14th March 1981

S.L.O.A.
Welsh Marches Express

Loco(s) Used at least steam: 4930 'Hagley Hall' & 6000 'King George V'
Stock Used load 11? (plus P.O. Brake between Shrewsbury & Hereford on the outward leg only)

Route :

Loco(s) Route
????? Crewe - Shrewsbury
6000 Shrewsbury - Hereford
4930 Hereford - Newport
4930 Newport - Hereford
????? Hereford - Shrewsbury - Crewe

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

Sources : Henry Allum & John Cowlishaw
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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