Back to "The Railtour Files"18th August 1991
Pathfinder Tours
The Strider
| Locos Used | 47462, 47973, 56022 & 56025 |
Route :
1Z36 : 06.28 Manchester Piccadilly to London Paddington
1Z?? : 17.50 London Paddington to Manchester Piccadilly
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47973 | Manchester Piccadilly - Stoke - Stafford - Nuneaton |
| 56022 + 56025 | Nuneaton - Rugby - Milton Keynes - Denbigh Hall South Jn - Winslow - Claydon LNE Jn - Bicester Town - Oxford - Morris Cowley Branch |
| 56025 + 56022 | Morris Cowley Branch - Hinksey Yard - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Didcot Power Station loop Dust & Ash Disposal Loop (outer loop, clockwise) - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Ealing Broadway - London Paddington (1) |
| 56022 + 56025 | 17.50 London Paddington - Greenford loop - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Canal Wharf Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Silkstream Jn - Elstree - Luton - Kettering - Wigston South Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton |
| 47462 | Nuneaton - (return as outward) - Manchester Piccadilly |
Notes :
(1) The tour was a means of getting people to the Old Oak Common
open day. The two 56's on this tour were a late substitute for another pair
which failed (unknown - anybody able to confirm identities?). As a result the
tour departed late from Nuneaton.
Additional information;
After arrival at Paddington, the stock was used for a Paddington - Didcot Power
Station Loop - Paddington mini-tour with 56034 for haulage, called "The
Didcot Lupin", organised by Hertfordshire Rail Tours. Also separately
running were several circular Paddington - Greenford - Ealing - Paddington
trains using 59005 and 60047 top & tail, with the leading engine alternating
on successive runs. These specials ran under the name "The Greenford
Grinder".
Sources : Gary Blyth
(joined/left train at Nuneaton), Richard Rooker & Glenn Ford
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