26th October 1974

M.N.L.P.S. / L.C.G.B.
The Twin Pacific Rail Tour

Locos Used 1025 'Western Guardsman', 1069 'Western Vanguard', 47029, 47078 'Sir Daniel Gooch', 47485, 86251 & steam: 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' & 35028 'Clan Line'

Two trains, different operators, swapping steam locos en-route.

Route (M.N.L.P.S. train):

Loco Route
86251 London Euston - Wolverhampton
47485 Wolverhampton - Wellington - Shrewsbury
4498 Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Newport
47078 Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Chepstow - Gloucester Central - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Lansdown Jn - Toddington - Honeybourne West Jn - Evesham Road Crossing - Stratford-upon-Avon
35028 Stratford-upon-Avon - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Oxford - Didcot
1069 Didcot - Reading - Slough - Ealing Broadway - Acton Main Line - London St Pancras

Route (L.C.G.B. train) :

Loco Route
1069 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot
35028 Didcot - Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Stratford-upon-Avon
1025 Stratford-upon-Avon - Evesham Road Crossing - Honeybourne West Jn - Toddington - Cheltenham Lansdown Jn - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Central - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
4498 Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury
47029 Shrewsbury - Wellington - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Birmingham New Street - St Andrews Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge - Solihull - Warwick - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Slough - London Paddington


Bob Bridgers ticket for the tour.

Sources : Richard Szwejkowski (1st train), Rob Wells & Bob Bridger

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Rob Wells, John Broderick & Alan Osborn)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Paddington 09.10d 09.11
9.06 Southall 09/21 09/21
18.35 Slough 09/28 09/27
24.19 Maidenhead 09/32 09/31
31.01 Twyford 09/37 ?
35.78 Reading 09.42a ~ 09.43d 09.41 ~ 09.43½
53.10 Didcot 10L05a ~ 10L25d 10.05 ~ 10.25
63.40 Oxford 10.43a ~ 10.45d 10.42 ~ 10.44½
66.32 Wolvercot Jn 10/49 10/49½
75.21 Heyford 11/00 11/00
81.11 Aynho Jn 11/08 11/06½
86.24 Banbury 11/15 11/12½
106.16 Leamington Spa 11/42 11.40½a ~ 11.42½d
112.26 Hatton 11/50 11/53
112.47 Hatton West Jn 11/52 11/56
113.75 Claverdon 11p55a ~ 12p15d 11.58 ~ 12.16
117.55 Bearley Jn 12/22 12/23
121.36 Stratford-upon-Avon 12L28a ~ 12L48d 12.30 ~ 12.51
121.71 Evesham Road Crossing 12/50 12/54
129.78 Honeybourne West Jn 13/03 13/08
151.14 Cheltenham Lansdown Jn 13/41 13/38
156.30 Barnwood Jn 13/47 13/47
157.21 Gloucester Central 13c49a ~ 13c50d 13/49
171.40 Awre 14/04 14/03
176.54 Lydney 14/09 14/08
191.79 Severn Tunnel Junction 14/27 14/28
201.65 Newport 14L40a ~ 15L35d 14.50 ~ 15.38
202.49 Maindee North Jn 15/38 15/42
207.56 Llantarnam Jn 15/47 15/51
211.64 Pontypool 15/58 15/59
221.19 Abergavenny 16/10 16/15
232.68 Pontrilas 16/29 16/35
238.47 Tram Inn 16/36 16/43
245.18 Hereford 16w48a ~ 17w10d 16.53 ~ 17.12
246.75 Shelwick Jn 17/14 17/17
257.65 Leominster 17p30a ~ 17p50d 17.34 ~ 17.50
264.10 Woofferton 18/00 18/00
276.24 Craven Arms 18/20 18/19
283.20 Church Stretton 18/30 18/31
295.09 Sutton Bridge Jn 18/48 ?
296.02 Shrewsbury 18L53a ~ 19L15d 19.02 ~ 19.17
306.24 Wellington 19/29 19/34
316.52 Cosford 19/41 19/45
325.72 Wolverhampton 19/55 20/00
331.38 Dudley Port 20/02 ?
335.04 Galton Jn 20/06 20/13
338.56 Birmingham New Street 20.13a ~ 20.18d 20.21 ~ 20.24
340.50 St Andrews Jn 20/24 20/28
340.79 Bordesley Jn 20/26 ?
342.72 Tyseley 20/30 20/33½
350.03 Dorridge 20/37 20/39
356.55 Hatton 20/42 20/46
362.65 Leamington Spa 20/49 20/55
382.57 Banbury 21/08 21/17
387.70 Aynho Jn 21/15 21/21
393.60 Heyford 21/21 21/26
402.49 Wolvercot Jn 21/31 21/35
405.41 Oxford 21.35a ~ 21.37d 21.38½ ~ 21.40½
415.08 Didcot North Jn 21/48 21/53
416.03 Didcot East Jn 21/49 21/54
432.74 Reading 22.07a ~ 22.09d 22.17 ~ 22.20
437.71 Twyford 22/16 22/27
444.53 Maidenhead 22/21 22/32
450.37 Slough 22/25 22/39
459.66 Southall 22/35 22/52
468.72 Paddington 22.50a 23.03

M.N.L.P.S train : 4498

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Shrewsbury 10.59d
0.55 Sutton Bridge Jn 11/02
12.62 Church Stretton 11/19
19.74 Craven Arms 11/28
32.09 Woofferton 11/40
49.24 Shelwick Jn 12/11
51.01 Hereford 12.15a ~ 12.34d
? Tram Inn 12/47
63.44 Pontrilas 12/54
74.79 Abergavenny 13/11
84.35 Pontypool 13/23
88.46 Llantarnam Jn 13/29
93.26 Maindee North Jn 13/37
94.08 Newport 13.40a

M.N.L.P.S train : 35028

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Stratford-upon-Avon 16.06d
2.60 Wilmcote 16.10a ~ 16.20d
4.25 Bearley Jn 16/23
9.00 Hatton 16/33
15.08 Leamington Spa 16/41
34.78 Banbury 17/07
40.03 Aynho Jn 17/14
45.73 Heyford 17/22
57.54 Oxford 17/40
68.24 Didcot 17.55a


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