17th December 2011

Pathfinder Tours
Festive Jingle Jangle

Locos Used 31601, 60011, 66098, 66206 & 92037
Stock Used 5341+5292+4902+5366+4949+3144+1842+1692+3146+3107+3140+21245+6310

Route :
1Z65 : Westbury to Edge Hill (Wapping Sidings)
1Z66 : Edge Hill (Wapping Sidings) to Crewe (Gresty Green Loop)
1Z67 : Crewe (Gresty Green Loop) to Westbury

Loco(s) Route
66098 Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Longbridge - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Stechford - Birmingham International
92037 Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Basford Hall Jn - Basford Hall Yard
60011 Basford Hall Yard - Crewe Coal Yard Jn - (via WCML) (1) - Winwick Jn - Earlestown - Newton-le-Willows - Golborne Jn - Bamfurlong Jn - Ince Moss Jn - St Helens Central - Huyton - Olive Mount Jn - Bootle Branch Jn - Edge Hill
60011 Edge Hill - Bootle Branch Jn - Olive Mount Jn - Huyton - Rainhill - Earlestown - Winwick Jn - (1) Warrington RMT - Warrington Bank Quay - Walton Old Grange Yard
31601 (2) Walton Old Grange Yard - Latchford Siding
60011 Latchford Siding - Fiddlers Ferry SB - Ditton Jn - Ditton Yard
60011 Ditton Yard - Ditton Jn - Runcorn - Weaver Jn - Crewe Coal Yard Jn - Gresty Green
66206 Gresty Green - Basford Hall Yard - Basford Hall Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury

Notes :
(1) Was booked to traverse Warrington (Dallam) RMT on the outward leg, but did so on the return instead.
(2) Was booked for class 08 haulage but 31601 was substituted. 60011 on rear.

Sources : Stuart Smith, Nick Bartlett & Martin Diamond

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Stuart Smith, Martyn Brailsford, Nick Bartlett & Martin Diamond)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Westbury 06.27d 06.27 [P3]   22.53a 22.50 [P1] 173.27
5.24 Bradford Jn 06/36 06/36   22/43½ 22/43 168.01
14.46 Bathampton Jn 06/49 06/47   22/29 22/31 158.59
16.62 Bath Spa 06.52a ~ 06.55d 06.51 ~ 06.55 [P1]   22.22a ~ 22.25d 22.23 ~ 22.26 [P2] 156.45
27.41 North Somerset Jn 07/11 07/06   22/06 22/04 145.64
27.64 Dr Days Jn 07/13 07/09   21/58½ 21/59 145.41
29.14 Narroways Hill Jn 07/15 07/13   21/55½ 21/55 144.11
31.41 Filton Abbey Wood 07/18 07/18   21/51 21/53 141.64
33.00 Bristol Parkway 07.21a ~ 07.24d 07.20 ~ 07.24 [P3]   21.46a ~ 21.49d 21.46 ~ 21.49 [P2] 140.25
37.50 Westerleigh Jn 07/30 07/29   21/40 21/40 135.55
39.18 Yate 07/32 07/32   21/38 21/38 134.07
45.63 Charfield 07/38 07/37   21/32 21/32 127.42
59.08 Standish Jn 07/49 07/49   21/21 21/21 114.17
60.61 Haresfield 07.52 ~ 08.03 [UGL] 07.58 ~ 08.05 [UGL]  
65.18 Gloucester Yard Jn 08/09 08/10   21/15 21/16 108.07
66.05 Barnwood Jn 08/11 08/11   21/14 21/15 107.20
71.48 Cheltenham Spa 08.17a ~ 08.19d 08.18 ~ 08.23 [P2]   21.05a ~ 21.07d 21.06 ~ 21.09 [P1] 101.57
78.70 Ashchurch 08/26 08/30   20/57 20/55 94.35
89.46 Abbotswood Jn 08/35 08/39   20/48 20/46 83.59
100.66 Stoke Works Jn 08/46 08/48   20/39 20/37 72.39
102.76 Bromsgrove 08/49 08/49   20/37 20/35 70.29
106.39 Barnt Green 08.54a ~ 08.56d 08.55 ~ 08.58 [P1] [UF]   20.31a ~ 20.34d 20.29 ~ 20.31 [P2] 66.66
109.14 Longbridge 09/01 09/01 [UF]   20/26 20.20 ~ 20.23 [P2] [DF] 64.11
111.29 Kings Norton 09/04 09/03 [P1]   20/11½ 20/13 [P4] [DS] 61.58

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
113.61 Selly Oak 09/07 09/07
117.12 Birmingham New Street 09.16a ~ 09.21d 09.14 ~ 09.21 [P6]
118.00 Proof House Jn 09/23½ 09/23 [Up Stour]
120.77 Stechford 09/28 09/27 [P2]
125.30
0.00		 Birmingham International 09L34a ~ 10L00d 09.33 ~ 10.01 [P5]
4.33 Stechford 10/06½ 10/10
7.22 Aston 10/18 10/17
9.44 Perry Barr North Jn 10/22½ 10/20
14.01 Bescot Stadium 10/27 10/25
15.19 Darlaston Jn 10/28 10/27
18.18 Portobello Jn 10/31 10/30
20.66 Bushbury Jn 10/43 10/46
34.04 Trent Valley Jn 10/56 10/57
34.43 Stafford 10/57½ 10/58 [P5] [DS]
39.72 Norton Bridge 11/04 11/03 [DS]
50.74 Madeley Jn 11/13 11/12 [DS]
57.16 Basford Hall Jn 11/21 11/22 [DFI]
58.24
0.00		 Basford Hall SSN 11L26 ~ 11L52 11.26 ~ 11.48 [DFI]
? Sorting Sidings North SB 11/57 11/51 [DFI]
0.47 Salop Goods Jn 11/59 11/54 [DLI]
1.34 Crewe Coal Yard 12/04 12/01 [DS]
13.31 Hartford Jn 12/16 12/18
15.14 Acton Bridge 12.19 ~ 12.24 12.21 ~ 12.24 [DS]
17.76 Weaver Jn 12/27 12/26
23.00 Acton Grange Jn 12/30½ 12/32 [DM]
24.67 Warrington Bank Quay 12/32½ 12/34 [P3]
25.76 Dallam Jn 12/34 12/37 [DF] [US]
26.49 Dallam RMT 12/37 DIV
28.24 Winwick Jn 12/41 12/42 [US] [DE]
29.70 Earlestown 12/44 12/45 [P4]
30.62 Newton-le-Willows 12/46 12/48
31.74 Golborne Jn 12/50 12/51 [DS]
35.64 Bamfurlong Jn 12/55 12/59
36.44 Ince Moss Jn 12/58 13/03
43.30 St Helens Central 13/10 13/14 [P2]
49.11 Huyton 13/19 13/22
52.09 Olive Mount Jn 13/26 13/26
52.67 Bootle Branch Jn 13/28 13/27
53.06 Edge Hill SB 13/29 13/30
53.60 Edge Hill Wapping Sidings 13.34 ~ 14.27 [Down Siding] 13.34 ~ 14.28 [Up Wapping]
0.54 Edge Hill SB 14/29 ?
0.73 Bootle Branch Jn 14/30½ 14/30
1.51 Olive Mount Jn 14/32 14/32
4.49 Huyton 14/41 14/35
7.66 Rainhill 14/44½ 14/40
10.64 St Helens Junction 14/49 14/46
13.40 Earlestown [D&UGL] 14/55 [D&UGL] 14/54 [D&UGL]
13.52 Earlestown 14/56 14/55 [P3]
15.22 Winwick Jn 15/04 14/58 [US]
16.66 Dallam RMT DIV 15/03 [P2] [P1]
17.39 Dallam Jn 15/07 15/04 [US]
18.48 Warrington Bank Quay 15/09 15/07 [UGL]
19.36 Walton Old Jn 15/12 15/21 [UH]
19.50
0.00		 Walton Old Grange Yard 15L15 ~ 15L45 15.24 ~ 15.35 [Canal siding No.4]
0.14 Walton Old Jn 15/48 15/38
1.74
0.00		 Latchford Siding 15L53 ~ 16L13 15.44 ~ 15.57 [to MP10.12 on Up Siding]
0.72 Arpley Jn 16/15 15/59
4.35 Fiddlers Ferry SB 16/23 16/12
8.44 Ditton East Jn 16/34 16/21
8.64
0.00		 Ditton Reception Sidings 16.37 ~ 17.07 16.24 ~ 17.09 [RS1]
0.20 Ditton East Jn 17/10 17/10
2.54 Runcorn 17/13 17/15 [P1]
7.67 Weaver Jn 17/19 17/21
10.49 Acton Bridge 17/21½ 17/24
12.32 Hartford Jn 17/24 17/25
17.46 Winsford 17/29 17/31 [UF] [US]
24.29 Crewe Coal Yard 17/40 17/40 [ULI]
25.16 Salop Goods Jn 17/45 17/44 [USI]
25.53 Gresty Lane Jn 17/48 17/46
26.11
0.00		 Gresty Green 17L52 ~ 18L12 17.49 ~ 18.12 [No.1 Siding]
0.38 Gresty Lane Jn 18/16 18/16
? Basford Hall SSN 18/21 18/19 [Up Arr 2]
2.02 Basford Hall Jn 18/28 18/32 [US]
8.24 Madeley Jn 18/34 18/41 [US]
19.26 Norton Bridge 18/45 18/50 [US]
24.55 Stafford 18/53½ 18/57 [US] [P4]
25.12 Trent Valley Jn 18/55 18/58
26.17 Rickerscote 18.57 ~ 18.58 [US] 18/59 [UF]
38.32 Bushbury Jn 19/10 19/12
41.00 Portobello Jn 19/15 19/17
43.79 Darlaston Jn 19/18 19/19
45.17 Bescot Stadium 19/19 19/21
49.54 Perry Barr North Jn 19/25 19/27
50.13 Perry Barr West Jn 19/26 19/28
52.12 Soho East Jn 19/30 19/33
52.45 Soho South Jn 19/32½ 19/34
54.46 Birmingham New Street 19.39a ~ 19.50d 19.39 ~ 19.51
55.34 Proof House Jn 19/52½ 19/55 [H-F]
56.17 St Andrews Jn 19/56 19/58
56.43 Bordesley Jn 19/57 19/59
61.10 Lifford East Jn 20/10 20/11

Timings continue in first table.

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