22nd February 1992

Pathfinder Tours
The Meden-Maun

Locos Used 47810 & 56004
Stock Used 5027+5007+4919+5030+4977+17147+17165+5033+5041+5010+4959+4939

Route : 1Z38 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47810 Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth High Level - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Castle Donington - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent Jn - Beeston South Jn - Lenton South Jn - Lenton North Jn - Radford Jn - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Pinxton - Kirkby Summit - Shirebrook Sidings - Shirebrook Jn
47810 (1) Shirebrook Jn - Warsop Jn - Clipstone West Jn - Clipstone South Jn - Rufford Jn - Rufford Colliery Jn - Bilsthorpe Colliery
56004 (2) Bilsthorpe Colliery - Rufford Colliery Jn
47810 (1) Rufford Colliery Jn - Rufford Colliery
56004 (2) Rufford Colliery - Rufford Colliery Jn - Clipstone South Jn - Ollerton Colliery Jn - Boughton Jn - High Marnham
47810 (1) High Marnham - Boughton Jn - Bevercotes Colliery
56004 (2) Bevercotes Colliery - Boughton Jn
47810 (1) Boughton Jn - Ollerton - Wellbeck Colliery Jn (shunt to up line) - Wellbeck Colliery
56004 (2) Wellbeck Colliery - Wellbeck Colliery Jn
47810 (1) Wellbeck Colliery Jn - Shirebrook East Jn
47810 Shirebrook East Jn - Elmton & Cresswell - Oxcroft Jn - Foxlow Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Woodburn Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth High Level - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn (3) - Water Orton - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Notes :
(1) 56004 on rear.
(2) 47810 on rear.
(3) Diverted via Whitacre Jn.

Sources : Simon Bennett, David Russell, Nigel Benning & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Swindon 06.00d ?   21.19a ? 236.31
5.64 Wootton Bassett Jn 06/07 ?   21/12 ? 230.55
16.53 Chippenham 06.15a ~ 06.17d ?   20.59a ~ 21.01d ? 219.66
? Thingley Jn ? ?   20/57 ? 217.52
27.32 Bathampton Jn 06/26 ?   20/48 ? 209.07
29.48 Bath Spa 06.29a ~ 06.31d ?   20.42a ~ 20.44d ? 206.71
40.27 North Somerset Jn 06/41 ?   20.23a ~ 20.30d ? 196.12
40.50 Dr Days Jn 06/43 ?   20/21 ? 195.69
41.47 Stapleton Road 06/44 ?   20/20 ? 194.72
44.47 Filton Jn 06/48 ?   20.08a ~ 20.14d ? 191.72
45.66 Bristol Parkway 06.50a ~ 06.52d ??.?? ~ 07.09   20.04a ~ 20.06d ? 190.53
50.36 Westerleigh Jn 06/58 07/16   19/58 20/03 186.03
58.49 Charfield 07/05 ?   19/50 ? 177.70
71.74 Standish Jn 07/14 07/32   19/39 ? 164.45
78.04 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/19 ?   19/34 19/38 158.35
78.71 Barnwood Jn 07/20 07/38   19/33 19/37 157.48
84.34 Cheltenham Spa 07.25a ~ 07.27d 07.44 ~ 07.47   19.23a ~ 19.25d 19.28 ~ 19.31 152.05
102.32 Abbotswood Jn 07/42 ?   19/10 ? 134.02
113.49 Stoke Works Jn 07/51 ?   19/02 ? 122.70
115.62 Bromsgrove 07/53 ?   19/00 ? 120.57
119.25 Barnt Green 08/00 ?   18/56 ? 117.14
124.33 Kings Norton 08/10 08/21   18/50 ? 112.06
126.47 Selly Oak 08/16 ?   18/47 ? 109.72
129.78 Birmingham New Street 08.25a ~ 08.27d 08.31 ~ 08.36   18.35a ~ 18.40d 18.33 ~ 18.35 106.41
130.66 Proof House Jn 08/29 ?   18/32 18/30 105.33
131.43 Landor Street Jn 08/31 ?   18/31 ? 104.76
137.49 Water Orton 08/37 08/45½   18/25 18.12 ~ 18.19 98.70
- Whitacre Jn - -   DIV ? -
141.44 Kingsbury Jn 08/40 ?   18/20 ? 94.75
147.25 Tamworth High Level 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.53 ~ 08.54   18/15 17/53 89.14
154.53 Wichnor Jn 08/52 ?   18/09 ? 81.66
160.16 Burton-on-Trent 09.02a ~ 09.10d 09.03 ~ 09.21   18.00a ~ 18.02d 17.40 ~ 17.42 76.23
166.33 Stenson Jn 09/17 09/30   17/54 17/32 70.06

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
178.67 Sheet Stores Jn 09/33 09/55
179.28 Trent Jn 09/38 09/56
182.63 Beeston South Jn 09/42 10/00
184.68 Lenton South Jn 09/53 10/05
185.15 Lenton North Jn 09/56 10/06
186.14 Radford Jn 09/57 10/08
191.15 Trowell Jn 10/03 10/14
199.75 Pye Bridge Jn 10/13 10/29
201.60 Pinxton Jn 10/18 10/36
205.13 Kirkby Summit 10/28 10/46
207.51 Shirebrook Sidings 10c40 ~ 10c42 11L09 ~ 11L19
209.23 Warsop Jn 10L50 ~ 11L05 11/20
213.58 Clipstone West Jn 11/15 11/28
213.76 Clipstone South Jn 11/18 11/29
215.40 Rufford Jn 11/23 11/33
215.64 Rufford Colliery Jn 11/26 11/35
219.79
0.00		 Bilsthorpe Colliery 11.46a ~ 11.56d 11.49 ~ 11.57
4.15
0.00		 Rufford Colliery Jn 12.14a ~ 12.19d 12.08 ~ 12.10
2.05
0.00		 Rufford Jn 12.29a ~ 12.39d 12.18 ~ 12.21
2.05 Rufford Colliery Jn 12/49 12/24
3.73 Clipstone South Jn 12/54 12/31
7.77 Ollerton Colliery Jn 13/15 12.42 ~ 13.05
8.71 Boughton Jn 13/20 13/07
16.16
0.00		 High Marnham 13.35a ~ 13.45d 13.28 ~ 13.33
7.25 Boughton Jn 14/00 13/46
11.47
0.00		 Bevercotes Colliery 14.15a ~ 14.20d 14.03 ~ 14.07
4.22
0.00		 Boughton Jn 14.35a ~ 14.40d 14.17 ~ 14.18
0.62 Ollerton 14/45 14p29 ~ 14p40
6.75 Welbeck Colliery Jn 15.00a ~ 15.10d 14.55 ~ 15.00
9.57
0.00		 Welbeck Jn 15.20a ~ 15.30d 15.10 ~ 15.13
2.62
0.00		 Welbeck Colliery Jn 15.40a ~ 15.45d 15.25 ~ 15.26
3.28 Shirebrook East Jn 15L55 ~ 16L10 15.34 ~ 15.36
7.03 Elmton & Creswell 16/20 15/45
11.61 Oxcroft Jn 16/25 15/52
16.72 Foxlow Jn 16/30 16/08
21.56 Beighton Jn 16/38 16/16
23.10 Woodhouse Jn 16/40 16/20
27.37 Woodburn Jn 16/46 16/27
28.34 Nunnery Main Line Jn 16/49 16/30
28.71 Sheffield 16c50a ~ 16c51d 16.32 ~ 16.34
32.61 Dore Station Jn 16/57 16/39
41.11 Chesterfield 17/06 16/49
45.21 Clay Cross South Jn 17/09 16/52
55.29 Ambergate Jn 17/18 17/02
65.22 Derby 17.30a ~ 17.45d 17.18 ~ 17.25

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

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