14th August 2021

Pathfinder Railtours
The Cambridge & Norfolk Explorer

Locos Used 37069 & 37402 'Stephen Middlemore'
Stock Used 35469+3110+3141+1671+3119+3123+3146+3149+1813+4927+4946+4991+4998

Route :
1Z10 : Eastleigh to Norwich
1Z11 : Norwich to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
37402 + 37069 Eastleigh - Chandler's Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Warminster- Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Southall - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Junction Road Jn - Upper Holloway - Harringay Park Jn - Harringay - Alexandra Palace - Potters Bar - Welwyn Garden City - Stevenage - Hitchin - Letchworth - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely - Brandon - Thetford - Wymondham - Norwich
37069 + 37402 Norwich - (reverse of outward route) - Shepreth Branch Jn - Audley End - Stansted Mountfitchet - Bishops Stortford - Harlow Town - Broxbourne - Cheshunt - Brimsdown - Tottenham South Jn - Coppermill Jn - Temple Meads East Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Highbury & Islington - Westbourne Road Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 02/05/20, 05/09/20, 19/09/20 & 01/05/21.
(2) Off tour options: Cambridge, Sandringham House, Ely, Norfolk Broads Cruise, Bure Valley Railway or Norwich.
(3) The tour brochure had the outward headcode as 1Z38 in error.


37402+37069 at Westbury on the outward leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Sources : Matt Walker (on the tour throughout) & Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Eastleigh 05.19d [P2] 05.19   00.36a [P2] 00.43 288.78
? Eastleigh East Jn 05/20½ 05/20   00/34 00/42 ?
? Eastleigh Single Line Jn 05/22 ?   00/31½ ? ?
? Romsey Single Line Jn 05/32½ ?   00/21½ ? ?
7.22 Romsey 05.34a ~ 05.36d [P2] 05.30 ~ 05.35   00.16a ~ 00.19d [P1] 00.30 ~ 00.32 281.56
? Dean 05/45½ 05/44   00/09½ 00/22 ?
? Tunnel Jn 05/54½ 05/51   23/59 00/13 ?
23.67 Salisbury 05.57a ~ 05.59d [P3] 05.55 ~ 05.58   23.54a ~ 23.56d [P4] 00.06 ~ 00.09 265.11
? Wilton Jn 06/03 06/02   23/51 00/02 ?
? Wishford 06/07 06/06   23/47 23/57 ?
? Wylye AHB 06/11 06/10   23/43 23/53 ?
? Upton Lovell 06/15 06/14   23/39 23/49 ?
43.49 Warminster 06.20a ~ 06.22d 06.19 ~ 06.24   23.30a ~ 23.33d 23.41 ~ 23.44 245.20
48.22 Westbury 06.28a ~ 06.31d [P2] 06.32 ~ 06.34 [P3]   23.20a ~ 23.22d [P1] 23.28 ~ 23.31 240.56
52.25 Trowbridge 06.37a ~ 06.40d 06.40 ~ 06.42   23.10a ~ 23.13d 23.17 ~ 23.22 236.53
53.46 Bradford Jn 06/42 06/45   23/08 23/14 235.32
? Melksham 06/47½ 06/50   23/03½ 23/08 ?
61.76 Thingley Jn 06/53 [DM] 06/56   22/59 23/03 227.02
? Thingley East Jn 06/55½ 06/57   22/58½ 23/01 ?
64.10 Chippenham 06.59a ~ 07.02d [P1] 07.00 ~ 07.03   22.54a ~ 22.56d [P1] 22.54 ~ 22.58 224.68
74.79 Wootton Bassett Jn 07/15 07/13   22/45 22/44 213.79
80.63 Swindon 07.22a ~ 07.25d [P1] 07.19 ~ 07.27   22.31a ~ 22.38d [P4] 22.35 ~ 22.38 208.15
91.47 Uffington 07/36½ 07/36   22/21 22/24 197.31
? Challow 07/38½ [UM] 07/38   22/19 22/23 ?
97.64 Wantage Road 07/41½ 07/41   22/16 22/20 191.14
? Foxhall Jn 07/48½ [RL] 07/46   22/09 22/13 ?
104.76 Didcot Parkway 07.51a ~ 07.54d [P4] [UR] 07.50 ~ 07.54 [P4]   22.04a ~ 22.07d [P3] [RL] 22.07 ~ 22.09 184.02
? Didcot East Jn 07/55½ [UR] 07/55   22/03 [DR] 22/06 ?
113.26 Goring & Streatley 08/01 [P4] [UR] 08/02   21/55 [P3] [DR] 21/58 175.72
? Reading West Jn 08/08 [UR] 08/08   21/48 [DR] 21/51 ?
122.06 Reading 08/18 [P15] [UR] 08/11   21/47 [P13] [DR] 21/50 166.72
? Kennet Bridge Jn 08/19½ [UR] 08/19   21/45½ [DR] 21/48 ?
127.05 Twyford 08/24 [P4] [UR] 08/25   21/40½ [P3] [DR] 21/42 161.73
133.67 Maidenhead 08/31 [P4] [UR] 08/31   21/33½ [P3] [DR] 21/34 155.11
139.50 Slough 08/37½ [P5] [UR] 08/37   21/27 [P4] [DR] 21/27 149.28
? Heathrow Airport Jn 08/50 [UR] 08/49   21/17 [DR] 21/17 ?
149.00 Southall 08/56 [P4] [UR] 08/55   21/13 [P3] [DR] 21/12 139.78
151.40 West Ealing 09/01 [P4] [UR] 09/00   21/09 [P3] [DR] 21/09 137.38
153.06 Acton West 09/05 [UR] 09/03   20*47 ~ 21*06 [GL-RL] 20.48 ~ 21.05 135.72
153.65 Acton Main Line 09/07 [UR] 09/05   20/43 [GL] 20/46 135.13
154.47 Acton Wells Jn 09/09½ 09/08   20/41 20/43 134.31
155.32 Willesden Junction HL 09c14 ~ 09c16 [P4] 09.10 ~ 09.13   20c36 ~ 20c38 [P5] 20.38 ~ 20.39 133.46
? Kensal Green Jn 09/18 09/14   20/34 20/36 ?
157.76 West Hampstead 09/24 [P2] 09/18   20/28 [P1] 20/29 131.02
159.65 Gospel Oak 09/31 09/28   20/20 [P1] 20/23 129.03
160.39 Junction Road Jn 09/33 09/30   - - -
? Upper Holloway 09/35 [P2] 09/31   - - -
162.12 Harringay Park Jn 09/37½ 09/36   - - -
? Harringay 09/39½ [DS2] ?   - - -
164.03 Alexandra Palace 09/43½ [P3] [DS] 09/45   - - -
171.62 Potters Bar 09/51½ [P4] [DS] 09/54   - - -
179.30 Welwyn Garden City 09/59½ [P3] 10/04   - - -
180.25 Digswell Jn 10*02 ~ 10*08 10/06   - - -
? Woolmer Green Jn 10/11½ [DS] 10/09   - - -
186.50 Stevenage 10/17½ [P4] [DS] 10/16   - - -
190.79 Hitchin 10*23 ~ 10*27 [P2] 10/21   - - -
192.33 Hitchin East Jn Sig.K945 10*30 ~ 10*43 ?   - - -
193.55 Letchworth 10/47 [P2] 10/27   - - -
203.77 Royston 11/00 [P2] 10/40   - - -
? Foxton 11/06½ 10/46   - - -
- Camden Road Jn - -   20/16 20/18 128.07
- Camden Road East Jn - -   20/13½ 20/15 ?
- Westbourne Road Jn - -   20/10 ? ?
- Highbury & Islington - -   20/08½ [P7] ? ?
- Canonbury West Jn - -   20/07 20/03 126.09
- Navarino Road Jn - -   20/02½ 20/00 124.49
- Lea Jn - -   19*43 ~ 19*56 19.46 ~ 19.55 122.41
- Temple Mills East Jn - -   19/41 19/44 121.63
- Coppermill Jn - -   19/36 19/38 119.15
- Tottenham South Jn - -   19/35 19/37 118.48
- Brimsdown - -   19/28 19/32 113.28
- Cheshunt - -   19/24½ [P1] 19/28 110.08
- Broxbourne - -   19/21 [P2] 19/25 106.72
- Broxbourne Jn - -   19/18½ 19/23 ?
- Harlow Town - -   19/12½ [P2] 19/15 101.30
- Bishops Stortford - -   19/02½ [P2] 19/05 93.62
- Stansted Mountfitchet - -   18/59½ 19/01 90.61
- Stansted North Jn - -   18/58 18/57 ?
- Audley End - -   18/44½ [P1] 18/46 82.34
214.31 Shepreth Branch Jn 11/17 10/52   18/35 18/34 71.06
216.37 Cambridge Sig.147 11*21 ~ 11*35 [DS] ?   - - -
217.00 Cambridge 11.38a ~ 11.41d [P4] 11.35 ~ 11.41   18.24a ~ 18.30d [P8] 18.23 ~ 18.30 68.37
? Coldham Lane Jn 11/43½ 11/43   18/21½ [UM] 18/19 ?
? Cambridge North 11/45 [P2] 11/45   18/19½ [P1] 18/18 ?
222.29 Waterbeach 11/48 11/48   18/17 18/15 63.08
? Ely Dock Jn 11/58 11/56   18/08½ 18/07 ?
231.58 Ely 11.59a ~ 12.02d [P1] 11.57 ~ 11.59   18.03a ~ 18.06d [P2] 18.03 ~ 18.06 53.39
233.11 Ely North Jn 12/05 12/03   18/00½ 18/00 52.26
247.69 Brandon 12/22½ 12/21   17/40½ 17/43 37.57
254.78 Thetford 12/29½ 12/29   17/33½ 17/37 30.39
? Attleborough 12/44½ 12/42   17/19½ 17/23 ?
275.20 Wymondham 12/50½ 12/47   17/13½ 17/17 10.17
284.28 Trowse Jn 12/59½ 12/57   17/05½ 17/08 1.09
? Trowse Swing Bridge 13/04 [D] 12/58   17/04½ [D] 17/07 ?
? Thorpe Jn 13/04½ [W] 12/59   17/04 [W] 17/06 ?
285.37 Norwich 13.06a [P2] 13.00 [P2]   17.03d [P2] 17.05 [P2] 0.00

Mileages are as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z?? : (37716 + tour stock) : Norwich to Crown Point

Location Booked
Norwich 13.35d [P2]
Thorpe Jn 13/36
Crown Point Reception 13.38a

5Z?? : (37716 + tour stock) : Crown Point to Norwich

Location Booked
Crown Point Reception 14.40d
Thorpe Jn 14/42
Norwich 14.44a [P2]


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