13th April 1980

Oxford Publishing Company
The Welsh Collieries Rambler

Locos Used 37179, 37182 & 47079

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47079 Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Bath Spa - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Gloucester - Chepstow - Newport
37179 + 37182 Newport - Gaer Jn - Rose Heyworth Colliery
37179 + 37182 Rose Heyworth Colliery - Ebbw Jn - Cardiff Central - Radyr Quarry - Taffs Well - Walnut Tree Jn - Aber Jn - Ystrad Mynach South Jn - Cwm Bargoed
37275 + 37280 (1) Cwm Bargoed - Dowlais Furnace Top Branch Jn
37179 + 37182 (2) Dowlais Furnace Top Branch Jn - Cwm Bargoed
37179 + 37182 Cwm Bargoed - Taffs Well - Cardiff Central - Newport - Blaenavon
37179 + 37182 Blaenavon - Newport
?47079? Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Bristol Parkway - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford

Notes :
(1) 37179 + 37182 on rear.
(2) 37275 + 37280 on rear.


37179+37182 pause for photos at Rose Heyworth Colliery (photo: Ben Darby)

Sources : Shayne Lewis (joined/left the train at Newport), Andy Pullen, Clive Barlow & Jon Horswell
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