17th April 1982

Steam Locomotive Operators Association
Welsh Marches Express

Locos Used at least 40106 & steam: 4930 'Hagley Hall', 7812 'Erlestoke Manor' & 92220 'Evening Star'

Route : at least 1Z42, revised from photographic evidence

Loco(s) Route
class 85? London Euston - ??? - Crewe
40106 Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury
92220 Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford
7812 + 4930 Hereford - Newport
????? Newport - Hereford
40106 Hereford - ??? - Crewe
????? Crewe - ??? - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as being hauled by 7812+4930 from Shrewsbury to Hereford; revised as a result of photographic evidence. Alan Swindell reports that 92220 & 7812 both carried headcode Z42 - was this used throughout?


40106 about to couple on to the train at Crewe (photo: Neil Mewes)

Sources : Harry Harper, Neil Mewes & Alan Swindell

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