17th October 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Blackpool Five

Locos Used ???? & steam: 45110

Route :
1T55 : Coventry to Blackpool North
???? : Blackpool North to Birmingham New Street

Loco(s) Route
????? Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Telford Central - Shrewsbury
????? Crewe - Shrewsbury
45110 Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Ruabon - Wrexham General - Saltney Jn - Chester - Mickle Trafford - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Acton Grange Jn - (via WCML) - Preston - Kirkham & Wesham - Poulton-le-Fylde - Blackpool North
????? Blackpool North - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury
????? Shrewsbury - Telford - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Ran to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Shrewsbury & Chester line.

Sources : various including John Cowlishaw & Bill Pugsley

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bill Pugsley)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Coventry 08.31d - -
10.56 Birmingham International 08.43a ~ 08.45d - -
15.09 Stechford 08/54 - -
18.20 Proof House Jn 09/00 - -
18.74 Birmingham New Street 09.03a ~ 09.07d 00.36a 45.10
20.75 Soho South Jn 09/11 00/26 43.09
22.53 Galton Jn 09/14 - -
26.18 Dudley Port 09/18 - -
- Soho East Jn - 00/25 42.56
- Perry Barr West Jn - 00/22 40.57
- Perry Barr North Jn - 00/20 40.18
- Bescot Stadium - 00/18 35.61
- Darlaston Jn - 00/14 34.43
- Portobello Jn - 00/09 31.44
31.58 Wolverhampton 09.26a ~ 09.28d 00.02a ~ 00.04d 29.60
32.21 Wolverhampton North Jn 09/30 23/59 29.17
40.61 Cosford 09/38 23/48 20.57
47.32 Telford Central 09.43a ~ 09.45d 23.34a ~ 23.36d 14.06
51.13 Wellington 09/52 23/29 10.25
61.38
0.00		 Shrewsbury 10L05a ~ 11L10d 22L44a ~ 23L11d 0.00
104.76
7.48 baschurch ? ? 97.28
18.04 Gobowen 11.30a ~ 11.32d 22.18a ~ 22.20d 86.72
25.29 Ruabon 11.42a ~ 11.44d 22.03a ~ 22.05d 79.47
30.20 Wrexham General 11.53a ~ 11.55d 21.1a ~ 21.53d 74.56
40.44 Saltney Jn 12/10 21/36 64.32
42.35 Chester 12.16a ~ 13.01d 21.08a ~ 21.31d 62.41
45.08 Mickle trafford 13/09 21/00 59.68
49.65 Helsby 13/14 20/53 55.11
52.19 Frodsham Jn 13/20 20/48 51/40
58.50 Acton Grange Jn 13/26 20/42 46.26
60.37 Warrington Bank Quay 13/27 20/40 44.39
63.73 Winwick Jn 13/30 20/35 41.03
70.68 Springs Branch Jn 13/37 20/28 34.07
72.17 Wigan North Western 13/38 20/27 32.58
81.71 Euxton Jn 13/49 20/18 23.05
85.58 Farington Curve Jn 13/57 ? 24.54
87.27 Preston 14.03 ~ 14.06 20/10 19.49
95.55 Kirkham North Jn 14/20 19/48 9.62
101.58 Poulton-le-Fylde 14/30 19/37 3.18
104.76 Blackpool North 14.40a 19.30d 0.00


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