5th December 1998
Pathfinder Tours
The Lincolnian
| Locos Used | ????? & steam: 45110 | 
Route : 1Z27 throughout
| Loco | Route | 
| ????? | Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Dr Datys Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - Wootton bassett Jn - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Dorridge | 
| 45110 | Dorridge - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - North Stafford Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent - Mansfield Jn - Nottingham - Netherfield Jn - Newark Castle - Boultham Jn - West Holmes Jn - Lincoln Central | 
| 45110 | Lincoln Central - (reverse of outward route) - Dorridge | 
| ????? | Dorridge -(reverse of outward route) - Bristol Parkway | 
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required, especially for the non-steam legs - above 
routing is from booked times.

45110 passes Swinderby on the outward leg (photo: John Cowlishaw)
Sources : Rob Wells & Gareth Kelly
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Rob Wells & Gareth Kelly)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C | 
| 0.00 | Bristol Parkway | 05.36d | 22.51a | 135.09 | 
| 1.19 | Filton Jn | 05/38 | 22/49 | 133.70 | 
| 5.16 | Dr Days Jn | 05/44 | 22/42 | 129.73 | 
| 5.39 | North Somerset Jn | 05/46 | 22/40 | 129.50 | 
| 16.18 | bath Spa | 05.56a ~ 05.58d | 22.19a ~ 22.22d | 118.71 | 
| 18.34 | Bathampton Jn | 06/02 | 22/18 | 116.55 | 
| 26.79 | Thingley Jn | 06/10 | 22/08 | 108.10 | 
| 29.13 | Chippenham | 06.12a ~ 06.14d | 22.02a ~ 22.04d | 105.76 | 
| 40.02 | Wootton Bassett Jn | 06/25 | 21/53 | 95.07 | 
| 45.66 | Swindon | 06.31a ~ 06.33d | 21.44a ~ 21.46d | 89.23 | 
| 56.50 | Uffington | 06/43 | 21/33 | 78.39 | 
| 69.34 | Foxhall Jn | 06/52 | 21/22 | 65.55 | 
| 70.08 | Didcot North Jn | 06/55 | 21/20 | 65.01 | 
| 79.55 | Oxford | 07.06a ~ 07.08d | 21.08a ~ 21.10d | 55.34 | 
| 82.46 | Wolvercot Jn | 07/16 | 21/04 | 52.43 | 
| 91.35 | Heyford | 07/26 | 20/57 | 43.54 | 
| 97.26 | Aynho Jn | 07/31 | 20/52 | 37.63 | 
| 102.30 | Banbury | 07.37a ~ 07.39d | 20.45a ~ 20.47d | 32.59 | 
| 111.10 | Fenny Compton | 07/46 | 20/36 | 23.79 | 
| 122.29 | Leamington Spa | 07.55a ~ 07.57d | 20.23a ~ 20.25d | 12.50 | 
| 128.28 | Hatton | 08/05 | 20/17 | 6.61 | 
| 135.09 0.00  | 
			Dorridge | 08L12a ~ 08L38d | 19L36a ~ 20L10d | 0.00 98.37  | 
		
| 3.30 | Solihull | 08.43a ~ 08.45d | 19.25a ~ 19.27d | 95.07 | 
| 7.10 | Tyseley | 08/50 | 19/20 | 91.27 | 
| 7.64 | Small Heath South Jn | 08/51 | 19/19 | 90.53 | 
| 9.16 | Bordesley Jn | 08/55 | 19/14 | 89.19 | 
| 9.42 | St Andrews Jn | 08/56 | 19/02 | 88.75 | 
| 10.00 | Landor Street Jn | 08c59 ~ 09c01 | 18c56 ~ 18c58 | 88.37 | 
| 16.06 | Water Orton | 09/09 | 18/47 | 82.31 | 
| 20.01 | Kingsbury Jn | 09/14 | 18/38 | 78.36 | 
| 25.62 | Tamworth HL | 09/20 | 18/30 | 72.55 | 
| 33.10 | Wichnor Jn | 09/28 | 18/19 | 65.27 | 
| 38.53 | Burton-on-Trent | 09/34 | 18/11 | 59.64 | 
| 44.26 | North Stafford Jn | 09/40 | 18/03 | ? | 
| 44.70 | Stenson Jn | 09/42 | 17/57 | 53.47 | 
| 57.24 | Sheet Stores Jn | 10/11 | 17/34 | 41.13 | 
| 57.65 | Trent | 10/17 | 17/30 | 40.52 | 
| 61.58 | Beeston South Jn | 10/23 | ? | 36.59 | 
| ? | Beeston Goods Loop | 10w25 ~ 11w34 | - | - | 
| 62.56 | Beeston Noth Jn | 11/34 | ? | 35.61 | 
| 63.60 | Mansfield Jn | 11/36 | 17/22 | 34.57 | 
| 64.43 | Nottingham | 11.38 ~ 11.40 | 16w50 ~ 17w20 | 33.74 | 
| 67.14 | Netherfield Jn | 11/46 | 16/44 | 31.23 | 
| 81.57 | Newark Castle | 12/08 | 16/25 | 16.60 | 
| 82.48 | Newark Crossing | 12/12 | ? | 15.69 | 
| ? | Newark Crossing East Jn | ? | 16/21 | 15.64 | 
| 97.19 | Boultham Jn | 12/32 | 16/03 | 1.18 | 
| 97.49 | West Holmes Jn | 12/34 | 16/01 | 0.68 | 
| 98.37 | Lincoln Central | 12.39a | 15.55d | 0.00 |