23rd November 2024

Pathfinder Railtours
The Edinburgh Festive Explorer

Route :
1Z54 : Gloucester to Berwick-upon-Tweed
1Z55 : Berwick-upon-Tweed to Gloucester

Notes :
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) The tour was cancelled between Edinburgh Waverley and Berwick-upon-Tweed and return, due to problems with the water tanker.
(3) The return leg of the tour departed Edinburgh Waverley early due to Storm Bert weather related 60mph blanket speed restriction.
(4) The E.C.S. actually ran from Edinburgh Waverley to Drem, where it was watered, before returning via Millerhill.

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

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

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual		Booked	Actual	M.C
0.00	Gloucester	05.23d [P1]	05.24		23.37a [P4]	23.35	107.69
?	Horton Road Jn	05/25	05/25		23/35	23/33	?
0.77	Barnwood Jn	05/26	05/26		23/34	23/30	106.72
6.40	Cheltenham Spa	05.33a ~ 05.36d [P2]	05.37 ~ 05.42		23.20a ~ 23.28d [P1]	23.20 ~ 23.24	101.29
13.62	Ashchurch for Tewkesbury	05/43½ [P1]	05/49		23/12 [P2]	23/13	94.07
?	Abbotswood Jn	05/52½	05/58		23/04	23/04	83.31
25.05	Worcestershire Parkway	05.54a ~ 05.57d [P1]	05.59 ~ 06.02		22.58a ~ 23.01d [P2]	23.00 ~ 23.03	82.64
35.55	Stoke Works Jn	06/09	06/11		22/49	22/50	72.14
37.68	Bromsgrove	06.12a ~ 06.15d [P2]	06.14 ~ 06.17 [P2]		22.36a ~ 22.46d [P4]	22.44 ~ 22.47	70.01
41.31	Barnt Green	06/24 [P1] [UGF]	06/23		22/31½ [P2]	22/40	66.38
?	Longbridge	06/26½ [UGS]	06/28		22/29	22/38	?
46.39	Kings Norton	06/37	06/35		22/25 [DGF]	22/34	61.30
48.54	Selly Oak	06/41	06/41		-	-	-
?	Five Ways	06/45 [P1]	06/47		-	-	-
-	Lifford East Jn	-	-		22/24	22/32	?
-	Bordesley Jn	-	-		22/19	22/26	56.15
-	St Andrews Jn	-	-		22/18	22/24	55.69
-	Grand Jn	-	-		22/15½	22/21	?
-	Proof House Jn	-	-		22/14½	22/20	?
51.78	Birmingham New Street	06.49a ~ 06.55d [P8] [DEL]	06.51 ~ 06.56		22.09a ~ 22.12d [P1] [WL]	22.08 ~ 22.28	54.18
?	Proof House Jn	06/57½	06/59		-	-	-
54.50	Aston	07/01½ [P1]	07/03		-	-	-
-	Soho South Jn	-	-		22/04	22/02	52.21
-	Soho East Jn	-	-		22/02	22/00	?
-	Perry Barr West Jn	-	-		21/58	21/56	?
56.72	Perry Barr North Jn	07/06	07/05		21/56	21/54	49.36
61.29	Bescot Stadium	07/10½	07/17		21/50½	21/48	44.79
?	Darlaston Jn	07/12½	07/18		21/49½	21/46	?
65.46	Portobello Jn	07/16	07/21		21/46½	21/43	40.62
68.14	Bushbury Jn	07*20 ~ 07*27	07.25 ~ 07.29		21/42	21/39	38.14
?	Penkridge	07/35½	07/39		21/34½	21/31	?
?	Trent Valley Jn	07/41 [DS]	07/44		21/28½	21/26	?
?	Stafford South Jn	07/41½	07/45		21/27½ [US]	21/25	?
81.71	Stafford	07.42a ~ 07.45d [P5] [DS]	07.46 ~ 07.49		21.16a ~ 21.26d [P1]	21.20 ~ 21.24	24.37
87.03	Searchlight Lane Jn	07/52½ [DS]	07/54		-	-	-
-	Norton Bridge	-	-		21/11½ [UF]	21/15	19.08
97.53	Madeley	08/00½ [DS]	08/02		21/02 [UF]	21/07	8.39
?	Basford Hall Jn	08/08½ [DS]	08/06		20/58 [UF]	21/03	?
106.12 0.00	Crewe	08L12a ~ 08L49d [P12] [DS]	08.17 ~ 08.56		20L29a ~ 20L53d [P12] [UF]	20.28 ~ 20.58	0.00 299.79
?	Crewe Coal Yard	08/52½	08/59		20/24	20/25	?
7.41	Winsford	09/06 [DF]	09/09		20/18	20/19	292.38
12.47	Hartford Jn	09/09½	09/13		20*06 ~ 20*13 [UF]	20/16	287.32
?	Acton Bridge	09/10½	09/14		20/03½ [US]	20/15	?
16.65	Weaver Jn	09/12½	09/15		20/00½	20/12	283.14
22.16	Acton Grange Jn	09/19	09/19		19/51½	20/04	277.63
24.11	Warrington Bank Quay	09/22½ [P3]	09/22		19/50 [P2]	20/03	275.68
?	Dallam Jn	09/23½	09/23		19/49	20/01	?
27.49	Winwick Jn	09/25	09/25		19/47½	19/59	272.30
29.76	Golborne Jn	09/27	09/27		19/46	19/57	270.03
34.48	Springs Branch Jn	09/30	09/32		19/43	19/55	265.31
?	Wigan South Jn	09/30½	09/33		19/42½	19/54	?
35.70	Wigan North Western	09/31 [P5]	09/34		19/42 [P4]	19/53	264.09
43.41	Balshaw Lane	09/36	09/40		19/37	19/46	256.38
45.45	Euxton Jn	09/38	09/41		19/35½	19/45	254.34
?	Ribble Jn	09/42½ [DF]	09/45		19/30 [UF]	19/40	?
51.00	Preston	09c44 ~ 09c48 [P6] [DF]	09.47 ~ 09.52		19/29 [P4] [UF]	19/39	248.79
?	Fylde Jn	09/49½	?		19/26½ [UF]	?	?
55.50	Barton & Broughton	09*54 ~ 10*00 [DGL]	09/59		19/22½	19/35	?
60.28	Garstang & Catteral	10/04	10/02		19/17	19/31	239.51
71.78	Lancaster	10/12 [DF]	10/14		19/09 [UF]	19/24	228.01
?	Morecambe South Jn	10/14	10/15		19/04	19/21	?
78.06	Carnforth North Jn	10/18	10/17		19/01½	19/17	221.73
91.09	Oxenholme Lake District	10/27½ [P2]	10/26		18/52½ [P1]	19/04	208.70
98.13	Grayrigg	10/33	10/32		18/47½	18/57	201.66
104.06	Tebay	10/38½	10/36		18/43½	18/50	195.73
109.51	Shap Summit	10/41½	10/40		18/40½	18/44	190.28
?	Shap Harrisons Sidings	10/44	10/43		18/37½	18/41	?
-	Eden Valley	-	-		18/33½	18/34	?
123.18	Penrith North Lakes	10/51 [P2]	10/51		18/31 [P1]	18/30	176.61
141.07	Carlisle	11c06 ~ 11c08 [P3]	11.07 ~ 11.10		18c14 ~ 18c16 [P4]	18.06 ~ 18.08	158.72
149.64	Gretna Jn	11/16	11/20		18/07½	17/55	150.15
166.73	Lockerbie	11/26½ [P1]	11/35 [P1]		17/55 [P2]	17/40 [P2]	133.06
180.64	Beattock	11/35 [DM]	11/53		17/46½ [UM]	17/19	119.15
190.70	Beattock Summit	11/42½ [DM]	12/07		17*31 ~ 17*38 [UPL]	17/05	109.09
199.01	Abington	11/48 [DM]	12/13		17/24 [UM]	16/56	100.78
214.31	Carstairs South Jn	11/57½	12/31		17/12½	16/36	85.48
?	Carstairs East Jn	11/58½	12/32		17/11½	16/35	?
220.06	Auchengray	12/02½	12/37		17/06	16/30	79.73
230.48	Midcalder Jn	12/10	12/45		16/57½	16/21	69.31
239.47	Slateford	12/19½	12/52		16/46	16/09	60.32
241.27	Haymarket	12/24½ [P3]	12/55		16/44 [P4]	16/06	58.56
?	Princes St Gardens	12/26½ [W]	12/56		16/42 [W]	16/04	?
242.42	Edinburgh Waverley	12.29a ~ 12.33d [P7]	12.59a [P7]		16.33a ~ 16.41d [P9]	16.02d [P9]	57.37
?	Abbeyhill Jn	12/35	CANC		16/30	CANC	?
?	Craigentinny Jn	12/36	CANC		16/29	CANC	?
245.72	Portobello Jn	12/37½	CANC		16/27	CANC	54.07
248.40	Monktonhall Jn	12/39½	CANC		16/24½	CANC	51.39
252.02	Prestonpans	12/41½	CANC		16/17½	CANC	47.77
260.22	Drem	12/47½ [P1]	CANC		16/12 [P2]	CANC	?
-	Drem Down Loop	-	-		15*44 ~ 16*11 [DPL]	CANC	39.25
271.47	Dunbar	12/54½ [P1]	CANC		15/33½ [P2]	CANC	28.32
?	Oxwellmains	12/56	CANC		15/31½	CANC	?
283.56	Grantshouse	13/03	CANC		15/25	CANC	16.23
289.56	Reston	13/07½	CANC		15/20	CANC	10.23
299.79	Berwick-upon-Tweed	13.17a [P1]	CANC		15.10d [P2]	CANC	0.00

Location	Booked
Berwick-upon-Tweed	13.27d [P1]
Tweedmouth F.D.	13.32a

Location	Booked
Tweedmouth F.D.	14.52d
Berwick-upon-Tweed	14.57a [P2]