27th September 2014

Pathfinder Tours
The Canterbury Belle

Loco Used 67006 'Royal Sovereign' & steam: 34046 'Braunton'
Stock Used (1) (35465)+4946+1813+3122+3112+3147+1671+3100+3098+21272

Route :
1Z87 : Bristol Temple Meads to Canterbury West
1Z88 : Canterbury West to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco Route
67006 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Keynsham - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Spur Jn - Earley - Wokingham - Bracknell - Ascot - Virginia Water - Staines - Ashford - Feltham Jn - Hounslow - Brentford - Old Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden S.W. Sidings
34046 Willesden S.W. Sidings - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Clapham High Street - Denmark Hill - Peckham Rye - Nunhead - Catford - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - Petts Wood Jn - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Paddock Wood - Headcorn - Ashford International - Wye - Canterbury West - Sturry - Minster - Sandwich - Buckland Jn - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Sandling - Ashford International - (reverse of outward route) - Willesden S.W. Sidings
67006 Willesden S.W. Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 35465 was only in the consist when 34046 was on the train.

Sources : Gareth Kelly & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 06.35d [P9] 06.36   00.26a [P15] 00.17
Bristol East Jn 06/37 06/37   00/24 00/15
North Somerset Jn 06/38 06/38   00/23 00/14
Keynsham 06.42a ~ 06.45d [P2] 06.42½ ~ 06.46   00.15a ~ 00.17d [P1] 00.06½ ~ 00.09½
Twerton 06/50 06/50½   00/11 00/02
Oldfield Park 06/50½ 06/51   00/10½ 00/01
Bath Spa 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P2] 06.53 ~ 06.55   00.06a ~ 00.09d [P1] 23.56 ~ 23.59
Bathampton Jn 06/59 06/59   00/03½ 23/53
Thingley Jn 07/06½ 07/04   23/56½ 23/47
Thingley East Jn 07/07 07/05   23/56 23/46½
Chippenham 07.09a ~ 07.12d [P2] 07.07 ~ 07.12   23.51a ~ 23.53d [P1] 23.39½ ~ 23.44
Dauntsey 07/19 07/18½   23/45 23/34
Wootton Bassett Jn 07/24 07/22   23/41 23/31
Rushley Platt 07/30½ 07/26   23/33½ 23/27
Swindon 07.33a ~ 07.45d [P1] 07.29 ~ 07.44½   23.28a ~ 23.31d [P4] 23.22 ~ 23.25
Highworth Jn 07/46½ 07/46½   23/26½ 23/20
Uffington 07/56 07/53   23/18 23/13
Challow 07/58 07/54   23/16 23/12
Wantage Road 08/01 07/57   23/13 23/10
Steventon 08/05 07/59   23/07 23/07
Milton Jn 08/06½ 08/01   23/05½ 23/05½
Foxhall Jn 08/08 08/03   23/03 23/03
Didcot Parkway 08.17a ~ 08.20d [P4] [UR] 08.06 ~ 08.22   22.57a ~ 23.00d [P3] 22.58 ~ 23.01
Didcot East Jn 08.21½ 08/22   22/56 22/57
Moreton Cutting 08/24 08/23   22/54½ 22/55
Cholsey 08/29½ 08/28   22/51 22/49
Goring & Streatley 08/36 08/32   22/46½ 22/46½
Pangbourne 08/42 08/42   22/43 22/44
Tilehurst 08/47 08/46½   22/39½ 22/41
Tilehurst East Jn 08/47½ 08/47½   22/39 22/41
Reading West Jn 08/50 08/49½   22/37½ 22/38½
Reading 08.53a ~ 08.56d [P13] 08.53 ~ 08.56½   22.32a ~ 22.35d [P13] [DR] 22.23 ~ 22.35½
Southern Jn 08/59 08/58   22/30 22/17½
Spur Jn 09/00 08/59   22/12 22/17
Earley 09/03 09/01   22/09 22/12
Winnersh Triangle 09/04½ 09/02   22/08 22/09
Winnersh 09/05 09/03   22/07 22/07½
Wokingham 09/07½ [P1] 09/06   22/05 [P2] 22/04
Bracknell 09.14a ~ 09.17d [P1] 09.13 ~ 09.17½   21.55a ~ 21.58d [P2] 21.55 ~ 21.57
Martins Heron 09/18½ 09/20   21/53 21/52
Ascot 09/20½ [P1] 09/21   21/50 [P2] 21/46
Sunningdale 09/23 09/23½   21/48 21/42½
Longcross 09/25 09/25½   21/46 21/40
Virginia Water 09/27½ [P1] 09/27½   21/44 [P2] 21/39
Egham 09/34½ 09/32   21/39 21/37
Staines 09.41a ~ 09.44d [P1] 09.41 ~ 09.43½   21.32a ~ 21.34d [P2] 21.30 ~ 21.32½
Ashford 09/46½ 09/46   21/29½ 21/28
Feltham 09/50 [P1] 09/49   21/25½ [P2] 21/25
Feltham Jn 09/52 09/51½   21/23½ 21/22½
Hounslow Jn 09/52½ 09/52½   21/23 21/22
Hounslow 09/54 09/54   21/21½ 21/20
Isleworth 09/57 09/56   21/19½ 21/17
Syon Lane 09/58½ 09/58   21/18 21/16½
Brentford 10/00 09/59   21/17 21/15
Old Kew Jn 10/01½ 10/01   21/15½ ?
Kew East Jn 10/03 10/02½   21/14 ?
South Acton Jn 10/12 ?   21/11 ?
South Acton 10/12 ?   21/11 ?
Acton Central 10/14½ 10/14   21/07½ 21/07
Acton Wells Jn 10/18 10/18   21/03 21/03
Willesden SWS 10L21 ~ 11L03 10.21 ~ 11.03   20L29 ~ 21L01 20.27 ~ 21.01
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/07 11/06   20/25 20/24½
North Pole Sig. Vc818 11/08½ 11/08   20/24½ ?
North Pole Jn 11/09 11/07½   20/24 ?
North Pole Sig. Vc813 11/09½ ?   20/23½ ?
Shepherds Bush 11/12 11/12   20/22 20/21
Kensington Olympia 11.14a ~ 11.18d [P3] 11.13 ~ 11.16½ [P3]   20.16a ~ 20.20d [P2] 20.16 ~ 20.19
West Brompton 11/20 11/20   20/13 20/14
Imperial Wharf 11/21 11/21   20/11½ 20/12
Latchmere Jn 11/22½ 11/23½   20/09 20/11
Longhedge Jn 11/25 ?   20/06 ?
Factory Jn 11/27 [AL] 11/28   20/04 ?
Voltaire Road Jn 11/28 11/28½   20/02 20/06
Clapham High Street 11/28½ ?   20/01½ ?
Shepherds Lane Jn 11/29½ ?   20/00½ ?
Denmark Hill 11/33 [P2] 11/33   19/57 [P1] ?
Crofton Road Jn 11/35 11/34   19/55 ?
Peckham Rye 11/36 11/34½   19/53½ [AL] 20/00
Nunhead 11/38 [P2] 11/37   19/51 [P1] 19/59½
Nunhead Jn 11/38 ?   19/50½ ?
Crofton Park 11/40 ?   19/48½ ?
Catford 11/41 ?   19/47 ?
Bellingham 11/42½ 11/41   19/45 19/55
Beckenham Hill 11/43½ ?   19/44 ?
Ravensbourne 11/45 ?   19/42½ ?
Shortlands Jn 11/46 [DF] 11/45   19/42 19/51
Shortlands 11/46½ 11/46   19/41½ 19/50
Bromley South 11/48 11/47   19/40½ 19/48
Bickley 11/50 ?   19/39 ?
Bickley Jn 11/51 [DFV] 11/51   19/38 [UF] 19/42
Petts Wood Jn 11/55 [DF] 11/53   19/36 [UFV] 19/41
Petts Wood 11/55½ ?   19/35½ ?
Orpington 11/58 [P3] 11/58½   19/34 [P2] [UF] 19/38
Chelsfield 12/00 12/01½   19/32½ 19/37
Knockholt 12/01½ ?   19/31 ?
Dunton Green 12/06 ?   19/26½ ?
Sevenoaks 12/08 [P3] 12/09   19/25 [P1] 19/29
Hildenborough 12/14½ ?   19/18 ?
Tonbridge 12/18 [DF] 12/21   19/14 [UF] 19/16
Tonbridge Down Loop // Up Loop 12.20 ~ 12.26 ?   19.05 ~ 19.12 [SL] ?
Paddock Wood 12/36 [DM] 12/34½   18w44 ~ 18w55 [P1] 18.48½ ~ 18.59
Marden 12/41½ ?   18/39 ?
Staplehurst 12/44½ ?   18/36½ ?
Headcorn 12w49 ~ 13w05 [P2] 12.49 ~ 13.07   18/33 [P1] 18/30½
Pluckley 13/13½ ?   18/27½ ?
Ashford Maidstone Loop 13/21 ?   18/22½ ?
Ashford International 13.22 ~ 13.25 ??.?? ~ 13.26   18/22 18/21

 

Location Booked Actual
Wye 13/35 ?
Chilham 13/40 ?
Chartham 13/42 ?
Canterbury West 13.46a ~ 16.54d [P2] 13.51 ~ 16.55 [P2]
Sturry 16/58½ ?
Minster 17/14 17/28½
Minster West Jn 17/14 ?
Minster South Jn 17/15 ?
Sandwich 17/23 17/36
Deal 17/29 17/41
Walmer 17/31 ?
Martin Mill 17/34½ ?
Buckland Jn 17/41 ?
Dover Priory 17.44 ~ 17.49 [P1] 17/55
Folkestone East 18/03½ ?
Folkestone Central 18/06 18/07
Folkestone West 18/07 ?
Continental Jn 18/10 ?
Saltwood Jn 18/11 18/11
Sandling 18/12 ?
Westenhanger 18/13½ ?
Herringe 18/15½ ?

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z46? : (34046 + 35465) : Southall to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z47? : (34046 + 35465) : Willesden SW Sidings to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 08.51d 21.39a
Southall Yard 09.01 ~ 09.21 21.16 ~ 21.29
Southall East Jn 09/22 21/15
West Ealing 09/30 ?
Acton West 09/36 21/06
Acton Main Line 09.40 ~ 09.46 20.49 ~ 21.01
Acton Wells Jn 09/49 20/46
Willesden SW Sdgs 09.53a 20.43d


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