25th January 2014

Pathfinder Tours
Buffer Puffer 11.0

Route :
1Z60 : Crewe to London Blackfriars
1Z61 : London Blackfriars to London Cannon Street
1Z62 : London Cannon Street to Battersea Loop
1Z63 : Battersea Loop to Epsom Downs
1Z64 : Epsom Downs to Herne Hill
1Z65 : Herne Hill to Tattenham Corner
1Z66 : Tattenham Corner to Crewe

Notes :
(1) 37405 on rear. 
(2) 37610 on rear. 
(3) The original advertised route was: Crewe - (via WCML) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Willesden Up & Down Goods - Up City Line - Kensal Green Turnback Siding (R) - Willesden Junction HL - South Acton - New Kew Jn - Clapham Junction - Factory Jn - Loughborough Jn - London Blackfriars (R) - Metropolitan Jn - London Cannon Street (R) - North Kent East Jn - Tanners Hill Flyover - Lewisham - New Beckenham - Hayes (R) - Lower Sydenham - Ladywell Loop - New Cross Spur - London Bridge (R) - Queens Road - North Dulwich - Tulse Hill - Leigham Jn - Balham - Clapham Junction - Pouparts Jn - Battersea Reversible - Battersea Loop (R) - Factory Jn - Brixton - Tulse Hill - Crystal Palace - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - Purley - Tattenham Corner (R) - Purley - East Croydon - Norwood Junction (R) - West Croydon - Sutton - Epsom Downs (R) - Sutton - Mitcham Junction - Streatham South to North Jn via Fast Spur - Balham - Clapham Junction - London Victoria (R) - Battersea Reversible - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Down Willesden Relief - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Central & back to Crewe. 
(4) The letter from Pathfinder Tours stated: 'Confirmed Routing'; This is virtually as requested, except that some of it will appear in a different order. For clarity we will not be traversing Streatham South to North Jn direct, London Blackfriars to London Cannon Street direct via Metropolitan Jn (loco ban) or Norwood Junction to West Croydon direct. An early evening visit to London Victoria has been deleted otherwise the tour would not get back to Crewe. On the day the train did not visit Battersea Loop as the Network Rail person had not arrived to clip points. It was decided to continue with the tour with this part omitted to ensure that we ran otherwise to the booked schedule.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour from Wembley Central to Clapham Junction).

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Timings continue in first table.
 
Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

0Z60? : (37405 + 37610) : Crewe Gresty Bridge - Crewe H.S.
0Z66? : (37405 + 37610) : Crewe H.S. - Crewe Gresty Bridge

5Z60 : (37610 with 37405 on rear) : Crewe H.S. to Gresty Green Up Loop
5Z60 : (37405 with 37610 on rear) : Gresty Green Up Loop to Crewe
5Z66 : (37405 with 37610 on rear) : Crewe to Gresty Green Up Loop
5Z66 : (37610 with 37405 on rear) : Gresty Green Up Loop to Crewe H.S.

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