10th September 1994
Pathfinder Tours
The Trawsfynydd Trekker
| Locos Used | 20075, 20187, 31207, 31238, 31242, 31301, 31434 & 31450 |
| Stock Used | ????? |
Route: 1Z46 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 31301 + 31242 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Yate - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - (1) Stourbridge Junction (1) - Birmingham New Street - Aston - Bescot - Crewe |
| 31238 + 31207 | Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction |
| 20187 + 20075 (2) | Llandudno Junction - Llanrwst North - Blaenau Ffestiniog - Trawsfynydd |
| 31238 + 31207 (3) | Trawsfynydd - Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llanrwst North - Llandudno Junction |
| 20075 (4) | Llandudno Junction - Rhyl - Chester |
| 31450 + 31434 | Chester - Wrexham General - Gobowen - Shrewsbury - Cosford - Wolverhampton - Galton Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Droitwich Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads |
Notes :
(1) Train was diverted from booked route (which was Bromsgrove - Barnt Green -
Selly Oak).
(2) 31237 + 31207 on rear.
(3) 20187 + 20075 on rear.
(4) Plus 20187 dead-in-tow.
This tour was postponed from 16th July 1994, as a result of which the Trawsfynydd Trekker II which ran on 27th August 1994 in fact became the first of the tours to run, but the name sequence was retained out of order!
Source : David Bellamy
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 06.22d | 06.34 | 23.20a | 23.35 | |
| Bristol Parkway | 06.35a ~ 06.37d | ? | 23.06a ~ 23.08d | ? | |
| Yate | 06/46 | ? | 22/48 | ||
| Standish Jn | 07/06 | ? | ? | ? | |
| Gloucester Yard Jn | 07/15 | ? | 22/21 | ? | |
| Cheltenham Spa | 07.32a ~ 07.34d | ? | 22.11a ~ 22.13d | ? | |
| Abbotswood Jn | 07/53 | ? | 21/43 | ? | |
| Worcester Shrub Hill | 08.02a ~ 08.04d | ? | 21.35a ~ 21.37d | ? | |
| Droitwich Spa | 08/12 | ? | 21/25 | ? | |
| Stourbridge Junction | DIV | ? | |||
| Bromsgrove | ? | DIV | 21/14 | ? | |
| Kings Norton | ? | DIV | 21/02 | ? | |
| Selly Oak | ? | DIV | |||
| St Andrews Jn | 20/51 | ? | |||
| Birmingham New Street | 08.48a ~ 08.51d | ? | 20.41a ~ 20.43d | ? | |
| Galton Jn | 20/35 | ? | |||
| Wolverhampton | 20.18a ~ 20.24d | ? | |||
| Cosford | 20/01 | ? | |||
| Shrewsbury | 19/33 | ? | |||
| Gobowen | 19/03 | ? | |||
| Wrexham General | 18/45 | ? | |||
| Aston | 08/56 | ? | |||
| Bescot | 09/08 | ? | |||
| Stafford | 09.29a ~ 09.31d | ? | |||
| Crewe | 09L57a ~ 10L14d | ? | |||
| Beeston Castle & T. SB | 10/25 | ? | |||
| Chester | ? | ? | 18L11a ~ 18L26d | ? | |
| Rockcliffe Hall | 10/49 | ? | 17/57 | ? | |
| Rhyl | 11/15 | ? | 17/40 | ? | |
| Colwyn Bay | 11/26 | ? | 17/31 | ? | |
| Llandudno Junction | 11.30a ~ 12.18d | ? | 16.54a ~ 17.26d | ? | |
| Blaenau Ffestiniog | 13.19a ~ 13.29d | ? | 15.48a ~ 15.50d | ? | |
| Trawsfynydd | 14.26a | ? | 14.58d | ? | |
