30th May 2009

Pathfinder Tours
Severn Coast Expresses

Locos Used at least D1661, 67002 & steam: 60163 'Tornado'

Route :
1Z27 : Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
1Z28 : Cardiff Central to Gloucester
1Z29 : Gloucester to Minehead
1Z30 : Minehead to Bristol Temple Meads

Train Loco(s) Route
Trip One ?67002? Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester
Trip One ?60163? Gloucester - Lydney - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central
Trip One ?60163? Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
Trip One ?67002? Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester
Trip Two ?67002?

Gloucester - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
Trip Two 60163

Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Bishops Lydeard - Williton - Minehead

Trip Two

 D1661 (2)

Minehead - Williton - Bishops Lydeard

Trip Two

 67002 Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Steven Toogood comments: Before departure from Bristol Temple Meads at 17:08, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' pulled in with the stock for it's return charter to Poole. for a brief moment, two steam engines stood under the roof at Bristol Temple Meads, facing opposite directions, at the heads of a train, for the first time in years!
(2) Plus 67002 to provide ETS.

Sources : Steven Toogood & Keith Hayward

Photo Review
(all photos: Steven Toogood)


60163 & 70013 together at Bristol Temple Meads station.


'Tornado' departs Temple Meads for Minehead (photo: Nick Bartlett)


60163 'Tornado' on arrival at Minehead.


D1661 & 67002 await departure from Minehead on the return working.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Steve Toogood & Keith Hayward)

Trip One

Miles Location Booked
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 06.42d
? Dr Days Jn 06/45
? Narroways Hill Jn 06/47
? Filton Abbey Wood 06/49
5.62 Bristol Parkway 06.53a ~ 06.57d
? Westerleigh Jn 07/03
? Yate 07/05
? Charfield 07/10
26.28 Cam & Dursley 07.17a ~ 07.19d
? Standish Jn 07/25
? Gloucester Yard Jn 07/30
? Horton Road Jn 07/31
39.01
0.00		 Gloucester 07L32a ~ 08L02d
? Awre 08/20
? Lydney 08/25
? Chepstow 08/35
? Severn Tunnel Junction 08/44
? Maindee East Jn 09/05
? Newport 09/08
? Ebbw Jn 09/11
? Marshfield 09/18
56.26
0.00		 Cardiff Central 09.43a ~ 12.41d
? Marshfield 12/53
? Ebbw Jn 12/57
? Newport 13/00
? Maindee East Jn 13/03
? Severn Tunnel Junction 13/17
? Pilning 13/26
? Patchway 13/31
? Filton Abbey Wood 13/33
? Narroways Hill Jn 13/36
? Dr Days Jn 13/38
38.01
0.00		 Bristol Temple Meads 13L40a ~ 14L13d
? Dr Days Jn 14/15
? Narroways Hill Jn 14/17
? Filton Abbey Wood 14/19
5.62 Bristol Parkway 14.22a ~ 14.24d
? Westerleigh Jn 14/29
? Yate 14/31
? Charfield 14/36
26.28 Cam & Dursley 14.43a ~ 14.47d
? Standish Jn 14/56
? Gloucester Yard Jn 15/02
? Horton Road Jn 15/10
39.01 Gloucester 15.12a

Trip Two

Miles Location Booked
0.00 Gloucester 15.34d
? Horton Road Jn 15/36
? Standish Jn 15/43
? Cam & Dursley 15.50a ~ 15.53d
? Charfield 16/02
? Yate 16/07
? Westerleigh Jn 16/10
? Bristol Parkway 16.15a ~ 16.20d
? Filton Abbey Wood 16/24
? Narroways Hill Jn 16/27
? Dr Days Jn 16/30

 

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 16L36a ~ 17L08d ??.?? ~ 17.08   22.57a 22.54 69.45
? Bristol West Jn 17/10 17/10   22/55 22/52 ?
? Bedminster ? 17/11   ? 22/48 ?
? Parson Street ? 17/12   22/53 22/47 ?
? Nailsea & Backwell ? 17/19   ? 22/43 ?
? Yatton ? 17/22   ? 22/40 ?
? Worle ? 17/26   ? 22/37 ?
? Worle Jn 17/27 17/27   22/40 22/37 ?
? Uphill Jn 17/33 17/29   22/38 22/34 ?
? Highbridge & Burnham ? 17/34   ? 22/23 ?
? Bridgwater 17/49 17/39   22/19 22/20 ?
? Cogload Jn 17/57 17/45   22/24 22/15 ?
? Taunton East Jn 18/02 ?   22/19 ? ?
44.66 Taunton 18.05a ~ 18.07d 17.57 ~ 18.03   22.14a ~ 22.16d 22.02 ~ 22.08 24.59
46.62 Norton Fitzwarren Jn 18*13 ~ 18*15 18/09   22*05 ~ 22*07 21/54 22.63
49.74 Bishops Lydeard 18w25 ~ 18w35 18.19 ~ 18.37   21L53 ~ 21L55 21.35 ~ 21.45 19.51
53.64 Crowcombe Heathfield 18x50 ~ 18x58 18.55 ~ 18.59   21*41 ~ 21*43 21/25 15.61
? Stogumber ? 19/07   ? 21/18 ?
59.60 Williton 19*16 ~ 19*17 19x15   21*18 ~ 21*20 21/10 9.65
? Doniford Beach Halt ? 19/18   ? 21/06 ?
? Watchet ? 19/20   ? 21/03 ?
? Washford ? 19/27   ? 20/57 ?
66.08 Blue Anchor 19*37 ~ 19*38 19.34 ~ 19.34   20*50 ~ 20*58 20/52 3.37
? Dunster ? 19/39   ? 20/47 ?
69.45 Minehead 19.50a 19.46a   20.40d 20.41 0.00


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