23rd October 1994

Pathfinder Tours
The Pixie Returns

Locos Used 08645, 08663, 37146 & 37412
Stock Used 17151+4956+4949+4939+4909+5037

Route : 1Z27 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37412 Bristol Temple Meads - Westbury - Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction - Exeter St Davids
37146 + 37412 Exeter St Davids - Plymouth
08663 (1) Plymouth - Bere Alston
08645 (2) Bere Alston - Plymouth
37146 (3) Plymouth - Liskeard [Main Platform] (5)
37412 (4) Liskeard [Branch Platform] - Coombe no. 1 ground frame
37146 (3) Coombe no. 1 ground frame - MP2 (Sandplace) (6)
37412 (4) MP2 (Sandplace) - Coombe station
37146 (3) Coombe station - Liskeard [Branch Platform]  (passengers detrained)
37412 (4) Liskeard [Main Platform] - Plymouth
37146 + 37412 Plymouth - Exeter St Davids
37412 Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Bridgwater - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 08645 on rear.
(2) 08663 on rear.
(3) 37412 on rear.
(4) 37146 on rear.
(5) Passengers had to detrain as train was not permitted over connection loaded due to lack of check-rails.
(6) Train was planned to go to Looe but due to lack of check-rails it was only permitted as far as milepost 2, just on the Looe side of the station at Sandplace.

Sources : class 37's used provided by Steve Marshall (Globe Video)
remaining data from Stuart Smith (joined/left the train at Bristol TM)
with some additional data from Steve Cassidy & Alan Sheppard

Photo Review
(all photos from Roger Geach)


37146 (above) & 37412 (below) on St Germans bank.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

TABLE 1
M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 07.50d 07.56d
0.60 North Somerset Jn 07/52 07/59
11.35 Bath Spa 08/02 08/09
13.51 Bathampton Jn 08/05 08/12
22.45 Bradford Jn 08/16 08/22
28.17 Westbury 08*32 cc 08*47 08*30 cc 08*47
29.51 Fairwood Jn 08/49 08/49
32.73 Clink Road Jn 08/52 08/54
34.75 Blatchbridge Jn 08/54 08/55
47.64 Castle Cary 09/04 09/06
59.40 Yeovil Pen Mill 09*17 ~ 09*24 09*20 ~ 09*36
61.19 Yeovil Junction 09.29 op 09.30 09/43
78.03 Chard Jn 09/45 09/59
93.31 Honiton 09/58 10.16 ~ 10.17
107.11 Pinhoe 10/09 10/30
108.72 Exmouth Jn 10/10 10/31

 

 
TABLE 2
TABLE 5
 
M.C Location Booked (out) Actual Booked (rtn) Actual M.C
110.01 Exeter St. Davids 10L15a ~ 10L35d 10L36 ~ 10L58 19.28a ~ 19.31d 19.27 ~ 19.34 69.61
121.25 Dawlish Warren 10/45 11/08 19/18 19/16 59.19
130.77 Newton Abbot 10/54 11/16 19/08 19/07 49.47
139.54 Totnes 11/04 11/26 18/57 ? 40.70
152.10 Ivybridge 11/20 11/38 18/44 ? 28.35
156.01 Hemerdon 11/34 11/43 18/40 ? 24.43
161.26 Lipson Jn 11/39 11/49 18/33 ? 19.18
162.66 Plymouth 11L41a ~ 12L11d 11L51 ~ 12L13 18L08a ~ 18L30d 18L11 ~ 18L31 17.58

 

TABLE 3
M.C Location Booked (out) Actual Booked (rtn) Actual M.C
0.00 Plymouth ~ 12L11d ~ 12L13d 14L24 ~ 15L19 14L41 ~ 15L19 10.09
2.72 St. Budeaux Jn 12/23 12/27 14/12 14/27 7.17
7.25 Bere Ferrers 12/41 12/52 13.22a ~ 13.52d # 13.30 ~ 14.06 2.64
10.09 Bere Alston 12p53a 13p04 13p08d ## 13p18d 0.00
 
Key
## - Retimed to 13p15d
# - Retimed to 14.00d
 
TABLE 4
M.C Location Booked (out) Actual Booked (rtn) Actual M.C
0.00 Plymouth ~ 15L19d ~ 15L19d 18L08a ~ 18L30d 18L11 ~ 18L31 17.58
2.72 St. Budeaux Jn 15/24 15/25 18/03 18/06 14.66
4.18 Saltash 15/27 15/29 17/59 18/02 13.40
9.16 St. Germans 15/33 15/37 17/52 17/54 8.42
17.58 Liskeard (Main Platform) 15.43a ~ 15.49a ~ ~ 17.42d ~ 17.44d 0.00
0.00 Liskeard (Branch Platform) ~ 16.13d ~ 16.18d 17.12a ~ 17.23a ~ 2.03
1.72 Coombe No.1 GF 16.19 ~ 16.25 ~ 17/05 17/16 0.11
- Coombe Station - - 16.59 ~ 17.04 17.14 ~ 17.15 0.00
4.34
0.00 Coombe No.1 GF ~ 16.24 ~ 16.30 16/58 17.10 ~ 17.11 4.23
1.49 St. Keyne 16/28 16/38 16/54 17/05 2.54
2.74 Causeland 16/32 16/42 16/50 17/01 1.29
4.23 Sandplace 16.36a 16.47 16.46d 16.57 0.00

 

TABLE 6
M.C Location Booked Actual
69.61 Exeter St. Davids ~ 19.31d ~ 19.34d
71.01 Cowley Bridge Jn 19/34 ?
86.27 Tiverton Parkway 19/47 ?
100.41 Taunton 19/59 19/59
105.44 Cogload Jn 20/03 ?
112.06 Bridgwater 20/08 ?
125.49 Uphill Jn 20/22 ?
128.42 Worle Jn 20/26 ?
143.38 Parson Street 20/42 20/30
145.27 Bristol Temple Meads 20.45a 20.37a

Private Preservation Site
at Bere Ferrers

Loco Used No. 3395 Hunslet 0-4-0DM of 1946
Stock Used Brake Vans - RNAD 178 + RNAD 364

 

Trip 1
Platform 13.35d
End of Line 13.36 ~ 13.36
Platform non-stop
upto Turntable 13.37 ~ 13.37
Platform 13.38a

 

Trip 3
Platform 13.45d
End of Line 13.46 ~ 13.46
Spur Line 13.47 ~ 13.47
Main / Spur Jn 13.48 ~ 13.48
Platform non-stop
upto Turntable 13.49a

 

Trip 5
Cab Ride
Middle of Turntable 14.02d
Platform 14.03a


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