2nd April 1983

L.N.E.R. Society Railtours
The Conway Valley Express

Locos Used 47563, 86229 & 86220 & steam: 'Earl of Merioneth'
DMU's Used 56175+50535, 53228+54055, 50358+56113 & 50931+51562

Route :

Loco Route
86229 London Euston - Watford Junction - Bletchley - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Stafford - Crewe
47563 Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
47563 Llandudno - Llandudno Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
86220 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Route : (option)

Traction Route
DMU as listed Llandudno Junction - Betws-y-Coed - Blaenau Ffestiniog
'Earl of Merioneth' Blaenau Ffestiniog - Porthmadog Harbour
'Earl of Merioneth' Porthmadog Harbour - Blaenau Ffestiniog
DMU as listed Blaenau Ffestiniog - (reverse of outward route) - Llandudno Junction

Notes:
(1) Confirmation is required if the train on the Ffestiniog Railway was a special or a service train.

Sources : Steve Goulden
 & Alan Osborn (on the train Euston to Llandudno Junction, DMU & steam)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Euston 07.20d 07.22   23.41a 00.13
Harrow & Wealdstone ??.??a ~ 07.34d 07.34 ~ 07.36   23.22a ~ ??.??d 23.48 ~ 23.50
Watford Junction ??.??a ~ 07.41d 07.43 ~ 07.45   23.16a ~ ??.??d 23.37 ~ 23.38
Hemel Hempstead ??.??a ~ 07.50d 07.54 ~ 07.56   23.02a ~ ??.??d 23.26 ~ 23.28
Berkhamsted ??.??a ~ 07.56d 08.01 ~ 08.02   22.56a ~ ??.??d 23.18 ~ 23.21
Bletchley ??.??a ~ 08.14d 08.20 ~ 08.21   22.39a ~ ??.??d 22.54 ~ 22.56
Milton Keynes Central ??.??a ~ 08.18d 08.26 ~ 08.28   22.31a ~ ??.??d 22.47 ~ 22.49
Northampton ??.??a ~ 08.35d 08.43 ~ 08.45   22.16a ~ ??.??d 22.28 ~ 22.30
Rugby ??.??a ~ 08.57d 09.07 ~ 09.09   21.56a ~ ??.??d 22.05 ~ 22.07
Crewe ??L?? ~ ??L?? 10.06 ~ 10.16   ??L?? ~ ??L?? 20.53 ~ 21.05
Llandudno Junction 11.24a ~ ??.??d 11.40 ~ ??.??   ??.??a ~ 19.17d ??.?? ~ 19.17
Llandudno ? ?   ? ?

Betws-y-Coed, Blaenau Ffestiniog  & Ffestiniog Railway option:

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Llandudno Junction 12.03d 12.03   18.52a 18.46
Betws-y-Coed 12.26a ~ ??.??d 12.29 ~ 12.31   ??.??a ~ 18.14d 18.09 ~ 18.14
Blaenau Ffestiniog 12.57a ~ 13.40d 13.00 ~ 13.45   17.20a ~ 17.44d 17.25 ~ 17.44
Tanygrisiau 13.47 (a/d?) 13.52 ~ 13.54   ? 17.17 ~ 17.19
Tany-Bwlch 14.08 (a/d?) 14x12 ~ 14x18   ? 16x50 ~ 16x55
Penrhyn 14.24 (a/d?) 14.33 ~ 14.34   ? 16.31 ~ 16.33
Minffordd 14.29 (a/d?) 14.38 ~ 14.40   ? 16.24 ~ 16.26
Porthmadog Harbour 14.42a 14.48   16.15d 16.15


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