20th September 2025

Pathfinder Railtours
The Atlantic Coast Express

Tour cancelled due to the capacity improvement work to the single-track branch line, from Par to Newquay, not being completed on time.

Route :

Advertised Loco(s) Advertised Route
WCR class 47s T&T Dorridge - Tyseley - Small Heath South Jn - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Cam & Dursley - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - Newquay
WCR class 47s T&T Newquay - (reverse of outward route) - Dorridge

Notes :
(1) Tour options were advertised as:

Option A Plymouth at leisure
Option B Port Isaac from Bodmin Parkway
Option C Pinetum Gardens from Par
Option D Newquay

Source : Keith Gardiner

Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Pathfinder's tour website)

Location Advertised (out) Advertised (rtn)
Dorridge 06.00d 23.30a
Birmingham Snow Hill 06.20d 23.10a
Stourbridge Junction 06.45d 22.45a
Kidderminster 07.00d 22.30a
Worcester Shrub Hill 07.20d 22.10a
Cheltenham Spa 07.45d 21.45a
Cam & Dursley 08.05d 21.25a
Bristol Parkway 08.30d 21.05a
Bristol Temple Meads 09.00d 20.50a
Plymouth 12.00a 18.00d
Bodmin Parkway 12.40a 17.25d
Par 13.00a 17.00d
Newquay 14.00a 16.20d


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