11th November 1995

Pathfinder Tours
The Severnsider

Locos Used 31462, 31467, 37038 & 47791
Stock Used 5005+4999+4986+4938+13318+21266+99132+4998+4959+4977

Route : 1Z63 throughout

Loco(s) Route
31462 + 31467 Manchester Victoria - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Stockport - Crewe - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Bescot - Aston - Birmingham New St. - Selly Oak - Bromsgrove - Worcester Up Through Line - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester Yard Down Goods Loop
31462 + 31467 (1) Gloucester Yard DGL - Yate South Jn - Westerleigh Yard
37038 (2) Westerleigh Yard - Yate South Jn - Yate Middle Jn - Tytherington
31462 + 31467 (1) Tytherington - Yate Middle Jn - Bristol Parkway (Down Goods Line) - Stoke Gifford Jn - Filton West Jn - Hallen Marsh Jn - Avonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal
37038 (2) Avonmouth BBHT - Hallen Marsh Jn - Filton West Jn - Patchway - Pilning Down Goods Loop - Severn Tunnel - Newport
31462 + 31467 (1) Newport - Bishton Flyover - Severn Tunnel Jn - Caerwent Branch Jn
37038 (2) Caerwent Branch Jn (Up Main) to Caldicot Level Crossing Ground Frame (Down Main)
31462 + 31467 (1) Caldicot (Level Crossing Ground Frame) to Sudbrook (Post Office No.2 L.C.)
37038 (2) Sudbrook to Caldicot (Level Crossing Ground Frame)
31462 + 31467 (1) Caldicot LCGF - Chepstow - Lydney Jn Goods Loop
37038 (2) Lydney Jn Goods Loop to Norchard (Dean Forest Railway)
31462 + 31467 (1) Norchard - Lydney Jn Goods Loop - Gloucester
31462 + 31467 Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Down Through Line - Bromsgrove - Camp Hill -
Birmingham New St. - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Crewe
47791 Crewe - Stockport - Denton - Ashton Moss North Jn - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) 37038 on rear.
(2) 31462 + 31467 on rear.

37038 was in very poor health, and rear end assistance was provided by the 31s on the Tytherington branch, Avonmouth to Newport, and the Dean Forest line, and possibly elsewhere too.

Sources : Richard Hughes (On the train throughout) & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Manchester Victoria 05.27d 06.16d (3)   22.58a 00.42a 38.48
1.38 Miles Platting 05/32 06.22a ~ 06.32d   22/54 00/37 37.10
5.41 Ashton Moss North Jn 05/43 06/41   22/46 00/31 33.07
8.62 Denton Jn 05/48 06/47   22/37 (4) 23.43 ~ 00.22 29.66
12.72 Heaton Norris Jn 05/54 06/57   22/25 23.33a ~ 23.34d 25.56
13.47 Stockport 05.56a ~ 06.00d 06.59 ~ 07.00   22.18a ~ 22.22d 23.28 ~ 23.30 25.01
15.68 Cheadle Hulme 06/04 ?   22/14 ? 22.60
19.63 Wilmslow 06/09 ?   22/06 ? 18.65
33.78 Sandbach 06/20 ?   21/52 23/04 4.50
38.48 Crewe 06.30a ~ 06.36d ??.??a ~ 07.32   21L32a ~ 21L44d 22L44 ~ 22L56 0.00
129.56
46.54 Madeley Jn 06/48 07/44   21/06 22/33 121.49
57.56 Norton Bridge 07/01 ?   20/57 22/24 110.47
63.05 Stafford 07.06a ~ 07.08d 08.00 ~ 08.03   20.49a ~ 20.51d 22.14 ~ 22.17 105.18
76.62 Bushbury Jn 07/23 08/20   20/34 ? 91.41
79.30 Portobello Jn 07/27 08/24  
83.47 Bescot 07/32 08/32  
88.07 Perry Barr North Jn 07/38 08/37  
90.29 Aston 07/45 08.40a ~ 08.45d  
92.29 Proof House Jn 07/49 08/49  
- Wolverhampton   20/29 22/01 89.67
- Dudley Port   20/22 ? 84.27
- Galton Jn   20/19 ? 80.62
- Soho South Jn   20/13 ? 79.04
93.05 Birmingham New Street 07.51a ~ 07.55d 08.53 ~ 09.00   20.01a ~ 20.07d 21.42 ~ 21.45 77.03
96.36 Selly Oak 08/02 09/09  
- Proof House Jn   19/59 21/35 76.29
- St. Andrews Jn   19/56 21/32 75.32
- Bordesley Jn   19/53 21/31 75.06
98.50 Kings Norton 08/08 09/11   19/48 21/24 69.71
103.58 Barnt Green 08/14 09/16   19/41 21/18 64.63
107.21 Bromsgrove 08/18 09/20   19/36 21/12 61.20
109.34 Stoke Works Jn 08/23 09/22   19/34 21/09 59.07
113.49 Droitwich Spa 08.29a ~ 08.30d 09.29 ~ 09.31   19.27a ~ 19.28d 21.00 ~ 21.02 54.72
118.61 Tunnel Jn 08/35 09/40   19/22 20/53 49.60
119.21 Worcester Up Through Line 08/38 09.41a ~ 09.43d  
- Worcester Down Through Line   19/19 20/51 49.20
123.12 Abbotswood Jn 08/46 09/50   19/08 20/30 45.29
133.79 Ashchurch 08/54 ?   19/00 ? 34.42
141.10 Cheltenham Spa 09.01a ~ 09.03d 10.14 ~ 10.18   18.50a ~ 18.53d 20.10 ~ 20.12 27.31
146.53 Barnwood Jn 09/11 10.26a ~ 10.27d   18/43 ? 21.68

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
147.13 Gloucester Yard U/DGL 09L14 ~ 09L34 10.29 ~ 10.51
153.50 Standish Jn 09/44 11/06
166.75 Charfield 09/54 11/28
173.65 Yate South Jn 09/59 11/36
176.22
0.00		 Westerleigh Yard 10.14 ~ 10.31 11.50 ~ 12.02
2.37 Yate South Jn 10/46 12/12
2.66 Yate Middle Jn 10*49 ~ 10*54 12.15 ~ 12.20
8.61
0.00		 Tytherington 11.24 ~ 11.37 12.53 ~ 13.06
5.75 Yate Middle Jn 12*07 ~ 12*12 13.40 ~ 13.42
6.24 Yate South Jn 12/15 13/44
7.47 Westerleigh Jn 12/18 13/47
12.05 Bristol Parkway Down Goods 12/24 13/55
13.33 Filton West Jn No.2 12/29 13/58
18.77 Hallen Marsh Jn 12/38 14/06
20.19
0.00		 Avonmouth B.B.H.T.
(Bristol Bulk Handling Terminal)		 12.48 ~ 12.58 14.14 ~ 14.23
1.22 Hallen Marsh Jn 13/08 14/32
6.72 Filton West Jn No.1 13/16 14/42
7.32 Patchway Jn 13/19 14.45a ~ 15.05d
7.56 Patchway 13c20a ~ 13c22d 15.06 ~ 15.09
11.12 Pilning Down Goods Loop 13/29 15/21
18.18 Severn Tunnel Junction 13/35 15/31
28.07
0.00		 Newport [P1] (5) 13.47a ~ 14.30d 15.45 ~ 16.22
9.69 Severn Tunnel Junction 14/42 16/43
11.54 Caldicot Level Crossing G.F. 14.46 ~ 16.48 ~ 16.50
  Caerwent Branch Jn ? 16*52a ~ 16*54d
11.54 Caldicot Level Crossing G.F. ~ 14.56 16.56 ~ 16.59
12.44 Sudbrook Post Office No.1 L.C. 15.11 ~ ?
(12.51) Sudbrook Post Office No.2 L.C. DIV 17.14 ~ 17.20
0.00 Sudbrook Post Office No.1 L.C. ~ 15.21 ?
0.70 (6)
0.00		 Caldicot Level Crossing G.F. 15.36 ~ 15.51 17.31 ~ 17.35
5.52 Chepstow 15/59 17/44
13.45 Lydney 16/07 17/54
13.65
0.00		 Lydney Junction UGL 16.08 ~ 16.18 17.56 ~ 18.09
1.64
0.00		 Norchard (Dean Forest Railway) 16.43a ~ 17.33d 18.29 ~ 18.36
? Lydney Junction ? 18.50 ~ 19.17
1.64 Lydney Junction UGL 17*58 ~ 18*03 19.19 ~ 19.20
6.63 Awre Level Crossing 18/10 19/27
21.01 Gloucester 18L31a ~ 18L41d 19.49 ~ 20.00

Timings continue in first table.

(3) Delay awaiting signalman at Ashton Moss.
(4) Points failure at Denton Jn.
(5) Departure re-timed to 16.15d.
(6) Mileage was 0m 77ch from P.O. No.2 L.C.

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