7th February 1981

S.L.O.A.
Welsh Marches Express

Locos Used 40044 & steam: 5000 & 6000 'King George V'
Stock Used load 11? (plus P.O. Brake between Shrewsbury & Hereford on the outward leg only)

Route :

Loco Route
40044 Crewe - Shrewsbury
6000 Shrewsbury - Hereford
5000 Hereford - Newport
5000 Newport - Hereford
40044 Hereford - Shrewsbury - Crewe

Notes :
(1) The photo-stop at Abergavenny was booked to include a photo run-past.

Source : Ian Monkton (joined the train at Crewe, left at Hereford)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0.0 Crewe 10.15d 18.55a 127.0
13.7 Whitchurch 10/31 18/37 113.3
30.6 Harlescott Crossing 10/46 18/21 96.4
32.6 Shrewsbury 10.50a ~ 11.02d 18.15a ~ 18.17d 94.4
33.5 Sutton Bridge Jn 11/07 18/12 93.5
45.2 Church Stretton 11p26a ~ 11p46d 18/00 81.8
52.5 Craven Arms 12/00 17/49 74.5
64.7 Woofferton 12/22 17/38 62.3
71.0 Leominster 12/33 17/33 56.9
81.9 Shelwick Jn 12/52 17/23 45.1
83.6 Hereford 12L58a ~ 13L10d 17L10a ~ 17L20d 43.4
96.1 Pontrilas 13/35 16/45 30.9
107.6 Abergavenny 13p52a ~ 14p07d 16/28 19.4
115.3 Little Mill Jn 14/24 ? ?
? Pontypool ? 15p56a ~ 16p06d 10.0
121.1 Llantarnam Jn 14/36 15/47 5.9
126.2 Maindee North Jn 14/45 15/38 0.8
127.0 Newport 14.49a 15.35d 0.0


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