25th September 2021

Pathfinder Railtours
The Champion Torbay Express

Locos Used (1) 50007 'Hercules', 50049 'Defiance' & 66749 'Christopher Hopcroft MBE 60 Years Railway Service'
Stock Used 35469+3110+3147+80042+3141+3123+3146+3121+1813+4927+4998+4946

Route :
1Z52 : Eastleigh to Kingswear
1Z53 : Kingswear to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
66749 Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Reading West - Reading West Jn - Goring & Streatley - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Stonehouse - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester
50007 + 50049 Gloucester - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
50049 + 50007 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Yatton - Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Day's Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
66749 Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) 50007 running numbered / named as 50034 'Furious', on one side only.
(2) 50007 & 50049 replaced failed D1015 'Western Champion'.


50049+50007 passing Dawlish on the return (photo: Nathan Williamson)

Source : Richard Szwejkowski (on the tour from/to Stroud) & Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Szwejkowski & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Eastleigh 05.58d [P2] [UF] 05.58   23.50a [P2] 23.58
Shawford Jn 06/04 06/06   23/45 [DF] 23/51
Winchester 06/06½ [P1] 06/09   23/41½ [P2] 23/49
Wallers Ash Loop 06/12 06/15   23/36½ 23/44
Worting Jn 06/20½ [US] 06/25   23/27½ 23/33
Basingstoke 06.23a ~ 06.26d [P4] 06.29 ~ 06.32   23.20a ~ 23.23d [P2] [DF] 23.27 ~ 23.29
Bramley 06/33 06/38   23/12 23/19
Southcote Jn 06/52 06/48   23/03 23/11
Reading West 06.55a ~ 06.58d [P2] 06.53 ~ ?   22.58a ~ 23.01d [P1] 23.07 ~ 23.09
Oxford Road Jn 06/59 06/58   22/57 23/06
Reading West Jn 07/01½ [DR] 07/00   22/54½ ?
Tilehurst East Jn 07/03 [DR] 07/02   22/51 [UM-UR] ?
Goring & Streatley 07/11½ [P3] [DR] 07/08   22/45 [P2] [UM] 22/54
Didcot East Jn 07/23½ [DR] 07/15   22/37 [UM] 22/45
Didcot Parkway 07.25a ~ 07.28d [P3] [DR] 07.17 ~ 07.28   22.33a ~ 22.36d [P2] [UM] 22.41 ~ 22.44
Foxhall Jn 07/29 [DR-DM] 07/29   22/32 22/40
Wantage Road 07/34½ [DM] 07/41   22/25 22/33
Challow 07/37½ 07/45   22/22 [UM] 22/30
Uffington 07/39½ 07/47   22/20 22/28
Swindon 07.51a ~ 07.55d [P3] 07.59 ~ 08.02   21.58a ~ 22.09d [P3] 22.15 ~ 22.16
Rodbourne Jn 07/57 08/04   21/54 22/11
Kemble 08.11a ~ 08.14d [P2] 08.18 ~ 08.21   21.38a ~ 21.41d [P1] 21.50 ~ 21.54
St Mary's LC 08/26 08/32   21/27 21/35
Stroud 08.32a ~ 08.35d [P2] 08.36 ~ 08.37   21.19a ~ 21.22d [P1] 21.20 ~ 21.30
Stonehouse 08.41a ~ 08.44d [P2] 08.42 ~ 08.43   21.10a ~ 21.13d [P1] 21.16 ~ 21.17
Standish Jn 08/52 08/51   21/05½ 21/12
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/59 08/58   20/59½ 21/02
Horton Road Jn 09/01 09/01   20/57½ 21/01
Gloucester 09L03a ~ 09L24d [P4] 09.02 ~ 09.23   20L34a ~ 20L55d [P4] 20.34 ~ 20.59
Horton Road Jn 09/25½ 09/25   20/32 20/32
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/26½ 09/27   20/31 20/30
Standish Jn 09/33½ 09/33   20/25 20/23
Charfield 09/42½ 09/41   20/14 20/10
Yate 09/48 09/48   20/08 20/06
Westerleigh Jn 09/50 09/50   20/06 20/04
Bristol Parkway 09.55a ~ 09.58d [P2] 09.55 ~ 09.58   19.56a ~ 20.00d [P4] 19.51 ~ 19.57
Filton Abbey Wood 10/00½ [P1] [ML] 10/01   19/51 [P2] 19/47
Horfield Jn 10/01½ [ML] 10/02   19/50 [RL-ML] 19/46
Narroways Hill Jn 10/04 10/03   19/48 [RL] 19/44
Dr Day's Jn 10/06 10/06   19/46 [RL] 19/43
North Somerset Jn 10/08 10/09   - -
Bath Spa 10/19 [P2] 10/20   - -
Bathampton Jn 10/23 10/23   - -
Bradford Jn 10/33 10/34   - -
Trowbridge 10/34½ 10/37   - -
Westbury 10/40 [P2] 10/44   - -
Fairwood Jn 10/43 10/46   - -
Clink Road Jn 10/46 10/50   - -
Blatchbridge Jn 10/48 10/54   - -
East Somerset Jn 10/51 10/58   - -
Castle Cary 11/02 [P2] 11/07   - -
Somerton GF 11/11 11/13   - -
Athelney LC 11/19 11/21   - -
Bristol East Jn - -   19/45 [UR] 19/42
Bristol Temple Meads - -   19*34 ~ 19*43 [P3] [UR] 19.35 ~ 19.41 [P3]
Bristol West Jn - -   19/32 [UM] 19/32
Parson Street - -   19/28 [P2] [ML] 19/17
Yatton - -   19/13 19/06
Worle Jn - -   19/06 19/01
Uphill Jn - -   19/04 18/58
Bridgwater - -   18/55 18/48
Cogload Jn 11/23 11/24   18/50 18/43
Taunton 11/28 [P2] 11/29   18/47 [P4] 18/38
Norton Fitzwarren 11/30 11/30   18/45½ 18/37
Whiteball 11/38 11/38   18/39 18/30
Tiverton Parkway 11/41 [P1] 11/41   18/36 [P2] 18/28
Tiverton Loop 11/42½ 11/42   18/34½ 18/27
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/53 11/53   18/22 18/16
Exeter St Davids 11.55a ~ 11.58d [P4] 11.56 ~ 11.57   18.16a ~ 18.19d [P5] 18/14?
Dawlish Warren 12/07½ 12/08   18/02 17/58
Dawlish 12/09 12/09   18/00 17/56
Teignmouth 12/12 12/12   17/56 17/53
Newton Abbot 12/17 12/18   17/49 [P3] 17/47
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/17½ 12/19   17/48 17/47
Torquay 12.26a ~ 12.29d [P1] 12.28 ~ 12.31   17.35a ~ 17.38d [P2] 17.33 ~ 17.37
Paignton 12.33a ~ 12.38d [P1] 12.35 ~ 12.40   17.25a ~ 17.30d [P2] 17.21 ~ 17.28
Paignton GF 12.40 ~ 12.45 ? ~ 12.47   17.05 ~ 17.22 17.04 ~ 17.20
Kingswear 13.10a ?   16.40d ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z52 : (66749 + tour stock) : Eastleigh Arlington to Eastleigh

Location Booked
Eastleigh Arlington 05.45d
Eastleigh 05.50a [P2]

0Z52 : (50007 + 50049) : Kidderminster S.V.R. to Gloucester

Location Booked
Kidderminster S.V.R. 07.23d
Kidderminster 07.28 ~ 07.32
Hartlebury 07/39
Droitwich Spa 07/46
Tunnel Jn 07/51
Worcester Shrub Hill 07/52
Norton Jn 08/00
Abbotswood Jn 08/03
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/15
Cheltenham Spa 08/23
Barnwood Jn 08/29
Horton Road Jn 08/30
Gloucester 08.33 ~ 08.37
Gloucester Sig.454 08*39 ~ 09*06
Gloucester 09.08a [P4]

0Z53 : (50049 + 50007) : Gloucester to Kidderminster S.V.R.

Location Booked
Gloucester 20.59d [P4]
Horton Road Jn 21/01
Barnwood Jn 21*03 ~ 21*14
Cheltenham Spa 21/22
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 21/30
Abbotswood Jn 21/39
Norton Jn 21/40
Worcester Shrub Hill 21/45
Tunnel Jn 21/46
Droitwich Spa 21/52
Hartlebury 21/57
Kidderminster 22.02 ~ 22.06
Kidderminster S.V.R. 22.11a

5Z53 : (66749 + tour stock) : Eastleigh to Eastleigh Arlington

Location Booked
Eastleigh 23.56d [P2]
Eastleigh Arlington 00.01a


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