28th February 2004

Pathfinder Tours
The Anglian Ambassador

Locos Used 67022, 67029 & steam: 34067
Stock Used 5309+5040+5009+5322+1863+3107+3140+3112+3122+17105
plus 34067's support coach when 34067 was on the train (35518?)

Route:
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Ely
1Z29 : Ely to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
67022 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Earley - Ascot - Virginia Water - Staines - Hounslow - Kew East Jn - South Acton - Willesden SW Sidings
34067 Willesden SW Sidings - Willesden West London Jn - Camden Jn - Camden Road - Dalston Jn - Lea Jn (1) - Stratford - (1) Temple Mills East Jn - Copper Mill Jn - Brimsdown - Bishops Stortford - Cambridge - Ely
34067 Ely - (reverse of outward route) - Temple Mills East Jn - High Meads Jn - Lea Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Willesden SW Sidings
67029 Willesden SW Sidings - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes:
(1) Booked route was via High Meads Jn.
(2) Train failed to stop at Staines to set-down on the return journey. A stop at Sunningdale was arranged for Staines passengers who then got back to Staines on a service train (formed of units 3426 & 3558).

Sources : various including Steve Cassidy & John Clifford (joined at Staines, left at Sunningdale)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 06.45d 06.45   23.23a 23.24 120.32
? Bristol East Jn 06/46 ?   ? ? ?
? North Somerset Jn 06/47 ?   ? ? ?
11.35 Bath Spa 06.57a ~ 07.00d ?   23.08a ~ 23.10d 23.08 ~ 23.12 108.77
? Bathampton Jn 07/04 ?   23/05 23/05 ?
? Thingley Jn 07/12 ?   22/58½ 22/59 ?
24.30 Chippenham 07.14a ~ 07.17d ?   22.53½a ~ 22.55½d 22.51 ~ 22.56 96.02
? Wotton Bassett Jn 07/28 ?   22/44½ 22/43 ?
41.03 Swindon 07.35a ~ 07.38d 07.35 ~ 07.38   22.37a ~ 22.39d 22.35 ~ 22.38 79.29
? Uffington 07/48 ?   22/27½ 22/27 ?
? Challow 07/50 ?   22/26 22/25 ?
? Wantage Road 07/52 ?   ? ? ?
65.16 Didcot Parkway 07.59a ~ 08.01d ?   22.08a ~ 22.10d 22.10 ~ 22.15 55.16
82.28 Reading 08.18a ~ 08.21d ?   21.48a ~ 21.52d 21.53 ~ 21.54 38.04
? New Jn 08/22 ?   ? ? ?
? Spur Jn 08/23 ?   21/44 21.47a ~ ??.??d ?
? Earley 08/26 ?   ? ? ?
89.08 Wokingham 08/31 ?   21/35½ 21/41 31.24
96.60 Ascot 08/43 ?   21/20½ 21/31 23.52
? Sunningdale ? ?   ? 21.25a ~ 21.27d ?
102.44 Virginia Water 08/51 ?   21/11½ 21/14 17.68
106.57 Staines 09.00a ~ 09.01d 09.01 ~ 09.03   21.01a ~ 21.02½d 21/07 13.55
112.24 Feltham Jn 09/09 09/11   20/51 20/57 8.08
? Hounslow 09/12 09/14   20/45 20/54 ?
? Brentford 09/16 09/20   20/41 20/49 ?
117.23 Kew East Jn 09/19 09/23   20/38 20/42 3.09
? South Acton 09/22 09/25   ? 20/40 ?
119.69 Acton Wells Jn 09/27 09/32   20/30 20/35 0.43
120.32
0.00
Willesden SW Sidings 09L30a ~ 09L55d 09.35 ~ 10.06   20L02a ~ 20L27d 20.09 ~ 20.32 0.00
79.07
0.14 Willesden West London Jn 09/57 10/08   19/55 20/07 78.73
3.63 Camden Jn 10/03 10/16   19/50 19/51 75.24
4.53 Camden Road Jn 10.09a ~ 10.16d 10/19   19/45 19/44 74.34
? Camden Road East Jn 10/18 ?   ? 19/43 ?
7.41 Dalston Jn 10/25 10/27   19/36 19/35 71.46
10.25 Lea Jn 10/32 10/34   19/26 19/24 68.62
? Carpenters Road Jn DIV 10/35  
? Channelsea North Jn DIV 10/36  
? Stratford DIV 10.37a ~ 10.37d  
11.03 Temple Mills East Jn 10.38a ~ 10.40d 10/41   19.19a ~ 19.21d 19.20 ~ 19.21 68.04
13.51 Copper Mill Jn 10.48a ~ 11.17d 10.45 ~ 11.17   19/13 19/10 65.36
14.57 Tottenham Hale 11/23 11/21   19/10 19/08 64.30
19.38 Brimsdown 11/29 11/26   19/04 19/03 59.49
22.58 Cheshunt 11/33 11/32   19/00 19/00 56.29
25.74 Broxbourne 11.40a ~ 11.43d 11.37 ~ 11.40   18/56 18/57 53.13
? Broxbourne Jn 11/48 11/49   ? 18/56 ?
31.36 Harlow Town 11/54 11/56   18.12a ~ 18.49d 17.58 ~ 18.49 47.51
39.04 Bishops Stortford 12/05 12/04   18/02 17/49 40.03
42.05 Stansted Mountfitchet 12/09 12/09   17/56 17/46 37.02
? Stansted North Jn 12/12 12/10   ? 17/45 ?
? Elsenham 12/14 12/12   ? 17/43 ?
50.32 Audley End 12/21 12/17   17/46 17/37 28.55
57.58 Whittlesford 12.30a ~ 12.32d 12.25a ~ 12.28d   17/33 17/30 21.29
? Shepreth Branch Jn 12/38 12/34   17/27 17/26 ?
64.29 Cambridge 12.42a ~ 12.44d 12.37 ~ 12.44   17.11a ~ 17.21d 17.13 ~ 17.22 14.58
? Coldham Lane Jn 12/47 12/47   17/09 17/10 ?
? Ely Dock Jn 13/01 13/01   ? 16/56 ?
79.07 Ely 13.04a 13.01   16.47d 16.54 0.00


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