Neil Boardwell's ticket for the tour.
12th - 13th May 1973
B.R. / Plymouth Railway
Circle
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| Locos Used | 1038 'Western Sovereign', 1646, 5092 & 5142 |
| Stock Used | load 12 |
Route : 1Z54 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 1038 | Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - ?Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Pilning? - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury |
| 5142 + 5092 | Shrewsbury - Caersws - Machynlleth - Aberystwyth |
| 5092 + 5142 | Aberystwyth - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury |
| 1038 | Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 1646 | Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth |
Notes :
(1) The fare of £2.80 included a round trip on the VoR at Aberystwyth.
Neil Boardwell's ticket for the tour.
Sources : Roger Geach & Ian Umpleby
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Roger Geach)
| Location | (Booked) Actual | (Booked) Actual |
| Plymouth | (06.35d) 06.35 | (04.36a) 04.53 |
| Totnes | 07.07a ~ 07.08d | 04.21a ~ 04.22d |
| Newton Abbot | 07.21a ~ 07.25d | 04.04a ~ 04.06d |
| Teignmouth | 07.32a ~ 07.34d | 03.53a ~ 03.55d |
| Dawlish | 07.39a ~ 07.40d | 03.47a ~ 03.49d |
| Exeter St Davids | 07.53a ~ 08.02d | 03.31a ~ 03.34d |
| Tiverton Junction | 08.18a ~ 08.20d | 03.16a ~ 03.17d |
| Taunton | 08.37a ~ 08.40d | 02.56a ~ 02.58d |
| Bridgwater | ? | 02.43a ~ 02.45d |
| Uphill Jn | 09/06 | ? |
| Worle Jn | 09/08 | ? |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 09.23a ~ 09.24d | (??.??a ~ 01.40d) 01L28a ~ 02.03d |
| Severn Tunnel Junction | 09/54 | 01/08 |
| Maindee East Jn | 10/03 | 00/58 |
| Abergavenny | 10/29 | ? |
| Hereford | 10/57 | 23.56a ~ 00.04d |
| Craven Arms | 11/30 | ? |
| Shrewsbury | (??L??a ~ 12L15d) 12.04a ~ 12.15d | 22L48a ~ 23L05d |
| Caersws | 13/19 | 21/55 |
| Talerddig | ? | 21.40a ~ 21.45d |
| Machynlleth | 13/52 | 21/18 |
| Aberystwyth | 14.24a | 20.46d |
