10th March 2002

Past Time Rail
The Cambrian Coast Express

Locos Used 47725, 47784 & steam: 76079
Stock Used load 9

Route :

Loco Route
47725 Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
47725 Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Madeley - Crewe
47784 Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury
76079 Shrewsbury - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Machynlleth - Dovey Junction - Tywyn
76079 Tywyn - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
47725 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Rugby

Source : Pete Drury (joined/left the train at Birmingham International)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Rugby 08.00d ?   22.25a ?
Coventry 08/11 ?   22/05 ?
Birmingham International 08.23a ~ 08.26d ??.?? ~ 08.26   21.41a ~ 21.52d 21.31 ~ ??.??
Stechford 08/31 08/31   21/37 ?
Proof House Jn 08/37 08/36   21/33 ?
Birmingham New Street 08.40a ~ 09.02d 08.39 ~ 09.02   21.27a ~ 21.30d 21.18 ~ 21.20
Proof House Jn 09/05 09/04  
Aston 09/08 09/09  
Perry Barr North Jn 09/12 09/12  
Bescot Stadium 09/18 09/17  
Darlaston Jn 09/20 09/19  
Portobello Jn 09/23 09/23  
Soho South Jn   21/23 ?
Galton Jn   21/20 ?
Dudley Port   21/16 ?
Wolverhampton 09.30a ~ 09.33d 09.27 ~ 09.34   21.03a ~ 21.09d 20.59 ~ 21.01
Wolverhampton North Jn 09/35 09/36   21/01 20/57
Bushbury Jn 09/36 09/38   20/59 20/55
Stafford No.4 09/48 09/48   20/48 ?
Stafford 09.49a ~ 09.52d 09.49 ~ 09.52   20.45a ~ 20.47d 20.41 ~ 20.43
Norton Bridge 09/59 ?   20/37 20/36
Madeley 10/00 ?   20/28 ?
Crewe 10L19a ~ 10L40d 10.18 ~ 10.43   19L57a ~ 20L17d 19.53 ~ 20.17
Gresty Lane 10/42 10/45   19/52 19/50
Nantwich 10/46 10/48   19/46 19/41
Wrenbury 10/50 10/52   ? ?
Whitchurch ? ?   19/34 19/29
Prees 11/01 11/01   19/29 19/23
Wem 11/04 11/04   19w05 ~ 19w25 19/19
Harlescott LC 11/12 11/11   18/55 19/06
Shrewsbury 11L16a ~ 11L36d 11.16 ~ 11.36   18.47a ~ 18.50d 18.54 ~ 19.00
Sutton Bridge Jn 11t39 ~ 11t40 11/39   18t42 ~ 18t43 18.50 ~ 18.51
Welshpool 12t05 ~ 12t06 12/12   18t19 ~ 18t21 18/24
Newtown 12w24a ~ 12w54d 12.35 ~ 12.50   17w23a ~ 18w01d 17.39 ~ 18.03
Caersws ? ?   17/16 17/31
Talerdigg 13p02a ~ 13p29d 13.18 ~ 13.27   17t06 ~ 17t17 17.18 ~ 17.19
Machynlleth 13t47 ~ 13t48 13/53   16t39 ~ 16t40 16.40 ~ 16.46
Dovey Junction 13t54 ~ 13t55 14/01   16t33 ~ 16t34 16/36
Aberdovey 14/06 14/14   16/21 16/23
Tywyn 14.12a 14.20   16.15d 16.15


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