21st March 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Heart of Wales Excursioner

HST Used Great Western Trains set
Stock Used ?????

Route : 1Z27 throughout

HST Used Route
as listed

Yeovil Junction - Yeovil Pen Mill - Casatle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - ilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - maindee East Jn - maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Shelwick Jn - Leominster - Craven Arms
as listed Craven Arms - Knighton - Llandrindod Wells- Llandeilo - Pantyffynnon - Hendy Jn - Morlais Jn - Llandeilo Jn - Llanelli
as listed Llanelli - Llandeilo Jn - Duffryn West - Swansea Loop West Jn - Llandore Jn - Neath - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Yeovil Junction

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Thee was an 'Elan Valley Coach Tour' option from Knighton station, booked to depart there at 12.50

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked and Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly)

M.C

Location

 Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Yeovil Junction 07.50d 21.46a 405.45
1.59 Yeovil Pen Mill 07.57a ~ 08.00d 21.27a ~ 21.29d 403.66
13.35 Castle Cary 08.13a ~ 08.15d 21.12a ~ 21.14d 392.10
26.24 Blatchbridge Jn 08/26 21/02 379.21
27.37 Frome 08.28a ~ 08.30d 20.57a ~ 20.59d 378.08
28.41 Clink Road Jn 08/33 20/53 377.04
31.63 Fairwood Jn 08/36 20/49 373.62
33.17 Westbury 08.39a ~ 08.42d 20.45a ~ 20.47d 372.28
37.20 Trowbridge 08.48a ~ 08.50d 20.36a ~ 20.38d 368.25
38.41 Bradford Jn 08/53 20/34 367.04
47.63 Bathampton Jn 09/04 20/24 357.62
49.79 Bath Spa 09.07a ~ 09.10d 20.18a ~ 20.20d 355.46
56.71 Keynsham 09.17a ~ 09.19d 20.10a ~ 20.12d 348.54
60.58 North Somerset Jn 09/27 20/05 344.67
61.01 Dr Days Jn 09/29 20/03 344.44
61.78 Stapleton Road 09/31 20/01 343.47
64.78 Filton Jn 09/33 19/54 340.47
66.25 Patchway 09.35a ~ 09.37d 19.49a ~ 19.51d 339.20
69.71 Pilning 09/41 19/45 335.54
? Severn Tunnel West 09/46 19/40 ?
76.67 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/47 19/39 328.58

 

M.C

Location

 Booked
86.00 Maindee East Jn 09/57
86.33 Maindee North Jn 09.59 ~ 10.08
92.53 Cwmbran 10/16
95.47 Pontypool & New Inn 10/20
97.14 Little Mill Jn 10/26
104.71 Abergavenny 10/37
116.62 Pontrilas 10/47
122.39 Tram Inn 10/51
129.02 Hereford 11c00 ~ 11c02
130.49 Shelwick Jn 11/05
141.49 Leominster 11/14
148.03 Woofferton 11/19
152.43 Ludlow 11/23
160.08 Craven Arms 11t34 ~ 11t42
172.46 Knighton 12t05a ~ 13t15d
191.59 Llandrindod Crossing 13e47 ~ 13t49
192.16 Llandrindod Wells 13t51a ~ 16t15d
208.26 Llanwrtyd 16t41 ~ 16t44
219.51 Llandovery North LC 17*04 ~ 17*06
219.53 Llandovery 17t07 ~ 17t10
230.68 Llandeilo 17t28 ~ 17t31
238.69 Pantyffynnon 17t47 ~ 17t49
243.51 Pontarddulais 17/57
244.23 Hendy Jn 17/59
245.29 Morlais Jn 18/01
248.77 Llandeilo Jn 18/06
250.48 Llanelli 18.10 ~ 18.17
252.19 Llandeilo Jn 18/20
252.60 Duffryn West 18/21
260.55 Cockett West 18/25
262.25 Swansea Loop West Jn 18/29
262.57 Llandore Jn 18/30
269.19 Neath 18/37
274.60 Port Talbot Parkway 18/42
286.74 Bridgend 18/55
299.00 Pontyclun 19/04
307.09 Cardiff Central 19c16 ~ 19c18
313.59 Marshfield 19/25
318.69 Newport 19/30

Timings continue in first table.

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