23rd May 1993

Pathfinder Tours
The Lancastrian Mini-Excursions

Locos Used
EMU(s) Used		 20075, 20131, 26003, 26005, 37708, 37801, 47229, 56084, 56085 & 60084
305506 & 305511

Route : All trains - 1Z46
(Trains 7, 8, 6)

Train No. Loco(s) Route
7 37708 + 37801 Crewe - Heald Green - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Preston
7 37708 + 37801 (1) Preston Lancaster - Oxenholme -Windermere
7 20075 + 20131 (2) Windermere -Oxenholme - Lancaster - Preston
8 26003 + 26005 (3) Preston - Blackburn - Rose Grove
8 60084 (4) Rose Grove - Padiham Power Station
8 26003 + 26005 (3) Padiham Power Station - Rose Grove - Colne
8 60084 (4) Colne - Blackburn - Preston
6 56084 + 56085 (5) Preston - Golborne Jn - Parkside Jn - Manchester Piccadilly - Heald Green - Wilmslow
6 47229 (6) Wilmslow - Heald Green - Manchester Piccadilly - Earlestown - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe

Train 6A : 1T46 throughout

EMU's Route
305511+305506 Heald Green - Manchester Airport
305506+305511 Manchester Airport - Heald Green

Notes :
(1) 20075 + 20131 on rear.
(2) 37708 + 37801 on rear.
(3) 60084 on rear.
(4) 26003 + 26005 on rear.
(5) 47229 on rear.
(6) 56084 + 56085 on rear.

Sources : Richard Hughes & Duncan Jennings

Photo Review


37708+37801 at Crewe (photo: Simon Cresswell)


20075+20131 at Preston (photo: Duncan Jennings)


26003+26005 at Colne (photo: Duncan Jennings)


60084 at Preston (photo: Duncan Jennings)


56084+56085 at Wilmslow (photo: Simon Cresswell)


47229 arriving at Heald Green (photo: Duncan Jennings)


305511+305506 at Manchester Airport (photo: Duncan Jennings)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Dobson)

Train 7 :

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Crewe 08.30d 08.31
4.45 Sandbach 08/38 -
18.65 Wilmslow 08/51 08/52
22.10 Heald Green 08/57 08/58
28.17 Slade Lane Jn 09/03 09/04
30.42 Manchester Piccadilly 09.07a ~ 09.09d 09.08 ~ 09.10
32.05 Ordsall Lane Jn 09/15 09/15
41.21 Bolton 09/28 09/26
44.10 Lostock Jn 09/33 -
52.67 Chorley 09/41 -
56.01 Euxton Jn 09/49 09/43
61.37 Preston 09L54a ~ 10L15d 10.17 ~ 10.51
82.35 Lancaster 10.38 ~ 10.39 11.14 ~ 11.15
88.43 Carnforth North Jn 10/56 -
101.43 Oxenholme 11.10 ~ 11.16 11.54 ~ 11.58
111.67
0.00		 Windermere 11.36a ~ 11.45d 12.22 ~ 12.29
10.24 Oxenholme 12.04 ~ 12.09 13.01 ~ 13.04
23.24 Carnforth North Jn 12/22 -
29.32 Lancaster 12.29a ~ 12.31d 13.32 ~ 13.34
50.30 Preston 13L02a 14.02

Train 8 :

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Preston 13.40d 14.31
1.49 Farington Curve Jn 13/44 14/35
3.11 Lostock Hall Jn 13/48 -
12.11 Blackburn 14/05 14/51
17.37 Accrington Jn 14/15 -
21.79 Rose Grove 14/22 15/07
22.52 Gannow Jn 14/24 15/20
29.10
0.00		 Colne 14.37a ~ 14.42d 16.04 ~ 16.32
6.38 Gannow Jn 14/56 -
7.11 Rose Grove 14/57 15/49
8.66
0.00		 Padiham P.S. 15.12a ~ 15.17d 15.35 ~ 15.39
1.55
0.00		 Rose Grove 15.32a ~ 15.37d 15/26
4.42 Accrington Jn 15/45 17/00
9.68 Blackburn 15/52 17/07
18.68 Lostock Hall Jn 16/02 -
20.30 Farington Curve Jn 16/07 -
21.79 Preston 16L12a 17.29

n.b. train did not take the booked route - it visited Padiham P.S. ahead of the run to Colne, hence the seemingly wonky timings! 

Train 6 :
(not sure why train 8 was followed by trains 6 & 6a!!)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Preston 17L05d
5.36 Euxton Jn 17/12
15.10 Wigan North Western 17/21
21.04 Golborne Jn 17/25
21.62 Parkside Jn 17/29
32.39 Eccles 17/39
35.48 Ordsall Lane Jn 17/46
37.11 Manchester Piccadilly 17/53
39.36 Slade Lane Jn 17/58
45.43 Heald Green 18.05a ~ 18.07d
48.68
0.00		 Wilmslow 18.13a ~ 18.30d
3.25 Heald Green 18.41a ~ 18.43d
9.32 Slade Lane Jn 18/51
11.57 Manchester Piccadilly 18.55a ~ 18.56d
13.20 Ordsall Lane Jn 19/03
15.79 Eccles 19/07
28.63 Earlestown East Jn 19/21
30.26 Winwick Jn 19/26
33.62 Warrington Bank Quay 19c29a ~ 19c31d
35.49 Acton Grange Jn 19/37
41.51 Weaver Jn 19/43
50.32 Winsford S.B. 19/53
57.73 Crewe 20.07

Train 6A :
(EMU connection)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Heald Green 18.15d
1.75
0.00		 Manchester Airport 18.19a ~ 18.30d
1.75
0.00		 Heald Green 18.34a


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