17th September 1977

F & W Railtours
The York Flyer

HST Used set 254003

Route : 1Z89 throughout

HST Route
as listed Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester
as listed Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Church Road Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth - Wichnor Jn - Burton-n-Trent - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Beighton Jn - Masborough South Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Wath Road Jn - Cudworth - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Burton Salmon - Church Fenton - York
as listed York - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
as listed Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Pre-tour publicity simply called this trip 'High Speed Train to York' but the F&W/Pathfinder Archive refers to this as 'The York Flyer'.
(2) According to the tour literature steam 69023 'Joem' was due to be the motive power on the Derwent Valley Railway.

Sources : various including The F&W/Pathfinder Archive

Timings (Advertised & Booked)
(from the The F&W/Pathfinder Archive)

Advertised Times

Location Advertised (out) Advertised (Rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 06.54d 21.42a
Bristol Parkway 07.04d 21.30a
Gloucester 07.37d 20.55a
Cheltenham 07.47d 20.45a
Worcester Shrub Hill 08/10d 20.21a
Birmingham New Street 08.53d 19.45a
York 11.13a 17.05d

Booked Times

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (Rtn)
0 Bristol Temple Meads 06.54d 21.42a
6 Bristol Parkway 07.03a ~ 07.04d 21.30a ~ 21.32d
? Westerleigh Jn 07/08½ 21/25
? Charfield 07/16 21/17
? Standish Jn 07/25 21/08
37 Gloucester 07.32a ~ 07.37d 20.55a ~ 21.00d
43½ Cheltenham Spa 07.45a ~ 07.47d 20.45a ~ 20.47d
? Abbotswood Jn 08/02 20/15½
? Norton Jn 08/03½ 20/27
66 Worcester Shrub Hill 08.08a ~ 08.10d 20.21a ~ 20.23d
71½ Droitwich Spa 08/17 20/15½
? Stoke Works Jn 08/22½ 20/10
77¾ Bromsgrove 08/25½ 20/08
81 Barnt Green 08/32 20/05
86 Kings Norton 08/37 19/59
? Church Road Jn 08/45 19/53
91½ Birmingham New Street 08.49a ~ 08.53d 19.45a ~ 19.48d
? Proof House Jn 08/55 19/43
? Landor Street 08/57 19/41
99 Water orton 09/03 19/31
? Kingsbury Jn 09/06 19/28
108½ Tamworth 09/11 19/23
? Wichnor Jn 09/16 19/17
121½ Burton-upon-Trent 09/20 19/11
? Stenson Jn 09/26 19/06
132½ Derby 09*30 ~ 09*32 18*57 ~ 18*59
? Ambergate Jn 09/44 18/44
? Clay Cross South Jn 09/53 19/35
157 Chesterfield 09/57 18/31
? Tapton Jn 09/58 18/30
? Beighton Jn 10/08 18/16
? Masborough South Jn 10/19 18*02 ~ 18*04
174 Masborough Station South Jn 10*20 ~ 10*21 18/00
176½ Rotherham - -
? Aldwarke Jn 10/24 17/56
? Wath Road Jn 10/26 17/53
? Cudworth 10/34 17/45
198½ Normanton 10/43 17/35
199¼ Altofts Jn 10/44 17/33
? Burton Salmon 10/52 17/25
206½ Church Fenton 10/58 17/18
217 York 11.13a 17.05d

Mileages are from timing sheet given out to tour passengers.

Train Fares

Location Adult Child
Bristol £7.50 £6.50
Gloucester £7.10 £6.10
Cheltenham Spa £7.00 £6.00
Worcester £6.75 £5.75
Birmingham New Street £6.50 £5.50
Derwent Light Railway £0.85 £0.45
Derwent Light Railway £1.25 1st class

Off Train Options

Location Activity
York Sightseeing, National Railway Museum and/or Derwent Light Railway

Derwent Light Railway Timetable

Miles Location/Activity Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0 York, Layerthorpe 14.30d 16.00a
4½ Dunnington 15.00a 15.30d


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