25th November 2006

Pathfinder Tours
Son of Christmas Cracker

Loco Used 40145
Stock Used 5376+5350+4927+5009+1863+3098+3140+3149+6310

Route:
1Z40 : Manchester Piccadilly to Salisbury
1Z45 : Salisbury to Manchester Piccadilly

Loco Route
40145 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Wilmslow - Crewe - Stafford - Bescot - Stetchford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Didcot North Jn (1) - Didcot Parkway - Reading West Jn - Newbury - (1) Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury
40145 Salisbury - Dean - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Netley - Fareham - Cosham - Havant - Haslemere - Guildford - Woking - Chertsey - Staines - Hounslow - South Acton - Neasden Jn - Neasden South Jn - West Ruislip - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Banbury - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Booked route between Didcot North Jn & Westbury was: Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Westbury, the train being diverted due to flooding in the Swindon area.


40145 pauses at Didcot Parkway on the outward leg (photo: David Ross)

Sources : John Clifford (joined/left the train at Banbury)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from John Clifford & John Cowlishaw)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 05.54d ?   23.32a ?
Ardwick Jn 05/57 ?   23/29 ?
Slade Lane Jn 06/02 ?   23/26 ?
Heaton Norris Jn 06/04 ?   23/18 ?
Stockport 06.06a ~ 06.08d ?   23.09a ~ 23.15d ?
Edgeley No.1 06/09 ?   23/07 ?
Adswood Jn 06/10 ?   23/05 ?
Cheadle Hulme 06/12 ?   23/04 ?
Wilmslow 06/16 ?   22/53 ?
Alderley Edge 06/17 ?   22/51 ?
Sandbach 06/31 ?   22/41 ?
Sydney Bridge Jn 06/37 ?   22/36 ?
Crewe 06.40a ~ 06.42d 06.37 ~ 06.42   22.32a ~ 22.34d 22.33 ~ ??.??
Basford Hall Jn 06/48 ?   22/28 ?
Madeley 06/53 ?   22/22 ?
Norton Bridge 07/04 07/02   22/13 ?
Stafford 07.09a ~ 07.12d 07.07 ~ 07.09   22.05a ~ 22.07d 22.09 ~ 22.10
Stafford No.4 07/13 ?   22/04 ?
Bushbury Jn 07/28 07/24   21/54 21/57
Portobello Jn 07/41 07.28 ~ 07.30   21/51 21/54
Darlaston Jn 07/44 07/36   21/48 ?
Bescot 07/50 07/38   21/47 21/49
Perry Barr North Jn 07/55 07/46   21/42 21/44
Aston 07/58 07/56   21/38 21/51
Stechford 08/07 08/01   21/30 21/37
Birmingham International 08*13a ~ 08*22d 08.09 ~ 08.23   21.20a ~ 21.22d 21.28 ~ 21.30
Coventry 08.37a ~ 08.39d 08.36 ~ 08.39   20.58a ~ 21.04d 21.14 ~ 21.16
Coventry Park Jn 08/43 ?   20/56 ?
Kenilworth 08/48 08.45 ~ 08.47   20/52 ?
Milverton Jn 08/53 08/54   20/46 20/57
Leamington Spa 09/04 09/03   20/44 20/55
Fenny Compton 09/15 09/14   20/35 20/46
Banbury 09.24a ~ 09.26d 09.23 ~ 09.25   20.25a ~ 20.27d 20.35 ~ 20.37
Aynho Jn 09/32 09/32   20/20 20/28

 

Location Booked Actual
Heyford 09/38 09/38
Wolvercot Jn 09/46 09/44
Oxford 09/48 09/48
Kennington Jn 09/51 09/52
Didcot North Jn 09/58 09/59
Foxhall Jn 10*04 ~ 10*06 DIV
Wantage Road 10/15 DIV
Challow 10/25 DIV
Uffington 10/27 DIV
Swindon 10/37 DIV
Wootton Bassett 10/44 DIV
Chippenham 10/57 DIV
Thingley Jn 10/58 DIV
Bradford South Jn 11/08 DIV
Didcot DIV 10.03 ~ 10.26
Didcot East Jn DIV 10/28
Reading West Jn DIV 10/42
Oxford Road Jn DIV 10.44 ~ 10.45
Southcote Jn DIV 10/48
Newbury DIV 11/08
Bedwyn DIV 11/20
Woodborough DIV 11/30
Lavington DIV 11/35
Heywood Road Jn DIV 11/40
Westbury 11c17 ~ 11c19 11.43 ~ 11.43
Warminster 11/25 11/52
Wilton Jn 11/42 12/09
Salisbury 11.45a ~ 15.33d 12.13a ~ 15.54d
Tunnel Jn 15/36 15/59
Dean 15/48 16/08
Romsey 15/55 16/15
Redbridge 16/02 16/22
Southampton Central 16/06 16/26
Northam Jn 16/09 16/28
St. Denys 16/12 16/31
Fareham 16.31 ~ 16.31 16/52
Cosham 16/38 16/58
Cosham Jn 16/39 16/59
Farlington Jn 16/43 17/00
Havant 16.47 ~ 16.47 17/04
Petersfield 17/02 17/18
Haslemere 17/22 17/31
Farncombe 17/32 17/41
Shalford Jn 17/37 17/43
Guildford 17.39 ~ 17.39 17/47
Woking Jn 17/45 17/53
Woking 17c46 ~ 17c48 17.54 ~ 17.56
Byfleet Jn 17/55 18/03
Addlestone Jn 17/57 18/05
Virginia Water 18/07 18/15
Staines 18/14 18/24
Feltham 18/21 18/30
Feltham Jn 18/23 18/33
Hounslow 18/25 18/36
Brentford 18/29 18/43
Kew East Jn 18/32 18/47
South Acton 18/37 18/54
Acton Wells Jn 18/44 18/59
Acton Canal Wharf 18/46 19/01
Neasden Jn 18/51 19/06
Neasden South Jn 19/04 19.08 ~ 19.10
Wembley Stadium 19/06 19/16
South Ruislip 19/14 19/23
West Ruislip 19/16 19/26
Gerrards Cross 19/22 19/32
High Wycombe 19/35 19/47
Saunderton 19/41 19/53
Princes Risborough 19/49 19/59
Bicester North 20/09 20/18

Timings continue in first table.

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