1st May 1999

Pathfinder Tours
The Spalding & Lincolnshire Excursioner

Locos Used 47747 & 58010

Route :
1Z95 : Yeovil Pen Mill to Lincoln
1Z96 : Lincoln to Yeovil Pen Mill

Loco(s) Route
47747 Yeovil Pen Mill - Castle Cary - Frome - Westbury - Trowbridge - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Twyford - Slough - Acton Main Line
58010 Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Camden Road East Jn - Freight Terminal Jn - (via ECML) - Werrington Jn - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - Sleaford - Sleaford North Jn - Lincoln
58010 Lincoln - Sleaford North Jn - (via Sleaford avoiding line) - Sleaford South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Camden Road - West London Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - (1)
47747 (1) - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - (reverse of outward route) - Yeovil Pen Mill

Notes :
(1) Booked loco change point from 58010 to 47747 was Willesden SW Sidings however the loco change actually took place between the former Willesden SW Sidings/Old Oak Jn and Acton Wells Jn.

Sources : Andrew Wilson (joined the train at Spalding, left at Lincoln),
Simon Cresswell (joined/left the train at Peterborough), Scott Spencer
 & Mark Sutton (on return leg from Peterborough to Frome only)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Simon Cresswell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Yeovil Pen Mill 06.16d 22.19a 138.51
11.56 Castle Cary 06.31a ~ 06.33d 22.03a ~ 22.05d 126.75
24.45 Blatchbridge Jn 06/46 21/49 14.06
25.58 Frome 06.48a ~ 06.50d 21.44a ~ 21.46d 112.73
26.62 Clink Road Jn 06/53 21/41 111.69
30.04 Fairwood Jn 06/56 21/36 108.47
31.38 Westbury 06.59a ~ 07.02d 21.30a ~ 21.33d 107.13
35.41 Trowbridge 07.10a ~ 07.12d 21.19a ~ 21.21d 103.10
36.62 Bradford Jn 07/15 21/16 101.69
45.12 Thingley Jn 07/28 21/02 93.39
47.26 Chippenham 07.31a ~ 07.33d 20.57a ~ 20.59d 91.25
58.15 Wootton Bassett Jn 07/45 20/48 80.36
63.79 Swindon 07.51a ~ 07.54d 20.38a ~ 20.42d 74.52
74.63 Uffington 08/06 20/26 63.68
? Challow 08/08 20*12 ~ 20*22 ?
88.12 Didcot Parkway 08.25a ~ 08.30d 19.57a ~ 19.59d 50.39
105.24 Reading 08.54a ~ 08.57d 19.36a ~ 19.39d 33.27
110.21 Twyford 09/03 19/29 28.30
117.03 Maidenhead 09/08 19/24 21.48
122.66 Slough 09/14 19/20 15.65
? Heathrow Airport Jn 09/25 19/14 ?
132.16 Southall 09/27 19/12 6.35
137.01
0.00		 Acton Main Line 09L37 ~ 10L14 19/06 1.50
0.52 Acton Wells Jn 10/17 19/03 0.78
- Willesden SW Sidings - 18L41 ~ 18L59 138.25
0.00
- Willesden WL Jn - 18/39 137.67
5.66 Gospel Oak 10/30 - -
7.05 Camden Road 10/36 18/31 130.79
7.22 Camden Road East Jn 10/38 18/29 130.62
7.56 Freight Terminal Jn 10/47 18/20 130.28
9.33 Finsbury Park 10/56 18/13 128.51
11.70 Alexandra Palace 11/05 18/09 126.14
19.49 Potters Bar 11/14 18/04 118.35
27.17 Welwyn Garden City 11/21 17/58 110.67
30.60 Woolmer Green Jn 11/24 17/55 107.24
34.67 Stevenage 11/36 17/51 103.47
38.66 Hitchin 11/41 17/47 99.18
51.02 Sandy 11/50 17/38 87.02
65.62 Huntingdon 11/56 17/28 72.22
83.21 Peterborough 12.13a ~ 12.15d 17.09a ~ 17.11d 54.63
86.26 Werrington Jn 12/24 17/05 51.58
99.69 Spalding 12.41a ~ 12.46d 16.43a ~ 16.46d 38.15
117.56 Sleaford South Jn 13/08 16/22 20.28
118.67 Sleaford 13/11 - -
121.15 Sleaford North Jn 13/14 16/19 18.73
139.76 Pelham Street Jn 13/43 15/51 0.12
140.08 Lincoln 13.45a 15.50d 0.00


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