7th August 1988

Pathfinder Tours
Yorkshire Venturer

Locos Used 50037 'Illustrious' & steam: 92220 'Evening Star'

Route : 1Z46 throughout

Loco Route
50037 Swindon -Wotton Bassett Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
50037 Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester
50037 Gloucester - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Stechford - Coventry
50037 Coventry - Nuneaton
50037 Nuneaton - Hickley - Leicester - (via MML) - Trent Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Nunnery Mainline Jn - Sheffield
50037 Sheffield - Nunnery Mainline Jn - Wincobank Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough - Doncaster - (via ECML) - York
92220 York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
92220 Scarborough - Seamer - Filey - Beverley - Hull
50037 Hull - Gilberduke - Goole - Thorne Jn - Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Rotherham Masborough - Treeton North Jn - Shepcote Lane - Brightside Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Lichfield TV HL - Four Oaks - Aston - Proof House Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
50037 Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Dr Days Jn - Bristol East Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
50037 Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol East Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Thingley Jn - Wotton Bassett Jn - Swindon

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Andy Carey (joined at York, left at Sheffield) & Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Swindon 05.52d 01.09a 281.78
5.64 Wotton Bassett Jn 06/00 01/03 276.14
29.69 Westerleigh Jn 06/19 - -
34.39 Bristol Parkway 06/22 - -
35.58 Filton Jn 06/23 - -
38.58 Stapleton Road 06/29 - -
- Thingley Jn - 00/51 263.11
- Bathampton Jn - 00/44 254.46
- Bath Spa - 00/41 252.30
- North Somerset Jn - 00/32 241.55
- Bristol East Jn - 00/31 241.19
41.03 Bristol Temple Meads 06.32a ~ 06.45d 00.15a ~ 00.30d 240.75
- Bristol East Jn - 00/14 240.51
  Dr Days Jn ? 00/13 240.29
41.64 Stapleton Road 06/48 00/12 239.32
44.64 Filton Jn 06/53 00/06 236.32
46.03 Bristol Parkway 06.55a ~ 06.57d 00.02a ~ 00.04d 235.13
50.53 Westerleigh Jn 07/03 23/56 229.43
51.76 Yate South Jn 07/05 23/54 228.20
58.66 Charfield 07/10 23/49 221.30
72.11 Standish Jn 07/19 23/40 209.05
78.21 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/27 23/34 202.75
? Horton Road Jn ? 23/33 202.14
79.22 Gloucester 07.29a ~ 07.42d 23.19a ~ 23.32d 201.74
? Horton Road Jn ? 23/18 201.51
80.19 Barnwood Jn 07/44 23/17 200.77
84.30 Cheltenham Spa 07.51a ~ 07.53d 23.09a # 23.11d 195.34
92.73 Ashchurch 08/00 23/00 188.23
103.60 Abbotswood Jn 08/08 22/51 177.36
104.42 Norton Jn 08/09 22/50 176.54
107.47 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.14a ~ 08.16d 22.44a ~ 22.46d 173.49
108.14 Tunnel Jn 08/17 22/43 173.02
113.26 Droitwich Spa 08/23 22/38 167.70
119.08 Hartlebury 08/29 22/33 162.08
122.62 Kidderminster 08/33 22/29½ 158.34
129.41 Stourbridge Junction 08.40a ~ 08.42d 22.22a ~ 22.23d 151.55
137.65 Galton Jn 08/56 22/08½ 143.31
139.43 Soho South Jn 08/57½ 22/06½ 141.53
141.44 Birmingham New Street 09.02a ~ 09.04d 21.56a ~ 22.00d 139.52
142.18 Proof House Jn 09/06½ 21/53½ 138.76

 

M.C Location Booked
145.29 Stechford 09/11
160.38 Coventry 09.24 ~ 10.00
170.53 Nuneaton 10.20 ~ 10.39
171.50 Nuneaton Midland Jn 10/41
186.23 Wigston North Jn 11/00
189.39 Leicester 11.05a ~ 11.07d
194.30 Syston South Jn 11/13½
201.78 Loughborough 11/18½
209.48 Trent Jn 11/25
? Trent 11/26
224.21 Pye Bridge Jn 11/39½
? Moreton 11/44½
232.42 Clay Cross South Jn 11/47½
236.52 Chesterfield 11/51
246.00 Beighton Jn 12/03
247.68 Woodhouse Jn 12/06
252.15 Woodburn Jn 12/12
253.12 Nunnery Jn 12/16
253.49 Sheffield Midland 12.18a ~ 12.32d
256.61 Wincobank Jn 12/37
259.04 Rotherham Masborough 12.45a ~ 12.47d
261.49 Aldwarke Jn 12/52
264.76 Mexborough 12/58
270.01 Hexthorpe Jn 13/04
272.02 Doncaster 13c09a ~ 13c11d
276.21 Shaftholme Jn 13/17
285.21 Temple Hirst Jn 13/23
290.15 Hambleton North Jn 13/27
299.04 Colton Jn 13/35
304.45
0.00		 York 13L42a ~ 14L05d
21.12 Malton 14/36
39.17 Seamer 14/57
42.06 Scarborough 15.04a ~ 16.20d
44.75 Seamer 16/27
51.42 Filey 16/36
54.21 Hunmanby 16t41 ~ 17t00
? Bridlington Quay 17/14
65.00 Bridlington 17p15a ~ 17p30d
76.34 Driffield 17/43
87.56 Beverley 17/57
95.72
0.00		 Hull 18L10a ~ 18L25d
16.76 Gilberdyke 18/45
23.53 Goole 18/53
32.07 Thorne Jn 19/04
41.05 Doncaster 19.15a ~ 19.17d
43.06 Hexthorpe Jn 19/22
48.11 mexborough 19/28
51.35 Aldwarke Jn 19/35
54.03 Rotherham Masborough 19c40a ~ 19c41d
57.54 Treeton North Jn 19/48
60.08 Shepcote Lane 19/59
61.19 Brightside Jn 20/03
63.65 Sheffield 20c09a ~ 20c11d
67.55 Dore Station Jn 20/18
70.61 Dronfield 20/22
76.05 Chesterfield 20/28
79.74 Clay Cross South Jn 20/31½
90.23 Ambergate Jn 20/40
100.16 Derby 20c52a ~ 20c54d
105.00 Stenson Jn 21/00½
111.17 Burton-on-Trent 21/05½
116.60 Wichnor Jn 21/11
121.70 Lichfield TV HL 21/17½
123.24 Lichfield City 21/20
130.50 Four Oaks 21/36
134.40 Erdington 21/42
136.76 Aston 21/48

Timings continue in first table.

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