14th March 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Kent Venturer

Locos Used 47776, 73101 & 73131

Route :
1Z65 :
1Z88 :

Loco(s) Route
47776 Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Leamington Spa - Oxford - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia
73101 + 73131 Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Factory Jn - Nunhead - Lewisham - St. Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Maidstone East - Ashford International - Canterbury West - Minster - Deal - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Sandling - Ashford International
73101 + 73131 Canterbury West - Minster - Deal - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Sandling - Ashford International - Tonbridge - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bickley Jn - Shortlands Jn - Denmark Hill - Factory Jn - Latchmere Jn
47776 Kensington Olympia - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Excursion to Kent, with options of leaving at Ashford for coach connections for Eurotunnel Shuttle services to Calais, leaving at Sandling for the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, or leaving at Canterbury West for sightseeing.
According to Ian Jessop, The Le Shuttle locos used to trip passengers to France and back were:
Outward ~ 9036 & 9027
Return ~ 9023 & 9024 (3 of the 4 coaches and, he believes, 9003 & 9026 for the 4th coach)

Sources : Richard Hughes (Boarded at Crewe, left at Ashford, re-boarded at Ashford, left at Crewe)
& Brian Ovington (joined/left the train at Birmingham International & on RH&DR option)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Brian Ovington)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Crewe 05.57d ?   23.01a ? 188.06
8.06 Madeley 06/08 ?   22/49 ? 180.00
19.08 Norton Bridge 06/17 ?   22/40 ? 168.78
24.37 Stafford 06.22a ~ 06.24d ?   22.31a ~ 22.33d ? 163.49
38.34 Bushbury Jn 06/38 ?   22/19 ? 149.52
40.08 Wolverhampton 06.41a ~ 06.43d ?   22.12a ~ 22.14d ? 147.78
45.48 Dudley Port 06/50 ?   22/06 ? 142.38
49.13 Galton Jn 06/55 ?   22/02 ? 138.73
50.71 Soho South Jn 07/00 ?   22/00 ? 137.15
52.72 Birmingham New Street 07.04a ~ 07.11d ?   21.51a ~ 21.54d ? 135.14
56.57 Stechford 07/17 ?   21/45 ? 131.29
61.10 Birmingham International 07.21a ~ 07.22d ??.?? ~ 07.25   21.54 ~ ??.??   126.76
71.66 Coventry 07.33a ~ 07.43d 07.40 ~ 07.43   21.24a ~ 21.26d 21.41 ~ 21.42 116.20
75.72 Kenilworth 07*51 ~ 07*57 07.53 ~ 07.55   21/18 ? 112.14
81.20 Leamington Spa 08.07a ~ 08.08d 08.03 ~ 08.08   21.09a ~ 21.11d 21.26 ~ 21.28 106.66
92.49 Fenny Compton 08/19 08/20   21/00 ? 95.37
101.29 Banbury 08.27a ~ 08.29d 08.32 ~ 08.33   20.48a ~ 20.50d 21.3 ~ 21.04 86.57
106.33 Aynho Jn 08/34 08/40   20/43 ? 81.53
112.24 Heyford 08/39 ?   20/38 ? 75.62
121.13 Wolvercot Jn 08/46 08/52   20/29 ? 66.71
124.04 Oxford 08.49a ~ 08.51d 08.56 ~ 09.00   20.23a ~ 20.25d 20.40 ~ 20.42 64.02
133.51 Didcot North Jn 09/01 09/11   20/11 ? 54.35
134.35 Didcot Parkway 09.03a ~ 09.05d 09.18 ~ 09.20   20.06a ~ 20.08d 20.24 ~ 20.26 53.51
151.47 Reading 09.24a ~ 09.35d 09.37 ~ 09.40   19.48a ~ 19.50d 18.58 ~ 20.00 36.39
156.44 Twyford 09/41 09/46   19/43 ? 31.42
163.26 Maidenhead 09/46 09/52   19/38 19/46 24.60
169.09 Slough 09/51 09/57   19/33 19/41 18.77
178.39 Southall 09/59 10/05   18/26 ? 9.47
183.24 Acton Main Line 10c07 ~ 10c09 10/11   19/20 19/28 4.62
183.76 Acton Wells Jn 10/27 10/13   19/11 ? 4.10
185.61 Mitre Bridge Jn 10/33 ?   19/06 ? 2.25
188.06
0.00		 Kensington Olympia 10L39a ~ 11L00d 10.23 ~ 11.02   15L46a ~ 19L00d 18.48 ~ 19.12 0.00
111.35
2.63 Latchmere Jn 11/07 ?   18/40 ? 108.52
4.07 Factory jn 11/11 ?   18/35 ? 107.28
6.42 Denmark Hill 11/16 11/18   18/30 18/30 104.73
8.17 Nunhead 11/19 11/22   18/27 18/27 103.18

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
10.03 Lewisham 11/23 11/26
11.22 Hither Green 11/27 11/34
13.04 Grove Park 11/30 11/36
15.25 Chislehurst 11/33 11/39
16.16 St Mary Cray Jn 11/35 ?
18.70 Swanley 11/40 ?
26.12 Otford Jn 11/49 11/56
41.35 Maidstone East 12/06 12/10
60.56 Ashford International 12.27a ~ 12.29d 12.30 ~ 12.34
74.74 Canterbury West 12.48a ~ 12.50d 12.51 ~ 12.53
86.31 Minster 13/11 13/11
91.18 Sandwich 13/17 13/17
95.28 Deal 13.23a ~ 13.25d 13.22 ~ 13.23
103.57 Buckland Jn 13/40 ?
104.48 Dover Priory 13.42a ~ 13.44d 13.46 ~ 13.48
112.01 Folkestone Central 13/55 14/00
114.73 Continental Jn 14/00 ?
116.38 Sandling 14.03a ~ 14.06d 14.07 ~ ??.??
125.65 Ashford International 14.17a ??.?/
0.00 Canterbury West 15.55d ??.??
11.37 Minster 16/08 ?
16.24 Sandwich 16/14 ?
20.34 Deal 16.20a ~ 16.22d ?
28.63 Buckland Jn 16/37 ?
29.54 Dover Priory 16.43a ~ 16.45d ?
37.07 Folkestone Central 16/56 ?
39.79 Continental Jn 17/02 ?
41.44 Sandling 17.05a ~ 17.06d ??.?? ~ 17.11
50.71 Ashford International 17.18a ~ 17.20d 17.22 ~ 17.28
61.60 Headcorn 17/41 17/38
72.15 Paddock Wood 17/51 17/49
77.38 Tonbridge 17/56 17/58
84.71 Sevenoaks 18/05 18/08
93.15 Orpington 18/14 ?
94.55 Petts Wood Jn 18/16 18/15
95.48 Bickley Jn 18/17 ?
98.29 Shortlands Jn 18/21 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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