6th June 1998

Pathfinder Tours
The Mersey-Dee

Locos Used 47777, 56047, 56048 & 56095

Route : 1Z28 throughout

Loco(s) Route
56048 Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Weston-Super-Mare - Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr South Jn - Soho North Jn - Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury - Wrexham - Chester - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Runcorn - Allerton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
56047 Liverpool Lime Street - Huyton - Earlestown - Warrington Bank Quay - Helsby - Chester - Wrexham - Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton - Bescot U/D Goods Loop (1)
56095 (1) Bescot U/D Goods Loop - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47777 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids

Notes :
(1) 56047 failed en-route and 56095 was added at Bescot. Roger Elliott records them as being in multiple, suggesting 56047 was still providing (some) power - Nick Farrant backs this up.

Sources : Richard Hughes & Simon Creswell (both joined/left train at Chester),
Stuart Smith (joined/left the train at Cheltenham Spa), Nick Farrant & Roger Elliott

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Simon Cresswell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Exeter St Davids 05.50d 23.28a 76.47
16.46 Tiverton Parkway 06/05 23/11 60.01
30.60 Taunton 06.18a ~ 06.20d 22.53a ~ 22.55d 45.67
35.63 Cogload Jn 06/25 22/48 40.64
42.25 Bridgwater 06.31a ~ 06.32d 22.39a ~ 22.40d 34.22
48.47 Highbridge & Burnham 06.39a ~ 06.40d 22.29a ~ 22.30d 28.00
55.68 Uphill Jn 06/50 22/21 20.59
57.40 Weston-super-Mare 06.53a ~ 06.55d 22.10a ~ 22.18d 19.07
59.62 Worle Jn 06/59 22/06 16.65
68.40 nailsea & Backwell 07.07a ~ 07.09d 21.54a ~ 21.55d 8.07
76.47 Bristol Temple Meads 07.25a ~ 07.33d 21L24a ~ 21L44d 0.00
213.26
78.10 Stapleton Road 07/36 21/21 211.73
82.29 Bristol Parkway 07.42a ~ 07.45d 21.12a ~ 21.15d 207.54
86.79 Westerleigh Jn 07/51 21/06 203.04
95.12 Charfield 07/59 20/56 194.71
108.37 Standish Jn 08/12 20/46 181.46
114.47 Gloucester Yard Jn 08/19 20/41 175.36
115.54 Barnwood Jn 08/21 20/40 174.49
120.77 Cheltenham Spa 08.29a ~ 08.35d 20.31a ~ 20.34d 168.66
128.08 Ashchurch 08/43 20/22 161.55
138.75 Abbotswood Jn 08/51 20/13 151.68
150.12 Stoke Works Jn 09/00 20/03 140.51
152.25 Bromsgrove 09/02 20/02 138.38
155.68 Barnt Green 09/06 19/57 134.75
160.75 Kings Norton 09/14 19/48 129.67
163.09 Selly Oak 09/17 - -
- Bordesley Jn - 19/34 124.52
- Proof House Jn - 19/28 123.26
166.40 Birmingham New Street 09.25a ~ 09.31d 19.04a ~ 19.22d 122.55
167.11 Proof House Jn 09/33 - -
169.11 aston 09/35 - -
170.72 Perry Barr South Jn 09/45 - -
173.42 Soho North Jn 09/59 - -
- Soho South Jn - 19/00 120.54
174.68 Galton Jn 10/01 18/59 118.76
178.23 Dudley Port 10/05 18/55 115.31
183.63 Wolverhampton 10/12 18/45 109.71
192.66 Cosford 10/27 18/31 100.68
199.37 Telford Central 10/37 18/25 95.31
203.18 Wellington 10/44 18/22 90.36
213.43 Shrewsbury 10/57 18/09 80.11
231.47 Gobowen 11/17 17/51 62.07
234.51 Chirk 11/23 17/46 59.03
238.72 Ruabon 11.31a ~ 11.33d 17.38a ~ 17.40d 54.62
243.63 Wrexham General 11.41 ~ 11.48 17/31 49.71
253.07 Saltney Jn 12/01 17/18 39.47
254.78 Chester 12.06a ~ 12.10d 17.12a ~ 17.14d 37.56
257.51 Mickle Trafford 12/15 17/05 35.03
262.28 Helsby 12/19 17/00 20.36
265.79 Frodsham Jn 12/24 16/54 26.55
268.60 Runcorn 12/34 - -
276.24 Allerton 12/44 - -
- Acton Grange Jn - 16/43 21.41
- Warrington Bank Quay - 16/40 19.54
- Winwick Jn - 16/36 16.18
- Earlestown - 16/34 14.51
- St helens Junction - 16/30 11.70
- Huyton - 16/24 5.50
280.48 Edge Hill 13/02 16/19 1.31
281.79 Liverpool Lime Street 13.06a 16.14d 0.00


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