19th September 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Penzance Pirate

Locos Used 47798 'Prince William' & steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used ???

Route:
1Z24 : London Paddington to Penzance
1Z25 : Penzance to London Paddington

Loco Route
47798 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury - (via Frome avoiding line) - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids
6024 Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Truro - Penzance
47798 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Malcolm Best comments: Tour brochure mentioned that Pathfinder had taken the King to Par in May 1998 but this was certainly the first King into Penzance as no records from BR days to say a King had been over the Saltash Bridge during steam days.

Source : Malcolm Best

Photo Review


6024 paused at St Austell (photo: Malcolm Best)


47798 waiting to leave Penzance (photo: Malcolm Best)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Malcolm Best)

M.C Location Booked (out) Bookd (rtn) M.C
0.00 Paddington 05.30d 21.55a 304.77
1.68 Ladbroke Grove 05/33 21/52 303.09
4.75 Acton West 05/36 21/48 300.02
9.01 Southall 05/39 21/45 295.76
? Airport Jn 05/41 21/43 ?
18.31 Slough 05.47a ~ 05.48d 21.33a ~ 21.35d 286.46
24.14 Maidenhead 05/55 21/22 280.63
35.73 Reading 06.07a ~ 06.10d 21.07a ~ 21.10d 269.04
37.57 Southcote Jn 06/14 21/03 267.20
53.01 Newbury 06.28a ~ 06.30d 20.31a ~ 20.33d 251.76
66.24 Bedwyn 06/42 20/15 238.53
78.68 Woodborough 06/51 20/05 226.09
88.01 Lavington 06/57 19/58 216.76
94.40 Heywood Road Jn 07/04 19/52 210.37
95.42 Westbury 07.7a ~ 07.10d 19.47a ~ 19.50d 209.35
96.76 Fairwood Jn 07/13 19/42 208.01
100.18 Clink Road Jn 07/1 19/39 204.59
102.20 Blatchbridge Jn 07/18 19/37 202.57
115.09 Castle Cary 07/28 19/27 189.68
137.49 Cogload Jn 07/45 19/11 167.28
142.52 Taunton 07.50a ~ 07.52d 19.04a ~ 19.05d 162.25
156.66 Tiverton Parkway 08/05 18/52 148.11
172.12 Cowley Bridge Jn 08/17 18/40 132.65
173.32
0.00		 Exeter St Davids 08L19a ~ 09L04d 18.35a ~ 18.38d 131.45
10.42 Dawlish Warren 09/19 18/25 121.03
20.14 Newton Abbot 09/32 18/15 111.31
23.77 Dainton Tunnel 09/40 ? 107.48
28.71 Totnes 09/46 18/06 102.54
41.27 Ivybridge 10/03 17/53 90.18
45.18 Hemerdon 10/08 17/49 86.27
50.43 Lipson Jn 10/13 17/43 81.02
52.03 Plymouth 10.17a ~ 11.05d 17.37a ~ 17.40d 79.42
54.75 St Budeaux Jn 11/13 17/31 76.50
56.21 Saltash 11/18 17/27 75.24
61.19 St Germans 11/28 17/21 70.26
69.61 Liskeard 11/42 17/13 61.64
74.76 Largin 11/50 17/07 56.49
78.78 Bodmin Parkway 11/55 17/02 52.47
82.29 Lostwithiel 12/01 16/58 49.16
86.64 Par 12/09 16/53 44.61
91.21 St Austell 12.17a ~ 12.55d 16/46 40.24
93.51 Burngullow Jn 13/01 16/44 37.74
100.18 Probus 13/10 16/37 31.27
105.52 Truro 13/20 16/29 25.73
106.20 Penwithers Jn 13/21 ? 25.25
118.35 Camborne 13/39 16/15 13.10
125.62 St Erth 13/48 16/05 5.63
130.07 Long Rock 13/54 16/01 1.38
131.45 Penzance 13L58a 15L58d 0.00


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