13th September 2008

Pathfinder Tours
The Chester Explorer

Loco Used 59005 'Kenneth J Painter' & 59104 'Village of Great Elm'
Stock Used ????

Route:
1Z59 : Cranmore to Crewe
1Z60 : Crewe to Cranmore

Locos Route
59005 + 59104 Cranmore - Merehead Quarry Jn - East Somerset Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Chester - Crewe
59104 + 59005 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Cranmore


59005+59104 pull into Trowbridge on the way to Chester (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Pathfinder Tours

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Pathfinder Tours)

M.C
 Location Booked   Booked
M.C
0.00
 Cranmore 07.00d   21.55a
227.04
5.53
 East Somerset Jn 07/45   21/16
221.31
9.63
 Blatchbridge Jn 07/50   21/10
217.21
10.76
 Frome 07.53a ~ 07.55d   21.05a ~ 21.07d
216.08
12.00
 Clink Road Jn 07/58   21/02
215.04
15.22
 Fairwood Jn 08/00   20/58
211.62
16.56
 Westbury 08.06a ~ 08.08d   20.53a ~ 20.55d
210.28
20.59
 Trowbridge 08.14a ~ 08.16d   20.44a ~ 20.46d
206.25
24.03
 Bradford-on-Avon 08.22a ~ 08.24d   20.35a ~ 20.38d
203.01
31.22
 Bathampton Jn 08/34   20/27
195.62
33.38
 Bath Spa 08.37a ~ 08.40d   20.21a ~ 20.24d
193.46
40.30
 Keynsham 08.48a ~ 08.51d   20.10a ~ 20.13d
186.54
44.17
 North Somerset Jn 08/56   20/05
182.67
44.40
 Dr Days Jn 08/58   20/03
182.44
48.17
 Filton Abbey Wood 09.05a ~ 09.08d   19.53a ~ 19.55d
178.67
49.64
 Patchway 09/15   19/50
177.20
60.26
 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/26   19/39
166.58
69.39
 Maindee East Jn 09/37   19/24
157.45
69.71
 Maindee North Jn 09/42   19/22
157.13
80.52
 Little Mill Jn 09/59   19/10
146.32
88.29
 Abergavenny 10/10   19/01
138.55
100.20
 Pontrilas 10/20   18/51
126.64
105.77
 Tram Inn 10/27   18/45
121.07
112.40
 Hereford 10c36 ~ 10c38   18c35 ~ 18c37
114.44
114.07
 Shelwick Jn 10/40   18/33
112.77
125.07
 Leominster 10/52   18/20
101.77
131.41
 Woofferton 10/58   18/14
95.43
143.46
 Craven Arms 11/12   18/02
83.38
157.18
 Dorrington 11/27   17/47
69.66
163.39
 Shrewsbury 11/45   17/36
63.45
181.43
 Gobowen 12*18a ~ 12*26d   17/17
45.41
188.68
 Ruabon ?   17.05a ~ 17.08d
38.16
193.59
 Wrexham General 12/40   16/58
33.25
204.03
 Saltney Jn 12/54   16/44
23.01
205.74
 Chester 12*58a ~ 13*07d   16.38a ~ 16.41d
21.10
216.24
 Beeston Castle & Tarporley 13/22   16/25
10.60
227.04
 Crewe 13.38a   15.53d
0.00


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