20th February 1999

Pathfinder Tours
The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 47596, 47725 & steam: 60800 'Green Arrow'
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z38 : Swansea to Carlisle
1Z39 : Carlisle to Swansea

Loco(s) Route
47725 Swansea - Neath - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbostwood Jn - (via Spetchley) - Stoke Works Jn - King's Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Crewe
47596 Crewe - (via WCML) - Carlisle
60800 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifild - Skipton
60800(1) Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Engine Shed Jn - Methley Jn - Whitwood Jn - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York
47596 York - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Pontefract Baghill - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Holmes Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - King's Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Swansea

Notes :
(1) 47596 on rear
(2) Route and loco confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Photographic evidence on the Internet confirms the use of 60800 over the S&C.

Sources : various including Bill Pugsley

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bill Pugsley)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Swansea 04.17d 00.20a 287.33
7.67 Neath 07.30a ~ 07.32d 00.04a ~ 00.05d 279.46
13.28 Port Talbot Parkway 04.40a ~ 04.42d 23.55a ~ 23.57d 274.05
25.42 Bridgend 04.56a ~ 04.58d 23.40a ~ 23.42d 261.71
? Pontyclun 05/09 ? ?
45.57 Cardiff Central 05.22a ~ 05.25d 23.06a ~ 23.18d 241.56
52.27 Marshfield 05/33 22/52 235.06
57.37 Newport 05.39a ~ 05.42d 22.42a ~ 22.44d 229.76
67.26 Severn Tunnel Junction 05/53 22/30 220.07
74.22 Pilning 05/59 22/18 213.11
79.16 Bristol Parkway 06.05a ~ 06.08d 22.09a ~ 22.11d 208.17
83.66 Westerleigh Jn 06/14 22/02 203.47
105.24 Standish Jn 06/34 21/44 182.09
? Gloucester Yard Jn ? 21/38 175.79
112.21 Barnwood Jn 06*45 ~ 06*51 ? ?
117.64 Cheltenham Spa 07.00a ~ 07.12d 21.26a ~ 21.30d 169.49
135.62 Abbotswood Jn 07/30 21/10 151.51
146.79 Stoke Works Jn 07/39 21/01 140.34
149.12 Bromsgrove 07/41 20/59 138.21
152.55 Barnt Green 07/49 20/55 134.58
? Longbridge ? 20*46 ~ 20*51 132.03
157.63 King's Norton 07/56 20/40 129.50

 

M.C Location Booked
162.78 Bordesley Jn 08/02
164.75 Birmingham New Street 08.09a ~ 08.13d
166.76 Soho South Jn 08/18
172.19 Dudley Port 08/23
177.59 Wolverhampton 08/31
193.10 Stafford 08/53
198.39 Norton Bridge 09/02
209.41 Madeley Jn 09/16
217.47 Crewe 09.25a ~ 09.27d
225.08 Winsford SB 09/38
234.67 Weaver Jn SB 09/43
239.71 Acton Grange Jn 09/49
241.58 Warrington Bank Quay 09/53
245.14 Winwick Jn 09/55
253.38 Wigan North Western 10/09
263.12 Euxton Jn 10/19
268.48 Preston 10/25
289.46 Lancaster 10/47
291.38 Morecambe South Jn 10/50
297.46 Carnforth North Jn 10/53
310.46 Oxenholme Lake District 11/03
323.15 Tebay 11/15
342.58 Penrith 11/35
360.47
0.00		 Carlisle 11L51a ~ 12L38d
0.72 Petteril Bridge Jn 12/41
9.68 Armathwaite 12/55
15.34 Lazonby & Kirkoswald 13/03
19.61 Langwathby 13/11
30.62 Appleby 13wp28a ~ 13wp48d
41.44 Kirkby Stephen 14/05
51.29 Garsdale 14/20
58.59 Blea Moor 14/32
73.44 Settle Jn 14/53
76.69 Hellifield 14wp58a ~ 15wp28d
86.63 Skipton 15L44 ~ 15L54
95.78 Keighley 16/05
102.13 Shipley 16/16
106.05 Apperley Jn 16/23
111.65 Wortley Jn 16/32
112.62 Engine Shed Jn 16/43
120.45 Methley Jn 16/52
121.56 Whitwood Jn 16/55
122.61 Castleford 16/58
128.53 Milford Jn 17/03
133.02 Church Fenton 17/09
138.19 Colton Jn 17/14
143.60
0.00		 York 17L21a ~ 17L41d
5.41 Colton Jn 17/48
10.58 Church Fenton 17/53
15.07 Milford Jn 17/57
21.20 Pontefract Baghill 18/05
28.18 Moorthorpe 18/11
36.09 Swinton 18/18
41.32 Holmes Jn 18/28
46.35 Sheffield 18/38
50.25 Dore Station Jn 18/44
58.55 Chesterfield 18/55
62.65 Clay Cross South Jn 19/01
72.73 Ambergate Jn 19/17
82.66 Derby 19.28a ~ 19.39d
87.50 Stenson Jn 19/46
93.67 Burton-on-Trent 19/50
99.30 Wichnor Jn 19/56
106.58 Tamworth HL 20/02
116.34 Water Orton 20/13
124.05 Birmingham New Street 20.24a ~ 20.28d
127.36 Selly Oak 20/35

Timings continue in first table.

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