24th August 2014

Pathfinder Tours
The Taffy Tug 2

Locos Used 60039 & 60040 'The Territorial Army Centenary'
Stock Used 4949+4998+4946+1813+3122+3112+3147+1671+3100+3098+21272

Route :
1Z60 : Bristol Temple Meads to Baglan Bay
1Z61 : Baglan Bay to Tower Colliery
1Z62 : Tower Colliery to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
60039 Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central - Penarth Curve South Jn - Cogan Jn - Barry - Bridgend - Stormy - Margam T.C.
60039 (1) Margam T.C. - Port Talbot Parkway - Briton Ferry Yard
60040 (2) Briton Ferry Yard - Baglan Bay
60039 (1) Baglan Bay - Briton Ferry Yard
60040 (2) Briton Ferry Yard - Port Talbot Parkway - Margam Abbey Works East Jn - Newlands Jn - Tondu - Maesteg
60039 (1) Maesteg - Tondu - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Cardiff Queen Street - Radyr - Pontypridd - Abercynon - Mountain Ash - Aberdare - Tower Colliery
60040 (2) Tower Colliery - Aberdare - Mountain Ash - Abercynon - Pontypridd - Radyr - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Central - Cardiff West
60039 Cardiff West - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Patchway - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 60040 on rear.
(2) 60039 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the tour throughout).

Photo Review


60039 at Bristol Temple Meads at the start of the tour (photo: Nick Bartlett)


60040 on arrival at Maesteg (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 09.19d [P9] 09.19 [P9]   21.58a [P12] 22.02 [P3] 5.67
? Bristol East Jn 09/21 [RL] 09/20 [UFR]   21/56 [DF] 21/59 [UDF] ?
0.53 Dr Day's Jn 09/22 09/21   21/55 [ML] 21/57 [DFR] 5.14
? Narroways Hill Jn 09/25 09/23   21/53 21/55 ?
4.28 Filton Abbey Wood 09/29 [P3] 09/25 [P3]   21/49 [P1] 21/53 [P1] 1.39
- Bristol Parkway - -   21.23a ~ 21.46d [P4] 21.20 ~ 21.49 [P4] 0.00
34.04
5.75 Patchway 09/31 [P2] 09/28 [P2]   21/20 [P1] 21/16 [P1] 33.62
9.41 Pilning 09/35 [P2] 09/32 [P2]   21/14 [P1] 21/12 29.16
? Severn Tunnel East 09/36 09/33   21/12 21/10 ?
? Severn Tunnel West 09/42 09/39   21/07 21/05 ?
16.37 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/43 [P3] [DM] 09/40 [P3] [DM]   21/06 [P4] 21/00 22.20
23.60 Llanwern West Jn 09/51 09/47 [DM]   20/57 20/52 14.77
25.73 Maindee West Jn 09/55 09/50 [DM]   20/52 20/49 [UM] 12.64
26.27 Newport 09.57a ~ 10.00d [P2] 09.52 ~ 10.00 [P2]   20.47a ~ 20.50d [P3] 20.43 ~ 20.47 [P3] 12.30
27.64 Ebbw Jn 10/04 10/03 [DM]   20/43 20/40 10.73
31.37 Marshfield 10/10 10/07 [DM]   20/39 20/36 7.20
38.07 Cardiff Central 10.19a ~ 10.28d [P3] 10.16 ~ 10.28 [P3]   20/30 [UM] 20.24 ~ 20.26 [UM] 0.24

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
38.70 Penarth Curve South Jn 10/31 10/31
40.52 Cogan Jn 10/36 10/36
44.33 Cadoxton 10/45 10/45
46.35 Barry 10/52 10/51 [P2]
46.77 Barry [Down Goods Loop] 10/55 [DGL] 10/53 [DGL]
? Aberthaw 11/03 11/02
56.14 Llantwit Major 11/10 11/09
65.12 Cowbridge Road 11/24 11/22
65.47 Bridgend 11/29 [P1] 11/26 [P1]
69.69 Stormy 11*37 ~ 11*47 [DGL] 11.34 ~ 11.47 [DGL]
73.66 Margam Moors Jn 11/59 11/56 [DGB]
74.43 Margam T.C. 12L04 ~ 12L25 11L59 ~ 12L20 [OVE]
75.64 Margam Yard Jn 12/28 12/26 [Down Loop] [DG-DM]
77.60 Port Talbot Parkway 12/32 [DGL] 12/33 [DGL]
81.31
0.00		 Briton Ferry Yard 12.40 ~ 13.00 12.45 ~ 12.56 [Down Through Sdg - Up Through Sdg]
0.72
0.00		 Baglan Bay (Colas) 13.10 ~ 13.30 13.11 ~ 13.21
0.72
0.00		 Briton Ferry Yard 13.40 ~ 14.00 13.38 ~ 13.49 [Up Through Sdg]
3.51  Port Talbot Parkway 14/08 [UR] 14/09 [UR]
5.47 Margam Yard Jn 14/13 14/20 [UG] [Up Loop]
7.12 Margam Abbey Works East Jn 14.19 ~ 14.22 14.26 ~ 14.31 [OVE]
8.02 Newlands Jn 14/28 14/36
14.52 Tondu 15.00 ~ 15.04 15.06 ~ 15.07 [Up Branch Loop]
14.70 Tondu [Llynfi Goods Loop] 15/10 [LGL] 15/09 [Llynfi Goods Loop]
19.68
0.00		 Maesteg 15.25a ~ 15.45d 15.25 ~ 15.45
5.16 Tondu 16.00 ~ 16.02 15.59 ~ 16.00
8.18 Bridgend 16/12 [P2] 16/12 [P2]
11.73 Pencoed 16/21 [UPL] 16/18 [UPL]
17.23 Pontyclun 16/33 16/27
19.35 Miskin 16/38 [UGL] 16/32 [UGL]
28.33 Cardiff Central 16/51 [P6] 16/50 [UM] [P6]
29.09 Cardiff Queen Street 16.55 ~ 16.56 [P4] 16.54 ~ 16.56 [P4]
33.33 Radyr 17/03 [P3] 17/05 [P2]
35.25 Taffs Well 17/06 17/09
40.76 Pontypridd 17/13 [P2] 17/17 [P2]
43.61 Stormstown Loop 17/22 [Up Loop] 17/25 [Up Loop]
44.29 Abercynon 17/28 17/29 [P2]
48.06 Mountain Ash 17/35 17/36 [Up Loop]
49.23 Abercwmboi 17/38 17/38 [Up Loop]
51.70 Aberdare 17.44 ~ 17.47 17.46 ~ 17.59
56.36
0.00		 Tower Colliery 18.20 ~ 18.35 18.31 ~ 18.42
4.46 Aberdare 19.10 ~ 19.13 ? ~ 19.18
7.13 Abercwmboi 19/21 19/25 [Down Loop]
8.30 Mountain Ash 19/24 19/29 [Down Loop]
12.07 Abercynon 19/29 19/35 [P1]
15.40 Pontypridd 19/37 [P1] 19/41 [P1]
21.11 Taffs Well 19/45 19/49
23.03 Radyr 19/47 [P2] 19/52 [P2]
27.27 Cardiff Queen Street 19/55 [P3] 19/59 [P3]
28.03 Cardiff Central 20.00a ~ 20.03d [P7] 20.02 ~ 20.10 [P7]
28.29
0.00		 Cardiff West 20L07 ~ 20L27 [DR] 20L15 ~ 20L20 [DR]

Timings continue in first table.

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