4th July 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Scottie

Locos Used 56011, 56067, 58018, 58049 & 90130
Stock Used 3133+80041+3131+3144+3100+3110+99356+1813+99002+99001+99000+3132

Route :
1Z29 Swindon to Glasgow Central
1Z32 Glasgow Central to Glasgow Central
1Z29 Glasgow Central to Swindon

Loco(s) Route
58049 Swindon - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr. Days Jn - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - (3) - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Jn - (3) - Birmingham New Street - Aston - Bescot - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Crewe
90130 Crewe [P11] - (via WCML) - Glasgow Central [P11]
56011 Glasgow Central - Shields Jn - Cardonald Jn - Deanside (arr/dep line)
56011 Deanside (arr/dep line) - Cardonald Jn - Shields Jn - High Street Jn - Sunnyside Jn - Whifflet South Jn - Braidhurst Up Goods Loop
56011 (1) Braidhurst Up Goods Loop - Motherwell - Garriongill Jn - Coltness
56067 (2) Coltness - Garriongill Jn - Motherwell - Braidhurst Down Goods Loop - Mossend West Jn - Uddingston Jn - Kirkhill - Muirhouse North Jn - Glasgow Central
90130 Glasgow Central [P1] - (via WCML) - Crewe [P12]
58018 Crewe - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Camp Hill - Bromsgrove - (3) - Cheltenham Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Notes :
(1) 56067 on the rear.
(2) 56011 on the rear.
3) Routed Worcester - Birmingham via Stourbrdge Jn instead of Bromsgrove - Selly Oak as booked & Bromsgrove - Cheltenham direct instead of via Worcester due to late running).

Source : Richard Hughes (joined/left train at Cheltenham Spa) & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked and Actual)
From Alan Sheppard

M.C
Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00
Swindon 00.34d ?   23.10a ? 185.14
5.64
Wootton Bassett Jn 00/41 ?   23/04 ? 179.30
16.53
Chippenham 00.50a ~ 00.52d ?   22.52a ~ 22.54d ? 168.41
27.32
Bathampton Jn 01/04 ?   22/41 ? 157.62
29.48
Bath Spa 01.07a ~ 01.10d ?   22.36a ~ 22.38d ? 155.46
40.27
North Somerset Jn 01/23 ?   22/24 ? 144.67
40.50
Dr. Days Jn 01/25 ?   22/22 ? 144.44
45.66
Bristol Parkway 01.33a ~ 01.36d ?   22.08a ~ 22.10d ? 139.28
50.36
Westerleigh Jn 01/42 ?   22/02 ? 134.58
58.49
Charfield 01/51 ?   21/52 ? 126.45
71.74
Standish Jn 02/03 ?   21/42 ? 113.20
78.04
Gloucester Yard Jn 02/10 ?   21/36 ? 107.10
84.34
Cheltenham Spa 02.17a ~ 02.22d ?   21.24a ~ 21.27d ? 100.60
91.45
Ashchurch 02/30 ?   21/15 ? 93.49
102.32
Abbotswood Jn 02/41 ?   21/04 ? 82.62
106.19
Worcester Shrub Hill 02.48a ~ 02.51d ?   20.53a ~ 20.56d (3) 78.75
111.78
Droitwich Spa 02/58 (3)   20/45 (3) 73.16
116.13
Stoke Works Jn 03/03 (3)   20/38 ? 69.01
118.26
Bromsgrove 03/06 (3)   20/35 ? 66.68
121.69
Barnt Green 03/11 (3)   20/30 ? 63.25
126.77
Kings Norton 03/16 (3)   20/22 ? 59.64
129.11
Selly Oak 03/19 (3)   - - -
-
Bordesley Jn - -   20/15 ? 54.49
-
St. Andrews Jn - -   20/14 ? 54.23
132.42
Birmingham New Street 03.29a ~ 03.31d ?   20.07a ~ 20.09d ? 52.52
135.18
Aston 03/37 ?   - - -
137.40
Perry Barr North Jn 03/40 ?   - - -
141.77
Bescot Stadium 03/44 ?   - - -
146.14
Portobello Jn 03/49 ?   - - -
-
Soho South Jn - -   20/03 ? 50.51
-
Galton Jn - -   20/01 ? 48.73
-
Dudley Port - -   19/58 ? 45.28
-
Wolverhampton - -   19/51 ? 39.68
148.62
Bushbury Jn 03/52 ?   19/48 ? 38.14
162.39
Stafford 04.05a ~ 04.07d ?   19.33a ~ 19.35d ? 24.37
167.68
Norton Bridge 04/16 ?   19/28 ? 19.08
178.70
Madeley 04/27 ?   19/18 ? 8.06
186.76
0.00
Crewe 04L37a ~ 04L51d 04L47 ~ 04L59   18L56a ~ 19L07d 18L46 ~ 19L08 0.00
243.35
7.41
Winsford Signal Box 04/59 ?   18/45 18/35 235.74
17.20
Weaver Jn Signal Box 05/07 ?   18/38 ? 226.15
22.24
Acton Grange Jn 05/13 ?   18/24 ? 221.11
24.11
Warrington Bank Quay 05/16 05/20   18/22 18/22 219.24
27.47
Winwick Jn 05/24 ?   18/20 ? 215.68
34.42
Springs Branch Jn 05/40 ?   18/15 ? 208.73
35.71
Wigan North Western 05/41 ?   18/14 18/14 207.44
43.42
Balshaw Lane 05/46 ?   18/04 ? 199.73
51.01
Preston 05.54a ~ 05.56d 05.44 ~ 05.56   17.55a ~ 17.57d 18.00 ~ 18.01 192.34
71.79
Lancaster 06/12 ?   17/38 17/43 171.36
73.71
Morecambe South Jn 06/13 ?   17/37 ? 169.44
78.07
Carnforth North Jn 06/15 ?   17/34 17/39 165.28
91.07
Oxenholme 06/23 ?   17/27 ? 152.28
103.56
Tebay 06/33 ?   17/18 17/20 139.59
123.19
Penrith 06/46 ?   17/05 17/06 120.16
141.08
Carlisle 07.17a ~ 07.37d 07.12 ~ 07.37   16.46a ~ 16.50d 16.34 ~ 16.52 102.27
149.65
Gretna Jn 07/45 ?   16/39 ? 93.50
166.74
Lockerbie 07/55 ?   16/27 ? 76.41
180.48
Beattock 08/05 ?   16/17 ? 62.67
190.72
Beattock Summit 08/12 ?   15/59 ? 52.43
198.78
Abington 08/18 ?   15/46 ? 44.37
214.61
Carstairs 08/31 08/37   15/35 15/37 28.54
217.16
Lanark Jn 08/33 ?   15/33 ? 26.19
225.17
Law Jn 08/44 ?   15/28 ? 18.18
228.47
Shieldmuir 08/47 ?   15/25 ? 14.68
230.46
Motherwell 08.49a ~ 08.50d 08.51 ~ 08.53   15.21a ~ 15.22d 15.21 ~ 15.23 12.69
234.63
Uddingston Jn 08/54 08/59   15/17 ? 8.52
236.65
Newton 08/56 ?   15/15 ? 6.50
239.40
Rutherglen East Jn 08/58 09/05   15/13 ? 3.75
243.35
Glasgow Central 09.04a 09.16a   15.06d 15.07 0.00

 

M.C
Location Booked Actual
0.00
Glasgow Central [P.11] 10.32d 10.32d
1.51
Shields Jn 10/37 10/37
3.79
Cardonald Jn 10/40 10/43
4.35
Cardonald North Jn 10.42 OP 10.44 10.45 ~ 10.46
5.40
Deanside Run Round Loop 11.06a RR 11.41d 10.55 ~ 11.15
6.45
Cardonald North Jn 11/51 11/23
7.01
Cardonald Jn 11/53 11/25
9.29
Shields Jn 11/56 11/30
11.64
High Street Jn 12/06 11.36 ~ 11.42
14.52
Shettleston 12/12 11/49
19.75
Sunnyside Jn 12/23 12/02
21.17
Whifflet South Jn 12*28 ~ 12*46 12/07
23.41
Mossend North Jn 12/51 12.13 ~ 12.15
24.66
Braidhurst Up Goods Loop 12A55 ~ 13A05 12A21 ~ 13A01
25.45
Motherwell 13/07 13/03
27.44
Shieldmuir Jn 13/09 13/06
30.24
Garriongill Jn 13/13 13/12
31.47
0.00
Coltness (Railtrack Boundary) 13.23 ~ 13.38 13.22 ~ 13.28
1.23
Garriongill Jn 13/48 13/24
4.03
Shieldmuir Jn 13/52 13/38
6.02
Motherwell 13/54 13/41
6.61
Braidhurst Down Goods Loop 13D56 ~ 14D06 13D44 ~ 13D59
8.13
Mossend West Jn 14/09 14/04
11.21
Uddingston Jn 14/13 14/08
14.61
Kirkhill 14/18 14/17
17.48
Kings Park 14/25 14/23
20.25
Muirhouse North Jn 14/31 14.31 ~ 14.31
21.51
Glasgow Central [P.1] 14.36a 14.37a

Timings continue in first table.

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