20th December 2008

Pathfinder Tours
The Great Eastern Western

Locos Used at least D1015 'Western Champion' & 67005 'Queen's Messenger'
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z80 : Swindon to London Liverpool Street
1Z81 : London Liverpool Street to Great Yarmouth
1Z82 : Great Yarmouth to Norwich
1Z83 : Norwich to London Liverpool Street
1Z84 : London Liverpool Street to Swindon

Loco Route
67005 Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden SWS - Willesden WL Jn - Camden Jn - Camden Road - Dalston Western Jn - Channelsea South Jn - Bow Jn - Bethnal Green - London Liverpool Street
D1015 London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Hackney Downs - Seven Sisters - Cheshunt - Broxbourne - harlow Town - Audley End - Cambridge - Ely - Thetford - Wymondham - Trowse Jn - Wensum Jn - Brundall - Berney Arms - Great Yarmouth
D1015 Great Yarmouth - Acle - Brundall - Norwich
D1015 Norwich - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street
????? London Liverpool Street - (reverse of outward route) - Camden Jn - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Willesden SWS - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Notes :
(1) D1015 carried a wreath in memory of Chris Broadhurst, one of the early members of The Diesel Traction Group.

Source : Nick Bartlett (joined/left the train at London Liverpool Street)

Photo Review


67005, the motive power from Swindon to London (photo: Nick Bartlett)


D1015 pauses at Ely (photo: Nick Bartlett)


D1015 on arrival into Norwich (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Swindon 06.48d ?   23.33a ? 88.18
? Challow 07/01 ?   23/20 ? ?
? Wantage Road 07/04 ?   23/17 ? ?
24.13 Didcot Parkway 07.12a ~ 07.14d ?   23.07a ~ 23.09d ? 64.05
41.25 Reading 07.34a ~ 07.37d ?   22.47a ~ 22.49d ? 47.73
? Twyford 07/43 ?   22/38 ? ?
? Maidenhead 07/52 ?   22/29 ? ?
? Slough 07/59 ?   22/17 ? ?
? Airport Jn 08/14 ?   22/08 ? ?
? Southall 08/18 ?   22/00 ? ?
? West Ealing 08/21 ?   21/57 ? ?
? Acton Main Line 08/27 ?   21/50 ? ?
? Acton Wells Jn 08/30 ?   21/45 ? ?
73.47 Willesden SWS 08*33 ~ 08*41 ?   ? ? ?
? Willesden WL Jn 08/43 ?   21/43 ? ?
? Kensal Green Jn ? ?   21/41 ? ?
? Gospel Oak ? ?   21/25 ? ?
? Camden Jn 08/46 ?   ? ? ?
79.10 Camden Road 08*55 ~ 08*57 ?   21*19 ~ 21*21 ? 9.58
? Dalston Western Jn 09/06 ?   21/09 ? ?
? Channelsea South Jn 09/15 ?   20/58 ? ?
? Carpenters Road South Jn 09/18 ?   20/54 ? ?
? Bow Jn 09/25 ?   20/49 ? ?
? Bethnal Green 09/28 ?   20/47 ? ?
88.68 Liverpool Street 09L31a ~ 09L51d [P9] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P9] [DS]   20L10a ~ 20L44d ??.?? ~ ??.?? 114.77

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
? Bethnal Green 09/54 ? [P2] [DS]
? Hackney Downs 09/58 ? [P4]
? Seven Sisters 10/08 ? [P2]
? Bury Street Jn 10/19 ?
? Cheshunt 10/32 ?
? Broxbourne 10/35 ? [P3]
? Harlow Town 10/40 ? [P3]
? Bishops Stortford 10/51 ?
? Stansted North Jn 10/56 ?
? Audley End 11/04 ?
? Shepreth Branch Jn 11/19 ?
? Cambridge 11/24 ? [P1] [P4]
? Coldham Lane Jn 11/26 ?
70.67 Ely 11*40 ~ 11*45 ?
? Brandon 12/00 ?
? Thetford 12/07 ?
? Attleborough 12/22 ?
114.29 Wymondham 12.29a ~ 12.41d ? [P1]
? Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 12/54 ?
? Wensum Jn 13/04 ?
? Whitlingham Jn 13/06 ?
? Brundall 13/10 ?
? Cantley 13/16 ?
? Reedham 13/20 ?
? Berney Arms ? ?
144.11
0.00		 Great Yarmouth 13.36a ~ 14.40d [P2] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P2]
? Acle 14*51 ~ 14*56 ?
12.46 Brundall 15*19 ~ 15*21 ?
? Whitlingham Jn 15/27 ?
18.29
0.00		 Norwich 15.34a ~ 17.34d [W] [P1] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P2] [D]
? Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 17/45 ?
? Diss 18/03 ?
? Haughley Jn 18/14 ?
? Stowmarket 18/19 ?
? East Suffolk Jn 18/32 ?
? Ipswich 18/34 ? [middle road]
? Halifax Jn 18/36 ?
? Manningtree 18/44 ?
? Colchester 18/57 ?
? Marks Tey 19/02 ?
76.29 Witham 19*10 ~ 19*20 ?
? Chelmsford 19/30 ?
? Shenfield 19/44 ?
? Gidea Park 19/50 ?
? Ilford 19/55 ?
? Forest Gate Jn 19/58 ?
? Stratford 20/01 ? [P9] [UM]
? Bow Jn 20/04 ?
? Bethnal Green 20/07 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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