30th January 1982

S.L.O.A.
The Welsh Marches Pullman

Locos Used at least 40025, 82005 & steam: 5000 & 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used 11 coaches

Route :

Loco(s) Route
82005 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Crewe
40025 Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury
5000 Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Hereford
6201 Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Newport
6201 Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Hereford
40025 Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
????? Crewe - (via WCML) - Carlisle

Sources : Bob Taylor (compiled from contemporary reports) &
Pete Drury (on the train from Crewe to Newport & return)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.0 Carlisle 08.00d ?   21.42a ? 536.0
37.0 Tebay 08/31 ?   21/07 ? 499.0
62.8 Carnforth 08/49 ?   20/48 ? 473.2
69.1 Lancaster 08.54a ~ 08.56d ?   20.36a ~ 20.42d ? 466.9
90.1 Preston 09.19a ~ 09.21d ?   20.16a ~ 20.18d ? 455.9
105.2 Wigan North Western 09.34a ~ 09.36d ?   19.55a ~ 19.57d ? 430.8
117.0 Warrington Bank Quay 09.47a ~ 09.48d ?   19.42a ~ 19.44d ? 419.0
124.8 Weaver Jn 09/53 ?   19/35 ? 411.2
141.0 Crewe 10L12a ~ 10L28d ??.?? ~ 10.28   19L09a ~ 19L20d 19.50 ~ 20.02 395.0
154.7 Whitchurch 10/44 10/44   18/57 19/33 381.3
171.6 Harlescott Crossing 10/59 11/00   18/35 19/11 364.4
173.6 Shrewsbury 11L02a ~ 11L18d 11.03 ~ 11.50   18.26a ~ 18.31d 19.05 ~ 19.07 362.4
174.5 Sutton Bridge Jn 11/22 11/53   18/23 19/02 361.5
186.2 Church Stretton 11/42 12/26   18/12 ? 349.8
193.5 Craven Arms 11.54a ~ 12.14d 12.39 ~ 12.59   17/54 18/41 342.5
205.7 Woofferton 12/34 13/12   17/42 ? 330.3
212.0 Leominster 12/45 13/19   17/38 ? 324.0
222.9 Shelwick Jn 13/04 13/31   17/28 18/14 313.1
224.9 Hereford 13L10 ~ 13L25 13.34 ~ 13.49   17L16 ~ 17L25 17.43 ~ 18.10 311.4
237.1 Pontrilas 13/50 14/11   16/49 17/15 298.9
248.6 Abergavenny 14/05 14/26   16.12 ~ 16.32 16.27 ~ 16.56 287.4
256.5 Little Mill Jn 14/20 14/41   ? ? 279.5
258.0 Pontypool ? ?   15/51 16/06 278.0
262.1 Llantarnam Jn 14/32 14/50   15/42 15/58 273.9
267.2 Maindee North Jn 14/41 14/57   15/33 15/50 368.8
268.0 Newport 14.45a 15.00   15.30d 15.46 268.0


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