27th March 1999

Pathfinder Tours
The Lancs - Lincs

Locos Used 37412 & steam: 45407
Stock Used (4) 17019+??? (?7 coaches + support coach?)

Route :

Loco(s) Route
37412 Crewe – Sandbach – Wilmslow – Stockport – Denton Jn – Ashton Moss Jn – Philips Park No.1 Jn – Brewery Jn – Thorpes Bridge jn – Vitriol Works – Castleton East Jn
45407 Castleton East Junction – Rochdale – Hebden Bridge – Milner Royd Jn – Heaton Lodge East Jn – Horbury Jn – Wakefield Kirkgate
45407 (1) Wakefield Kirkgate – Crofton West Jn – Hare Park Jn – Skellow Jn –  Hatfield & Stainforth – Crowle – Scunthorpe – Barnetby – Ulceby – New Holland
37412 (2) New Holland – Habrough – Grimsby Town – Cleethorpes
45407 Cleethorpes – Habrough – Barnetby - Gainsborough Central – Doncaster - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate
37412 Wakefield Kirkgate - (reverse of outward route) – Crewe

Notes :
(1) 37412 on rear.
(2) 45407 on rear.
(3) Gordon Jakes comments: Excellent day out which kept to within 12 minutes of booked times throughout. Plenty of hard work from 45407 but no real opportunity for any sustained running at speed. The trip along the New Holland branch was made just a few weeks after the 150th anniversary of the line.
(4) Support coach 17019 only in formation when 45407 was on the train.

Source : Gordon Jakes (on the train throughout)

Photo Review
(all photos: Gordon Jakes)


45407 at Wakefield Kirgkate on the outward journey.


37412 at Cleethorpes, upon arrival from New Holland.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Jakes)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Crewe 08.01d 08.01   23.31a 23.43 84.16
0.76 Sydney Bridge 08/03 ?   23/28 ? ?
4.50 Sandbach 08/08 08/09   23/25 ? ?
17.21 Alderley Edge 08/21 ?   23/12 ? ?
18.85 Wilmslow 08/23 ?   23/11 23/23 ?
22.60 Cheadle Hulme 08/35 08/25   23/05 ? ?
25.01 Stockport 08.41a ~ 08.43d 08.28 ~ 08.43   22.59a ~ 23.01d 22.29 ~ 23.02 ?
25.56 Heaton Norris Jn 08/45 08/48   22/58 ? ?
29.66 Denton Jn 08/51 08/57   22/52 22/51 ?
33.07 Ashton Moss Jn 08/56 09/04   22/47 22/44 ?
36.78 Philips Park West Jn 09/02 09/10   22/42 22/35 ?
37.22 Brewery Jn 09/10 ?   22/39 ? ?
37.64 Thorpes Bridge Jn 09/16 09/15   22/37 22/31 ?
40.27 Vitriol Works 09/19 09/18   22/30 ? ?
44.16
0.00		 Castleton East Jn 09L25 ~ 10L06 09.26 ~ 10.05   ? ? ?
0.16 Castleton 10/08 10/07   ? ? ?
1.63 Rochdale 10.11a ~ 10.13d 10.12 ~ 10.19   22.22a ~ 22.23d 22.19 ~ 22.22 ?
5.12 Littleborough 10/20 10/24   22/17 ? ?
11.08 Hall Royd Jn 10/28 ?   22/11 ? ?
15.03 Hebden Bridge 10/33 10/38   22/07 ? ?
20.49 Milner Royd Jn 10/43 10/44   22/00 ? ?
28.76 Heaton Lodge East Jn 10/57 10/54   21/51 ? ?
31.22 Thornhill LNW Jn 10/59 10/59   - - -
? Mirfield East Jn - -   21/47 ? ?
(34.11) Healey Mills Sig. 192 11w08 ~ 11w46 11.04 ~ 11.31  
36.65 Horbury Jn 11/52 ?   21/39 ? ?
39.09 Wakefield Kirkgate 12L01 ~ 12L11 12.01 ~ 12.23   21L09 ~ 21L35 21.11 ~ 21.35 0.00
78.70

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
39.55 Calder Bridge Jn 12/14 ?
40.67 Crofton West Jn 12/20 ?
42.16 Hare Park Jn 12/25 12/32
48.15 South Kirkby Jn 12/33 12/41
53.24 Adwick Jn 12/40 12/47
54.13 Skellow Jn 12/43 12/50
56.61 Applehurst Jn 12/47 12/53
60.37 Hatfield & Stainforth 13/01 13/01
62.05 Thorne Jn 13/04 ?
68.07 Crowle 13/14 13/16
75.18 Scunthorpe 13/24 13/31
(76.18) Scunthorpe UGL 13w27 ~ 14w17 13.35 ~ 13.56
85.78 Wrawby Jn 14/32 14/20
86.42 Barnetby 14/34 14.24 ~ 14.34
91.19 Brocklesby 14/41 14/44
92.22 Ulceby 14/44 14/46
94.70 Thornton Abbey 14/48 14/52
96.37 Goxhill 14/51 14/55
98.20 Oxmarsch LC 14*56 ~ 14*56 14/59
98.34
0.00		 New Holland 15.01 ~ 15.06 15.01 ~ 15.07
0.14 Oxmarsch LC 15*11 ~ 15*11 ?
1.77 Goxhill 15/16 15/14
3.44 Thornton Abbey 15*20 ~ 15*35 15.19 ~ 15.26
6.12 Ulceby 15/42 15/34
7.68 Habrough 15/46 15/41
14.75 Grimsby Town 15/56 15/55
18.12
0.00		 Cleethorpes 16L03a ~ 17L35d 16.05 ~ 17.35
3.17 Grimsby Town 17/42 17/46
11.24 Habrough 17/52 17/58
13.04 Brocklesby 17/59 18/01
17.61 Barnetby 18/06 18/07
18.25 Wrawby Jn 18/08 18/10
21.36 Brigg 18/18 18/16
26.17 Kirton Lime Sidings 18/30 ?
27.52 Kirton Lindsey 18/33 ?
30.23 Northorpe 18*39 ~ 19*19 18.32 ~ 19.20
37.75 Gainsborough Central 19w36a ~ 20w06d ??.?? ~ 20.03½
39.13 Trent Jn 20/10 ?
56.29 Bessacar Jn 20/30 ?
59.67 Doncaster 20.38a ~ 20.40d 20.36 ~ 20.40
64.55 Adwick Jn 20/48 ?
69.64 South Kirkby Jn 20/53 ?
75.63 Hare Park Jn 21/01 21/02
77.12 Crofton West Jn 21/03 ?
78.24 Calder Bridge Jn 21/06 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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