15th July 1979
British Rail
(?Coalbrookdale?)
| DMU Used | 50895+59350+50842 |
Route :
| DMU | Route |
| as listed | Wolverhampton - Cosford - Madeley Jn - Lightmoor Jn - (2) Telford Coalbrookdale |
| as listed | Telford Coalbrookdale - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton |
Notes:
(1)
(1) An article in the August 1979 of the Railway Magazine quotes a service of
four trains, two from Birmingham New Street and two from Wolverhampton, on
Sundays from 27th May to 2nd September inclusive - details of the others are
required. The reason for the trains seems to have been to commemorate the
start of construction of the Iron Bridge in 1779.
(2)
(2) Pilotman working over the Up Goods from Lightmoor Jn to a temporary platform
named Telford Coalbrookdale which was on the Ironbridge Power Station branch
'Up' track at MP 161.
Sources : Andy Pullar & Ian Umpleby
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian Umpleby)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| 0.00 | Wolverhampton | 12.45d | 17.03a |
| 1.28 | Oxley SB | ? | ? |
| 4.40 | Codsall | ? | ? |
| 14.24 | Madeley Jn | 13/06 | ? |
| 18.20 | Lightmoor Jn | 13/17 | ? |
| 19.16 | Telford Coalbrookdale | 13.24a | 16.20d |
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