Advertised Timings
(from John Debens)
30th September & 1st October 1967
?Talyllyn Railway
Preservation Society?
Special Train to
Talyllyn Railway
| Locos Used | AC electrics |
| DMU Used | 3-car Metro-Cammell set |
Route :
| Date | Traction | Route |
| 30/09 | electric loco | London Euston - Birmingham New Street |
| 30/09 | DMU as listed | Birmingham New Street - Shrewsbury |
| 30/09 | DMU as listed + service DMU set |
Shrewsbury - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Newtown - Talerddig - Machynlleth - Dovey Junction |
| 30/09 | DMU as listed | Dovey Junction - Towyn |
| 30/09-01/10 | DMU as listed | Towyn - (reverse of outward route) - Rugby |
| 01/10 | electric loco | Rugby - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) This tour was to have been run in conjunction with Ian Allan Travel however
low bookings (just 85 passengers) would have resulted in a large loss so the
plans were scaled back and service trains used between Euston and Birmingham New
Street, and Rugby and London Euston. The chartered DMU was also attached to the
11.30 Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth as far as Dovey Junction.
Source : book: 'Talyllyn Railway A.G.M. Specials'
Advertised Timings
(from John Debens)
These were the timings advertised for the special train (which in the end did not run due to low bookings).
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Euston | 07.50d | 06.00a |
| Watford Junction | 08.10d | 05.40a |
| Birmingham New Street | 09.30d | 03.45a |
| Wolverhampton | 10.00d | 03.18a |
| Shrewsbury | 10.40d | 02.40a |
| Towyn | 13.30a | 23.30d |
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