3rd May 1999

Pathfinder Tours
The English Riviera Special

Locos Used 59001 'Yeoman Endeavour' & 59103 'Village of Mells'

Route :
1Z96 : Bristol Temple Meads to Paignton
1Z97 : Paignton to Bristol Temple Meads

Locos Route
59001 + 59103 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Frome - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton
59103 + 59001 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. This was the annual Mendip Rail staff and families day trip.

Source : Bill Pugsley

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bill Pugsley)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 07.52d 21.35a 134.42
0.24 Bristol East Jn 07/54 21/33 134.18
0.60 North Somerset Jn 07/55 21/32 133.62
11.35 Bath Spa 08.08a ~ 08.12d 21.15a ~ 21.18d 123.07
13.51 Bathampton Jn 08/16 21/12 120.71
22.73 Bradford Jn 08/27 21/00 111.49
24.14 Trowbridge 08.30a ~ 08.32d 20.55a ~ 20.57d 110.28
28.17 Westbury 08.40a ~ 08.50d 20.45a ~ 20.48d 106.25
29.51 Fairwood Jn 08/53 20/40 104.71
32.73 Clink Road Jn 08/57 20/36 101.49
33.77 Frome 09.00a ~ 09.03d 20.30a ~ 20.32d 100.45
35.10 Blatchbridge Jn 09/06 20/27 99.32
47.79 Castle Cary 09.21a ~ 09.24d 20.09a ~ 20.11d 86.43
70.39 Cogload Jn 09/51 19/45 64.03
75.42 taunton 09.57a ~ 10.00d 19.37a ~ 19.39d 59.00
89.56 Tiverton Parkway 10/17 19/21 44.66
105.02 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/34 19/05 29.40
106.22 Exeter St Davids 10.37a ~ 10.40d 18.56a ~ 19.02d 28.20
116.64 Dawlish Warren 10/52 18/44 17.58
118.37 Dawlish 10.55a ~ 10.57d 18.38a ~ 18.41d 16.05
126.36 Newton Abbot 11/11 18/23 8.06
132.34 Torquay 11.19a ~ 11.22d 18.10a ~ 18.13d 2.08
134.42 Paignton 11.27a 18.05d 0.00


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