29th March 2024

Pathfinder Railtours
The Easter Chieftain (Day 1 of 4)

Locos Used 66034, 66110 & 67005 'Queen's Messenger'
Stock Used 3356+1200+3314+1651+3364+3333+3304+3325+1657+3386+3345+17105

Route : 1Z68 throughout

Loco(s) Route
67005 Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Dorridge - Tyseley - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Jn - Park Lane Jn - Sutton Park - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Penkridge - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carlisle
66110 + 66034 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend North Jn - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Larbert Jn - Stirling - Dunblane - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Dalwhinnie - Kingussie - Aviemore

Source : Richard Szwejkowski (on the tour from Westbury)

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

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Eastleigh 05.10d [P2] 05.10
? Eastleigh East Jn 05/11½ 05/11
? Eastleigh Single Line Jn 05/13 05/13
? Romsey Single Line Jn 05/23½ 05/20
? Romsey 05/25½ [P2] 05/21
? Dean 05/34 [P2] 05/39
? Tunnel Jn 05/43 05/48
23.67 Salisbury 05.47a ~ 05.56d [P4] 05.51 ~ 05.56
? Wilton Jn 05/59½ 06/00
? Wishford 06/03½ 06/05
? Wylye AHB 06/07½ 06/09
? Upton Lovell 06/11½ 06/13
? Warminster 06/16 06/18
48.22 Westbury 06.23a ~ 06.26d [P3] 06.28 ~ 06.32
? Hawkeridge Jn 06/28 06/34
? Trowbridge 06/33½ 06/37
? Bradford Jn 06*36 ~ 06*43 ? ~ 06.43
? Melksham 06/49 06/48
? Thingley Jn 06/53½ 06/54
? Thingley East Jn 06/56½ 06/55
64.10 Chippenham 07.00a ~ 07.05d [P2] 06.58 ~ 07.05
? Wootton Bassett Jn 07/18½ 07/17
80.63 Swindon 07.25a ~ 07.28d [P1] 07.26 ~ 07.29
? Uffington 07/39½ 07/40
? Challow 07/41½ 07/42
97.64 Wantage Road 07*46 ~ 07*52 [UR] ? ~ 07.55
? Milton Jn 08/01 [RL] 08/02
104.31 Foxhall Jn 08c03 ~ 08c05 ? ~ 08.05
105.02 Didcot North Jn 08*08 ~ 08*11 ? ~ 08.12
? Kennington Jn 08/25½ 08/25
? Hinksey North 08/26½ 08/27
114.52 Oxford 08.31a ~ 08.34d [P4] [DM] 08.31 ~ 08.34
? Wolvercote Jn 08*39 ~ 08*44 08/39
? Heyford 08/53½ 08/46
? Aynho Jn 08/58 08/51
137.27 Banbury 09.04a ~ 09.13d [P1] 08.56 ~ 09.14
? Reservoir Jn 09/15 09/16
? Fenny Compton 09/22 09/23
157.18 Leamington Spa 09.33a ~ 09.36d [P2] 09.33 ~ 09.36
? Hatton 09/45½ [P2] 09/45
170.06 Dorridge 09.53a ~ 09.58d [P2] 09.52 ~ 09.57
? Bentley Heath LC 10/00½ 09/59
? Tyseley 10/11 [P2] [FL] 10/05
? Small Heath South Jn 10/12 10/06
179.22 Bordesley Jn 10/21 10/10
? St Andrews Jn 10/22½ 10/11
180.04 Landor Street Jn 10c25 ~ 10c28 [ML] 10.12 ~ 10.18
184.58 Castle Bromwich Jn 10/35 [UDF] 10/25
? Park Lane Jn 10/38 10/27
? Sutton Park 10/44 ?
? Ryecroft Jn 10/56 10/51
197.44 Walsall 10/58 [P2] [SL] 10/53
? Pleck Jn 11/00 10/55
199.30 Darlaston Jn 11/03 10/58
? Portobello Jn 11/06 11/07
204.77 Bushbury Jn 11/14 11/13
? Penkridge 11/21½ 11/21
? Trent Valley Jn 11/27 [DS] 11/25
218.54 Stafford 11/28 [P5] [DS] 11/26
? Doxey Jn 11/29 [DF] 11/27
224.03 Norton Bridge 11/35 [DF] 11/32
234.52 Madeley 11/44 [DF] 11/40
? Basford Hall Jn 11/49 [DF] 11/44
243.11 Crewe 11.52a ~ 12.05d [P6] [DS] 11.50 ~ 12.05
? Crewe Coal Yard 12/07 [DS] 12/06
250.52 Winsford 12/17½ [DF] 12/17
? Hartford Jn 12/21½ [DF] 12/21
257.49 Acton Bridge 12/23 [DF] 12/23
? Weaver Jn 12/25½ 12/24
265.27 Acton Grange Jn 12/28½ 12/28
267.22 Warrington Bank Quay 12c30 ~ 12c32 [P3] 12.30 ~ 12.33
? Dallam Jn 12/35½ 12/34
270.60 Winwick Jn 12/37½ 12/37
273.07 Golborne Jn 12/39½ 12/39
? Springs Branch Jn 12/42½ 12/42
? Wigan South Jn 12/43½ 12/43
279.01 Wigan North Western 12/44 [P5] 12/44
? Balshaw Lane Jn 12/50½ 12/50
288.56 Euxton Jn 12/56 12/52
? Ribble Jn 13/00½ [DF] 12/55
294.11 Preston 13/03½ [P3] [DF] 13/00
? Fylde Jn 13/04½ ?
? Barton & Broughton 13/08½ 13/10
303.39 Garstang & Catteral 13/11½ 13/13
315.09 Lancaster 13/23 [DF] 13/22
? Morecambe South Jn 13/26 13/23
321.17 Carnforth North Jn 13/30½ 13/26
334.20 Oxenholme Lake District 13/41 [P2] 13/37
? Grayrigg 13/46 13/44
347.17 Tebay 13/51 13/48
352.62 Shap Summit 13/56½ 13/53
? Shap Harrisons Sidings 14/00 13/56
366.29 Penrith North Lakes 14/08 [P2] 14/03
384.18
0.00		 Carlisle 14L24a ~ 15L21d [P3] 14.18 ~ 15.22 [P3]
8.57 Gretna Jn 15/34 15/33
25.66 Lockerbie 15/49½ [P1] 15/47
39.57 Beattock 16/01½ [DM] 15/58
49.63 Beattock Summit 16/15 [DM] 16/07
57.74 Abington 16/22 [DM] 16/14
73.24 Carstairs South Jn 16/36 16/26
? Carstairs North Jn 16/37 16/27
? Lanark Jn 16/41 16/30
? Law Jn 16/47½ 16/37
? Shieldmuir 16/50½ [P1] 16/47
89.44 Motherwell 16/55 [P2] 16/55 [P2]
? Mossend South Jn 17/00½ 16/59
? Mossend North Jn 17/01 17/00
91.71 Mossend 17c02 ~ 17c04 ? ~ 17.05
? Mossend North Exit 17/06 17/06
? Whifflet South Jn 17/08 17/08
94.74 Coatbridge Central 17/09 [P1] 17/10
? Gartsherrie South Jn 17/10½ 17/11
? Garnqueen North Jn 17/12 17/13
101.29 Cumbernauld 17/17 [P2] 17/18
106.74 Greenhill Lower Jn 17/30 17/28
? Carmuirs West Jn 17/33½ 17/30
109.62 Larbert Jn 17/34½ 17/31
118.35 Stirling 17/48 [P2] 17/47
123.30 Dunblane 18/04 [P2] 17/58
? Greenloaning 18/12 18/08
? Blackford 18/16½ 18/14
137.52 Auchterarder SB 18/20½ 18/19
149.34 Hilton Jn 18/34 ?
151.36 Perth 18*38 ~ 19*18 [P7] 18.38 ~ 19.13
158.49 Stanley Jn 19/30½ 19/32
166.78 Dunkeld & Birnam 19/42½ [P2] 19/45
179.68 Pitlochry 19/57½ [P1] 19/58
186.59 Blair Athol 20/08 [P2] 20/08
? Dalnacardoch 20/26 ?
202.27 Dalnaspidal 20/38 ?
210.14 Dalwhinnie 20/49 [P2] 20/33
? Newtonmore 21/00 ?
223.10 Kingussie 21/03 [P1] 20/47
229.06 Kincraig 21x11 ~ 21x16 20/56
234.78 Aviemore 21.26a [P1] 21.04?

Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

28/03/24 :
5Z67 : (67005 + tour stock) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 11.14d
Wetmore Jn 11.18 ~ 11.23
Burton-on-Trent 11/26
Wichnor Jn 11/31
Tamworth HL 11/37
Kingsbury Jn 11/46
Water Orton 11/49
Castle Bromwich Jn 11/50
Landor Street Jn 11c54 ~ 11c56
St Andrews Jn 11/59
Bordesley Jn 12/01
Small Heath South Jn 12/04
Tyseley 12/05
Bentley Heath LC 12/18
Dorridge Up Passenger Loop 12*20 ~ 12*30
Dorridge 12/31
Hatton 12/37
Leamington Spa 12/50
Fenny Compton 13/01
Reservoir Jn 13/07
Banbury 13/11
Aynho Jn 13/15
Heyford 13/22
Wolvercote Jn 13/29
Oxford North Jn 13/31
Oxford 13/32
Hinksey North 13/35
Kennington Jn 13/36
Didcot North Jn 13/45
Didcot East Jn 13/46
Goring & Streatley 13/52
Reading West Jn 13/59
Oxford Road Jn 14/01
Southcote Jn 14/03
Bramley 14/13
Basingstoke 14/27
Worting Jn 14/31
Wallers Ash Loop 14/41
Winchester 14/52
Shawford Jn 14/55
Eastleigh 15/03
Eastleigh South Jn 15/05
Eastleigh T&RSMD 15.18a

29/03/24 :
3Z68 : (67005 + tour stock) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Eastleigh

Location Booked
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.58d
Eastleigh Depot Sig. 05.00 ~ 05.02
Eastleigh 05.05a [P2]

5Z69 : (66110 + 66034 + tour stock) : Aviemore to Aviemore Speyside

Location Booked
Aviemore 21.46d [P1]
Aviemore Sig.HA313 21.48 ~ 21.52
Aviemore Speyside 21.54a [P3]


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