20th May 2022

Pathfinder Railtours
The Cambrian Coast Express

Locos Used 66034, 97302 'Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways / Rheilffyrdd Ffestiniog ac Eryri' & 97304 'John Tiley'
Stock Used 4991+5009+1813+3110+3123+3146+1651+3119+3141+9626

Route :
1Z12 : Bristol Temple Meads to Shrewsbury
1Z13 : Shrewsbury to Pwllheli
1Z14 : Pwllheli to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
66034 Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Cam & Dursley - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Telford Central - Wellington - Shrewsbury
97304 + 97302 Shrewsbury - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Newtown - Machynlleth - Dovey Junction - Tywyn - Fairbourne - Barmouth - Harlech - Minffordd - Porthmadog - Criccieth - Pwllheli
97302 + 97304 Pwllheli - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury
66034 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Off tour options: Barmouth, Minffordd & Portmeirion, Porthmadog or Pwllheli.
(2) Tour postponed from 08/09/21.

Sources : Richard Szwejkowski (on the tour from Shrewsbury to Porthmadog and return) & Neil Bentley

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Szwejkowski, Realtime Trains & Open Rail Live Railway Data)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 04.24d [P11] [UM] 04.24   00.55a [P12] 00.52 136.46
? Bristol East Jn 04/26 [UF] 04/25   00/53 [DF] 00/51 ?
? Dr Day's Jn 04/28 [ML] 04/26   00/52 [DF] 00/48 ?
? Horfield Jn 04/33½ [ML] 04/29   00/47½ [ML] 00/45 ?
4.23 Filton Abbey Wood 04/34½ [P2] [DF] 04/30   00/46½ [P1] 00/44 123.23
5.62 Bristol Parkway 04.38a ~ 04.42d [P1] 04.35 ~ 04.41   00.36a ~ 00.44d [P1] 00.39 ~ 00.42 130.64
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 04/47½ 04/47   00/30 00/33 126.14
? Yate 04/49½ 04/49   00/28 00/31 ?
? Charfield 04/55½ 04/54   00/22½ 00/25 ?
26.28 Cam & Dursley 05.03a ~ 05.05d [P1] 05.01 ~ 05.05   00.13a ~ 00.15d [P2] 00.16 ~ 00.19 110.18
31.70 Standish Jn 05/11½ 05/10   00/08 00/10 104.56
? Gloucester Yard Jn 05/17½ 05/15   00/02 00/05 ?
38.67 Barnwood Jn 05/18½ 05/16   00/01 00/04 97.59
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 05.26a ~ 05.28d [P2] 05.21 ~ 05.27   23.53a ~ 23.55d [P1] 23.56 ~ 23.59 92.16
51.52 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 05.36a ~ 05.40d [P1] 05.36 ~ 05.41   23.34a ~ 23.37d [P2] 23.44 ~ 23.48 84.74
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 05/53 05/50   23/24 23/33 74.18
63.01 Worcestershire Parkway LL 05.54a ~ 05.57d [P1] ?   23.18a ~ 23.21d [P2] ? 73.45
73.45 Stoke Works Jn 06/07 06/06   23/08½ 23/21 63.01
75.49 Bromsgrove 06.10a ~ 06.13d [P2] 06.09 ~ 06.13   23.03a ~ 23.06d [P4] 23.15 ~ 23.18 60.77
79.27 Barnt Green 06/21 [P1] [FL] 06/22   22/58½ [P2] 23/10 57.19
? Longbridge 06/23½ [FL] 06/26   22/55 23/07 ?
84.35 Kings Norton 06/26½ 06/30   22/52 [P4] [FL] 23/04 52.11
? Lifford East Jn 06/28½ 06/31   22/49 23/02 ?
89.50 Bordesley Jn 06/36½ 06/36   22/44 22/55 46.76
89.76 St Andrews Jn 06/38½ 06/37   22/43 22/54 46.50
? Proof House Jn 06/42 [DEL] 06/42   22/38½ 22/50 ?
91.49 Birmingham New Street 06.45a ~ 06.56d [P8] 06.45 ~ 06.55   22.33a ~ 22.36d [P2] 22.44 ~ 22.47 44.77
93.50 Soho South Jn 07/01 07/00   22/29 22/38 42.76
95.28 Galton Jn 07/02½ 07/02   - - -
98.73 Dudley Port 07/06½ 07/06   - - -
- Soho East Jn - -   22/28 22/37 ?
- Perry Barr West Jn - -   22/23½ 22/34 ?
- Perry Barr North Jn - -   22/21½ 22/33 40.15
- Bescot Stadium - -   22/15½ 22/27 35.58
- Darlaston Jn - -   22/14½ 22/23 34.40
- Portobello Jn - -   22/11½ 22/20 31.41
104.39 Wolverhampton 07.14a ~ 07.33d [P2] 07.15 ~ 07.37   22.02a ~ 22.07d [P4] 22.12 ~ 22.15 29.60
? Wolverhampton North Jn 07/35 07/39   21/59 22/10 ?
? Stafford Road Jn 07/36 07/40   21/57 22/09 ?
113.33 Cosford 07/43 ?   21/50 21/56 20.57
113.61 Cosford [Goods Loop] 07*47 ~ 07*59 [DGL] 07.53 ~ 07.58   - - -
? Madeley Jn 08/06 08/05   21/45 21/51 ?
? Telford Central 08/08 08/07   21/43½ 21/50 14.06
123.71 Wellington 08.14a ~ 08.16d [P2] 08.15 ~ 08.17   21.35a ~ 21.38d [P1] 21.42 ~ 21.44 10.25
? Abbey Foregate Jn 08/28 ?   21/23 21/31 ?
132.10
0.00		 Shrewsbury 08L31a [P4] ~ 10L17d [P7] 08.38 [P4] ~ 10.17 [P?]   21L01a ~ 21L21d [P4] 21.03 ~ 21.29 [P4] 0.00
118.54
? English Bridge Jn 10/18½ ?   20/56 ? ?
0.64 Sutton Bridge Jn 10/21 10/20   20/54 20/59 117.68
11.10 Westbury (Salop) 10/32½ ?   20/41 ? 107.42
19.54 Welshpool 10t43 ~ 10t54 [P2] 10.42 ~ 10.43   20t29 ~ 20t31 [P1] 20/27 98.78
22.41 Fron Jn 10/58 ?   20/25 ? 96.11
33.42 Newtown (Powys) 11/17 11/06   20t10 ~ 20t11 [P1] 20.07 ~ 20.13 [P1] 85.12
47.10 Talerddig 11/35 11/25   19/50 19/50 71.44
60.68 Machynlleth 11t53 ~ 12t02 [P1] 11.43 ~ 12.08   19t13 ~ 19t28 [P1] 19.22 ~ 19.32 57.66
64.59 Dovey Junction 12/08½ [P1] 12/14   19t04 ~ 19t06 [P1] 18.48 ~ 19.14 53.67
74.40 Tywyn 12/28½ [P2] 12/34   18/38 [P2] 18/29 44.14
? Fairbourne 12/51 ?   18/10 ? ?
86.27 Barmouth 12t58a ~ 13t01d [P2] 13.04 ~ 13.06   17t53a ~ 18t01d [P1] 17.35 ~ 17.59 32.27
87.77 Llanaber 13/08 ?   17/48 ? 30.57
96.71 Harlech 13/32 [P2] 13/27   17/27 [P1] 17/14 21.63
103.42 Minffordd 13.49a ~ 13.54d ?   17.02a ~ 17.06d ? 15.12
105.57 Porthmadog 14t04a ~ 14t06d [P2] 14.06 ~ 14.08   16t47a ~ 16t52d [P1] 16.45 ~ 16.52 12.77
? Criccieth 14/15 ?   16/38½ ? ?
115.13 Penychain 14/22½ ?   16/31 ? 3.41
118.54 Pwllheli 14.31a 14.31   16.23d 16.23 0.00

Mileages are as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

20/05/22 :
5Z12 : (66034 + tour stock) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 01.10d
Wetmore Jn 01.14 ~ 01.19
Burton-on-Trent 01/24
Wichnor Jn 01/31
Tamworth HL 01/39
Kingsbury Jn 01/43
Water Orton 01/46
Castle Bromwich Jn 01/49
Landor Street Jn 01c55 ~ 01c57
St Andrews Jn 02/00
Bordesley Jn 02/01
Lifford East Jn 02/06
Kings Norton 02/10
Longbridge 02/14
Barnt Green 02/17
Bromsgrove 02/20
Stoke Works Jn 02/22
Abbotswood Jn 02/30
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 02/37
Cheltenham Spa 02/45
Barnwood Jn 02/50
Gloucester Yard Jn 02/51
Standish Jn 02/57
Cam & Dursley 03/02
Charfield 03/11
Yate 03/16
Westerleigh Jn 03/18
Bristol Parkway 03/24
Filton Abbey Wood 03/25
Horfield Jn 03/26
Dr Day's Jn 03/31
Bristol East Jn 03/32
Bristol Temple Meads 03.34a [P12]

5Z11 : (66034 + tour stock) : Shrewsbury to Coton Hill T.C.

Location Booked
Shrewsbury 08.41d [P4]
Coton Hill T.C. 08.46a

0Z12 : (97302 + 97304) : Coleham ISU (CE) to Coton Hill T.C.

Location Booked Actual
Coleham ISU (CE) 09.04d  
English Bridge Jn 09/06  
Shrewsbury 09/09 [P4] [P4]
Coton Hill T.C. 09.15a  

5Z13 : (97304 + 97302 + tour stock) : Coton Hill T.C. to Shrewsbury

Location Booked
Coton Hill T.C. 09.56d
Shrewsbury 10.03a [P7]

0Z14 : (66034) : Coton Hill T.C. to Abbey Foregate C.S.

Location Booked
Coton Hill T.C. 10.23d
Shrewsbury 10.28 ~ 10.34 [UM]
Abbey Foregate Jn 10.36 ~ 10.41
Abbey Foregate C.S. 10.44a

0Z13 : (66034) : Abbey Foregate C.S. to Shrewsbury

Location Booked
Abbey Foregate C.S. 20.55d
Abbey Foregate Jn 20.58 ~ 21.03
Shrewsbury 21.06a [P4]

0Z15 : (97302 + 97304) : Shrewsbury to Coton Hill C.S.
0Z15 : (97304 + 97302) : Coton Hill C.S. to Coleham ISU (CE)

Location Booked
Shrewsbury 21.16d [P4]
Coton Hill C.S. 21.21 ~ 21.31
Shrewsbury 21/36 [UM]
English Bridge Jn 21/37
Sutton Bridge Jn 21.40 ~ 21.43
Sutton Bridge Jn Sig.34 21.44 ~ 21.47
Coleham ISU (CE) 21.49a

21/05/22 :
5Z15 : (66034 + tour stock) : Bristol Temple Meads to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Bristol Temple Meads 01.30d [P11]
Bristol East Jn 01/32
Dr Day's Jn 01/34
Horfield Jn 01/38
Filton Abbey Wood 01/39
Bristol Parkway 01/47
Westerleigh Jn 01/52
Yate 01/54
Charfield 02/00
Cam & Dursley 02/06
Standish Jn 02/12
Gloucester Yard Jn 02/17
Barnwood Jn 02/18
Cheltenham Spa 02/25
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 02/32
Abbotswood Jn 02/40
Stoke Works Jn 02/49
Bromsgrove 02/51
Barnt Green 02/57
Longbridge 03/00
Kings Norton 03/06
Lifford East Jn 03/08
Bordesley Jn 03/14
St Andrews Jn 03/15
Landor Street Jn 03c18 ~ 03c20
Castle Bromwich Jn 03/27
Water Orton 03/28
Kingsbury Jn 03/31
Tamworth HL 03/36
Wichnor Jn 03/42
Burton-on-Trent 03/50
Wetmore Jn 03.56 ~ 04.01
Burton Wetmore Sidings 04.05a


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