28th July 2017

Pathfinder Tours
The Buffer Puffer 14.0

Locos Used 37059 & 37069
Stock Used 4927+4959+5366+1813+21269+3123+3120

Route :
1Z50 : Eastleigh to Walton-on-the-Naze
1Z51 : Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea
1Z52 : Clacton-on-Sea to Sudbury
1Z53 : Sudbury to Braintree
1Z54 : Braintree to Southend Victoria
1Z55 : Southend Victoria to Southminster
1Z56 : Southminster to Upminster
1Z57 : Upminster to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
37059 (1) Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Southall - Hanwell Bridge Loop - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - Westbourne Road Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Lea Jn - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - Forest Gate - Ilford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Witham - Marks Tey - Colchester - Colchester Town
37069 (2) Colchester Town - Hythe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Kirby Cross - Walton-on-the-Naze
37059 (1) Walton-on-the-Naze - Kirby Cross - Thorpe-le-Soken
37069 (2) Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton-on-Sea
37059 (1) Clacton-on-Sea - Thorpe-le-Soken - Hythe - Colchester East Gate Jn - Colchester - Marks Tey - Sudbury
37069 (2) Sudbury - Marks Tey - Marks Tey [Up Loop]
37059 (1) Marks Tey [Up Loop] - Marks Tey - Witham - Witham [Signal L763]
37069 (2) Witham [Signal L763] - Witham - Braintree
37059 (1) Braintree - Witham - Chelmsford - Shenfield
37069 (2) Shenfield - Mountnessing Jn - Wickford - Hockley - Southend Victoria [Down Carriage Siding No.1]
37059 (1) Southend Victoria [Down Carriage Siding No.1] - Hockley - Wickford
37069 (2) Wickford - North Fambridge - Southminster
37059 (1) Southminster - North Fambridge - Wickford - Mountnessing Jn - Shenfield - Gidea Park - Romford
37069 (2) Romford - Upminster
37059 (1) Upminster - Romford - Ilford - Manor Park - Forest Gate - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Camden Road Jn - Primrose Hill - Camden Jn - Kilburn [Up & Down Goods Loop]
37069 (2) Kilburn [Up & Down Goods Loop] - Camden Jn - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 37069 on rear.

(2) 37059 on rear.

 
Source : Paul Warburton (on the tour from Stratford)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Paul Warburton)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Eastleigh 15.01d  
? Shawford ?  
6.76 Winchester 15/11  
12.66 Wallers Ash Loop 15*20 ~ 15*40 [UPL]  
23.14 Worting Jn 15/50  
25.54 Basingstoke 15.53a ~ 15.56d  
? Bramley ?  
39.42 Southcote Jn 16/20  
? Oxford Road Jn ?  
41.24 Reading 16.26a ~ 16.36d  
? Twyford ?  
53.05 Maidenhead 16/53  
57.68 Slough [UGL] 17*01 ~ 17*06 [UGL]  
58.68 Slough 17/08  
68.18 Southall 17/30  
68.74 Hanwell Bridge Loop 17*33 ~ 17*36  
70.58 West Ealing 17/39  
73.03 Acton Main Line 17.44a ~ 17.46d  
73.58 Acton Wells Jn 17/56  
74.50 Willesden Junction HL 18/01  
? Kensal Green Jn ?  
79.03 Gospel Oak 18/16  
80.09 Camden Road Jn 18/21  
81.54 Westbourne Road Jn 18*27 ~ 18*40  
82.07 Canonbury West Jn 18/43  
85.55 Lea Jn 18/53  
85.68 Channelsea Jn 18/54  
86.31 Stratford 18.56a ~ 19.17d [P10a]
? Maryland ? [P4]
88.11 Forest Gate Jn 19/19  
? Manor Park ? [P4]
89.56 Ilford 19/21 [P2]
? Romford ? [P3]
95.69 Gidea Park 19/26 [P2]
102.44 Shenfield 19/35 [P3]
112.08 Chelmsford 19/43 [P2]
120.75 Witham 19/55  
128.77 Marks Tey 20/05 [P2]
134.00 Colchester 20/11 [P2]
? Colchester Jn ? [DM-U&DA]
? Hunwick Jn ? [DC]
? Colne Jn ? [DCT]
136.24
0.00
Colchester Town 20.18a ~ 20.24d  
? Colne Jn ? [UCT]
0.79 Hythe 20/29  
12.37 Thorpe-le-Soken 20/52 [P2]
15.02 Kirby Cross 21/07  
17.44
0.00
Walton-on-the-Naze 21.14a ~ 21.32d  
2.42 Kirby Cross 21.39 ~ 21.42  
5.07
0.00
Thorpe-le-Soken 21.50a ~ 21.59d [P2]
4.49
0.00
Clacton-on-Sea 22.10a ~ 23.15d [P4]
4.49 Thorpe-le-Soken 23/24 [P1]
16.07 Hythe 23/40  
16.42 Colchester East Gate Jn 23/42  
? Hunwick Jn ? [U&DC]
18.04 Colchester 23/44 [P3]
23.10 Marks Tey 23/56 [P3]
34.66
0.00
Sudbury 00.20a ~ 00.30d  
11.61 Marks Tey 00.54 ~ 01.00 [P3]
12.10
0.00
Marks Tey [Up Loop] 01.04a ~ 01.09d [UPL]
0.31 Marks Tey 01/12 [P1]
8.33 Witham 01.23 ~ 01.24 [P2]
8.56
0.00
Witham [Signal L763] 01.26a ~ 01.31d [UM]
0.23 Witham 01.33 ~ 01.34 [P4]
6.54
0.00
Braintree 01.52a ~ 02.02d  
6.36 Witham 02.19 ~ 02.20 [P4]
15.18 Chelmsford 02/32 [P1]
24.62
0.00
Shenfield 02.47a ~ 02.52d  [P5]
? Shenfield Jn ? [Southend Loop]
1.16 Mountnessing Jn 02/55  
8.66 Wickford 03/07 [P2]
15.65 Hockley 03/13  
? Prittlewell ? [P2]
21.26
0.00
Southend Victoria 03.22a ~ 03.27d [DCS1]
? Prittlewell ? [P1]
5.41 Hockley 03/34  
12.40
0.00
Wickford 03.43a ~ 03.48d [P3]
8.21 North Fambridge 04/01 [P2]
16.40
0.00
Southminster 04.15a ~ 04.20d  
8.19 North Fambridge 04/35 [P1]
16.40 Wickford 04/47 [P3]
24.10 Mountnessing Jn 04/59 [US]
25.26 Shenfield 05/01 [P1]
25.62 Shenfield [UPL] 05/02  
32.01 Gidea Park 05/08 [P1]
33.12
0.00
Romford 05.10a ~ 05.15d [P2]
3.30
0.00
Upminster 05.25a ~ 05.30d [P6]
3.30 Romford 05/39 [P2]
? Chadwell Heath ? [P1]
8.41 Ilford 05/46 [P1]
9.50 Manor Park 05.51 ~ 05.57 [Up Pass Avoiding]
10.06 Forest Gate Jn 06/02 [UE-UM]
? Forest Gate ? [P3]
? Maryland ? [P3]
11.66 Stratford 06/07 [P10]
12.29 Channelsea Jn 06/10  
12.42 Lea Jn 06/14  
? Hackney Central ? [P1]
16.10 Canonbury West Jn 06/25  
? Caledonian Road & Barnsbury ? [UNL]
? Camden Road ? [P1]
18.08 Camden Road Jn 06/32 [DPH]
? Primrose Hill ?  
18.73 Camden Jn 06/37 [DS]
20.43
0.00
Kilburn [Up & Down Goods Loop] 06.43a ~ 06.53d [U&DGL]
1.64 Camden Jn 06/57 [US]
2.17 Camden South Jn 06/58 [B]
? Upper Park Street ? [B-C]
3.20 London Euston 07.02a [C-D] [P17]


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