14th August 1993

Pathfinder Tours
The Triple Chopper Tripper

Locos Used 08827, 20087, 20132, 20187 & 47706
Stock Used 4939+4949+4925+4956+1853+17165+17151+4959+5027+4998+4938

Route : 1Z44 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47706 Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Days Jn - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Charfield - Gloucester Yard Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - (via Camp Hill line) - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford
20087 + 20132 + 20187 Stafford - (via WCML) - Carnforth South Jn - Carnforth Furness Goods - Arnside - Dalton Jn - Park South Jn - Workington - Currock Jn - Upperby Jn - Upperby Up Goods Through Line
08827 Upperby Up Goods Through Line - Upperby Jn - Carlisle
20087 + 20132 + 20187 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton - Shipley - Whitehall Jn - Altofts Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Huddersfield - Diggle Jn - Stalybridge - Guide Bridge - Denton Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Norton Bridge - Stafford
47706 Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot Stadium - Aston - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Abbotswood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Original route had the train going Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Farington Jn - Warrington but this had to be altered owing to a loco hauled ban due to a weak bridge between Hellifield & Blackburn. As a result Warrington passengers had to change at Stockport and use the 19.25 departure (18.42 Sheffield to Liverpool) to get back to Warrington. This was missed owing to late running and the 20.25 departure was caught instead, formed of 158790. Original tour spec had the 20's coming on at Birmingham New Street but this was later changed to Stafford.

Sources : Alan Sheppard & Alan Vickers

Photo Review


47706 at Stafford (photo: Duncan Jennings)


20087 leads the trio through Shipley (photo: Paul Barrett)


08827 on arrival into Carlisle (photo: Duncan Jennings)


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Alan Vickers)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked   Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 05.48d ? 23.02a   ? 123.59
0.46 Dr Days Jn 05/50 ? 23/00   ? 123.13
4.43 Filton Jn 05/55 ? 22/53   ? 119.16
5.62 Bristol Parkway 05.58a ~ 06.00d ??.?? ~ 08.02 22.49a ~ 22.51d   23.29 ~ ??.?? 117.77
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 06/05 06/09 22/43   ? 113.27
18.45 Charfield 06/13 ? 22/35   ? 105.14
31.70 Standish Jn 06/22 ? 22/24   23/04 97.79
38.00 Gloucester Yard Jn 06/30 ? 22/19   ? 91.69
38.67 Barnwood Jn 06/31 06/35 22/18   ? 91.02
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 06.37a ~ 06.39d ??.?? ~ 06.44 22.10a ~ 22.12d   22.50 ~ 22.52 85.39
51.41 Ashchurch 06/46 ? 22/02   ? 78.28
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 06/56 ? 21/55   ? 67.41

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
73.45 Stoke Works Jn 07/04 ?
75.58 Bromsgrove 07/06 07/09
79.21 Barnt Green 07/13 ?
82.62 Kings Norton 07/18 ?
? Camp Hill 07/23 ?
87.77 Bordesley Jn 07/24 ?
88.23 St Andrews Jn 07/25 ?
89.20 Proof House Jn 07/29 ?
89.74 Birmingham New Street 07.32a ~ 07.38d 07.32 ~ 07.40
91.75 Soho South Jn 07/43 ?
93.53 Galton Jn 07/45 ?
97.18 Dudley Port 07/49 ?
102.58 Wolverhampton 08/01 08/05
118.09
0.00		 Stafford 08L25a ~ 08L40d 08.22 ~ 08.41
5.29 Norton Bridge 08/49 08/49
16.31 Madeley Jn 08/58 ?
24.37 Crewe 09/08 09/07
31.78 Winsford 09/14 ?
41.57 Weaver Jn 09/20 ?
46.61 Acton Grange Jn 09/24 ?
48.48 Warrington Bank Quay 09.27a ~ 09.29d 09.36 ~ 09.38
51.75 Winwick Jn 09/34 ?
60.28 Wigan North Western 09/44 09/51
70.02 Euxton Jn 09/58 ?
75.38 Preston 10c03a ~ 10c10d 10.06 ~ 10.11
96.36 Lancaster 10/30 10/33
102.02 Carnforth South Jn 10/36 10/44
102.46 Carnforth Furness Goods 10c37a ~ 10c39d ?
103.02 Carnforth Furness Jn 10/41 10/46
108.44 Arnside 10/49 10/54
111.46 Grange-over-Sands 10/53 10/57
121.43 Ulverston 11/04 ?
126.53 Dalton Jn 11/10 11/17
127.49 Park South Jn 11/12 11/19
139.60 Millom 11/23 11/34
152.52 Ravenglass 11/36 11/45
156.65 Seascale 11/41 ?
158.49 Sellafield 11p44a ~ 11p54d 11.52 ~ 12.06
164.75 St Bees 12/03 12/15
168.51 Corkickle 12/08 12/22
169.39 Whitehaven 12/11 12/25
176.19 Workington 12c26a ~ 12c28d 12.40 ~ 12.41
181.56 Maryport 12/36 ?
197.55 Wigton 12/54 13/06
208.29 Currock Jn 13/08 13/18
208.73 Bog Jn 13/11 13/20
209.40 Upperby Jn 13/14 13/22
209.60
0.00		 Upperby Up Goods Through Line 13L16a ~ 13L26d 13.24 ~ 13.50
0.27 Upperby Jn 13/28 ?
1.13
0.00		 Carlisle (P3) 13L35a ~ 14L46d 13.55 ~ 15.05
0.72 Petteril Bridge Jn 14/53 15/10
9.68 Armathwaite 15/05 ?
15.34 Lazonby & Kirkoswald 15/11 15/28
19.61 Langwathby 15/17 ?
30.62 Appleby 15/31 15/51
41.44 Kirkby Stephen 15/45 16/03
58.59 Blea Moor 16/06 ?
60.64 Ribblehead 16p09a ~ 16p26d 16.27 ~ 16.42
73.44 Settle Jn 16/42 16/56
76.69 Hellifield 16/46 16/59
86.63 Skipton 16/59 17/10
95.78 Keighley 17/10 17/22
102.39 Guiseley Jn 17/19 17/31
106.05 Apperley Jn 17/23 ?
111.65 Wortley Jn 17/28 17/45
112.30 Whitehall Jn 17/29 17/47
112.42 Leeds Sig. 871 17c31a ~ 17c35d 17.48 ~ 17.55
122.02 Altofts Jn 17/50 ?
125.75 Wakefield Kirkgate 17/57 18/15
128.19 Horbury Jn 18/01 18/19
135.25 Mirfield East Jn 18/09 ?
136.08 Heaton Lodge Jn 18/13 ?
140.22 Huddersfield 18/20 18/41
147.28 Marsden UGL 18/30 18.54a ~ 19.05d
151.23 Diggle Jn 18/34 ?
158.30 Stalybridge 18/42 19/23
160.53 Guide Bridge 18/49 19/29
162.11 Denton Jn 18/51 ?
166.25 Stockport 19*01a ~ 19*10d 19.41 ~ 19.47
168.46 Cheadle Hulme 19/14 ?
178.22 Macclesfield 19/25 20/01
191.68 Kidsgrove 19/34 20/13
198.19 Stoke-on-Trent 19/41 20/19
205.27 Stone 19/53 20/28
209.03 Norton Bridge 19/58 20/32
214.32
0.00		 Stafford 20L03a ~ 20L14d 20.39 ~ 20.51
13.57 Bushbury Jn 20/31 21/08
16.25 Portobello Jn 20/36 21/14
20.42 Bescot Stadium 20/41 21/23
24.79 Perry Barr North Jn 20/47 ?
27.21 Aston 20/52 21/31
29.21 Proof House Jn 20/56 ?
29.77 Birmingham New Street 20.58a ~ 21.01d 21.37 ~ 21.40
31.78 Soho South Jn 21/07 ?
33.56 Galton Jn 21/09 ?
41.60 Stourbridge Junction 21/22 22/02
48.39 Kidderminster 21/30 22/09
52.13 Hartlebury 21/35 ?
57.75 Droitwich Spa 21/40 22/18
63.54 Worcester Shrub Hill 21c47a ~ 21c49d ??.?? ~ 22.28

Timings continue in first table.

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