2nd May 1994

Pathfinder Tours
The Torbay Exe-Cursioner

Locos Used 20118, 20131, 37796, 37799, 37896, 47547 & 47635
Stock Used 17165+4998+5007+4939+4938+17169+1853+5023+5005+4959+4993

Route : 1Z41 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47635 York - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Wincobank Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Barnt Green - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester
37896 + 37796 + 37799 Gloucester - Gloucester Yard Jn - Charfield - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Lawrence Hill - Dr Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bradford Jn - Westbury - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton
20118 + 20131 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Bristol West Jn - North Somerset Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Derby
47547 Derby - (reverse of outward route) - York


20118 + 20131 at Paignton (photo: Richard Rooker)


37896 + 37796 + 37799 at Gloucester (photo: Richard Rooker)


From Andy Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Andrew Wilson (joined/left train at Sheffield) & Alan Sheppard

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

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 York 06.15d 06.17   00.59a 00.45 87.45
5.41 Colton Jn 06/21 06/23   00/54 ? 82.04
15.45 Hambleton North Jn 06/27 ?   00/41 ? 74.00
19.24 Temple Hirst Jn 06/31 06/30   00/37 ? 68.21
28.24 Shaftholme Jn 06/37 06/36   00/30 ? 59.21
32.43 Doncaster 06.41a ~ 06.43d 06.45 ~ 06.47   00.22a ~ 00.24d ? 55.02
34.44 Hexthorpe Jn 06/47 ?   00/17 ? 53.01
39.49 Mexborough 06/53 06/55   00/11 ? 47.76
40.78 Swinton 06/55 06/57   00/09 ? 46.47
43.09 Aldwarke Jn 06/57 06/59   00/08 ? 44.36
48.02 Wincobank Jn 07/04 ?   00/03 ? 39.43
51.14 Sheffield 07.08a ~ 07.10d 07.10 ~ 07.12   23.57a ~ 23.59d 23.48 ~ 23.50 36.31
55.04 Dore Station Jn 07/15 ?   23/48 ? 32.41
63.34 Chesterfield 07.28a ~ 07.29d 07.27 ~ 07.29   23.40a ~ 23.41d ? 24.11
67.44 Clay Cross South Jn 07/35 07/35   23/36 ? 20.01
77.52 Ambergate Jn 07/43 07/44   23/27 ? 9.73
87.45 Derby 07.53a ~ 07.55d 07.58 ~ 08.00d   23L01a ~ 23L16d 22.44 ~ 22.59 0.00
234.26
92.29 Stenson Jn 08/02 ?   22/54 ? 229.42
98.46 Burton-on-Trent 08/08 08/12   22/43 ? 223.25
104.09 Wichnor Jn 08/13 08/17   22/38 ? 217.62
111.37 Tamworth HL 08.21a ~ 08.23d 08.24 ~ 08.25   22.26 ~ 22.27 ? 210.34
117.18 Kingsbury Jn 08/29 08/32   22/18 ? 204.53
121.13 Water Orton 08/35 08/35   22/15 ? 200.58
127.19 Landor Street Jn 08c42a ~ 08c43d ?   22/06 ? 194.52
128.64 Birmingham New Street 08.48a ~ 08.51d 08.49 ~ 08.53   22.00a ~ 22.02d 21.47 ~ 21.50 193.07
132.15 Selly Oak 08/59 ?   21/49 21/39 189.56
134.29 Kings Norton 09/04 ?   21/41 ? 187.42
139.37 Barnt Green 09/09 ?   21/33 21/28 182.34
143.00 Bromsgrove 09/13 ?   21/27 21/19 178.71
145.13 Stoke Works Jn 09/14 ?   21/25 ? 176.58
156.30 Abbotswood Jn 09/22 ?   21/14 ? 165.41
167.17 Ashchurch 09/29 ?   21/03 ? 154.54
174.28 Cheltenham Spa 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.35 ~ 09.41   20.52a ~ 20.54d 20.43 ~ 20.46 147.43
179.71 Barnwood Jn 09/49 09/49   20/45 20/36 142.00
180.68
0.00		 Gloucester 09L51a ~ 10L08d 09.51 ~ 10.10  
1.01 Gloucester Yard Jn 10/10 ?   20/40 20/35 141.13
7.11 Standish Jn 10/18 10/22   20/33 20/27 135.03
20.36 Charfield 10/28 ?   20/20 ? 121.58
27.26 Yate 10/33 ?   20/13 ? 114.68
28.49 Westerleigh Jn 10/36 ?   20/11 ? 113.45
33.19 Bristol Parkway 10.42a ~ 10.44d 10.50 ~ 10.52   20.02a ~ 20.04d 19.54 ~ 20.00 108.75
34.38 Filton Jn 10/46 ?   19/53 ? 107.56
38.04 Lawrence Hill 10c55a ~ 10c57d 11.00 ~ 11.02   19/47 ? 104.10
38.37 Dr Days Jn 10/59 11/03   19/46 19/46 103.59
38.60 North Somerset Jn 11/02 11/05   19/42 19/42 103.32

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
56.39 Bath Spa 11/12 11/15
60.55 Bathampton Jn 11/15 ?
69.77 Bradford Jn 11/26 ?
74.56 Hawkeridge Jn 11/37 11/36
75.21 Westbury 11c38a ~ 11c40s 11.37 ~ 11.43
76.55 Fairwood Jn 11*43a ~ 11*50d 11/45
79.77 Clink Road Jn 11/56 11/49
82.14 Blatchbridge Jn 11/58 11/50
95.03 Castle Cary 12/08 12/00
117.43 Cogload Jn 12/25 12/16
122.46 Taunton 12/28 12/22
136.60 Tiverton Parkway 12/41 12/34
? Tiverton Loop ??/?? 12.38a ~ 12.42d
152.06 Cowley Bridge Jn 12/55 12/57
153.26 Exeter St Davids 12.59a ~ 13.02d 13.03 ~ 13.21
163.68 Dawlish Warren 13/12 ?
173.40 Newton Abbot 13/21 ?
181.56
0.00		 Paignton 13.38a ~ 17.10d ?
8.16 Newton Abbot 17/25 ?
17.68 Dawlish Warren 17/36 ?
28.30 Exeter St Davids 17.47a ~ 17.49d 18.15 ~ 18.21
29.50 Cowley Bridge Jn 17/53 ?
43.12 Tiverton Loop 18*09a ~ 18*16d ?
44.76 Tiverton Parkway 18/19 ?
59.10 Taunton 18/34 18/56
64.13 Cogload Jn 18/39 ?
70.55 Bridgwater 18/46 19/05
84.18 Uphill Jn 18/59 ?
86.11 Worle Jn 19/02 19/18
101.07 Parson Street 19/21 19/31
101.60 Bedminster 19c23a ~ 19c24d 19/34
102.24 Bristol West Jn 19/27 19/35

Timings continue in first table.

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