
- Selly Oak - -   22/37½ 23/20 300.17
89.23 Birmingham New Street 07.42a ~ 07.48d [P9] 07.45 ~ 07.51   22.25a ~ 22.29d [P9] 23.10 ~ 23.13 296.73
91.20 Soho South Jn 07/53 07/55   - - -
? Galton Jn 07/55 07/57   - - -
96.47 Dudley Port 08/01 08/01   - - -
102.13 Wolverhampton 08/10 [P2] 08/11   - - -
? Wolverhampton North Jn 08/11½ 08/12   - - -
- Proof House Jn - -   22/22 [DEL] 23/07 ?
- Aston - -   22/17 [P2] 23/03 294.20
- Perry Barr North Jn - -   22/05 23/00 291.78
- Bescot Stadium - -   21/56½ 22/56 287.41
- Darlaston Jn - -   21/55½ 22/54 ?
- Portobello Jn - -   21/52½ 22/51 283.24
103.61 Bushbury Jn 08/13 08/14   21/48 22/47 280.56
111.61 Penkridge 08/19 08/20   21/41½ 22/39 272.56
? Trent Valley Jn 08/23 [DS] 08/24   21/37 22/34 ?
117.38 Stafford 08.24a ~ 08.26d [P5] [DS] 08.25 ~ 08.28   21.34a ~ 21.36d [P1] [US] 22.29 ~ 22.32 266.79
? Doxey Jn 08/28 [DF] 08/29   21/33 [UF] 22/28 ?
122.67 Norton Bridge 08/32½ [DF] 08/34   21/29 [UF] 22/24 261.50
133.36 Madeley 08/41 [DF] 08/42   21/20½ [UF] 22/16 251.01
140.11 Basford Hall Jn 08/46 [DF] 08/46   21/17 [UF] 22/09 244.26
141.75 Crewe 08.49a ~ 08.51d [P6] [DF] 08.50 ~ 08.57 [P6]   21.08a ~ 21.13d [P1] [UF] 22.01 ~ 22.05 242.42
? Crewe Coal Yard 08/55 [DF] 08/59   21/03½ [UF] 21/58 ?
149.36 Winsford 08/59½ [DF] 09/05   20/56½ [UF] 21/53 235.01
? Hartford Jn 09/03½ [DF] 09/08   20/52½ [UF] 21/49 ?
156.33 Acton Bridge 09/05 [DF] 09/10   20/50½ [UF] 21/48 ?
? Weaver Jn 09/06½ [DF] 09/11   20/48½ [UF] 21/47 228.04
? Acton Grange Jn 09/09 [DF] 09/15   20/44 [UF] 21/43 ?
166.06 Warrington Bank Quay 09/10½ [P3] [DF] 09/17   20/42½ [P2] [UF] 21/42 218.31
? Dallam Jn 09/11½ [DF] 09/18   20/41½ [UF] 21/41 ?
169.44 Winwick Jn 09/13½ [DF] 09/19   20/39½ [UF] 21/39 ?
? Golborne Jn 09/15½ [DF] 09/21   20/37 [UF] 21/37 ?
? Springs Branch Jn 09/18½ [DF] 09/24   20/33½ [UF] 21/35 207.74
? Wigan South Jn 09/19 09/25   20/33 [UF] 21/34 ?
177.65 Wigan North Western 09/19½ [P5] [DF] 09/26   20/32½ [P4] [UF] 21/33 206.52
? Balshaw Lane 09/26 [DF] 09/31   20/26 [UF] 21/27 ?
187.40 Euxton Jn 09/29½ [DF] 09/33   20/24 [UF] 21/25 196.77
? Ribble Jn 09/34 [DF] 09/38   20/18½ [UF] 21/20 ?
192.75 Preston 09.35a ~ 09.49d [P6] [DF] 09.40 ~ 09.53 [P6]   20.15a ~ 20.17d [P4] [UF] 21.15 ~ 21.19 191.42
? Fylde Jn 09/50½ ?   20/13½ [UF] ? ?
197.45 Barton & Broughton 09/54 09/59   20/09½ 21/11 ?
202.23 Garstang & Catteral 09/57 10/02   20/04½ 21/07 182.14
213.73 Lancaster 10/06 10/15   19/55 20/58 170.44
? Morecambe South Jn 10/09 10/17   19/54 20/53 ?
? Carnforth South Jn 10/13 ?   ? ? ?
220.01 Carnforth North Jn 10*14 ~ 10*20 [GL1] 10.22 ~ 10.29   19/51 20/49 164.36
233.04 Oxenholme Lake District 10/32½ [P2] 10/42   19/41½ [P1] 20/41 151.33
240.08 Grayrigg 10/37 10/48   19/36 20/36 144.29
246.01 Tebay 10/42 10/52   19/32½ 20/32 138.36
251.46 Shap Summit 10/47 10/57   19/28½ 20/28 132.71
? Shap Harrisons Sidings 10/50 11/00   19/24½ 20/25 ?
- Eden Valley - -   19/19 ? ?
265.13 Penrith North Lakes 10/57½ [P2] 11/10   19/16 [P1] 20/17 119.24
283.01 Carlisle 11.13a ~ 11.24d [P3] 11.25 ~ 11.34 [P3]   18.54a ~ 18.56d [P4] 19.51 ~ 19.59 [P3] 101.35
291.59 Gretna Jn 11/33 11/44   18/45½ 19/41 92.58
308.68 Lockerbie 11/48 [P1] 11/56   18/32 [P2] 19/27 75.49
322.59 Beattock 11/58½ 12/06   18/22 19/16 61.58
332.65 Beattock Summit 12/10 12/16   18*06 ~ 18*13 [UPL] 19/08 51.52
340.76 Abington 12*17 ~ 12*30 [DPL] 12.25 ~ 12.32   17/57 19/00 43.41
356.26 Carstairs South Jn 12/42 12/45   17/44 18/48 28.11
? Carstairs East Jn 12/43 12/46   17/43 18/46 ?
362.01 Auchengray 12/48½ 12/52   17/38½ 18/42 22.36
372.43 Midcalder Jn 12/57½ 13/01   17/26½ 18/32 11.74
381.42 Slateford 13/04 13/08   17/15½ 18/21 2.75
383.22 Haymarket 13/07 [P3] 13/10   17/13 [P4] DIV 1.19
? Princes St Gardens 13/10 [W] 13/13   17/11 [W] DIV ?
- Craiglockhart Jn - -   DIV 18/11? -
- Niddrie West Jn - -   DIV ? -
- Portobello Jn - -   DIV ? -
- Craigentinny Jn - -   DIV ? -
- Abbeyhill Jn - -   DIV ? -
384.37 Edinburgh Waverley 13.12a [P8] 13.15 [P1]   17.10d [P8] 17.49 0.00

Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

15/09/23 :
0Z49 : (50049 + 50007) : Kidderminster S.V.R. to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Kidderminster S.V.R. 14.09d
Kidderminster 14/13
Blakedown 14/16
Stourbridge Junction 14/20
Rowley Regis 14/34
Smethwick Jn 14/45
Galton Jn 14/53
Soho North Jn 14/56
Soho East Jn 14*59 ~ 15*03
Perry Barr West Jn 15/06
Perry Barr North Jn 15/08
Bescot Stadium 15/14
Pleck Jn 15/16
Walsall 15/18
Ryecroft Jn 15/22
Park Lane Jn 15*43 ~ 15*57
Water Orton West Jn 16/00
Water Orton 16/01
Kingsbury Jn 16/07
Tamworth HL 16/12
Wichnor Jn 16/19
Leicester Jn 16/25
Burton-on-Trent 16/28
Wetmore Jn 16.31 ~ 16.36
Burton Wetmore Sidings 16.40a

5Z49 : (50007 + 50049 + tour stock) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Swindon

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 17.15d
Wetmore Jn 17.19 ~ 17.24
Burton-on-Trent 17/27
Wichnor Jn 17/32
Tamworth HL 17/40
Kingsbury Jn 17/46
Water Orton 17/49
Castle Bromwich Jn 17/50
Landor Street Jn 17/59
St Andrews Jn 18/01
Bordesley Jn 18/02
Small Heath South Jn 18*07 ~ 18*21
Tyseley 18/23
Bentley Heath LC 18/31
Dorridge 18/32
Hatton 18/38
Leamington Spa 18/51
Fenny Compton 19/02
Reservoir Jn 19/11
Banbury 19/12
Aynho Jn 19/21
Heyford 19/30
Wolvercote Jn 19/37
Oxford North Jn 19/39
Oxford 19/40
Hinksey North 19/41
Kennington Jn 19/43
Didcot North Jn 19/52
Foxhall Jn 19/57
Wantage Road 20/04
Challow 20*19 ~ 20*21
Uffington 20/24
South Marston Jn 20/32
Highworth Jn 20.39 ~ 20.44
Swindon Stores GBRf 20.49a

16/09/23 :
5Z50 : (50007 + 50049 + tour stock) : Swindon to Swindon

Location Booked
Swindon Stores GBRf 04.52d
Highworth Jn 04.55 ~ 05.05
Swindon 05.10a [P3]

5Z51 : (50007 + 50049 + tour stock) : Edinburgh Waverley to Polmadie Car M.D.

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 13.22d [P8]
Abbeyhill Jn 13/23
Craigentinny Jn 13/24
Portobello Jn 13/27
Niddrie West Jn 13/31
Craiglockhart Jn 13/42
Slateford 13/45
Midcalder Jn 13/55
Auchengray 14/05
Carstairs East Jn 14/09
Carstairs 14/10
Carstairs North Jn 14/12
Lanark Jn 14/13
Law Jn 14/20
Shieldmuir 14/23
Motherwell 14/24
Uddingston Jn 14/31
Newton East Jn 14/32
Newton West Jn 14/34
Rutherglen East Jn 14/38
Rutherglen West Jn 14/42
Polmadie Car M.D. 14.53a

5Z52 : (50049 + 50007 + tour stock) : Polmadie Car M.D. to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Polmadie Car M.D. 15.41d
Rutherglen East Jn 15/52
Newton West Jn 15/54
Newton East Jn 15/55
Uddingston Jn 15/57
Mossend West Jn 16/01
Mossend East Jn 16/02
Holytown Jn 16/04
Shotts 16/13
Benhar Jn 16/15
Livingston South 16/26
Midcalder Jn 16/28
Slateford 16/35
Craiglockhart Jn 16/38
Niddrie West Jn 16/50
Portobello Jn 16/54
Craigentinny Jn 16/56
Abbeyhill Jn 16/57
Edinburgh Waverley 17.01a [P8]

17/09/23 :
5Z53 : (50007 + 50049 + tour stock) : Swindon to Bristol East Depot

Location Booked
Swindon 00.47d [P1]
Wootton Bassett Jn 00/54
Chippenham 01/01
Thingley East Jn 01/02
Thingley Jn 01/03
Bathampton Jn 01/10
Bath Spa 01/13
Bristol East Depot 01.27a

5Z55 : (50007 + 50049 + tour stock) : Bristol East Depot to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Bristol East Depot 15.05d
North Somerset Jn 15/07
Dr Day's Jn 15/09
Horfield Jn 15/13
Filton Abbey Wood 15/14
Bristol Parkway 15/16
Westerleigh Jn 15/22
Yate 15/24
Charfield 15/30
Standish Jn 15/40
Gloucester Yard Jn 15/46
Barnwood Jn 15/47
Cheltenham Spa 15/53
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 15/59
Abbotswood Jn 16/07
Stoke Works Jn 16/16
Bromsgrove 16/18
Barnt Green 16/25
Longbridge 16/29
Kings Norton 16/36
Lifford East Jn 16/38
Bordesley Jn 16/44
St Andrews Jn 16/45
Landor Street Jn 16/47
Castle Bromwich Jn 16/52
Water Orton 16/54
Coleshill Parkway 16/56
Whitacre Jn 16/58
Kingsbury Jn 17*03 ~ 17*17
Tamworth HL 17/22
Wichnor Jn 17/27
Leicester Jn 17/33
Burton-on-Trent 17/35
Wetmore Jn 17.41 ~ 17.46
Burton Wetmore Sidings 17.50a

0Z55 : (50049 + 50007) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Kidderminster S.V.R.

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 19.50d
Wetmore Jn 19.54 ~ 19.59
Burton-on-Trent 20/03
Wichnor Jn 20/08
Tamworth HL 20/14
Kingsbury Jn 20/19
Water Orton 20/25
Castle Bromwich Jn 20/26
Landor Street Jn 20/30
Proof House Jn 20/32
Birmingham New Street 20*36 ~ 20*37 [P10]
Soho South Jn 20/42
Soho North Jn 20/43
Galton Jn 20/45
Smethwick Jn 20/47
Rowley Regis 20/51
Stourbridge Junction 21/00
Blakedown 21/04
Kidderminster 21.07 ~ 21.12
Kidderminster S.V.R. 21.17a


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