22nd June 1996

Pathfinder Tours
The Penzance Flyer

Locos Used at least 33002 'Sea King', 33019 'Griffon' & 47762

Route : 1Z33 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47762 Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
33002 + 33019 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish Warren - Newton Abbot - Plymouth - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Truro - Penzance
33019 + 33002 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
????? Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) Brian Ovington's notes on his timing sheet adjacent to Ashchurch/Cheltenham Spa (outward) carry a comment 'push failed train to Cheltenham' - was that a failed service train that was pushed by the tour from somewhere between Ashchurch and Cheltenham Spa?

Sources : Brian Ovington (joined/left the train at Worcester) & David Bellamy

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(From David Bellamy & Brian Ovington)

M.C

Location

 Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Birmingham New Street 06.30d ?   00.43a ? 100.12
2.01 Soho South Jn 06/36 ?   00/39 ? 98.11
3.59 Galton Jn 06/38 ?   00/37 ? 96.33
4.08 Smethwick West 06/40 ?   00/35 ? 96.04
12.3 Stourbridge Junction 06.55a ~ 06.57d ?   00.13a ~ 00.15d ? 88.09
18.62 Kidderminster 07.05a ~ 07.07d ?   00.02a ~ 00.04d ? 81.30
22.36 Hartlebury 07/16 ?   23/57 ? 77.56
28.18 Droitwich Spa 07/22 ?   23/51 ? 71.74
33.77 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.30a ~ 07.40d ??.?? ~ 07.40   23.41a ~ 23.43d 23.33 ~ ??.?? 66.15
37.02 Norton Jn 07/44 07/46   23/36 23/33 63.10
37.64 Abbotswood Jn 07/46 07/48   23/34 23/31 62.28
48.51 Ashchurch 07/54 07/52   23/26 ? 51.41
55.62 Cheltenham Spa 08.03a ~ 08.06d 08.46 ~ 09.22   23.15a ~ 23.18d ??.?? ~ 23.15 44.30
61.25 Barnwood Jn 08/12 09/28   23/07 23/04 38.67
62.12 Gloucester Yard Jn 08/13 09/30   23/02 ? 38.00
68.22 Standish Jn 08/19 09/36   22/55 22/58 31.70
81.47 Charfield 08/29 09/46   22/44 ? 18.45
88.08 Yate 08/35 09/54   22/38 22/41 12.04
89.60 Westerleigh Jn 08/37 09/56   22/36 22/39 10.32
94.30 Bristol Parkway 08.43a ~ 08.45d 10.02 ~ 10.04   22.29a ~ 22.31d 22.31 ~ 22.32 5.62
65.49 Filton Jn 08/47 10/07   22/27 ? 4.43
99.46 Dr. Days Jn 08/53 10/12   22/22 ? 0.46
100.12
0.00		 Bristol Temple Meads 08L55a ~ 09L15d 10.15 ~ 10.27   22L01a ~ 22L20d 22.01 ~ 22.20 0.00
207.11
1.69 Parson Street 09/17 10/31   21/58 ? 205.22
16.65 Worle Jn 09/32 ?   21/41 21/40 190.26
19.58 Uphill Jn 09/35 ?   21/36 ? 187.33
33.21 Bridgwater 09/51 10/58   21/20 21/21 173.70
39.63 Cogload Jn 09/58 11/05   21/13 ? 167.28
44.66 Taunton 10/03 11/09   21/08 21/09 162.25
58.00 Tiverton Parkway 10/21 11/21   20/53 20/53 148.11
74.26 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/39 11/35   20/38 ? 132.65
75.46 Exeter St. Davids 10.42a ~ 10.46d 11.37 ~ 11.39   20.32a ~ 20.35d 20.30 ~ 20.34 131.45
86.08 Dawlish Warren 10/58 11/50   20/17 20/16 121.03
95.60 Newton Abbot 11*09 ~ 11*20 12/06   20/06 20/05 111.31
104.37 Totnes 11/32 12/15   19/55 19/55 105.54
116.73 Ivybridge 11/46 12/28   19/42 19/42 90.18
120.64 Hemerdon 11/52 ?   19/36 ? 86.27
126.09 Lipson Jn 11/50 ?   19/29 ? 81.02
127.49 Plymouth 12.02a ~ 12.04d 12.42 ~ 12.44   19.23a ~ 19.26d 19.25 ~ 19.26 79.42
130.41 St. Budeaux Jn 12/09 12/50   19/18 ? 76.50
131.67 Saltash 12/13 12/53   19/14 19/16 75.24
136.65 St. Germans 12/19 13/03   19/05 19/11 70.26
145.27 Liskeard 12/28 13/15   18/56 19/02 61.64
149.73 St. Pinnock Viaduct East 12/38 ?   18/49 ? 57.18
157.75 Lostwithiel 12/47 13/32   18/36 18/45 49.16
162.30 Par 12/52 13/37   18/30 18/38 44.61
166.67 St. Austell 12/57 13/44   18/23 18/15 40.24
169.17 Burngullow Jn 12/59 ?   18/21 ? 37.74
176.20 Probus 13/07 ?   18/11 ? 30.71
181.18 Truro 13.14a ~ 13.16d 14.00 ~ 14.02   17.55a ~ 17.57d ??.?? ~ 17.58 25.73
194.01 Camborne 13/31 14/19   17/41 ? 13.10
201.28 St. Erth 13.39a ~ 13.41d 14.28 ~ 14.29   17.30a ~ 17.32d 17.32 ~ 17.35 5.63
205.53 Long Rock 13/49 ?   17/25 ? 1.38
207.11 Penzance 13.52a 14.38   17.22d 17.23 0.00


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