14th August 2004

Pathfinder Tours
The Eden Belle

Locos Used 47200 & 47316

Route:
1Z77 Chester to Par
1Z28 Par to Chester

Locos Route
47316 + 47200 Chester - Saltney Jn - Wrexham General - Gobowen - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - St Austell - Penzance
47200 + 47316 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Chester

Notes :
(1) Off-train options included The Bodmin & Wenford Railway (alighting Bodmin Parkway) where 3440 "City of Truro" was expected to be working, The Eden Project (alighting at St Austell) and Penzance.


47200/316 wait to leave Penzance.

Sources : various including Steve Goulden (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(booked courtesy of Pathfinder Tours)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Chester 05.26d 05.30   00.19a 00.12 368.75
1.71 Saltney Jn 05/29 05/33   00/13 ? 367.04
12.15 Wrexham General 05.43a ~ 05.45d 05.46 ~ 05.47   23.54a ~ 23.59d ? 356.60
24.31 Gobowen 06.00a ~ 06.02d 06.03 ~ 06.06   23.37a ~ 23.39d 23.38 ~ 23.39 344.44
42.35 Shrewsbury 06.24a ~ 06.26d 06.26 ~ 06.28   23.13a ~ 23.15d 23.13 ~ 23.15 326.40
43.19 Sutton Bridge Jn 06/29 ?   23/08 ? 325.56
48.56 Dorrington 06/37 ?   23/02 ? 320.19
57.60 Marsh Brook LC 06/46 ?   22/53 ? 311.15
62.28 Craven Arms 06.51a ~ 06.53d 07.10 ~ 07.11   22.45a ~ 22.47d 22.50 ~ 22.51 306.47
67.51 Bromfield 06/58 ?   22/40 ? 301.24
69.73 Ludlow 07.01a ~ 07.03d ?   22.33a ~ 22.35d ? 299.02
74.33 Woofferton 07/09 07/28   22/29 22/33 294.42
80.67 Leominster 07/14 07/32   22/24 ? 288.08
91.67 Shelwick Jn 07/25 07/40   22/14 ? 277.08
93.34 Hereford 07.29a ~ 07.31d 07.43 ~ 07.45   22.09a ~ 22.11d 22.15 ~ 22.17 275.41
99.77 Tram Inn 07/40 07/54   22/00 22/08 268.78
105.54 Pontrilas 07/45 ?   21/55 ? 263.21
117.45 Abergavenny 07.56a ~ 07.58d 08.07 ~ 08.12   21.39a ~ 21.41d 21.47 ~ 21.50 251.30
125.22 Little Mill Jn 08/07 08/19   21/29 21/40 243.53
129.63 Cwmbran 08.11a ~ 08.13d 08.24 ~ 08.24   21.20a ~ 21.22d ? 239.12
136.35 Maindee East Jn 08/29 ?   21/08 ? 232.40
145.48 Severn Tunnel Junction 08/40 08/51   20/58 21/07 223.27
152.44 Pilning 08/46 09/00   20/52 20/59 216.31
156.10 Patchway 08/50 09/04   20/49 20/55 212.65
157.21 Filton Jn 08/52 ?   20/47 ? 211.54
161.18 Dr Days Jn 08/58 09/10   20/40 20/45 207.57
161.64 Bristol Temple Meads 09.03a ~ 09.17d 09.13 ~ 09.17   20.32a ~ 20.38d 20.32 ~ 20.43 207.11
173.66 Yatton 09/30 ?   20*09a ~ 20*16d 20.20 ~ 20.23 195.09
178.49 Worle Jn 09/35 09/34   20/03 20/06 190.26
181.42 Uphill Jn 09/37 09/36   20/01 19/56 187.33
188.63 Highbridge & Burnham 09/42 09/43   19/55 19/50 180.12
195.05 Bridgwater 09/47 09/45   19/50 19/43 173.70
201.47 Cogload Jn 09/53 09/50   19/45 19/39 167.28
206.50 Taunton 09/57 09/52   19/42 19/36 162.25
220.64 Tiverton Parkway 10/10 ?   19/30 ? 148.11
236.20 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/23 ?   19/17 ? 132.55
237.30 Exeter St Davids 10/30 10/15   19/14 19/14 131.45
247.72 Dawlish Warren 10*45a ~ 10*53d 10.27 ~ 10.28   18/58 18/59 121.03
257.44 Newton Abbot 11/06 10/40   18/42 18/42 111.31
266.21 Totnes 11/19 11/14   18/30 18/33 102.54
278.57 Ivybridge 11/36 11/28   18/17 18/21 90.18
282.48 Hemerdon 11/41 11/33   18/13 18/15 86.27
287.73 Lipson Jn 11/46 11/38   18/05 18/10 81.02
289.33 Plymouth 11c49a ~ 11c52d 11.42 ~ 11.43   17c59a ~ 18c02d 18.07 ~ 18.07 79.42
292.25 St Budeaux Jn 11/57 ?   17/52 ? 76.50
298.49 St Germans 12/07 12/02   17/40 17/50 70.26
307.11 Liskeard 12/18 12/15   17/31 17/41 61.64
312.26 Largin 12/24 ?   17/25 ? 56.49
316.28 Bodmin Parkway 12.29a ~ 12.32d ?   17.16a ~ 17.18d ? 52.47
319.59 Lostwithiel 12/46 12/39   17/12 17/20 49.16
324.14 Par 12/52 ?   17/07 17/14 44.61
328.51 St Austell 12.59a ~ 13.02d 12.49 ~ 12.55   16.58a ~ 17.00d 17.03 ~ 17.09 40.24
331.01 Burngullow Jn 13/09 ?   16/54 ? 37.74
337.54 Probus 13/16 ?   16/46 ? 31.21
343.02 Truro 13/23 13/15   16/38 16/43 25.73
355.65 Camborne 13/38 13/29   16/26 16/29 13.10
363.12 St Erth 13/48 13/39   16/18 16/20 5.63
367.37 Long Rock 13/54 ?   16/14 ? 1.38
368.75 Penzance 13.57a 13.47   16.10d 16.11 0.00


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