7th December 1996

Pathfinder Tours
The Festive Kent Explorer

Locos Used 47764 & 47774
Stock Used 4939+4925+1853+21246+5037+5023+4956+5007+3150+80041+3131+3119

Route :
1Z27 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Ashford
1Z29 : Ashford to Worcester Shrub Hill

Loco(s) Route
47774 Worcester Shrub Hill - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Standish Jn - Charfield - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Southall - Acton Wells Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Lewisham - Charlton - Woolwich Arsenal - Dartford - Gravesend - Strood - Chatham - Gillingham - Sittingbourne - Faversham - Canterbury East - Shepherd's Well (1) - Dover Priory - Folkestone East - Ashford
47774 Ashford - (reverse of outward route) - Canterbury East - Selling Bank (2)
47764 Selling Bank - Faversham - (reverse of outward route) - Chatham - Sole Street - Swanley - Beckenham Junction (3) - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - (3) Brixton - Factory Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Mitre Bridge Jn - (4) ?Willesden WL Jn? - Wembley Yard
47764 Wembley Yard - Acton Canal Wharf Jn - (4) Acton Wells Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon (5)

Notes:
(1) For visit to the K&ESR.
(2) 47774 ran out of fuel. Steve Revill comments: The return trip turned into a farce when the loco "ran out of fuel" or had an "air lock" circa 17:21/25.  47760 was apparently to be sent from SL but was also out of fuel. 47764 eventually arrived at 21:05!
(3) Booked route was; Beckenham Junction - Penge East - Herne Hill - Brixton.
(4) Booked route was; Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden WL Sidings - Acton Wells Jn. Steve Revill comments: The return trip was diverted and we ended up in Wembley Yard for a reversal via Acton Canal Wharf Jn.  I'm not a track plan person so don't actually know how this latter was achieved although it added an extra 90 minutes to the journey.
(5) Train terminated at Swindon due to the late running.

Sources : Steve Revill & Andre

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Steve Revill)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.11d ?   22.33a CANC 285.75
3.67 Abbotswood Jn 07/19 ?   22/22 CANC 282.08
14.54 Ashchurch 07/27 ?   22/14 CANC 271.21
21.65 Cheltenham Spa 07.35a ~ 07.38d ?   22.03a ~ 22.06d CANC 264.10
27.28 Barnwood Jn 07/44 ?   21/56 CANC 258.47
28.15 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/45 ?   21/55 CANC 257.60
34.25 Standish Jn 07/51 ?   21/48 CANC 251.50
47.50 Charfield 08/01 ?   21/38 CANC 238.25
55.63 Westerleigh Jn 08/09 ?   21/30 CANC 230.12
60.33 Bristol Parkway 08.15a ~ 08.17d ?   21.22a ~ 21.24d CANC 225.42
61.52 Filton Jn 08/19 ?   21/20 CANC 224.23
65.49 Dr Days Jn 08/26 ?   21/12 CANC 220.26
65.72 North Somerset Jn 08/28 ?   21/10 CANC 220.03
76.51 Bath Spa 08.39a ~ 08.41d ?   20.56a ~ 20.58d CANC 209.24
78.67 Bathampton Jn 08.46 ~ 08.54 ?   20/51 CANC 207.08
89.46 Chippenham 09.06a ~ 09.08d ?   20.41a ~ 20.43d CANC 196.29
100.35 Wootton Bassett Jn 09/25 ?   20/32 CANC 185.40
106.19 Swindon 09.39a ~ 09.41d ?   20.25a ~ 20.27d ? 179.56
117.03 Uffington 09/50 ?   20/15 ? 168.72
130.32 Didcot Parkway 10.02a ~ 10.04d 10.07 ~ 10.10   19.58a ~ 20.00d 01.49 ~ ??.?? 155.43
147.44 Reading 10/23 10/25   19/42 01/31 138.31
152.41 Twyford 10/30 10/31   19/36 01/26 133.34
159.23 Maidenhead 10/38 10/40   19/29 01/20 126.52
165.06 Slough 10/49 10/50   19/25 01/15 120.69
174.36 Southall 11/00 ?   19/11 01/06 111.39
179.73 Acton Wells Jn 11/15 ?   18/47 00/57 106.02
181.58 Mitre Bridge Jn 11/19 ?   18/33 ? 104.17
184.03 Kensington Olympia 11.26a ~ 11.27d ?   18.25a ~ 18.26d 23.04 ~ 23.07 101.72
186.64 Latchmere Jn 11/32 ?   18/19 ? 99.09
187.49 Longhedge Jn 11/35 ?   18/17 ? 98.24
188.08 Factory Jn 11/41 ?   18/14 ? 97.65
190.43 Denmark Hill 11/46 11/47  
192.18 Nunhead 11/49 11/51  
194.04 Lewisham 11/55 11/56  
196.70 Charlton 12/02 ?  
198.58 Woolwich Arsenal 12/06 ?  
206.58 Dartford 12/17 12/18  
213.41 Gravesend 12/25 12/27  
220.57 Strood 12/35 12/34  
- Brixton   18/10 ? 96.32
- Herne Hill   18/08 ? 95.50
- Beckenham Junction   18/02 ? 90.73
- Bickley Jn   17/57 22/35 87.08
- Swanley   17/46 22/28 82.15
- Sole Street   17/32 ? 72.55
222.24 Chatham 12.44a ~ 12.45d 12.42 ~ 12.45   17.18a ~ 17.19d 22.04 ~ 22.07 65.21
223.74 Gillinham 12/49 12/50   17/13 22/01 63.51
232.58 Sittingbourne 12/57 13/02   17/03 21/50 54.65
239.76 Faversham 13/03 13/12   16/50 21/39 47.49
? ??? ? ?   ? (17.23) ~ 21.21 ?
249.64 Canterbury East 13.15a ~ 13.16d 13.27 ~ 13.30   16.37a ~ 16.38d 17.07 ~ 17.12 37.61
259.59 Shepherd's Well 13.27a ~ 13.28d ?   16.23a ~ 16.24d ??.?? ~ 16.52 27.66
265.22 Dover Priory 13/34 ?   16/14 ? 22.23
271.59 Folkestone East 13/44 ?   16/02 ? 14.70
275.57 Continental Jn 13/49 ?   15/55 ? 10.72
286.49 Ashford 14.01a ?   15.40d ? 0.00


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