26th April 1975
M. & G. N. Joint Railway
Society Limited
The Mayflower
Locos Used | ????? & steam: 6000 'King George V' & 35028 'Clan Line' |
Stock Used | Booked for 12 coaches |
Route : 1Z80 throughout
Loco(s) | Route |
????? | London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton) - Rugby - Coventry - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street |
????? | Birmingham New Street - ??? - Kings Norton - Stoke Works Jn - Droitwich Spa - Tunnel Jn - Worcester Foregate Street - Malvern Wells - Shelwick Jn - Hereford |
6000 | Hereford - Shelwick Jn - Leominster - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Ruabon - Saltney Jn - Chester |
35028 | Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Hereford |
????? | Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street |
????? | Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - above is from booked times. Shared steam locos with the
M.N.L.P.S.
outing the same day. The timing sheet made the claim this was the first railtour
to employ both 6000 & 35028.
From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.
Sources : Andrew Fairholm & Chris Coates
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Coates)
M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | M.C | |
0.00 | Euston | 07.40d | ? | 22.52a | ? | 528.28 | |
5.58 | Willesden Junction | 07/47½ | ? | 22/45 | ? | 519.50 | |
11.31 | Harrow & Wealdstone | 07.54a ~ 07.55d | ? | 22.34a ~ 22.35d | ? | 513.77 | |
17.34 | Watford Junction | 08.03a ~ 08.05d | ? | 22.26a ~ 22.28d | ? | 507.74 | |
31.53 | Tring | 08/17½ | ? | 22/16 | ? | 493.55 | |
46.52 | Bletchley | 08.31a ~ 08.32d | ? | 22.03a ~ 22.04d | ? | 578.56 | |
56.45 | Hanslope Jn | 08/44 | ? | 21/55 | ? | 468.63 | |
65.65 | Northampton | 08.53a ~ 08.55d | ? | 21.38a ~ 21.40d | ? | 459.43 | |
75.37 | Long Buckby | 09/04 | ? | 21/25 | ? | 449.71 | |
84.68 | Rugby | 09.16a ~ 09.20d | ? | 21.14a ~ 21.15d | ? | 440.40 | |
96.20 | Coventry | 09/29 | ? | 21/01 | ? | 429.08 | |
114.41 | Proof House Jn | 09/46½ | ? | 20/47½ | ? | 410.67 | |
115.14 | Birmingham New Street | 09L49a ~ 10L00d | ? | 20L37a ~ 20L45d | ? | 410.14 | |
124.50 | Barnt Green | 10/16 | ? | 20/21 | ? | 400.58 | |
126.71 | Blackwell | 10/18 | ? | 20/18 | ? | 398.37 | |
129.14 | Bromsgrove | 10/20 | ? | 20/13 | ? | 396.14 | |
131.26 | Stoke Works Jn | 10/22 | ? | 20/10 | ? | 394.02 | |
135.44 | Droitwich Spa | 10/28 | ? | 20/02 | ? | 389.64 | |
139.66 | Tunnel Jn | 10c35 ~ 10c36 | ? | 19c48 ~ 19c55 | ? | 385.42 | |
141.18 | Henwick | 10/39 | ? | 19/45 | ? | 384.10 | |
149.45 | Malvern Wells | 10x51 ~ 10x55 | ? | 19/35 | ? | 375.63 | |
155.42 | Ledbury | 11x03 | ? | 19/27 | ? | 369.66 | |
167.44 | Shelwick Jn | 11/18 | ? | 19/14 | ? | 357.64 | |
169.21 | Hereford (Barrs Court) | 11L22a ~ 11L42d | ? | 18L55a ~ 19L10d | ? | 356.07 | |
170.78 | Shelwick Jn | 11/47 | ? | 18/50 | ? | 354.30 | |
181.60 | Leominster | 12/02 | ? | 18/35 | ? | 343.48 | |
188.13 | Woofferton | 12/10 | ? | 18/25 | ? | 337.15 | |
200.28 | Craven Arms | 12/27 | ? | 18/08 | ? | 325.00 | |
207.50 | Church Stretton | 12/39 | ? | 17/53 | ? | 317.58 | |
219.39 | Sutton Bridge Jn | 12/55 | ? | 17c35 ~ 17c37 | ? | 305.69 | |
220.24 | Shrewsbury | 12w48a ~ 13w35d | ? | 17/32 | ? | 305.04 | |
238.28 | Gobowen | 14/02 | ? | 17/02 | ? | 287.00 | |
245.62 | Ruabon | 14p14a ~ 14p29d | ? | 16/51 | ? | 279.46 | |
250.45 | Wrexham General | 14/38 | ? | 16/43 | ? | 274.63 | |
255.27 | Rossett | 14/44 | ? | 16/37 | ? | 270.01 | |
262.54 | Chester | 14L56a | ? | 16L25d | ? | 262.54 |