20th February 1994

Pathfinder Tours
The Standedge Stomper

Locos Used 31242, 31285, 37358, 47356, 47823, 56033, 56073, 58008 & 60066

Route : 1Z40 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47823 Reading - Didcot Parkway
56073 Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Kenilworth - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
60066 Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Macclesfield - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly
47356 Manchester Piccadilly - Ashburys - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Diggle - Huddersfield - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate
58008 Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Barnsley - Wincobank Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield
37358 Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby
31242 + 31285 Derby - Stenson Jn - Uttoxeter - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe
56033 Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot Parkway
47823 Didcot Parkway - Reading

Sources : Andrew Wilson (joined/left train at Coventry), Richard Rooker,
Graham Callaway & Stuart Smith

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Vickers)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Reading 09.00d 09.13   22.34a 23.51 17.12
17.12
0.00		 Didcot Parkway 09L17a ~ 09L32d 09.31 ~ 09.46   22L02a ~ 22L14d 23.05 ~ 23.34 0.00
135.71
0.64 Didcot North Jn 09/34 ?   22/00 ? 135.07
10.31 Oxford 09.46a ~ 09.48d 09.58 ~ 10.00   21.47a ~ 21.49d 22.49 ~ 22.51 125.40
13.22 Wolvercot Jn 09/51 ?   21/43 ? 122.49
22.11 Heyford 10/00 ?   21/37 ? 113.60
28.02 Aynho Jn 10/05 ?   21/32 ? 107.69
33.06 Banbury 10.12a ~ 10.14d 10.26 ~ 10.28   21.25a ~ 21.27d 22.22 ~ 22.25 102.65
41.66 Fenny Compton 10/26 ?   21/14 ? 94.05
53.15 Leamington Spa 10/37 10/47   21/03 22/03 82.56
57.64 Kenilworth 10/43 ?   20/55 ? 78.02
62.49 Coventry 10.51a ~ 10.53d 11.00 ~ 11.15   20.46a ~ 20.48d 21.43 ~ 21.46 73.22
73.25 Birmingham International 11/05 ?   20/37 ? 62.46
77.58 Stechford 11/09 ?   20/33 ? 58.13
80.09 Proof House Jn 11/17 ?   20/28 ? 55.02
81.43
0.00		 Birmingham New Street 11L21a ~ 11L33d 11.43 ~ 12.02   20.23a ~ 20.26d ? 54.28

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.56 Proof House Jn 11/34 ?
2.56 Aston 11/36 ?
4.78 Perry Barr North Jn 11/39 ?
9.35 Bescot Stadium 11/44 ?
13.52 Portobello Jn 11/50 ?
16.20 Bushbury Jn 11/53 ?
29.77 Stafford 12.07a ~ 12.09d 12.43 ~ 12.46
35.26 Norton Bridge 12/16 ?
39.02 Stone 12/19 12/59
46.10 Stone-on-Trent 12/27 13/13
52.41 Kidsgrove 12/34 ?
66.01 Macclesfield 12/54 13/36
75.65 Cheadle Hulme 13/07 13/47
78.06 Stockport 13/11 13/50
81.51 Slade Lane Jn 13/17 ?
83.76
0.00		 Manchester Piccadilly 13L20a ~ 14L00d 16.59 ~ 14.31
0.58 Ardwick Jn 14/04 ?
1.48 Ashburys 14/06 ?
5.03 Guide Bridge 14/11 14/40
7.26 Stalybridge 14/18 14/46
12.20 Greenfield 14/26 ?
14.33 Diggle Jn 14/29 ?
18.28 Marsden 14/33 14/59
25.34 Huddersfield 14/40 15/06
29.48 Heaton Lodge East Jn 14/45 ?
30.31 Mirfield East Jn 14/47 ?
37.37 Horbury Jn 14/55 ?
39.61
0.00		 Wakefield Kirkgate 15L00a ~ 15L20d 15.27 ~ 15.50
2.24 Horbury Jn 15/24 15/55
11.10 Barnsey 15/37 16/06
27.27 Ecclesfield West SB 15/48 16/24
29.79 Wincobank Jn 15/55 ?
32.54 Nunnery Main Line Jn 15/58 ?
33.11
0.00		 Sheffield 16L00a ~ 16L25d 16.36 ~ 16.59
0.37 Nunnery Main Line Jn 16/27 ?
1.34 Woodburn Jn 16/31 ?
5.61 Woodhouse Jn 16/37 ?
7.15 Beighton Jn 16/39 ?
16.04 Tapton Jn 16/50 ?
16.43 Chesterfield 17c00a ~ 17c02d 17/27
20.53 Clay Cross South Jn 17/08 ?
30.61 Ambergate Jn 17/17 ?
40.54
0.00		 Derby 17L29a ~ 17L41d 17.53 ~ 18.21
4.64 Stenson Jn 17/48 ?
11.25 Tutbury 17/55 ?
19.09 Uttoxeter 18/02 ?
31.18 Caverswall 18/18 ?
35.38 Stoke Jn 18/27 ?
35.74 Stoke-on-Trent 18/28 19/13
42.25 Kidsgrove 18/35 ?
44.64 Alsager 18/40 ?
47.22 Barthomley Jn 18/46 ?
50.77
0.00		 Crewe 18L52a ~ 19L07d 19.49 ~ 20.00
8.06 Madeley Jn 19/17 ?
19.08 Norton Bridge 19/32 ?
24.37 Stafford 19.38a ~ 19.40d 20.24 ~ 20.27
38.14 Bushbury Jn 19/54 20/54
40.62 Portobello Jn 19/59 ?
44.79 Bescot Stadium 20/06 ?
49.36 Perry Barr North Jn 20/10 ?
51.74 Soho East Jn 20/16 ?
52.27 Soho South Jn 20/18 ?


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