27th June 1999

Pathfinder Tours
The Brush & Colne

Locos Used 47344, 47276, 47348, 47379 & 60060
Stock Used 5005+4991+17015+4956+4939+4949+4938+4916+3148+3149

Route :
1Z36 : Westbury to Colne
1Z37 : Colne to Westbury

Loco(s) Route
47344 + 47379 Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford on Avon - Bath Spa - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - (via Spetchley) - Stoke Works Jn - King's Norton (1) - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - (1) Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Preston
47348 + 47276 Preston - Kirkham North Jn - Poulton-le-Fylde - Blackpool North
60060 (2) Blackpool North - Poulton-le-Fylde - Kirkham North Jn - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Accrington - Gannow Jn - Colne
47348 + 47276 (3) Colne - (reverse of outward route) - Blackpool North
47379 + 47344 Blackpool North - Poulton-le-Fylde - Kirkham North Jn - Preston - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury

Notes :
(1) Booked outward route was via Selly Oak with a reversal at Birmingham New Street however has been advised as was 'via Camp Hill'.
(2) 47276 + 47348 on rear.
(3) 60060 on rear.

Sources : Andrew Wilson (joined/left the train at Blackpool), Roger Elliot,
Mark Hare, Guy Vincent & Bill Pugsley

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bill Pugsley)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Westbury 08.20d 23.39a 240.01
4.03 Trowbridge 08.27a ~ 08.29d 23.38a ~ 23.30d 235.78
5.24 Bradford Jn 08/31 23/26 234.57
7.27 Bradford-on-Avon 08.35a ~ 08.37d 23.20a ~ 23.22d 232.54
14.46 Bathampton Jn 08/48 23/11 225.35
16.62 Bath Spa 08.52a ~ 08.55d 23.05a ~ 23.07d 223.19
27.41 North Somerset Jn 09/08 22/52 212.40
27.64 Dr Day's Jn 09/09 22/50 212.17
28.61 Stapleton Road 09/11 22/48 211.20
31.61 Filton Jn 09/17 22/43 208.20
33.00 Bristol Parkway 09.20a ~ 09.22d 22.39a ~ 22.41d 207.01
37.50 Westerleigh Jn 09/29 22/32 202.31
38.73 yate 09/32 22/27 201.08
45.63 Charfield 09/38 22/21 194.18
59.08 Standish Jn 09/48 22/10 180.73
65.18 Gloucester Yard Jn 09/54 22/04 174.63
66.05 Barnwood Jn 09/55 22/03 173.76
71.48 Cheltenham Spa 10.02a ~ 10.07d 21.54a ~ 21.57d 168.33
78.59 Ashchurch 10/16 21/45 161.22
89.46 Abbotswood Jn 10/25 21/36 150.35
100.63 Stoke Works Jn 10/34 21/26 139.18
102.76 bromsgrove 10/36 21/24 137.05
106.37 Barnt Green 10.42a ~ 10.45d 21.17a ~ 21.20d 133.42
111.45 King's Norton 10/57 21/09 128.34
113.59 Selly oak 11/02 - -
- Bordesley Jn - 20/58 123.19
- St Andrews Jn - 20/57 122.73
- Proof House Jn - 20/54 121.76
117.10 Birmingham New Street 11.12a ~ 11.32d 20.49a ~ 20.52d 121.22
119.11 Soho South Jn 11/37 20/44 119.21
120.69 Galton Jn 11/38 20/41 117.43
124.34 Dudley Port 11/42 20/34 113.78
129.74 Wolvrhampton 11/49 20.22 ~ 20.25 108.38
130.37 Wolverhampton North Jn 11/50 20/12 107.75
131.48 Bushbury Jn 11/52 20/08 106.64
145.25 Stafford 12.08a ~ 12.10d 19.50a ~ 19.52d 93.07
150.44 Norton Bridge 12/18 19/44 87.58
161.46 Madeley 12/27 19/35 76.56
167.68 basford Hall Jn 12/28 19/29 70.34
169.52 Crewe 12/41 19/24 68.50
178.38 Winsford SB 12/49 19/10 59.64
186.19 Weaver Jn 12/55 19/03 52.09
191.76 Acton Grange Jn 13/01 18/57 46.34
193.63 Warrington bank Quay 13c04 ~ 13c05 18*40 ~ 18*54 44.39
194.74 Dallam Jn 13/09 18/38 43.30
197.19 Winwick Jn 13/11 18/36 41.01
204.76 Wigan South Jn 13/17 18/30 33.16
205.43 Wigan North Western 13/18 18/29 32.59
213.14 Balshaw Lane 13/26 18/21 25.08
215.17 Euxton Jn 13/28 ? 23.04
217.73 Farington Curve Jn 13/35 ? 19.18
219.42
0.00		 Preston 13L39 ~ 14L09 18/12 17.49
0.33 Preston Fylde Jn 14/11 18/11 17.16
8.28 Kirkham North Jn 14/20 18/01 9.21
14.31 Poulton-le-Fylde 14/27 17/54 3.18
17.49
0.00		 Blackpool North 14L36a ~ 14L49d 17L22a ~ 17L48d 0.00
46.59
3.18 Poulton-le-Fylde 14/55 17/13 43.41
9.21 Kirkham North Jn 15/03 17/06 37.38
17.16 Preston Fylde Jn 15/13 16/57 29.43
17.49 Preston 15/15 16/56 29.10
19.18 Farington Curve Jn 15/18 16/53 27.41
20.60 Lostock Hall Jn 15/21 16/48 25.79
29.60 Blackburn 15/34 16/38 16.79
30.27 Daisyfield Jn 15/36 16/36 16.32
35.06 Accrington 15/44 16/30 11.53
40.21 Gannow Jn 15/52 16/23 6.38
46.59 Colne 16.04a 16.09d 0.00


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