21st November 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Crompton Pedigree

Locos Used 33103 & 37242
Stock Used 5030+5029+4902+4963+5040+1863+35453+3122+3112+3098

Route :
1Z63 : Crewe - Ely
1Z73 : Ely - Crewe

Loco(s) Route
33103 Crewe [P5] - Stafford [P4] - Wolverhampton [P2] - Birmingham New Street [P7] - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Wigston North Jn - Leicester - Stamford - Helpston Jn - New England Yard
33103 (1) New England Yard - Peterborough [P4] - March West Jn - Whitemoor Jn - Wisbech (Weasenham Lane LC)
37242 (2) Wisbech - Whitemoor Jn - March West Jn (3)
33103 (1) March West Jn - Whitemoor Jn
37242 (2) Whitemoor Jn - March East Jn - Ely West Jn - Ely North Jn - Ely [P3]
33103 (1) Ely - Ely North Jn - Downham Market - Kings Lynn Yard
37242 (2) Kings Lynn Yard - Middleton Towers
33103 (1) Middleton Towers - Kings Lynn Yard
37242 (2) Kings Lynn Yard - Downham Market - Ely North Jn - Ely West Jn - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough [P5]
33103 Peterborough - Helpston Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 37242 on rear.
(2) 33103 on rear.
(3) Returning from Wisbech, the train was wrongly routed to March West Jn (due to incorrect route information being provided the signalman), requiring a reversal to Whitemoor Jn before resuming the booked route to March East Jn.

Sources :
Nigel Rollings (joined the train at Melton Mowbray, left at Peterborough),
Richard Hughes, Alan Sheppard (on train throughout) & Chris Harley

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from PRAR & Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Crewe [P5/P12] 06.55d 06.56   20.55a 20.18 144.11
8.06 Madeley 07/05 ?   20/43 ? 136.05
19.08 Norton Bridge 07/15 ?   20/34 ? 125.03
24.37 Stafford [P4/P5] 07.23a ~ 07.25d 07.26 ~ 07.28   20.25a ~ 20.27d 20.36 ~ 20.38 119.54
38.14 Bushbury Jn 07/40 07/46   20/12 ? 105.77
39.68 Wolverhampton [P2/P1] 07.52a ~ 07.55d 07.50 ~ 07.56   20.06a ~ 20.08d 20.17 ~ 20.20 104.23
45.28 Dudley Port 08/04 08/05   19/58 ? 98.63
48.73 Galton Jn 08/11 ?   19/55 ? 95.18
50.51 Soho South Jn 08/14 ?   19/53 ? 93.40
52.52 Birmingham New Street [P7/P9] 08.19a ~ 08.23d 08.22 ~ 08.29   19.39a ~ 19.48d 19.48 ~ 19.58 91.39
53.40 Proof House Jn 08/25 ?   19/37 ? 90.51
54.17 Landor Street Jn 08/27 ?   19/30 ? 89.74
60.23 Water Orton 08/33 08/43   19/24 19/31 83.68
63.08 Whitacre Jn 08/39 ?   19/21 ? 81.03
73.52 Nuneaton [P2/P2] 08.58a ~ 09.10d 09.06 ~ 09.14   19.04a ~ 19.06d 19.09 ~ 19.11 70.39
77.71 Hinckley 09/21 09/22   18/54 19/02 66.20
89.22 Wigston North Jn 09/34 09/35   18/41 18/50 54.69
92.38 Leicester [P2/P3] 09.38a ~ 09.40d 09.41 ~ 09.45   18.32a ~ 18.34d 18.40 ~ 18.43 51.53
97.29 Syston South Jn 09/47 09/52   18/26 ? 46.62
107.35 Melton Mowbray 10.03a ~ 10.05d 10.05 ~ 10.06   18.08a ~ 18.10d ??.?? ~ 18.19 36.56
122.34 Manton Jn 10/27 10/27   17/49 ? 21.57
129.14 Ketton 10/34 10/43   17/41 ? 14.77
139.25 Helpston Jn 10/46 ?   17/31 ? 4.66
144.11
0.00		 New England Yard 10L56a ~ 11L06d 11L00 ~ 11L28   0.00
56.61
0.41 Peterborough [P4/P5] 11.11a ~ 11.13d 11.31 ~ 11.32   17L05a ~ 17L25d 17.01 ~ 17.31 54.20
6.50 Whittlesea 11/23 11/41   16/54 ? 48.11
15.14 March West Jn 11/33 11/54   16/44 16/45 39.47

Mileages as per tour brouchure - (New England Yard to Peterborough listed as 41ch southbound but 2m 41ch northbound.)
On the northbound journey, the mileage was zeroed at New England Yard even though the train did not pass through it.

M.C Location Booked Actual
15.27 Whitemoor Jn 11/36 11.56 ~ 11.57
22.69*
0.00		 Wisbech (Weasenham Lane LC) 12.27a ~ 12.41d 12.28 ~ 12.31
7.42* Whitemoor Jn 13/33 13.03 ~ 13.06
DIV* March West Jn DIV 13.06 ~ 13.21
DIV* Whitemoor Jn DIV (13/33) 13.23 ~ 13.26
7.66* March East Jn 13/36 13/29
21.14* Ely West Jn ? 13/46
21.61* Ely North Jn 13/55 13/47
23.23*
0.00		 Ely [P3] 13.58a ~ 14.10d 13.50 ~ 14.11
1.35 Ely North Jn 14/13 14/15
5.52 Littleport 14/21 14/22
15.58 Downham Market 14/32 14/32
20.44 Watlington 14/37 14/37
26.26
0.00		 Kings Lynn Yard 14.46a ~ 14.51d 14.49 ~ 14.55
2.74
0.00		 Middleton Towers 15.11a ~ 15.16d 15.10 ~ 15.14
2.74
0.00		 Kings Lynn Yard 15.36a ~ 15.41d 15.27 ~ 15.35
5.62 Watlington 15/53 15/44
10.48 Downham Market 16/00 15/49
20.54 Littleport 16/10 ?
24.71 Ely North Jn 16/21 16/06
25.69 Ely West Jn 16.24a ~ 16.30d 16.10 ~ 16.26
39.17 March East Jn 16/43 16/43

* Tour reversed at Weasenham Lane LC on the Wisbech Branch, so the following mileages apply :-
Wisbech 22m 24ch. Whitemoor Jn 6m 77ch.
Then with the wrong routeing at March the following mileages apply :-
March West Jn 7m 10ch. Whitemoor Jn 7m 23ch. March East Jn 7m 47ch. Ely West Jn 20m 75ch. Ely North Jn 21m 42ch. and Ely 23m 04ch.

Timings continue in first table.

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