30th August 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Toton Recall

Locos Used 47363 (3), 58041, 60044 & 60068

Route : 1Z28 throughout

Loco Route
47363 Salisbury - Dean - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Southcote Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa -Kenilworth - Coventry - Bedworth - Nuneaton
60044 Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Syston South Jn - Loughborough - Trent - Toton Jn - Toton Centre
60068 Toton Centre - (reverse of outward route) - Nuneaton - Whitacre Jn - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn - Walsall - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International
58041 Birmingham International - Coventry - (reverse of outward route) - Salisbury

Notes :
(1) One of several railtours run as a way to get to EWS Toton open weekend. This tour swapped class 60's with the Hertfordshire Rail Tours trip.
(2) No return timings for the tour were produced owing to 'difficulties'. As a result the tour was due to run under 'control orders' from Toton back to Salisbury!
(3) Page showed 47376 for some time. Correction provided by Stuart Smith.

Source : Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Benning)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Salisbury 07.57d ?   ? ? 160.79
1.07 Tunnel Jn 08/00 ?   ? ? 159.72
8.78 Dean 08/10 ?   ? ? 152.01
16.41 Romsey 08/20 ?   ? ? 144.38
21.68 Redbridge 08/28 ?   ? ? 139.11
24.39 Southampton Central 08.33a ~ 08.37d ?   ? ? 136.40
25.43 Northam Jn 08/40 ?   ? ? 135.36
26.48 St Denys 08/42 ?   ? ? 134.31
30.23 Eastleigh 08.47a ~ 08.51d ??.?? ~ 08.51   ? 23.13 ~ ??.?? 130.56
34.08 Shawford 08/56 ?   ? ? 126.71
37.19 Winchester 09.00a ~ 09.02d ?   ? ? 123.60
53.37 Worting Jn 09/21 ?   ? ? 107.42
55.77 Basingstoke 09.24a ~ 09.31d 09.22 ~ 09.31   ? 22.42 ~ 22.45 105.02
60.15 Bramley 09/40 ?   ? ? 100.64
69.54 Southcote Jn 09/49 ?   ? ? 91.25
70.41 Reading West 09.51a ~ 09.54d 09.47 ~ 09.55   ? 22.24 ~ 22.25 90.38
71.40 Reading West Jn 09/56 ?   ? ? 89.39
87.30 Didcot East Jn 10/12 ?   ? ? 73.49
87.54 Didcot Parkway 10.13a ~ 10.16d 10.13 ~ 10.17   ? 21.57 ~ 22.00 73.25
88.38 Didcot North Jn 10/20 ?   ? ? 72.41
98.05 Oxford 10.31a ~ 10.35d 10.29 ~ 10.46   ? 21.41 ~ 21.43 62.74
100.76 Wolvercot Jn 10/40 ?   ? ? 60.03
109.65 Heyford 10/46 ?   ? ? 51.14
115.56 Aynho Jn 10/53 ?   ? ? 45.23
120.60 Banbury 10.57a ~ 10.59d 11.10 ~ 11.11   ? 21.15 ~ 21.17 40.19
129.40 Fenny Compton 11/10 ?   ? ? 31.39
140.69 Leamington Spa 11.20a ~ 11.22d 11.31 ~ 11.34   ? 20.54 ~ 20.56 20.10
146.43 Kenilworth 11*32 ~ 11*36 ?   ? ? 24.16
150.23 Coventry 11*47 ~ 11*49 11/50   ? 20/39 10.56
- Birmingham International   ? 19.59 ~ 20.27 0.00
84.34
- Stechford   ? 19.50 ~ 19.52 80.01
- Aston   ? 19/43 77.08
- Perry Barr North Jn   ? ? 74.66
- Bescot Stadium   ? ? 70.29
- Walsall   ? 19/29 68.33
- Ryecroft Jn   ? ? 67.71
- Park Lane Jn   ? ? 56.22
- Water Orton   ? ? 54.72
- Whitacre Jn   ? ? 52.07
? Bedworth 12/00 ?  
160.38
0.00		 Nuneaton 12L06 ~ 12L28 12.13 ~ 12.27   ? 18/44 41.43
4.19 Hinckley 12/32 ?   ? ? 37.24
15.50 Wigston North Jn 12/43 ?   ? ? 25.73
18.66 Leicester 12/47 12/52   ? 18/18 22.57
23.57 Syston South Jn 12/54 ?   ? ? 17.66
26.58 Sileby Jn 12/57 ?   ? ? 14.65
31.25 Loughborough 13/00 ?   ? ? 10.18
38.75 Trent 13/06 ?   ? ? 2.48
41.05 Toton Jn 13/13 ?   ? ? 0.38
41.43 Toton Centre 13.15a 13.24   17.25d 17.42 0.00


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