9th August 2025

Pathfinder Railtours
The Heart of Wales Rambler

Locos Used 37516 'Loch Laidon' & 37668
Stock Used 17105+3364+3345+80042+3386+3304+3333+3356+3417+1200+6158+5985

Route :
1Z74 : Dorridge to Shrewsbury
1Z75 : Shrewsbury to Dorridge

Loco(s) Route
37668 (1) Dorridge - Tyseley - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - Longbridge - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Cam & Dursley - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee West Jn - Newport - Cardiff Central - Pontyclun - Bridgend - Port Talbot Parkway - Court Sart Jn - Neath - Landore Jn - Swansea Loop West - Gowerton - Llandeilo Jn
37516 + 37668 Llandeilo Jn - Morlais Jn - Hendy Jn - Pontarddulais - Pantyffynnon - Llandeilo - Llandovery - Sugar Loaf - Llanwrtyd - Llandrindod - Knighton - Craven Arms - Church Stretton - Sutton Bridge Jn - Shrewsbury
37516 + 37668 Shrewsbury - Sutton Bridge Jn - Church Stretton - Craven Arms - Ludlow - Leominster - Hereford - Abergavenny - Cwmbran - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Dorridge

Notes :
(1) 37516 assisting on rear.

Source : Richard Szwejkowski (joined/left the tour at Worcestershire Parkway)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Dorridge 05.42d [P3] 05.42   23.45a [P3] 23.48 210.17
? Bentley Heath LC 05/45 05/43   23/42½ 23/46 ?
7.10 Tyseley 05/54 [P2] [FL] 05/51   23/35 [P1] 23/39 203.07
? Small Heath South Jn 05/55 05/52   23/34 [FL] 23/38 ?
9.16 Bordesley Jn 06/00½ 06/02   23/31 [ML] 23/34 201.01
? St Andrews Jn 06/01½ 06/03   23/29½ 23/33 ?
? Grand Jn 06/04 06/05   23/27 23/31 ?
? Proof House Jn 06/04½ [DEL] 06/06   23/26½ 23/30 ?
11.13 Birmingham New Street 06.07a ~ 06.10d [P11] 06.09 ~ 06.15   23.22a ~ 23.24d [P9] [DEL] 23.21 ~ 23.27 199.04
? Five Ways 06/14 [P2] 06/19 [P2]   23/12 [P1] 23/13 ?
14.37 Selly Oak 06/17 06/22   23/08 23/07 195.60
16.52 Kings Norton 06/21 [DGS] 06/25   23/03½ 23/02 193.45
19.05 Longbridge 06.27a ~ 06.30d [P2] 06.29 ~ 06.32   22.57a ~ 23.00d [P1] 22.54 ~ 22.59 191.12
21.60 Barnt Green 06/37½ [P2] 06/36 [P2]   22/46 [P1] [UGF] 22/50 188.37
25.23 Bromsgrove 06/42½ [P3] 06/40   22/38½ [P2] 22/45 184.74
27.36 Stoke Works Jn 06/46½ 06/41   22/36½ 22/43 182.61
38.06 Worcestershire Parkway 06.56a ~ 06.59d [P2] 06.50 ~ ?   22.22a ~ 22.25d [P1] 22.28 ~ 22.34 172.11
38.53 Abbotswood Jn 07*01 ~ 07*15 [DGL] 07.01 ~ 07.13   22/21½ 22/28 171.44
- Eckington Loop - -   22*06 ~ 22*13 [UGL] 22.20 ~ 22.21 165.44
49.29 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 07/29 [P2] 07/23   22/00½ [P1] 22/15 160.68
56.51 Cheltenham Spa 07.36a ~ 07.44d [P1] 07.30 ~ 07.45   21.50a ~ 21.52d [P2] 22.03 ~ 22.07 153.46
62.14 Barnwood Jn 07/50½ 07/51   21/43½ 21/57 148.03
? Gloucester Yard Jn 07/51½ 07/52   21/42½ 21/56 ?
67.43 Haresfield Loop 07*57 ~ 08*02 [DGL] 07.58 ~ 08.03   - - -
69.12 Standish Jn 08/04 08/05   21/36½ 21/51 141.05
74.53 Cam & Dursley 08.12a ~ 08.14d [P2] 08.11 ~ 08.16   21.27a ~ 21.29d [P1] 21.42 ~ 21.46 135.44
82.15 Charfield 08/22½ 08/23   21/20½ ? ~ 21.29 [UGL] 128.02
? Yate 08/28½ 08/29   21/14½ 21/18 ?
90.49 Westerleigh Jn 08/31 08/32   21/11½ 21/15 119.48
95.19 Bristol Parkway 08.38a ~ 08.40d [P4] 08.38 ~ 08.42   21.03a ~ 21.05d [P4] 21.01 ~ 21.08 114.78
96.41 Patchway 08/44 [P2] 08/45 [P2]   20/59½ [P1] 20/58 113.56
100.07 Pilning 08/47 [P2] 08/48   20*19 ~ 20*53 [UGL] 20.13 ~ 20.51 110.10
? Severn Tunnel East 08/48 08/49   20/14½ 20/11 ?
? Severn Tunnel West 08/52½ 08/53   20/10 20/06 ?
107.03 Severn Tunnel Junction 08.55a ~ 08.57d [P3] [DR] 08.55 ~ 08.58   20.00a ~ 20.08d [P4] 19.59 ~ 20.04 103.14
114.26 Llanwern West Jn 09/11½ 09/10   19/51½ 19/52 95.71
? Maindee East Jn 09/14 09/12   19*42 ~ 19*47 [UM] ? ~ 19.48 94.00

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
? Maindee West Jn 09/14½ 09/13
116.73 Newport 09c16 ~ 09c21 [P1] [DR] 09.15 ~ 09.22
118.30 Ebbw Jn 09/24½ 09/25
122.03 Marshfield 09/29½ 09/29
? Long Dyke Jn 09/38½ [D] 09/36
128.53 Cardiff Central 09/42½ [DM] 09/40 [DM]
? Leckwith North Jn 09/45½ 09/44
139.63 Pontyclun 09/55½ 09/53
148.68 Bridgend 10/05 [P1] 10/01
153.09 Stormy 10/09½ 10/07
157.07 Margam Moors Jn 10/13 10/10
161.02 Port Talbot Parkway 10/16½ [P1] 10/14
165.01 Court Sart Jn 10/20 10/18
166.43 Neath 10/24½ [P1] 10/22
173.05 Landore Jn 10/34 10/32
173.37 Swansea Loop West 10/36½ 10/34
177.68 Gowerton 10/45 10/41
182.08
0.00		 Llandeilo Jn 10.50 ~ 11.25 [UGL] 10.48 ~ 11.31
3.66 Morlais Jn 11/34 11/40
4.70 Hendy Jn 11/35 11/42
? Pontarddulais 11/36 11/43
10.24 Pantyffynnon 11t44 ~ 11t45 11.51 ~ 11.52
18.23 Llandeilo 12t06 ~ 12t07 [P2] 12.09 ~ 12.11
29.40 Llandovery 12t33 ~ 12x38 [P2] 12.36 ~ 12.38
? Sugar Loaf 12/57½ ?
40.67 Llanwrtyd 13t04 ~ 13t05 13.04 ~ 13.05
56.77 Llandrindod 13t41 ~ 14t01 13.41 ~ 14.01
57.34 Llandrindod Crossing 14.03 ~ 14.04 14.03 ~ 14.04
76.47 Knighton 14t44 ~ 14x47 14.36 ~ 14.52
89.05 Craven Arms 15t31 ~ 15t37 [P1] 15.14 ~ 15.17
93.53 Marsh Brook LC 15/45 15/23
? Church Stretton 15/47½ ?
102.57 Dorrington SB 15/54 15/31
107.71 Sutton Bridge Jn 16/00 15/36
? English Bridge Jn 16/02 ?
108.55
0.00		 Shrewsbury 16.04a [P4] ~ 17.55d [P7] 15.39 ~ 18.03
? English Bridge Jn 17/57 ?
0.64 Sutton Bridge Jn 18/00 18/06
6.21 Dorrington SB 18/07 18/13
? Church Stretton 18/14½ ?
15.25 Marsh Brook LC 18/17½ 18/23
19.73 Craven Arms 18/22½ [P2] 18/27
25.16 Bromfield SB 18/27½ 18/31
? Ludlow 18/29½ ?
31.78 Woofferton 18/33 18/36
38.32 Leominster 18/38½ 18/41
46.61 Moreton-on-Lugg 18/45½ 18/47
49.22 Shelwick Jn 18/49½ 18/50
50.79 Hereford 18*52 ~ 18*56 [P2] 18.53 ~ 18.54
57.52 Tram Inn 19/05 19/02
63.29 Pontrilas 19/10 19/13
74.78 Abergavenny 19/21 19/24
82.70 Little Mill Jn 19/28 19/31
? Pontypool & New Inn 19/30 19/32
? Cwmbran 19/33 19/36
? Maindee North Jn 19/40 19/45

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

0Z74 : (37516 + 37668) : Shrewsbury - Crewe Jn - Shrewsbury - Sutton Bridge Jn - Shrewsbury

Location Booked
Shrewsbury 16.09d [P4]
Crewe Jn 16.11 ~ 16.14
Shrewsbury 16/16
English Bridge Jn 16/17
Sutton Bridge Jn 16.19 ~ 16.22
English Bridge Jn 16/24
Shrewsbury 16.27a

5Z74 : (37668 + 37516 + tour stock) : Shrewsbury to Coton Hill T.C. (propelling?)

Location Booked
Shrewsbury 16.37d [P4]
Coton Hill T.C. 16.42a

5Z75 : (37516 + 37668 + tour stock) : Coton Hill T.C. to Shrewsbury

Location Booked
Coton Hill T.C. 17.45d
Shrewsbury 17.50a [P7]


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