26th April 1975
Merchant Navy Locomotive
Preservation Society
Return to Steam No.3
Locos Used | 47200 & steam : 6000 & 35028 |
Stock Used | Booked for 12 coaches |
Route : 1Z16 throughout
Loco | Route |
47200 | London St Pancras - Kentish Town - Cricklewood - Dudding Hill Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Reading - Didcot - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford |
35028 | Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Wrexham General - Chester |
6000 | Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Hereford |
47200 | Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) Shared steam locos with the M.&G.N.J.R.S. outing the same day.
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Sources : John Clifford (on the train
throughout) & Chris Coates
Tour Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)
M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | M.C | |
0.00 | St Pancras | 08.25d | 08.25 | ||||
6.05 | Dudding Hill Jn | 08/51 | 08/41 | ||||
8.79 | Acton Wells Jn | 09/00 | 08.48a ~ 08.48d | ||||
- | Paddington | 22.55a | 23.07 | 544.04 | |||
9.65 | Acton Main Line | 09.05a ~ 09.07d [RL] | 09.02 ~ 09.10 | ? | ? | ? | |
11.20 | Ealing Broadway | 09.10a ~ 09.12d [ML] | 09.14½ ~ 09.15½ | 22.42a ~ 22.44d | 22.54½ ~ 22.56½ | 538.28 | |
24.00 | Slough | 09/29 | 09/31 | 22/31 | 22/42 | 525.48 | |
29.63 | Maidenhead | 09/35 | 09/36½ | 22/27 | 22/38½ | 519.65 | |
41.42 | Reading | [RL] 09.46a ~ 09.48d [ML] | 09.52 ~ 09.54½ | 22.10a ~ 22.12d | 22.24 ~ 22.25½ | 508.06 | |
58.54 | Didcot | 10.05a ~ 10.07d | 10.11 ~ 10.12 | 21.50a ~ 21.52d | 22.02 ~ 22.03 | 490.74 | |
82.67 | Swindon | 10.30a ~ 10.32d | 10.33 ~ 10.35 | 21.24a ~ 21.26d | 21.37½ ~ 21.39 | 466.61 | |
88.51 | Wootton Basset | 10/40 | 10/43 | 21/18 | 21/28 | 460.77 | |
105.45 | Badminton | 10/53 | 10/56 | 21/04 | 21/16½ | 444.03 | |
112.51 | Westerleigh Jn | 10/59 | 11/01 | 20/57 | 21/10 | 436.77 | |
117.22 | Bristol Parkway | 11.03a ~ 11.05d | 11.06 ~ 11.08 | 20.49a ~ 20.51d | 21.02½ ~ 21.04 | 432.26 | |
122.18 | Pilning | 11/13 | 11/14 | 20/41 | 20/55 | 427.30 | |
129.11 | Severn Tunnel Junction | 11/19 | 11/20½ | 20/34 | 20/49 | 420.37 | |
138.24 | Maindee East Jn | 11.29a ~ 11.31d | 11/30 | 20.20a ~ 20.22d | 20/37½ | 411.24 | |
138.63 | Maindee North Jn | 11/34 | 11/31½ | 20/18 | 20/36 | 410.65 | |
143.72 | Llantarnham | 11/41 | 11/36 | 20/10 | 20/30 | 405.56 | |
147.77 | Pontypool Road | 11/47 | 11/40 | 20/05 | 20/24½ | 401.51 | |
157.33 | Abergavenny | 11/57 | 11/51½ | 19/56 | 20/15 | 392.15 | |
168.72 | Pontrilas | 12/09 | 12/06 | 19/45 | 20/03½ | 380.56 | |
181.31 | Hereford (Barrs Court) | 12L20a ~ 12L40d | 120.06 ~ 12.39 | 19L14a ~ 19L30d | 19.42 ~ 19.49½ | 368.17 | |
183.08 | Shelwick Jn | 12/45 | 12/45 | 19/09 | 19/37 | 366.40 | |
193.70 | Leominster | 13/00 | 12/56 | 18/57 | 19/20 | 355.58 | |
200.23 | Woofferton | 13/08 | 13/03½ | 18/49 | 19/10½ | 349.25 | |
212.38 | Craven Arms | 13/25 | 13/20½ | 18/34 | 18/54 | 337.10 | |
219.60 | Church Stretton | 13/37 | 13/39 | 18/19 | 18/41 | 329.68 | |
231.49 | Sutton Bridge Jn | 13/53 | 13/52 | 18/03 | 18/19 | 317.79 | |
232.34 | Shrewsbury | 13L56a ~ 13L58d | 14.02 ~ 14.07 | 17w05a ~ 18w00d | 17.34 ~ 18.16½ | 317.14 | |
250.38 | Gobowen | 14/26 | 14/42 | 16/37 | 17/10½ | 299.10 | |
257.72 | Ruabon | 14p38a ~ 14p53d | 15.02½ ~ 15.13 | 16/26 | 17/01 | 291.56 | |
262.55 | Wrexham General | 15/02 | 15/22 | 16/18 | 16/53 | 286.73 | |
267.37 | Rossett | 15/08 | 15/29 | 16/12 | 16/45 | 282.11 | |
274.64 | Chester | 15L20a | 15.51 | 16L00d | 16.30½ | 274.64 |