Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Tony Pirie)
3rd January 1965
Warwickshire Railway Society
(Special Last Train Carmarthen to Aberystwyth)
Did this train run? Details taken from a pre-tour booking form information sent to participants which suggested a running date might be 3rd January 1965.
| Loco(s) Used | ????? |
| Stock Used | ????? |
Route :
| Advertised Loco(s) | Route |
| Castle | Birmingham Snow Hill - Wolverhampton LL - Shrewsbury |
| Standard class 5 | Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Knighton - Builth Road HL - Llandovery - Llandilo - Llanelly |
| Manor or 2x 0-6-0PT | Llanelly - Carmarthen - Pencader - Lampeter - Aberystwyth |
| Manor | Aberystwyth - Machynlleth - Newtown - Welshpool - Shrewsbury |
| Castle | Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham Snow Hill |
Notes :
(1) It
was planned to run this trip on the Sunday prior to date of closure however
bookings were being requested prior to fixing the running date. An advertising
leaflet seen by the Webmaster confirms the WRS thought this happen on 3rd
January 1965.
Source : Tony Pirie
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Tony Pirie)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 07.35d | 20.11a |
| Wolverhampton LL | ??.??a ~ 07.50d | 19.46a ~ ??.??d |
| Shrewsbury | ??L??a ~ 08L45d | 18L52a ~ ??L??d |
| Llanelly | 12L03 ~ 12L15 | - |
| Aberyswyth | 15L05a ~ 16L00d | - |
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