5th November 1988

Pathfinder Tours
The Wessex Adventurer

Locos Used 33102, 33114 & 45106
Stock Used 5752+9504+6045+5868+6102+5738+5550+1650+3228+3351+92188

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
45106 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Wilmslow - Crewe - Wolverhampton - Tipton - Soho North Jn - Birmingham New Street
45106 Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Perry Barr South Jn - Aston - Stechford - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Reading West Jn - Basingstoke - Andover - Romsey - Eastleigh - (2) - St Denys - Northam Jn - Southampton Central
45106 (3) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Marchwood - Fawley
33102 + 33114 (4) Fawley - Marchwood - Redbridge - Southampton Central
45106 Southampton Central - Bournemouth
33102 + 33114 Bournemouth - Poole - Weymouth Jn
33114 Weymouth Jn - Weymouth
33102 (5) Weymouth - Weymouth Jn
33114 (6) Weymouth Jn - Weymouth Quay
33102 (5) Weymouth Quay - Weymouth Jn
45106 Weymouth Jn - Yeovil - Westbury - Chippenham - Swindon
45106 Swindon - Stroud - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Spetchley - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr South Jn - Soho North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Train is reported to have started off one coach short, then another was 'lost' at Birmingham because of wheel flats. Two replacement coaches were however 'liberated' from a Birmingham to Euston service train!
(2) Was booked to traverse the Eastleigh depot loop, but didn't. 
(3) 33102 + 33114 on rear.
(4) 45106 on rear.
(5) 33114 on rear.
(6) 33102 on rear.
(7) Headcode originally uploaded as 1Z36 in error (confirmed from SR STN as 1Z37 - 1Z36 referred to a Preston to Dover Priory additional train on the same date).

Sources : Duncan Jennings (joined/left the train at Gloucester),
Lydney Jeff (joined/left the train at Crewe) & Chris Bracey/Dr. Jim

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Bracey)

Location Booked
Manchester Piccadilly 06.00d
Reading West Jn 10c48 ~ 10c50
Southcote Jn 10/55
Basingstoke 11c15 ~ 11c17 [FL]
Worting Jn 11/21
Andover 11/35
Laverstock North Jn 11/50
Laverstock South Jn 11/52
Dean 12/05
Romsey 12/14
Eastleigh East Jn 12*28 ~ 12*35
Eastleigh 12c36½ ~ 12b38
Eastleigh South Jn 12/41
Rastleigh T&RSMD 12/48
Eastleigh [DSL] 13.01 ~ 13.13
St Denys [FL]
Northam Jn 13/20
Southampton Central [FL] 13L24 ~ 13L30
Redbridge 13/34
Totton 13/36
Marchwood 13p46a ~ 14p01d
Fawley GF 14.13 ~ 14.18
Marchwood 14/30
Totton 14/39
Redbridge 14/41
Millbrook [FL]
Southampton Central 14L45 ~ 14L54 [UFL] [SL]
Redbridge 14/58½
Brockenhurst 15/12
Bournemouth 15L35 ~ 15L47
Branksome 15/52
Poole 15/57
Wareham 16/06
Moreton 16/15
Dorchester South 16/21
Dorchester Jn 16/22
Weymouth 16L31 ~ 16L43
Weymouth Jn 16.45 ~ 16.47
Weymouth Quay 17p05a ~ 17p20d
Weymouth Jn 17L38 ~ 17L58
Dorchester Jn 18/11
Dorchester West 18.12 ~ 18.13
Manchester Piccadilly ??.??a


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