Photo Review
21st September 1958
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Midland Area)
Shropshire & Montgomeryshire
Railway
| Loco Used | WD188 |
| Stock Used | Brake van + 3 coaches (+ brake van?) |
| Railcars Used | Drewry Cars (incl. WD9105?) |
Route :
| Traction | Route |
| WD188 | Shrewsbury Abbey - Moele Brace Jn - Hookagate & Redhill - Kinnersley Junction (2) |
| Drewry Railcars | Kinnersley Junction - Melverley - Criggion |
| Drewry Railcars | Criggion - Melverley - Kinnersley Junction |
| Drewry Railcars | Kinnersley Junction - Melverley - Criggion |
| Drewry Railcars | Criggion - Melverley - Kinnersley Junction |
| WD188 | Kinnersley Junction - Maesbrook - Llanymynech |
| WD188 | Llanymynech - Maesbrook - Kinnersley Junction - Hookagate & Redhill - Moele Brace Jn - Shrewsbury Abbey |
Notes :
(1) Tour also scheduled to have run on the 14th &
28th September.
(2) At Kinnersley Junction (originally Kinnerley) half the participants went on
a shed and works tour followed by refreshment whilst the other half travelled to Criggion
and back. Once the Drewry Railcars returned the groups swapped and and
the Railcars made a further trip to Criggion.
Source : Ian Clark (SLS)
Photo Review
WD188 at Shrewsbury Abbey (photo: The John Debens Collection)
The Drewry Railcars at Criggion (photo: The John Debens Collection)
WD188 at Llanymynech (photo: The John Debens Collection)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Shrewsbury Abbey | 11.45d | 17.45d |
| Llanymynech | - | (17.00a) ~ ??.??d |
| Kinnersley Junction | 12.45a | 16.00d |
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | |
| Kinnersley Junction | 13.00d | 14.00a | 14.20d | 15.20a | |
| Criggion | ??.??a | ??.??d | ??.??a | ??.??d |
Timings continue in first table.
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