19th August 1973

L.N.E.R. Society Railtours
The Hereford Flyer

Locos Used 1873, E3086 & E3126

Route :

Loco Route
E3126

London Euston - (via WCML) - near Weedon (by M1) (1)
E3086 (2)

near Weedon (by M1) - Rugby - Nuneaton
1873 Nuneaton - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - KIngs Norton - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Droitwich Spa (3) - Worcester Shrub Hill
1873 Worcester Shrub Hill - Tunnel Jn
1873 Tunnel Jn - Worcester Foregate Street - Malvern Wells - Shelwick Jn - Hereford
1873

(4) Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Tunnel Jn (4)
1873

Tunnel Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Barry Island (5)
1873 Barry Island - ??? - Abergavenny - Hereford - ??? - ?Nuneaton?
????? ?Nuneaton? - (?via WCML?) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) E3126 failed.
(2) plus E3126 dead-in-tow.
(3) For off-train option to the Severn Valley Railway.
(4) Due to engineering works on the direct route, the train retraced its route to Worcester before heading south to the final destination, Barry.
(5) Arriving 90 minutes late, the train returned almost immediately.
(6) Originally uploaded as having run on 20th August, in error.


From Gary Thornton's ticket collection.

Sources : Gary Thornton (from contemporary sources) & David Manders

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