2nd August 2025

Pathfinder Railtours
The Bicentennial and Peak District Explorer

Locos Used 33025, 33029 & 47812
Stock Used 9527+3304+3386+80042+3345+3364+3356+3333+1200+6067+6054+5985+6158

Route :
1Z20 : Eastleigh to Barrow Hill
1Z22 : Barrow Hill to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
33029 + 33025 (1) Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford-on-Avon - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Cam & Dursley - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - 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 - Duffield - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill South Jn - Springwell Branch
47812 (2) Springwell Branch - Barrow Hill Roundhouse Halt
47812 (2) Barrow Hill Roundhouse Halt - Springwell Branch
33025 + 33029 (1) Springwell Branch - Barrow Hill South Jn
47812 (2) Barrow Hill South Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn
33025 + 33029 (1) Barrow Hill North Jn - Barrow Hill South Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) 47812 on rear.
(2) 33029 & 33025 on rear.
(3) This tour was run for the Greatest Gathering open day at Alstom's Derby Litchurch Lane Works, as part of the Railway 200 anniversary celebrations.
(4) Tour options were advertised as:

Option A Derby - Railway 200 Greatest Gathering
Option B Derby break
Option C Ecclesbourne Railway
Option D Peak District Coach Tour from Chesterfield
Option E Barrow Hill Railway Centre


33025 + 33029 arrive at Derby with the return leg of the tour. (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Richard Szwejkowski (on the tour from Westbury to Chesterfield and return)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Eastleigh 05.23d [P3] 05.24   22.35a [P1] 22.48 240.71
? Southampton Airport Parkway 05/28 [P2] 05/27   22/31½ [P1] [UF] 22/45 ?
3.55 St Denys 05/31 [P2] [DF] 05/30   22/29 [P1] 22/41 237.16
? Northam Jn 05/33 05/31   22/27½ [US] 22/39 ?
5.52 Southampton Central 05.36a ~ 05.40d [P3] [DS] 05.37 ~ 05.42   22.23a ~ 22.25d [P1] 22.31 ~ 22.36 235.19
? Church Lane Jn 05/43 05/44   22/13½ [US] 22/28 ?
8.23 Redbridge 05/45 05/46   22/12 22/26 232.48
13.59 Romsey 05.54a ~ 05.58d [P2] 05.54 ~ 05.58   22.02a ~ 22.05d [P1] 22.14 ~ 22.17 227.12
21.22 Dean 06/08 06/06   21/55 22/04 219.49
? Tunnel Jn 06/18 06/15   21/46 21/54 211.54
30.24 Salisbury 06.24a ~ 06.30d [P4] 06.24 ~ 06.31   21.41a ~ 21.43d [P2] 21.46 ~ 21.50 210.47
32.10 Wilton Jn 06/34 06/35   21/38 21/43 208.61
? Wishford 06/37 06/39   21/35 21/37 ?
40.02 Wylye AHB 06/41 06/43   21/31 21/33 200.69
? Upton Lovell 06/47 06/47   21/26 21/28 ?
50.06 Warminster 06/52½ [P1] 06/52   21/19 21/22 190.65
54.59 Westbury 07.00a ~ 07.02d [P1] 07.00 ~ 07.04   21.09a ~ 21.12d [P2] 21.06 ~ 21.12 186.12
? Hawkeridge Jn 07/03½ 07/05   21/07 21/05 185.42
? Trowbridge 07/08 07/09   21/01 21/01 ?
60.03 Bradford Jn 07/10 07/11   20/59 20/59 180.68
? Bradford-on-Avon 07/12½ 07/14   20/56½ 20/56 178.65
69.15 Bathampton Jn 07/20½ 07/21   20*37 ~ 20*45 [UPL] 20.27 ~ 20.47 171.56
71.41 Bath Spa 07.23a ~ 07.25d [P1] 07.24 ~ 07.28   20.25a ~ 20.29d [P2] 20.20 ~ 20.23 169.30
82.16 North Somerset Jn 07/36 [UBL] 07/41   20/12 20/08 158.55
82.43 Dr Day's Jn 07/39 [ML] 07/43   20/09 [DBL] 20/05 158.28
? Horfield Jn 07/51 07/48   20/05 20/02 ?
86.18 Filton Abbey Wood 07/53 [P2] [UF] 07/52   20/03 [P1] [ML] 20/01 154.53
87.57 Bristol Parkway 07.56a ~ 07.58d [P3] 07.58 ~ 08.02   19.53a ~ 20.00d [P1] 19.52 ~ 19.58 153.14
92.27 Westerleigh Jn 08/04 08/09   19/48 19/47 148.44
? Yate 08/07 08/12   19/46 19/45 ?
100.61 Charfield 08*15 ~ 08*22 [UGL] 08.21 ~ 08.27   19/40 19/39 140.10
108.23 Cam & Dursley 08.32a ~ 08.36d [P1] 08.36 ~ 08.39   19.29a ~ 19.32d [P2] 19.27 ~ 19.31 132.48
113.64 Standish Jn 08/43 08/46   19/22 19/22 127.07
? Gloucester Yard Jn 08/49 08/51   19/17 19/17 ?
120.62 Barnwood Jn 08/54 08/52   19/15½ 19/16 120.09
126.25 Cheltenham Spa 09.02a ~ 09.04d [P2] 08.58 ~ 09.05   19.06a ~ 19.09d [P1] 19.07 ~ 19.10 114.46
133.47 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/11 [P1] 09/13   18/54 [P2] 18/56 107.24
144.23 Abbotswood Jn 09/20 09/21   18/45 18/47 96.48
155.40 Stoke Works Jn 09/29½ 09/30   18/36 18/38 85.31
157.53 Bromsgrove 09*33 ~ 09*39 [P1] 09.34 ~ 09.40   18/34 [P4] 18/36 83.18
161.16 Barnt Green 0946½ [P1] [UGF] 09/47   18/30 [P2] 18/31 79.55
? Longbridge 09/49 09/49   18/26 18/28 77.00
166.24 Kings Norton 09/53½ 09/53   18/23 [DGF] 18/22 74.47
? Lifford East Jn 09/55½ 09/54   18/15 18/18 ?
171.39 Bordesley Jn 10/01½ 09/59   18/09 18/10 69.32
171.65 St Andrews Jn 10/02½ 10/00   18/08 18/09 69.06
172.21 Landor Street Jn 10/05 [ML] 10/03   18/06 18/07 68.50
? Duddeston Jn 10/05½ 10/04   18/05½ 18/06 ?
173.21 Washwood Heath West Jn 10/06½ [UDS] 10/07   18/05 18/05 ?
174.65 Bromford Bridge 10/09½ 10/09   18/02½ 18/03 ?
176.75 Castle Bromwich Jn 10/13 10/12   18/00 18/01 63.76
? Water Orton West Jn 10/21 10/23   17/59½ 18/00 ?
178.29 Water Orton 10/22 10/24   17/59 [ML] 17/59 62.42
179.73 Coleshill Parkway 10/24 [P2] 10/27   17/56 [P1] 17/56 60.78
181.14 Whitacre Jn 10/26 10/29   17/52½ 17/54 59.57
183.44 Kingsbury Jn 10/40 10/38   17/48 17/50 57.27
189.25 Tamworth HL 10/45 [P3] 10/45   17/39 [P4] 17/42 51.46
196.61 Wichnor Jn 10/51 10/50   17/32½ 17/32 44.10
202.16 Burton-on-Trent 10/55½ [P1] 10/55   17/26½ [P2] 17/27 38.55
? Clay Mills Jn 10/57½ 10/57   17/24½ 17/25 ?
? North Stafford Jn 11/00½ 11/00   17/21½ 17/23 ?
208.33 Stenson Jn 11/01 11/01   17/21 17/22 32.38
? L.N.W. Jn 11/07 [DTF] 11/05   17/16 [DTF] 17/18 ?
213.17 Derby 11.10a ~ 11.17d [P2] [B] 11.07 ~ 11.15   17.04a ~ 17.14d [P2] 16.56 ~ 17.00 [P2] 27.54
? St Mary's South Jn 11/19 [DF] 11/17   17/01 [B] 17/05 ?
? St Mary's North Jn 11/20 [DS] 11/19   17/00 17/04 ?
214.46 Breadsall 11*23 ~ 11*50 ? ~ 11.50   16/59 17/03 ?
218.37 Duffield 11.57a ~ 11.59d 11.54 ~ 12.00   16.52a ~ 16.55d 16.56 ~ 17.00 22.34
223.10 Ambergate Jn 12/05½ 12/06   16/49 16/51 17.61
233.39 Clay Cross North Jn 12/15½ [ML] 12/16   16/39 16/41 7.32
? Chesterfield South Jn 12/19 [DBH] 12/18   16/36 [EL] 16/37 ?
237.28 Chesterfield 12.20a ~ 12.23d [P3] 12.20 ~ ?   16.30a ~ 16.34d [P3] [DBH] 16.19 ~ 16.34 3.43
? Tapton Jn 12/25 12/21   16/28 16/17 ?
240.04 Barrow Hill South Jn 12/28 12/31   16/24½ ? ?
- Barrow Hill North Jn - -   16.08 ~ 16.23 16.08 ~ 16.11 0.00
0.50
- Barrow Hill South Jn - -   15.51 ~ 16.01 [DGL] ? ~ 16.01 0.00
0.66
241.08
0.00		 Springwell Branch 12.31 ~ 12.35 ?   15.40 ~ 15.45 ? 0.00
0.33
0.33 Barrow Hill Roundhouse Halt 12.40a ?   15.35d ? 0.00

Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z20 : (33029 + 33025 + tour stock + 47812) : Southall to Eastleigh

Location Booked
Southall WCR 03.15d
Southall 03.25 ~ 03.40
Southall West Jn 03/42
Heathrow Airport Jn 03/45
Slough 03/51
Maidenhead 03/55
Twyford 04/01
Kennet Bridge Jn 04/12
Reading 04*14 ~ 04*17 [P8]
Oxford Road Jn 04/19
Southcote Jn 04/21
Bramley 04/30
Basingstoke 04/43
Worting Jn 04/48
Wallers Ash Loop 04/57
Winchester 05/02
Shawford Jn 05/05
Eastleigh 05.13a [P3]

5Z22 : (33025 + 33029 + tour stock + 47812) : Eastleigh to Southall

Location Booked
Eastleigh 22.39d [P1]
Shawford Up Jn 22/44
Winchester 22/47
Wallers Ash Loop 22/53
Worting Jn 23/02
Basingstoke 23/05
Bramley 23/12
Southcote Jn 23/21
Oxford Road Jn 23/23
Reading 23/26 [P14]
Kennet Bridge Jn 23/27
Twyford 23/31
Maidenhead 23/40
Slough 23/46
Heathrow Airport Jn 23/54
Southall West Jn 23/57
Southall 23.58 ~ 23.59
Southall WCR 00.09a


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