1st May 2010

Pathfinder Tours
The Royal Duchy

Loco Used 67017, 67029 & steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock Used [1] : 21272+5350+4927+5009+1692+3107+3140+3112+3122 (1)
[2] : 5350+4927+5009+1692+3107+3140+3112+3122+35333

Route :
1Z27 : Basingstoke to Par
1Z28 : Par to Basingstoke

Loco Stock Route
67029 [1] Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Reading West Jn - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Westeleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Cowley Bridge Jn - Exeter Riverside New Yard
6024 [2] Exeter Riverside New Yard - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par
6024 [2] Par - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
67017 [1] Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Basingstoke

Notes :
(1) It is likely that 21272 was at the opposite end of stock set [1] on the return leg from Bristol (i.e. coupled to 3122).

Source : Mike Hunt

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Hunt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Basingstoke 05.24d [P4] 05.24   23.20a [P4] 23.35
Bramley 05/31 05/30   23/13½ 23/28
Southcote Jn 05/39 05/37   23/05 23/18
Reading West 05.41a ~ 05.43d 05.39 ~ 05.43   23.00a ~ 23.03d 23.16 ~ 23.19
Oxford Road Jn 05/44 05/44   22/58 23/14
Reading West Jn 05/46 [ML] 08/44   22/56 23/12
Didcot Parkway 05.58a ~ 06.00d [P1] 05.58 ~ 06.01   22.38a ~ 22.43d [P2] [ML] 22.54 ~ 22.58
Wantage Road 06/06 [ML] 06/07   22/31 ?
Challow 06/09 06/11   22/28 [ML] 22/45
Uffington 06/11 06/13   22/26 22/43
Swindon 06.20a ~ 06.22d [P4] 06.21 ~ 06.23   22.15a ~ 22.17d [P3] 22.30 ~ 22.34
Wootton Bassett Jn 06/28 06/29   22/09 22/24
Hullavington 06/36 06/37   22/02 22/17
Westerleigh Jn 06/46 06/46   21/54 22/09
Bristol Parkway 06.51a ~ 06.54d [P2] 06.49 ~ 06.54   21.44a ~ 21.48d [P3] 22.03 ~ 22.04
Filton Abbey Wood 06/57 [P1] 06/56   21/40 [P2] 22/00
Narroways Hill Jn 07/00 06/59   21/38 21/57
Dr Days Jn 07/02 [ML] 07/00   21/36 21/55
Bristol East Jn 07/03 [DF] 07/01   21/35 [RL] ?
Bristol Temple Meads 07.05a ~ 07.10d [P7] [DM] 07.03 ~ 07.10   21L00a ~ 21L34d [P3] [UDR] 21.08 ~ 21.51
Bristol West Jn 07/11 ?   20/59 [UR] ?
Parson Street   20/57 [RL] 21/04
Worle Jn 07/26 07/23   20/38 20/42
Uphill Jn 07/28 07/25   20/35 20/39
Bridgwater 07/42 07/33   20/18 20/26
Cogload Jn 07/48 07/38   20/12 20/20
Taunton 07.53a ~ 07.55d [P3] 07.42 ~ 07.55   20.03a ~ 20.05d [P4] 20.12 ~ 20.14
Norton Fitzwarren 07/57 07/57   20/01 20/10
Whiteball 08/04 ?   19/53 20/04
Tiverton Parkway 08/06 [P1] 08/06   19/50 [P2] 19/56
Tiverton Loop 08/08 08/07   19/48 19/55
Cowley Bridge Jn 08/19 08/20   19/35 19/42
Exeter Riverside New Yard 08L22 ~ 09L28 08.22 ~ 09.24  
Exeter St Davids 09.31a ~ 09.35d [P4] 09.31 ~ 09.35   19w12a ~ 19w32d [P6] 19.11 ~ 19.39
Dawlish Warren 09*49 ~ 09*57 [P4] 09.49 ~ 09.55   18/59 19/00
Dawlish 10/00 09/58   18/57 18/58
Teignmouth 10/03 10/01   18/53 18/55
Newton Abbot 10/09 [P3] [UM] 10/15   18/47 [P3] 18/50
Newton Abbot West Jn 10/10 10/16   18/46 ?
Dainton Tunnel 10/15 10/22   18/42 18/42
Totnes 10/23 10/27   18/34 18/33
Aish Emergency Crossover 10/34 10/41   18/23 18/27
Ivybridge 10/39 [P1] 10/46   18/17 [P2] 18/22
Hemerdon 10/44 10/51   18/11 18/16
Lipson Jn 10/51 10/57   18/02 18/08
Plymouth 10w56a ~ 11w28d [P8] 11.01 ~ 11.31   17w27a ~ 17w59d [P7] 17.33 ~ 18.04
St Budeaux Jn 11/34 11/37   17/21 ?
Saltash 11/39 [P1] 11/41   17/16 [P2] 17/21
St Germans 11/50 [P1] 11/48   17/09 [P2] 17/15
Liskeard 12/01 12/02   16/58 17/06
St Pinnock Viaduct East 12/08 12/08   16/53 ?
Largin 12/15 12/09   16/52 ?
Bodmin Parkway 12.15a ~ 12.18d 12.16 ~ 12.19   16.42a ~ 16.45d ?
Lostwithiel 12/24 [P2] 12/27   16/37 [P1] 16/41
Par 12.31a [UPV] 12.35   16.30d [UPV] 16.30


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