17th August 1996

Pathfinder Tours
The Crewe - Chester Flyer

Locos Used 31201, 31233, 37010 & 37042

Route :
1Z37 : Exeter St Davids to Chester
1Z69 : Crewe to Crewe
1Z71 : Crewe to Exeter St Davids

Loco(s) Route
37010 + 37042 Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Bromsgrove - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Bar North Jn - Bescot - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Madeley - Crewe - Chester
31233 + 31201 Crewe - (via WCML) - Warrington Bank Quay - Earlestown - Ordsall Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Northenden Jn - Deansgate Jn - Northwich - Mouldsworth - Chester
31201 (1) Chester - Chester North Jn
31233 (2) Chester North Jn - Chester South Jn
31201 (1) Chester South Jn - Chester - Crewe
31233 + 31201 Chester - Crewe
37010 + 37042 Crewe - Chester - Wrexham - Shrewsbury - Cosford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids

Notes :
(1) 31233 on rear.
(2) 31201 on rear.
(1) at Chester, the leading engine 31233 ran round and worked top & tail with 31201 for the traversal of the Chester West Curve and the double reversal, running round again once back at Chester to continue double-headed onwards to Crewe.

Source : Richard Hughes (joined and left train at Crewe)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy & Alan Vickers)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Exeter St Davids 06.20d ?   23.59a ?
Cowley Bridge Jn 06/23 ?   23/57 ?
Tiverton Parkway 06/35 ?   23/43 ?
Taunton 06.45a ~ 06.47d ?   23.25a ~ 23.27d ?
Cogload Jn 06/50 ?   23/20 ?
Bridgwater 06/55 ?   23/14 ?
Uphill Jn 07/06 ?   23/01 ?
Weston-super-Mare 07.09a ~ 07.24d ?   22.56a ~ 22.58d ?
Worle Jn 07/27 ?   22/53 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 07.43a ~ 07.45d ?   22.22a ~ 22.37d ?
Dr Days Jn 07/58 ?   22/20 ?
Filton Jn 08/03 ?   22/14 ?
Bristol Parkway 08.05a ~ 08.07d ??.?? ~ 08.08   22.10a ~ 22.12d 22.05 ~ ??.??
Westerleigh Jn 08/12 ?   22/05 21/59
Charfield 08/19 ?   21/56 ?
Standish Jn 08/30 ?   21/45 ?
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/37 ?   21/38 ?
Barnwood Jn 08/39 ?   21/35 ?
Cheltenham Spa 08.45a ~ 08.48d ??.?? ~ 08.50   21.26a ~ 21.29d 21.19 ~ 21.23
Ashchurch 08/56 ?   21/17 ?
Abbotswood Jn 09/05 ?   21/08 ?
Stoke Works Jn 09/14 ?   20/59 20/56
Bromsgrove 09/17 ?   20/57 ?
Barnt Green 09/22 09/25   20/54 20/52
Kings Norton 09/27 ?   20/48 20/46

 

Location Booked Actual
Selly Oak 09/32 ?
Birmingham New Street 09.40a ~ 09.51d 09.40 ~ 09.51
Aston 09/57 ?
Perry Barr North Jn 10/02 ?
Bescot 10/08 ?
Portobello Jn 10/13 ?
Bushbury Jn 10/16 10/17
Stafford 10/29 ?
Norton Bridge 10/35 ?
Madeley 10/44 ?
Crewe 10.56a ~ 10.58d 10.58 ~ ??.??
Steel Works Jn 11/01 ?
Beeston Castle 11/10 ?
Chester 11.25a ?
 
Crewe 13.40d 13.40
Winsford 13/55 ?
Weaver Jn 14/02 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 14/07 14/07
Winwick Jn 14/11 ?
Earlestown 14/21 ?
Eccles 14/36 14/35
Ordsall Lane Jn 14/43 ?
Manchester Piccadilly 14/53 14/54
Slade Lane Jn 14/57 ?
Stockport 15/04 15/04
Northenden Jn 15/13 ?
Deansgate Jn 15/19 ?
Hale 15/23 15/20
Northwich 15/38 15/34
Greenbank 15/45 15/38
Mouldsworth 16/05 15/47
Mickle Trafford 16/17 ?
Chester 16.24a ~ 16.26d 15.59 ~ 16.25
Chester North Jn 16.29a ~ 16.34d 16.28 ~ 16.30
Chester South Jn 16.39a ~ 16.44d 16.33 ~ 16.35
Chester 16.48a ~ 16.50d 16.39 ~ 16.51
Beeston Castle 17/02 17/03
Steel Works Jn 17/10 17/12
Crewe 17.13a ~ 17.37d 17.16 ~ 17.37
Steel Works Jn 17/40 ?
Beeston Castle 17/49 ?
Chester 18.00a ~ 18.10d 17.58 ~ 18.11
Saltney Jn 18/14 ?
Wrexham General 18/27 18/27
Gobowen 18/47 18/41
Shrewsbury 19/15 19/02
Wellington Telford West 19/28 19/15
Cosford 19/39 19/31
Wolverhampton 19/56 19/48
Dudley Port 20/06 ?
Galton Jn 20/11 ?
Soho South Jn 20/14 ?
Birmingham New Street 20.18a ~ 20.21d 20.15 ~ 20.29
Proof House Jn 20/24 ?
Bordesley Jn 20/28 20/38

Timings continue in first table.

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