4th April 1992

Pathfinder Tours
The Hoove-Ring Druid

Locos Used 37212, 47574, 50033 & 50050
Stock Used 4939+4959+5010+5033+5002+17147+17146+5030+4977+5007+5027+5044

Route : 1Z16 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47574 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Hazel Grove - Hazel Grove High Level Jn - New Mills South Jn - Chinley - Dore West Jn - Dore South Jn - Chesterfield - Derby
50033 + 50050 Derby - Burton on Trent - Tamworth High Level - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Barnt Green - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Lydney - Newport - Cardiff Central
50033 + 50050 (1) Cardiff Central - Penarth Curve North Jn. - Ninian Park - Leckwith South Jn - Bridgend - Llynfi Jn. - Tondu - Pontycymmer
37212 (2) Pontycymmer-Tondu - Margam Abbey Works East
50033 + 50050 (1) Margam Abbey Works East - Bridgend - Aberthaw - Barry - Cardiff Central - Ebbw Jn - Park Jn - Lime Kiln Sidings Signal Box - Aberbeeg - Ebbw Vale South GF
37212 (2) Ebbw Vale South GF - Aberbeeg - Park Jn - Gaer Jn - Newport
50050 + 50033 Newport - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Barnt Green - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Lifford curve - Landor St Jn - Tamworth High Level - Burton on Trent - Derby
47574 Derby - Chesterfield - Dore South Jn - Dore West Jn - Chinley - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) 37212 on rear.
(2) 50033 + 50050 on rear.

Sources : Simon Bennett,  Alan Sheppard & Pete Wilcox (courtesy of Jonathan Wilcox)

Photo Review


50033 & 50050 on the mainline west of Newport (photo: Roger Geach)


Arriving at the yet-to-be-reopened Tondu, from Bridgend (photo: Roger Geach)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Manchester Piccadilly 06.05d -   22.53a - 70.10
2.25 Slade Lane Jn 06/09 -   22/47 - 67.65
5.15 Heaton Norris Jn 06/12 -   22/44 - 64.75
5.70 Stockport 06.14a ~ 06.16d -   22.40a ~ 22.42d - 64.20
6.35 Edgeley Jn 06/18 -   22/38 - 63.55
8.55 Hazel Grove 06/22 -   22/34 - 61.35
9.17 Hazel Grove HL Jn 06/23 -   22/33 - 60.73
14.46 New Mills South Jn 06/29 -   22/28 - 55.44
17.09 Chinley 06/34 -   22/24 - 53.01
22.76 Edale 06/44 -   22/15 - 47.14
33.29 Grindleford 06/53 -   22/05 - 36.61
36.79 Totley Tunnel East 06/57 -   22/00 - 33.11
38.03 Dore West Jn 06/59 -   21/59 - 32.07
38.26 Dore South Jn 07/00 -   21/58 - 31.64
45.79 Chesterfield 07.07a ~ 07.09d 07.10 ~ 07.11   21.48a ~ 21.50d 22.30a ~ 22.31d 24.11
50.09 Clay Cross South Jn 07/14 -   21/44 - 20.01
60.17 Ambergate Jn 07/22 -   21/34 - 9.73
70.10
0.00		 Derby 07L34a ~ 07L55d 07.40 ~ 08.07   21L10a ~ 21L22d 21.41 ~ 22.06 147.04
0.00
4.64 Stenson Jn 08/02 -   21/02 21/36 142.20
11.01 Burton-on-Trent 08/07 -   20/57 21/32 136.03
16.44 Wichnor Jn 08/13 -   20/53 21/26 130.40
23.72 Tamworth High Level 08/19 -   20/48 21/20 123.12
28.40 Kingsbury Jn 08/23 -   20/44 21/17 118.44
33.48 Water Orton 08/34 -   20/41 21/14 113.36
39.54 Landor Street Jn 08/40 -   20/35 21/08 107.30
40.31 Proof House Jn 08/43 -   20/33 DIV 106.53
- Lifford East Jn   DIV 20/58 ?
- Lifford West Jn   DIV 20/56 ?
- Selly Oak   DIV 20/52 ?
41.19 Birmingham New Street 08.46a ~ 08.48d 08.49 ~ 08.51   20.29a ~ 20.31d 20.39 ~ 20.46 105.65
44.50 Selly Oak 08/55 -   20/21 DIV 102.34
- Proof House Jn   DIV 20/38 ?
- St Andrews Jn   DIV 20/37 ?
46.64 Kings Norton 08/57 -   20/14 20/25 100.20
51.72 Barnt Green 09/03 -   20/10 20/22 95.12
55.35 Bromsgrove 09/06 -   20/03 20/16 91.49
57.48 Stoke Works Jn 09/08 -   20/01 20/15 89.36
68.65 Abbotswood Jn 09/16 -   19/49 - 78.19
86.63 Cheltenham Spa 09.29a ~ 09.31d 09.33 ~ 09.36   19.32a ~ 19.34d 19.50 ~ 19.54 60.21

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
93.23 Gloucester 09.39a ~ 09.45d 09.46 ~ 09.51
107.41 Awre 09/59 10/07
112.56 Lydney 10/04 10/12
120.52 Chepstow 10p14a ~ 10p29d 10.22 ~ 10.39
128.00 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/37 10/48
137.69 Newport 10/46 11/00
149.49 Cardiff Central 11L02a ~ 11L35d 11.12 ~ 11.40
150.32 Penarth Curve North Jn 11/38 11/44
150.48 Ninian Park 11/40 11/45
150.54 Leckwith South Jn 11/42 11.44a ~ 11.56d
169.70 Bridgend 12/02 12.14a ~ 12.17d
170.13 Llynfi Jn 12/04 12/19
172.72 Tondu 12p24a ~ 12p44d 12.29 ~ 12.48
177.76
0.00		 Pontycymmer 13.14a ~ 13.20d 13.26 ~ 13.37
5.04 Tondu 13t50a ~ 13t51d 14.11 ~ 14.12
12.47
0.00		 Margam Abbey Works East 14.21a ~ 14.26d 14.48 ~ 14.54
8.55 Bridgend 14/41 15/06
22.36 Aberthaw 15/06 15/24
28.01 Barry 15/17 15/33
29.78 Cadoxton 15/19 15/38
33.59 Cogan Jn 15/33 -
35.41 Penarth Curve South Jn 15/37 15/48
36.24 Cardiff Central 15.42a ~ 15.48d 15.51 ~ 15.56
46.47 Ebbw Jn 16/02 16/08
47.29 Park Jn 16/07 16/11
52.42 Lime Kiln Sidings SB 16/18 16/24
60.48 Aberbeeg 16t40a ~ 16t41d 16.51 ~ 16.57
65.05
0.00		 Ebbw Vale South GF 17.00a ~ 17.10d 17.12 ~ 17.22
4.37 Aberbeeg 17t24a ~ 17t25d 17.36 ~ 17.38
12.73 Lime Kiln Sidings SB 17/50 18/02
17.56 Park Jn 17/59 18/11
18.47 Gaer Jn 18/05 18/16
19.30
0.00		 Newport (P1) 18L07a ~ 18.27d 18.16 ~ 18.46
9.69 Severn Tunnel Jn 18/37 19.00a ~ 19.04d
16.65 Pilning 18/43 19/11
20.31 Patchway 18/47 19/14
21.53 Bristol Parkway 18.50a ~ 18.52d 19.16 ~ 19.18
26.23 Westerleigh Jn 18/58 19/23
34.36 Charfield 19/05 19/28
47.61 Standish Jn 19/15 19/37
53.71 Gloucester Yard Jn 19/20 19/42
54.48 Barnwood Jn 19.23a ~ 19.26d 19/44

Timings continue in first table.

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