16th May 1964

Stephenson Locomotive Society
West Wales Rail Tour

Locos Used 1655 & 1665
DMU Used 3-car Swindon Cross-Country set
Stock Used [1] brake van + 3x open wagons + brake van
[2] 2x brake vans + 3x open wagons + brake van

Route : (1)

Loco Stock Route
1655 [1] Sandy Jn - Cynheidre - Tumble - Cross Hands
1655 [1] Cross Hands - Tumble (1)
1665 [2] Cwmmawr - Kidwelly Jn - Burry Port

Route : (1)

Loco Stock Route
1665 [2] Burry Port - Kidwelly Jn - Cwmmawr (1)
1655 [1] Tumble - Cross Hands
1655 [1] Cross Hands - Tumble - Cynheidre - Sandy Jn

Route : all passengers

DMU Route
as listed Llanelly - Pembrey & Burry Port - Carmarthen - Abergwili Jn - Pencader Jn - Newcastle Emlyn
as listed Newcastle Emlyn - Pencader
as listed Pencader - Lampeter - Aberayron
as listed Aberayon - Lampeter - Pencader - Abergwili Jn - Carmarthen (2)

Notes :
(1) Half the tour party started from Sandy Jn (Llanelli) for a tour of the Llanelly & Mynydd Mawr line to Cross Hands and back to Tumble, while the other half boarded their train at Burry Port for a trip on the Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valleys line to Cwmmawr. Passengers walked between the locations at Cwmmawr and Tumble to swap trains as they were only about half a mile apart. On arriving back at each terminating point for the loco-hauled trains, passengers transferred to a DMU for the remainder of the days travel.
(2) Tour terminated at Carmarthen, onward travel to Llanelly and Swansea was included in the tour fare, using either the 20.30 express or 20.45 local service train.

Sources : David Pearson & Andrew Fairholm

Photo Review


1665 on the BPGV at Pontyberem (photo: David Pearson)


1655 paused at Cross Hands (photo: David Pearson)


The DMU set, at Newcastle Emlyn (photo: David Pearson)


The DMU again, here at Aberayron (photo: David Pearson)


David Pearson's ticket.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Pearson)

Location Booked
Sandy Jn 10.00d
Magpie Grove 10/15
Cynheidre 10/25
Tumble 10/45
Cross Hands 10.55 ~ 11.15
Tumble 11.25a
Cwmmawr 12.10d
Pontyberem 12.20 ~ 12.30
Pontyates 12.50 ~ 13.00
Burry Port 13.30a

 

Location Booked
Burry Port 10.00d
Cwmmawr 11.00a
Tumble 12.10d
Cross Hands 12.20 ~ 12.35
Tumble 12/40
Cynheidre 13/05
Magpie Grove 13/15
Sandy Jn 13.30a

 

Location Booked
Llanelli 14.15d
Pembrey & Burry Port ??.??a ~ 14.20d
Carmarthen 14.45 ~ 14.50
Pencader 15.25 ~ 15.35
Newcastle Emlyn 16.05 ~ 16.20
Pencader 16.50 ~ 16.55
Lampeter 17.20 ~ 17.30
Aberayon 18.20 ~ 18.30
Lampeter 19.15 ~ 19.20
Carmarthen 20.20a


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