28th & 29th August 2000

Pathfinder Tours
The North East Excursion

Loco Used 67006

Route :
1Z31 : Exeter St Davids to Newcastle
1Z32 : Newcastle to Exeter St Davids

Date(s) Locos Route
28/08 67006

Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Kings Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Newcastle
28/08-29/08 67006

Newcastle - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Swinton - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required for the outward journey and also the return journey except between Darlington & Derby.

Sources : Pete Drury (on the train from Darlington to Derby only) & Pathfinder Tours

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Exeter St Davids 03.12d ?   01.41a ?
Cowley Bridge Jn 03/14 ?   01/35 ?
Tiverton Parkway 03/28 ?   01/23 ?
Taunton 03.41a ~ 03.44d ?   01.04a ~ 01.06d ?
Cogload Jn 03/50 ?   01/00 ?
Bridgwater 03.56a ~ 03.58d ?   00.50a ~ 00.52d ?
Highbridge & Burnham 04/05 ?   00/41 ?
Uphill Jn 04/12 ?   00/31 ?
Weston-super-Mare 04.15a ~ 04.18d ?   00.26a ~ 00.28d ?
Worle Jn 04/22 ?   00/23 ?
Parson Street 04/37 ?   ? ?
Bristol Temple Meads 04.40a ~ 04.47d ?   00.01 ~ 00.06d ?
Dr Days Jn 04/50 ?   23/56 ?
Stapleton Road 04/51 ?   23/55 ?
Filton Jn 04/56 ?   23/50 ?
Bristol Parkway 04.59a ~ 05.02d ?   23.44a ~ 23.45d ?
Westerleigh Jn 05/09 ?   23/37 ?
Yate 05/12 ?   23/29 ?
Charfield 05/18 ?   23/24 ?
Standish Jn 05/29 ?   23/15 ?
Gloucester Yard Jn 05/36 ?   23/10 ?
Barnwood Jn 05.38 ~ 05.56 ?   23/09 ?
Cheltenham Spa 06.04a ~ 06.07d ?   22.59a ~ 23.02d ?
Ashchurch 06/15 ?   22/50 ?
Abbotswood Jn 06/24 ?   22/42 ?
Stoke Works Jn 06/33 ?   22/35 ?
Bromsgrove 06/35 ?   22/33 ?
Barnt Green 06.40a ~ 06.43d ?   22.20a ~ 22.23d ?
Longbridge 06/48 ?   22/15 ?
Kings Norton 06/55 ?   22/05 ?
Bordesley Jn 07/05 ?   21/53 ?
St Andrews Jn 07/06 ?   21/52 ?
Landor Street Jn 07/07 ?   21/50 ?
Castle Bromwich Jn 07/13 ?  
Water Orton West Jn 07.18 ~ 07.25 ?  
Water Orton 07/30 ?   21/41 ?
Whitacre Jn 07/35 ?  
Kingsbury Jn 07/45 ?   21/35 ?
Tamworth 07/50 ?   21/30 ?
Wichnor Jn 07/56 ?   21/24 ?
Burton-on-Trent 08.02a ~ 08.03d ?   21.15a ~ 21.18d ?
North Stafford Jn 08/10 ?   21/04 ?
Stenson Jn 08/11 ?   21/03 ?
Derby 08.17a ~ 08.19d ?   20.53a ~ 20.56d 20.46 ~ ??.??
Ambergate Jn 08/28 ?   20/42 20/37
Clay Cross South Jn 08/37 ?   20/34 20/30
Chesterfield 08/40 ?   20/30 20/27
Beighton Jn 08/52 ?  
Dore Station Jn   20/21 20/19
Sheffield   20/13 20.10 ~ 20.13
Nunnery Main Line Jn   20/08 20/07
Wincobank Jn   20/04 20/03
Masborough Jn 08/59 ?   20/00 19/54
Aldwarke Jn 09/14 ?   19/58 19/51
Swinton 09/16 ?   19/53 19/49
Moorthorpe 09/22 ?  
Pontefract Baghill 09/29 ?  
Milford Jn 09/36 ?  
Church Fenton 09/41 ?  
Mexborough   19/52 19/45
Hexthorpe Jn   19/46 19/40
Doncaster   19/37 19/35
Shaftholme Jn   19/31 19/24
Temple Hirst Jn   19/23 19/19
Hambleton North Jn   19/19 19/15
Colton Jn 09/50 ?   19/12 19/11
York 09.57a ~ 10.19d ?   18.58a ~ 19.01d 19.02 ~ 19.05
Skelton Jn 10/22 ?   18/55 18/59
Tollerton Jn 10/31 ?   18/49 ?
Thirsk 10/43 ?   18/38 ?
Northallerton 10/50 ?   18/32 18.37 ~ 18.40
Darlington DPL 10.59 ~ 11.00 ?  
Darlington 11.11a ~ 11.16d ?   18.17a ~ 18.18d ??.?? ~ 18.18
Ferryhill South Jn 11/29 ?   18/05 ?
Tursdale Jn 11/46 ?   18/02 ?
Durham 11.52a ~ 11.54d ?   17.52a ~ 17.54d ?
Durham Sig. TY358   17.36 ~ 17.50 ?
Birtley Jn 12/04 ?   17/27 ?
King Edward Bridge South Jn 12/07 ?   17/23 ?
Newcastle 12.14a ?   17.20d ?


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