30th March 1991

Pathfinder Tours
The Nuclear Flyer

Locos used 37009, 37144, 37216, 37378 & 47836
Stock Used 4974+4944+5004+4954+4997+35465+1857+4962+4928+4958

Route : 1Z36 throughout (1)

Loco(s) Route
47836 Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Ealing Broadway -Acton Main Line - Acton Canal Wharf Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Cricklewood Curve Jn - West Hampstead North Jn - Carlton Road Jn - Junction Road Junction - Tottenham South Jn - Copper Mill Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Channelsea North Jn - Stratford - Chelmsford - Marks Tey - (via Down Goods loop behind the shed to Colchester) - Ipswich
37216 (2) Ipswich - Saxmundham Jn - Leiston Level Crossing
37144 (3) Leiston Level Crossing - Saxmundham Jn - Ipswich
37378 + 37009 (4) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Cambridge - Audley End - Stansted North Jn - Stansted Airport
47836 (5) Stansted Airport - Harlow Town - Brimsdown - Copper Mill Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Lea Jn - Dalston - No 1 Road Goods Lines to Camden Road - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden South West Sidings - Acton Main Line - Reading - Didcot - Swindon - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Brostol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill

Notes :
(1) Tour itinerary showed 1Z04.
(2) 37144 on rear.
(3) 37216 on rear.
(4) 47836 on rear from Cambridge (train was booked single Class 37 with Class 47 on rear from Ispwich).
(5) 37009 + 37378 on rear to Bishops Stortford.

Sources : Paul Griffin (joined/left at Didcot Parkway) & LASERman (joined/left at Ealing Broadway

Photo Review


37216 & 37144 at Ipswich (photos: John Cassey)


37378 & 37009 at Ipswich (above) & Stansted Airport (below) (photos: LASERman)


47836, also at Stansted Airport (photo: LASERman)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman & John Cassey)

 

M.C

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

M.C

0.00

Worcester Shrub Hill

06.06d

?

 

22.35a

?

227.48
3.67

Abbotswood Jn

06/12

?

 

22/29

?

223.61
21.65

Cheltenham Spa

06.27a ~ 06.29d

??.?? ~ 06.37½

 

22.11a ~ 22.13d

?

205.63
28.15

Gloucester Yard Jn

06/36

06/44

 

22/05

?

199.33
34.25

Standish Jn

06/41

06/50

 

22/00

?

193.23
47.50

Charfield

06/51

06/59

 

21/51

?

179.78
55.63

Westerleigh Jn

06/59

07/06½

 

21/44

?

171.65
60.33

Bristol Parkway

07.05a ~ 07.07d

07.12 ~ 07.14

 

21.36a ~ 21.38d

21.41 ~ ??.??

167.15
64.52

Stapleton Road

07/12

07/19

 

21/31

21/34

162.76
68.52

North Somerset Jn

07/18

07/23

 

21/29

21/30½

158.76
79.31

Bath Spa

07.28a ~ 07.33d

07.33½ ~ 07.38

 

21.09a ~ 21.14d

21.13½ ~ 21.17½

148.17
81.47

Bathampton Jn

07/37

07/41½

 

21/03

21/10½

146.01
92.26

Chippenham

07.47a ~ 07.49d

07.51 ~ 07.52

 

20.50a ~ 20.52d

20.59 ~ 21.00

135.22
103.15

Wootton Bassett Jn

07/59

08/02½

 

20/40

20/50

124.33
108.79

Swindon

08.05a ~ 08.07d

08.08½ ~ 08.10½

 

20.31a ~ 20.33d

20.41½ ~ 20.43

118.49
122.42

Challow

08/19

08/23

 

20/20

20/31

105.06
133.12

Didcot Parkway

08.27a ~ 08.29d

08.31½ ~ 08.34½

 

20.07a ~ 20.09d

20.18½ ~ 20.20½

94.36
149.26

Reading West

08/41

08/47

 

?

?

?
150.24

Reading

08.45a ~ 08.47d

08.51 ~ 08.52½

 

19.50a ~ 19.52d

20.00 ~ 20.02½

77.24
155.21

Twyford

08/55

08/59½

 

19/45

19/54

72.27
162.03

Maidenhead

08/59

09/03½

 

19/40

19/49½

65.45
167.66

Slough

09/03

09/10

 

19/36

19/45½

59.62
177.16

Southall

09/13

09/17½

 

19/29

19/37½

50.32
180.46

Ealing Broadway

09.19a ~ 09.21d

09.21 ~ 09.26

 

19.22a ~ 19.24d

19.26 ~ 19.31

47.02
182.01

Acton Main Line

09/23

09/30

 

19*13 ~ 19*19

19/23

45.47
182.53

Acton Wells Jn

09/28

09/35

 

19/10

19/15

44.75

 

M.C Location

Booked

Actual

183.13

Acton Canal Wharf Jn

09/30

09/35½

185.50

Dudding Hill Jn

09/35

09/47

186.34

Cricklewood Curve Jn

09/40

09/49

187.53

West Hampstead North Jn

09/43

09/52

189.40

Carlton Road Jn

09/47

09/55

190.17

Junction Road Jn

09/50

09/56

190.55

Upper Holloway

09/51

09/58½

193.44

South Tottenham

10/00

10/05

194.10

Tottenham South Jn

10/03

10/07

194.57

Copper Mill Jn

10/04

10/08

197.25

Temple Mills East Jn

10/11

10/13

198.04

Channelsea North Jn

10/14

10/15

198.47

Stratford

10c16 ~ 10c18 [P10]

10/18

208.05

Gidea Park

10/29

10/29½

214.60

Shenfield

10/37

10/37½

224.29

Chelmsford

10/49

10/48

233.12

Witham

11/01

10/59

241.13

Marks Tey

11/11

11/11

?

Colchester Down Goods Loop

?

?

246.16

Colchester

11/25 [P1]

11.21½ ~ 11.26

256.79

Manningtree

11/32

11/35½

263.23
0.00

Ipswich

11L45 ~ 12L08

11.50½ ~ 12.08 [P2]

3.41

Westerfield

12t15 ~ 12t17

12/15½

10.19

Woodbridge

12t27 ~ 12t28

12.24½ ~ 12.28½

22.29

Saxmundham

12t45 ~ 12t46

12.48½ ~ 12.49

22.61

Saxmundham Jn GF

12t49 ~ 12t50

12.50½ ~ 12.58½

26.36
0.00

Leiston (BR Limit)

13.28 ~ 13.40

13.27½ ~ 13.41½

3.55

Saxmundham Jn GF

14t23 ~ 14t24

14.11 ~ 14.14½

4.07

Saxmundham

14t27 ~ 14t29

14.20½ ~ 14.27

16.17

Woodbridge

14t45 ~ 14t46

14/46½

22.75

Westerfield

14t57 ~ 14t58

14.58 ~ 14.58

26.36
0.00

Ipswich

15L05 ~ 15L25

15.05 ~ 15.26 [P2]

11.75

Stowmarket

15/37

15/37½

14.20

Haughley Jn

15/38½

15/40½

26.28

Bury St Edmunds

15/53

15/57

36.68

Chippenham Jn

16/08

16/11

44.18

Dullingham

16/17

16/18

54.49

Coldham Lane Jn

16/31

16/29½

55.48
0.00

Cambridge

16L34 ~ 16L50

16.32½ ~ 16.51

2.49

Shepreth Branch Jn

16/57

16/55

13.77

Audley End

17/10

17/04½

20.07

Elsenham

17/17

17/13

21.22

Stansted North Jn

17/19

17/17

24.22
0.00

Stansted Airport

17.25 ~ 17.40

17.23 ~ 17.42½ [P1]

3.29

Stansted Mountfitchet

17/45

17/47

6.30

Bishops Stortford

17L49 ~ 17L55

17.52½ ~ 17.59½

13.78

Harlow Town

18/03

18/07½

19.40

Broxbourne

18/10

18/12½

22.56

Cheshunt

18/12½

18/14½

25.76

Brimsdown

18/15½

18/17

31.63

Copper Mill Jn

18/21

18/22

34.31

Temple Mills East Jn

18/28

18/27½

?

Stratford signal S156

18c29 ~ 18c31

18.28½ ~ 18.29½

35.09

Lea Jn

18/33

18/36

37.63

Dalston Jn

18/42 [No. 1]

18/44

40.53

Camden Road

18/52

18/54½

40.61

Camden Jn

18/56

18/55

44.22

Willesden West London Jn

19/04

19/10

?

Willesden South West Sidings

19/06

19/12

Timings continue in first table.

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