9th December 2017

Pathfinder Tours
The Lincoln Shire Explorer

Locos Used 67003 & 67020
Stock Used (4) ? 3390+FO+80042+FO+FO+FO+1200+SO+SO+17105 ?

Route :
1Z86 : Taunton to Barnetby
1Z87 : Barnetby to Weston-super-Mare

Loco(s) Route
67020 + 67003 Taunton - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Highbridge & Burnham - Uphill Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Worle Jn - Yatton - Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Cam & Dursley - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Loughborough - Trent East Jn - Nottingham - Lowdham - Fiskerton - Newark Castle - Swinderby - West Holmes Jn - Lincoln Central - Market Rasen - Barnetby
67020 (1) Barnetby - (reverse of outward route) - Trent East Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Castle Donington - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - (reverse of outward route) - Weston-super-Mare (3)

Notes :
(1) 67003 on rear.
(2) Off tour options: Lincoln Christmas Market or a visit to the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway.
(3) This tour was originally advertised to return to Taunton.
(4) Consist confirmation required. Blue & Grey liveried Air-con set.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Taunton 05.20d [P2] 05.20 - -
Cogload Jn 05/26 05/26 - -
Bridgwater 05.32a ~ 05.35d [P2] 05.32 ~ ? - -
Highbridge & Burnham 05.43a ~ 05.46d [P2] 05.42 ~ 05.46 - -
Uphill Jn 05/54 05/53 - -
Weston-super-Mare 05.58a ~ 06.01d [P2] 05.57 ~ 06.01 22.27a [P2] 22.26
Worle Jn 06/04½ 06/04 22/23 22/21
Yatton 06.11a ~ 06.14d [P2] 06.10 ~ 06.13 22.14a ~ 22.17d [P1] 22.06 ~ 22.08
Parson Street 06/28 06/22 22/03 21/58
Bristol West Jn 06/31 06/24 22/01 21/55
Bristol Temple Meads 06.32a ~ 06.38d [P3] 06.25 ~ 06.38 [P3] 21.55a ~ 21.59d [P12] 21.47 ~ 21.54 [P12]
Bristol East Jn 06/40 06/39 21/53½ 21/45
Dr Day's Jn 06/41 06/40 21/52½ 21/44
Narroways Hill Jn 06/43 06/43 21/51 21/42
Filton Abbey Wood 06/46 [P2] 06/46 21/47½ 21/39
Bristol Parkway 06.49a ~ 06.52d [P3] 06.48 ~ 06.52 21.42a ~ 21.45d [P2] 21.33 ~ 21.37
Westerleigh Jn 06/57½ 06/57 21/37 21/28
Yate 06/59½ 06/59 21/34 21/25
Charfield 07/05½ 07/03 21/27½ 21/20
Cam & Dursley 07.13a ~ 07.15d [P1] 07.09 ~ 07.14 21.16a ~ 21.19d [P2] 21.11 ~ 21.14
Standish Jn 07/21½ 07/20 21/11 21/05
Gloucester Yard Jn 07/26½ 07/30 21/05 21/00
Gloucester Sig.G339 07*28 ~ 07*37 ? - -
Barnwood Jn 07/38½ 07/38 21/04 21/00
Cheltenham Lansdown Loop - - 20*48 ~ 20*57 [DGL] 20/53?
Cheltenham Spa 07.45a ~ 07.47d [P2] 07.45 ~ 07.48 20.43a ~ 20.46d [P1] 20.48 ~ 20.54
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 07/54½ [P1] 07/54 20/35 [P2] 20/37
Abbotswood Jn 08/02½ 08/02 20/27½ 20/29
Stoke Works Jn 08/11½ 08/09 20/19½ 20/22
Bromsgrove 08/13½ [P2] 08/11 20/17½ [P4] 20/20
Barnt Green 08/19½ 08/14 20/14½ 20/17
Longbridge 08/22 08/18 20/12 20/15
Kings Norton 08/25 08/26 20/09 20/11
Lifford East Jn 08/27 08/27 20/08 20/10
Bordesley Jn 08/42 08/32 20/03 20/03
St Andrews Jn 08/43 08/33 20/02 20/02
Landor Street Jn 08.46 ~ 08.51 08.35 ~ 08.39 19.58 ~ 20.00 19/58?
Water Orton 09/07 08/51 19/49 19/51
Coleshill Parkway 09/11 [P2] 08/53 - -
Whitacre Jn 09/13½ 08/55 - -
Abbey Jn 09/28 09/09 - -
Nuneaton 09/30½ [P7] 09/12 - -
Hinckley 09/37½ 09/20 - -
Croft 09/43½ 09/28 - -
Wigston North Jn 10/00½ 10/02 - -
Leicester 10/06½ [P2] 10/08 - -
Syston South Jn 10/10½ 10/13 - -
Syston North Jn 10/11 10/13 - -
Sileby Jn 10/15½ 10/15 - -
Loughborough 10/20½ [P1] 10/18 - -
Trent South Jn 10/30 10.23 ~ ? - -
Kingsbury Jn - - 19/46 19/47
Tamworth HL - - 19/40 [P4] 19/44
Wichnor Jn - - 19/30½ 19/38
Burton-on-Trent - - 19/25½ [P2] 19/30
Clay Mills Jn - - 19/22½ 19/27
North Stafford Jn - - 19/19½ 19/23
Stenson Jn - - 19/19 19/22
Castle Donington - - 19/06 19/11
Sheet Stores Jn - - 18/58 19/04
Trent East Jn 10/31 10/32 18/56 19/02
Beeston 10/39½ 10/40 18/51 18/57
Mansfield Jn 10/44 10/43 18/46 18/52
Nottingham 10.48a ~ 10.50d [P1] 10.47 ~ 10.51 18.39a ~ 18.43d [P6] 18.48 ~ 18.50
Netherfield Jn 10/55 10/56 18/33 18/43
Lowdham 11/00 11/01 18.20 ~ 18.27 18.26 ~ 18.35
Fiskerton 11/06 11/06 18/12 18/21
Staythorpe LC 11/09 11/09 18/09½ 18/19
Newark Castle 11/13 [P2] 11/12 18/04½ [P1] 18/14
Newark Flat Crossing 11/22 11/16 18/03½ 18/11
Swinderby 11/31½ 11/28 17/52 17/59
Boultham Jn 11/44 11/37 17/37½ 17/43
West Holmes Jn 11/45 11/38 17/36½ 17/42
Lincoln Central 11.48a ~ 11.53d [P3] 11.43 ~ 11.44 17.29a ~ 17.34d [P5] 17.28 ~ 17.39
Pelham Street Jn 11/55 ? 17/27½ ?
Langworth SB 12/14 11/57 17/19 ?
Wickenby SB 12/19½ ? 17/13 ?
Market Rasen 12.25a ~ 12.30d ? 17.01a ~ 17.05d ?
Holton-le-Moor SB 12/37 12/19 16/54 16/52
Wrawby Jn 12/48 12/27 16/43 16/42
Barnetby 12.51a [P1] 12.30 16.41d [P3] 16.41


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