4th May 2013

Statesman Rail
The Llandudno Victorian Statesman

Locos Used 47854 'Diamond Jubilee' & 57316
Stock Used 17080+3231+3312+1659+99676+1211+99671+99673+5991+5912

Route :
1Z70 : Cambridge to Llandudno
1Z71 : Llandudno to Cambridge

Loco(s) Route
57316 (1) Cambridge - Peterborough - Leicester - Nuneaton - ??? - Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
47854 (2) Llandudno - (?reverse of outward route?) - Cambridge

Notes :
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 57316 on rear.
(3) 47854 was seen arriving at Crewe on the return leg, with a headboard stating 'Albert's Final Drive'. Nick Bartlett comments: Albert Seymour was driving the return leg at Crewe, this was his final drive after 60 years on the railway. He was 75 years old.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Cambridge 06.00d   ?a
Peterborough ?d   ?a
Leicester ?d   ?a
Nuneaton ?d   ?a
Crewe ?d   ?a
Llandudno ?a   17.15d


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