21st August 1994

Pathfinder Tours
The Crewe Cruiser

Locos Used 31272, 31306, 37903, 37906, 47301, 56076, 56086, 56092, 58046, 60045, 86606 & 86620

Route : 1Z27 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37903 + 37906 Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Days Jn - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Galton Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Nuneaton
37906 + 37903 Nuneaton - Tamworth - Colwich Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Madeley - Crewe
86606 + 86620 Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly
56076 Manchester Piccadilly - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
47301 Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury
31272 + 31306 Shrewsbury - Whitchurch - Crewe
58046 Crewe - Chester
60045 Chester - Crewe
56092 + 56086 Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Droitwich Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads


37906 leads 37903 at Crewe (photo: Robert Frise)

Sources : Andrew Wilson (Joined/left the train at Birmingham New Street) & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Vickers)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 08.21d ?   22.09a ? 146.56
0.46 Dr Days Jn 08/23 ?   22/07 ? 146.10
4.43 Filton Jn 08/28 ?   22/03 ? 142.13
5.62 Bristol Parkway 08.30a ~ 08.32d 08.42 ~ 08.44   21.59a ~ 22.01d 22.18 ~ ??.?? 140.74
10.32 Westerleigh Jn 08/38 ?   21/53 22/13 136.24
11.55 Yate 08/41 ?   21/51 ? 134.52
18.45 Charfield 08/47 ?   21/46 ? 128.11
31.70 Standish Jn 08/56 ?   21/36 ? 114.66
38.00 Gloucester Yard Jn 09/11 ?   21/30 ? 108.56
38.67 Barnwood Jn 09/12 ?   21/22 ? 107.69
44.30 Cheltenham Spa 09.19a ~ 09.21d 09.25 ~ 09.28   21.14a ~ 21.16d 21.39 ~ 21.41 102.26
51.41 Ashchurch 09/28 ?   21/07 ? 95.15
62.28 Abbotswood Jn 09/36 09/44   20/59 ? 84.28
63.10 Norton Jn 09/38 ?   20/58 ? 83.46
66.15 Worcester Shrub Hill 09.45a ~ 09.47d 09.51 ~ 09.53   20.51a ~ 20.53d 21.11 ~ 21.15 80.41
66.55 Tunnel Jn 09/49 ?   20/50 ? 79.74
71.74 Droitwich Spa 09/58 ?   20/44 21/04 74.62

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
77.56 Hartlebury 10/04 ?
81.30 Kidderminster 10/09 ?
88.09 Stourbridge Junction 10/21 ?
96.33 Galton Jn 10/38 ?
98.11 Soho South Jn 10/40 ?
100.12 Birmingham New Street 10.44a ~ 10.46d 10.41 ~ 10.50
101.00 Proof House Jn 10/48 ?
101.57 Landor Street Jn 10c51a ~ 10c53d ?
107.63 Water Orton 10/59 ?
110.48 Whitacre Jn 11/03 ?
121.12 Nuneaton 11.23a ~ 11.38d 11.23 ~ 11.40
134.14 Tamworth LL 11/56 11/56
140.25 Lichfield TV 12/01 12/00
145.37 Armitage 12/05 ?
151.10 Colwich Jn 12/10 ?
157.45 Stafford 12/15 12/17
162.74 Norton Bridge 12/20 ?
173.76 Madeley Jn 12/29 ?
182.02
0.00		 Crewe 12L46a ~ 13L06d 12.46 ~ 13.15
4.50 Sandbach 13/14 ?
18.65 Wilmslow 13/27 13/38
22.60 Cheadle Hulme 13/31 ?
25.01 Stockport 13/34 13/45
25.56 Heaton Norris Jn 13/36 ?
28.46 Slade Lane Jn 13/39 ?
30.71
0.00		 Manchester Piccadilly 13L45a ~ 14L20d 13.53 ~ 14.20
2.25 Slade Lane Jn 14/27 ?
5.15 Heaton Norris Jn 14/31 ?
5.70 Stockport 14/33 14/33
8.11 Cheadle Hulme 14/36 ?
12.06 Wilmslow 14/41 ?
26.21 Sandbach 14/52 ?
30.71
0.00		 Crewe 15L02a ~ 15L22d 15.06 ~ 15.22
4.39 Nantwich 15/28 ?
13.55 Whitchurch 15/39 15/38
21.77 Wem 15/46 ?
30.49 Harlescott Crossing 15/54 ?
32.57
0.00		 Shrewsbury 15L58a ~ 16L18d 16.04 ~ 16.18
2.08 Harlescott Crossing 16/22 ?
10.60 Wem 16/28 ?
19.02 Whitchurch 16/35 16/41
28.18 Nantwich 16/47 ?
32.57
0.00		 Crewe 16L56a ~ 17L16d 16.58 ~ 17.20
1.41 Crewe Steelworks SB 17/19 ?
10.60 Beeston Castle & T. SB 17/27 ?
21.10
0.00		 Chester 17L39a ~ 18L14d 17.42 ~ 18.15
10.30 Beeston Castle & T. SB 18/26 ?
19.49 Crewe Steelworks SB 18/33 ?
21.10
0.00		 Crewe 18L36a ~ 18L55d 18.49 ~ 19.19
8.06 Madeley Jn 19/05 ?
19.08 Norton Bridge 19/15 ?
24.36 Stafford 19/27 19.44a ~ 19.45d
38.13 Bushbury Jn 19/41 20/03
39.24 Wolverhampton North Jn 19/45 ?
39.67 Wolverhampton 19/47 20/08
45.27 Dudley Port 19/57 ?
48.72 Galton Jn 20/04 ?
50.50 Soho South Jn 20/06 ?
52.51 Birmingham New Street 20.12a ~ 20.14d 20.27 ~ 20.31
53.25 Proof House Jn 20/16 ?
54.22 St Andrews Jn 20/19 ?
54.48 Bordesley Jn 20/20 ?
59.63 Kings Norton 20/27 20/44
64.71 Barnt Green 20/33 ?
68.34 Bromsgrove 20/37 ?
70.47 Stoke Works Jn 20/38 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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