30th November 1991

Pathfinder Tours
The Two Counties Explorer

Locos Used 20013, 20057 & 47818
Stock Used booked for load 8 (5xTSO + 2x BFK + TSO)

Route : 1Z16 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47818 Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Charfield - Standish Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Madeley - Basford Hall Jn - Basford Hall Sorting Sidings - Sydney Bridge Jn - Sandbach - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly
20013 + 20057 (1) Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Hazel Grove - Disley - Chapel en le Frith - Hindlow Briggs Sidings
47818 (2) Hindlow Briggs Sidings - Buxton Run Round Sidings
20013 + 20057 (1) Buxton Run Round Sidings - Buxton Station
47818 (2) Buxton Station - Chapel en le Frith - Disley - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Denton - Guide Bridge
20013 + 20057 (1) Guide Bridge - Ashburys - Philips Park No.1 - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Chorley - Preston - Kirkham & Wesham - Poulton le Fylde - Burn Naze
47818 (2) Burn Naze - Poulton le Fylde - Kirkham & Wesham - Preston - Bamber Bridge - Blackburn - Accrington - Rose Grove Down Goods
20013 + 20057 (1) Rose Grove Down Goods - Padiham
47818 (2) Padiham - Rose Grove Down Goods
20013 + 20057 (1) Rose Grove Down Goods - Accrington - Blackburn - Bamber Bridge - Preston
47818 Preston - (via WCML) - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Notes :
(1) 47818 on rear.
(2) 20013 + 20057 on rear.

Sources : Simon Bennett & Derek Thompson

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Derek Thompson)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Swindon 04.55d 21.47a 236.74
5.64 Wootton Bassett Jn 05/02 21/41 231.10
16.53 Chippenham 05.10a ~ 05.12d 21.28a ~ 21.30d 220.21
29.48 Bath Spa 05.25a ~ 05.27d 21.11a ~ 21.13d 207.26
40.27 North Somerset Jn 05/38 21/00 196.47
41.47 Stapleton Road 05/42 20/56 195.27
45.66 Bristol Parkway 05.48a ~ 05.50d 20.49a ~ 20.51½d 191.08
50.36 Westerleigh Jn 05/56 20/43 186.38
71.74 Standish Jn 06/13 20/23 165.00
78.04 Gloucester Yard Jn 06/18 20/18 158.70
84.34 Cheltenham Spa 06.28a ~ 06.30d 20.09a ~ 20.11d 152.40
102.32 Abbotswood Jn 06/46 19/56 134.42
113.49 Stoke Works Jn 06/55 19/48 123.25
115.62 Bromsgrove 06/57 19/46 121.12
119.25 Barnt Green 07/05 19/43 117.49
124.33 Kings Norton 07/12 19/36½ 112.41

 

M.C Location Booked
126.47 Selly Oak 07/14½
129.78 Birmingham New Street 07.22a ~ 07.28d
132.54 Aston 07/33½
134.76 Perry Barr North Jn 07/36½
139.33 Bescot Stadium 07/41½
143.50 Portobello Jn 07/46
146.18 Bushbury Jn 07/48½
159.75 Stafford 08.01a ~ 08.03d
165.24 Norton Bridge 08/08
175.73 Madeley Jn 08/17
182.48 Basford Hall Jn 08/24
183.56 Basford Hall Sorting Sidings 08/29
185.28 Sydney Bridge Jn 08/39
189.02 Sandbach 08/46½
201.53 Alderley Edge 09/01
203.17 Wilmslow 09/04
207.12 Cheadle Hulme 09/11
209.33 Stockport 09.14a ~ 09.15d
212.78 Slade Lane Jn 09/20
215.23
0.00		 Manchester Piccadilly 09L24 ~ 09L39
2.25 Slade Lane Jn 09/43
5.70 Stockport 09c51 ~ 09c52
6.35 Edgeley Jn 09/54
8.55 Hazel Grove 09/58
12.38 Disley 10/05
15.17 Furness Vale 10/09
20.24 Chapel-en-le-Frith 10/18
25.25 Buxton SB 10c31 ~ 10c33
30.13
0.00		 Hindlow Briggs Sidings 10.49 ~ 10.54
5.11
0.00		 Buxton RR Sidings 11.10 ~ 11.15
0.43
0.00		 Buxton 11.20 ~ 11.35
5.21 Chapel-en-le-Frith 11/44
10.28 Furness Vale 11/50
13.07 Disley 11/54
16.70 Hazel Grove 11/58
19.10 Edgeley Jn 12/06½
19.55 Stockport 12c08 ~ 12c10
20.30 Heaton Norris Jn 12/13
24.40 Denton Jn 12/19
25.27
0.00		 Guide Bridge 12.25 ~ 12.32
3.35 Ashburys 12/39
5.60 Philips Park No.1 12/44
5.74 Miles Platting 12/46
7.30 Manchester Victoria 12*50 ~ 13*05
9.09 Salford Crescent 13/13
12.07 Clifton 13/19
18.00 Bolton 13/25
21.02 Lostock 13/30
29.46 Chorley 13/40
32.60 Euxton Jn 13/47
38.16 Preston 13c54 ~ 13c55
38.49 Fylde Jn 13/57
46.44 Kirkham North Jn 14/07
52.47 Poulton-le-Fylde 14/13½
55.07
0.00		 Burn Naze 14.26 ~ 14.31
2.40 Poulton-le-Fylde 14/43
8.43 Kirkham North Jn 14/50
16.38 Fylde Jn 15/00
16.71 Preston 15/04
20.72 Bamber Bridge 15/12
27.10 Cherry Tree 15/20
29.02 Blackburn 15/25
34.28 Accrington 15/33½
38.70
0.00		 Rose Grove Down Goods 15.42 ~ 15.47
2.03
0.00		 Padiham 15.57 ~ 16.02
2.03
0.00		 Rose Grove Down Goods 16.12 ~ 16.17
4.42 Accrington 16/24
9.68 Blackburn 16c33 ~ 16c35
11.60 Cherry Tree 16/38
17.78 Bamber Bridge 16/43½
21.79
0.00		 Preston 16L53a ~ 17L19d
5.36 Euxton Jn 17/26
15.10 Wigan North Western 17/36
23.34 Winwick Jn 17/43
26.70 Warrington Bank Quay 17/46
28.57 Acton Grange Jn 17/47½
34.59 Weaver Jn 17/52½
43.40 Winsford 17/58
51.01 Crewe 18/08
59.40 Madeley Jn 18/18
70.09 Norton Bridge 18/27½
75.38 Stafford 18.31a ~ 18.32d
89.15 Bushbury Jn 18/47
91.63 Portobello Jn 18/54
96.00 Bescot Stadium 18/57½
100.37 Perry Barr North Jn 19/01
103.28 Soho South Jn 19/06½
105.29 Birmingham New Street 19.21a ~ 19.23d
107.00 St Andrews Jn 19/29
? Camp Hill 19/31

Timings continue in first table.

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