24th October 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Minehead Practitioner

HST Used 43145+41129+41130+40716+42267+42333+42269+44032+43168

Route :
1Z02 : Cardiff Central to Minehead
1Z03 : Minehead to Cardiff Central

Traction Used Route
HST as listed

Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Chepstow - Gloucester - Standish Jn - Stroud - Swindon
HST as listed

Swindon - Wotton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - (via Frome station avoiding line) - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard
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Bishops Lydeard - Williton - Minehead
?HST as listed? Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Bishops Lydeard
HST as listed Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon
HST as listed Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - Cardiff Central

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. From the timings it seems likely there may have been a train change at Bishops Lydeard on the outward leg.

Sources : Bill Pugsley & Brian Garrett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bill Pugsley)

M.C Location Booked (out) [actual] Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Cardiff Central 08.18d 21.58a 197.38
6.50 Marshfield 08/25 21/44 190.68
11.60 Newport 08.30a ~ 08.33d 21.30a ~ 21.38d 185.58
21.49 Severn Tunnel Junction 08/44 21/21 175.69
28.77 Chepstow 08.53a ~ 08.55d 21.11a ~ 21.12d 168.41
36.73 Lydney 09.03a ~ 09.05d 21.01a ~ 21.02d 160.45
42.08 Awre 09/11 20/55 155.30
56.26 Gloucester 09.28a ~ 09.31d 20.40a ~ 20.42d 141.12
56.49 Horton Road Jn 09/33 20/39 140.69
57.27 Gloucester Yard Jn 09/34 20/37 140.11
63.37 Standish Jn 09/39 20/31 134.01
65.37 Stonehouse 09/41 20/28 132.01
68.18 Stroud 09.44a ~ 09.47d 20.23a ~ 20.25d 129.20
79.32 Kemble 10.00a ~ 10.02d 20.05a ~ 20.07d 118.06
91.31 Swindon Loco Yard 10/13 19/56 106.07
93.08 Swindon 10.15a ~ 10.22d 19.42a ~ 19.50d 104.30
98.72 Wootton Bassett Jn 10/28 19/37 98.46
109.61 Chippenham 10.34a ~ 10.35d 19.23a ~ 19.25d 87.57
111.75 Thingley Jn 10/39 19/20 85.43
120.25 Bradford Jn 10/51 19/05 77.13
121.46 Trowbridge 10.54a ~ 10.55d 19.01a ~ 19.02d 75.72
125.49 Westbury 11/02 18/54 71.69
127.03 Fairwood Jn 11/05 18/49 70.35
130.25 Clink Road Jn 11/08 18/46 67.13
132.27 Blatchbridge Jn 11/10 18/42 65.11
145.16 Castle Cary 11/22 18/29 52.22
167.56 Cogload Jn 11/38 18/15 29.62
172.59 Taunton 11.42a ~ 11.43d
[11.53 ~ ??.??]		 18.08a ~ 18.10d 24.59
174.55 Norton Fitzwarren 11.48 ~ 11.50 18.00 ~ 18.03 22.63
177.67 Bishops Lydeard 12.13a ~ 13.00d 17.38a ~ 17.40d 19.51
181.57 Crowcombe Heathfield 13.10 ~ 13.15 17/30 15.61
187.53 Williton 13/35 17/10 9.65
194.01 Blue Anchor 13/55 16/52 3.37
197.38 Minehead 14.03a 16.40d 0.00


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