14th October 2023
Pathfinder Railtours
The Cornish Explorer
Tour cancelled, due to insufficient bookings.
Route :
| Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
| 2 x WCR Class 37s | Dorridge - Hatton - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - (2) Westerleigh Jn? - Bristol Parkway? - Filton Abbey Wood? - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - St Austell - Truro - Redruth - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance |
| 2 x WCR Class 37s | Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Dorridge |
Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 29/04/23 & 02/09/23.
(2) Due to pathing difficulties the pick up and set down points at Chippenham
and Bath Spa were deleted.
(3) Tour options were advertised as:
| Option A | Truro |
| Option B | Camborne (deleted) |
| Option C | St Erth for St Ives |
| Option D | Penzance |
| Option E | Bodmin & Wenford Railway |
| Option F | Eden Project |
| Option G | Lost Gardens of Heligan |
Source : Nick Bartlett/Pathfinder Tours website
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Timings (Advertised Only for 02/09/23)
(from Pathfinder Railtours' brochure)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Dorridge | 05.50d | 23.15a |
| Warwick Parkway | 06.05d | 23.00a |
| Leamington Spa | 06.15d | 22.50a |
| Banbury | 06.35d | 22.25a |
| Oxford | 07.00d | 22.00a |
| Swindon | 07.50d | 21.15a |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 08.50d | 20.10a |
| Truro | ?a | ?d |
| Bodmin Parkway | ?a | ?d |
| Par | ?a | ?d |
| St Erth | ?a | ?d |
| Penzance | ?a | ?d |