14th October 1972
Locomotive Club of Great
Britain
Welsh Borderer
Locos Used | 1583 & steam: 6000 'King George V' & 45596 'Bahamas' |
Stock Used | 9 coaches (?including W9135E?) |
Route : 1Z55 throughout
Loco | Route |
1583 | London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Didcot - Swindon - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Horton Road Jn - Gloucester Central - Awre - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport |
6000 | Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Pontrilas - Hereford Barr Court |
5596 | Hereford Barr Court - Shelwick Jn - Leominster - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury |
1583 | Shrewsbury - Wellington - Cosford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) Reported as 6000's third mainline run after returning to the mainline. A
stop was made at Didcot to visit the GWS open day.
Sources : Peter Gomm (from contemporary sources), John
Broderick & Dick Franklin
Photo Review
6000 paused at Pontypool Road for photos (photo: Bruce Nathan)
5596 seen here during the photo-stop at Ludow (photo: Bruce Nathan)
From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick, Dick Franklin & Bruce Nathan)
M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
0.00 | Paddington | 08.35d | 08.34½ |
9.06 | Southall | 08/46 | 08/44 |
18.36 | Slough | 08/53 | 08/50½ |
24.19 | Maidenhead | 08/57 | 08/54½ |
29.51 | Ruscombe | [RL] | ? |
31.01 | Twyford | 09/04 | 09/00 |
35.78 | Reading | 09.10a ~ 09.15d | 09.06½ ~ 09.15 |
53.10 | Didcot | 09.35a ~ 11.00d ML | 09.32½ ~ 10.59 |
63.30 | Challow | 11/12 | 11/10 |
77.23 | Swindon | 11c25a ~ 11c30d | 11.21½ ~ 11.23 |
78.20 | Loco Yard | 11/32 | ? |
90.79 | Kemble | 11/45 | 11/36½ |
102.13 | Stroud | 12/00 | 11/53½ |
106.67 | Standish Jn | 12/07 | 12/00 |
112.01 | Tuffley Jn | 12/12 | 12/06 |
113.03 | Gloucester Yard Jn | 12/13 | ? |
113.61 | Horton Road Jn | 12/14 | ? |
114.03 | Gloucester Central | 12c15 ~ 12c17 | 12/13 |
129.00 | Awre | 12/31 | 12/30 |
133.36 | Lydney | 12/36 | 12/36 |
141.35 | Chepstow | 12p45a ~ 13p00d | 12/45 |
148.61 | Severn Tunnel Junction | 13/08 | 13/02 |
158.45 | Newport | 13L20a ~ 14L00d | 13.18 ~ 14.00 |
159.30 | Maindee North Jn | 14/03 | 14/04 |
164.36 | Llantarnam Jn | 14/12 | 14/14½ |
168.41 | Pontypool Road | 14p20a ~ 14p35d | 14.24½ ~ 14.35 |
177.77 | Abergavenny | 14/49 | 14/48½ |
189.36 | Pontrilas | 15/09 | 15/03½ |
201.75 | Hereford Barrs Court | 15L25a ~ 15L35d | 15.20 ~ 15.34½ |
203.52 | Shelwick Jn | 15/40 | 15/40 |
214.42 | Leominster | 15/54 | 15/54 |
220.67 | Wooferton | 16/01 | ? |
225.35 | Ludlow | 16p08a ~ 16p23d | 16.07 ~ 16.21 |
233.02 | Craven Arms | 16/38 | 16/31½ |
240.24 | Church Stretton | 16/52 | 16/40½ |
252.13 | Sutton Bridge Jn | 17.00a ~ 17.06d | 16/56 |
252.78 | Shrewsbury | 17L09a ~ 17L29d | 16.59 ~ 17.27½ |
263.56 | Wellington | 17/42½ | 17/39½ |
274.12 | Cosford | 17/55½ | 17/52 |
283.07 | Wolverhampton High Level | 18/06 | 18/05 |
288.54 | Dudley Port | 18/14 | 18/11½ |
292.18 | Galton Jn | 18/19 | ? |
293.77 | Soho South Jn | 18/22½ | ? |
296.01 | Birmingham New Street | 18.27a ~ 18.29d | 18.23 ~ 18.27½ |
296.76 | Proof House Jn | 18/31 | ? |
298.03 | St Andrews Jn | 18/35 | 18/36 |
298.37 | Bordesley Jn | 18/37 | 18/37½ |
300.45 | Tyseley | 18/41 | 18/40 |
307.55 | Knowle | 18/48 | 18/48 |
314.36 | Hatton | 18/58 | 18/59 |
320.44 | Leamington Spa | 19/07½ | 19/06½ |
340.34 | Banbury | 19/26 | 19/28½ |
345.39 | Aynho Jn | 19/36 | 19/33 |
351.29 | Heyford | 19/41 | 19/39 |
360.18 | Wolvercot Jn | 19/48 | 19/45½ |
363.10 | Oxford | 19/52 | 19/50 |
372.56 | Didcot North Jn | 20/00 | 19/58½ |
373.52 | Didcot East Jn | 20/01 [ML] | 19/59 |
390.42 | Reading | 20.18a ~ 20.20d | 20.15 ~ 20.17 |
395.39 | Twyford | 20/27 | 20/22 |
402.21 | Maidenhead | 20/32 | 20/26½ |
408.04 | Slough | 20/36 | 20/30½ |
417.34 | Southall | 20/43 | 20/39½ |
426.40 | Paddington | 20.55a | 20.54 |