11th September 1983

F & W Tours
The Pembroke Haven Harbourer

Locos Used 37127, 37186, 37266, 40057 & 46025

Route :
Portion 1 : 1Z61 throughout
Portion 2 : ????
Main Tour : ????

Loco Route
37266 Portion 1 : Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Standish Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street
37266 Portion 1 : Birmingham New Street - Bromsgrove - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester
37266 Portion 1 : Gloucester - Bristol Parkway - Severn Tunnel Junction
46025 Portion 2 : Plymouth - Bristol Temple Meads
37127 Portion 2 : Bristol Temple Meads - Severn Tunnel Junction

Main Tour :

Loco Route
40057 Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central - Pontyclun - Bridgend - Port Talbot - Court Sart Jn - Jersey Marine South Jn - Felin Fran - Morlais Jn - Llanelli - Carmarthen
40057 Carmarthen - Whitland - Pembroke Dock
40057 Pembroke Dock - Whitland
37186 Whitland - Milford Haven
37186 Milford Haven - Whitland
40057 Whitland - Fishguard Harbour
40057 Fishguard Harbour - Whitland - Carmarthen Bridge Jn - Carmarthen Jn - Llanelli - Swansea Loop West Jn - Landore Jn - Port Talbot - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Leckwith Loop North Jn - Ninian Park - Radyr Branch Jn - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction

Getting Home :

Loco Route
37266 Portion 1 : Severn Tunnel Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Bromsgrove - (via Camp Hill) - Birmingham New Street - Bromsgrove - Spetchley - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Standish Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
37127 Portion 2 : Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
46025 Portion 2 : Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) The idea was that the 37's would be swapped round for the return portions but there was a mess-up. As a result both portions stopped at Pilning (Plymouth portion first) so that the Birmingham people could scratch the no-heat 37127 before returning to their portion.

Andrew Crampton adds that the tour brochure carried the following tale:
The Bouncers Cheese Sandwich
Each morning, our Dave sets off for work with a packed lunch of a cheese sandwich which has been lovingly prepared by "Er Indoors".  In answer to his wifes' enquiries as to whether he had enjoyed his lunch, Dave always replied, "excellent, but it wasn't enough."  Lately his wife doubled his ration to two sandwiches, but this was still "not enough".  After a week had past and Daves sandwiches had been doubled in quantity each day, "Er Indoors" became somewhat puplexed by Daves appetite.  In desperation, she stayed up all night baking a loaf of bread measuring 24ft long by 4ft deep by 10ft wide.  She cut in half and filled it with 56lb of the best Cheddar.  When Dave came home from work that night, she asked "Did you enjoy your lunch ?"  Dave said "It was magnificent, but I see that you are back to the two slices.

Sources : Si Carter, Steve Bates, Ian Monkton, Duncan Jennings & Harry Harper

Photo Review


37186 waits to leave Milford Haven (photo: Ian Jordan)


40057 at Pembroke Dock (photo: Ian Jordan)


Timings : (Booked Only)
(from Duncan Jennings)

Portion 1 Timings :

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 05.20d 02.17a 212.71
5.69 Bristol Parkway 05.29a ~ 05.30d 02.05a ~ 02.06d 207.02
38.07 Gloucester Yard Jn 06/03 01/32 174.64
44.37 Cheltenham Spa 06.09a ~ 06.09d 01.24a ~ 01.25d 168.34
62.35 Abbotswood Jn 06/25 01/10 150.36
66.29 Worcester Shrub Hill 06/33 - -
76.23 Stoke Works Jn 06/46 01/02 139.19
81.79 Barnt Green 07/00 00/58 133.43
91.10 Church Road Jn 07/14 00/45 124.32
92.47 Birmingham New Street 07.18a ~ 07.31d 00.39a ~ 00.42d 122.75
94.04 Church Road Jn 07/33 - -
- Camp Hill  - 00/27 119.42
98.25 Kings Norton 07/40 00/22 115.45
103.15 Barnt Green 07/47 00/17 110.55
104.05 Blackwell 07/48 00/14 109.65
106.58 Bromsgrove 07.51a ~ 07.52d 00.09a ~ 00.10d 107.12
108.71 Stoke Works Jn 07/54 00/06 104.78
113.06 Droitwich Spa 08.00a ~ 08.01d 23.58a ~ 23.59d 100.64
118.65 Worcester Shrub Hill 08.08a ~ 08.08d 23.48a ~ 23.49d 95.05
122.59 Abbotswood Jn 08/15 23/42 91.11
133.46 Ashchurch 08/24 23/34 80.24
140.57 Cheltenham Spa 08.30a ~ 08.30d 23.25a ~ 23.26d 73.13
147.17 Gloucester 08.40a ~ 08.55d 23.04a ~ 23.17d 66.53
154.28 Standish Jn 09/03 22/55 59.42
167.53 Charfield 09/12 22/46 46.17
175.66 Westerleigh Jn 09/20 22/38 38.04
180.36 Bristol Parkway 09.27a ~ 09.30d 22.32a ~ 22.33d 33.34
181.59 Patchway 09/33 22/30 32.21
185.24 Pilning 09/36 22/22 28.56
192.21 Severn Tunnel Junction 09L44a ~ 09L54d 22L05a ~ 22L15d 21.69
194.42 Magor 09/57 22/03 19.28
202.10 Newport 10.07a 21.54a ~ 21.55d 11.60
- Caerdydd Canolog - 21.40d 0.00

Portion 2 Timings :

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Plymouth 06.30d 01.40a 166.48
6.65 Hemerdon 06/39 01/29 159.63
16.15 Brent 06/49 01/18 150.33
23.12 Totnes 06.57a ~ 06.58d 01.08a ~ 01.09d 143.36
31.69 Newton Abbot 07.11a ~ 07.12d 00.54a ~ 00.55d 134.59
36.77 Teignmouth 07.19a ~ 07.20d 00.46a ~ 00.47d 129.51
39.68 Dawlish 07.25a ~ 07.26d 00.41a ~ 00.42d 126.60
52.03 Exeter St Davids 07.42a ~ 07.44d 00.25a ~ 00.27d 114.45
66.65 Tiverton Junction 07.58a ~ 07.59d 00.08a ~ 00.09d 99.63
82.63 Taunton 08.18a ~ 08.20d 23.48a ~ 23.49d 83.65
94.28 Bridgwater 08.31a ~ 08.32d 23.35a ~ 23.36d 72.20
109.43 Weston-Super-Mare 08.46a ~ 08.48d 23.19a ~ 23.20d 57.05
111.65 Worle Jn 08/51 23/15 54.63
128.40 Bristol Temple Meads 09L09a ~ 09L20d 22L47a ~ 22L57d 38.11
133.10 Filton Jn 09/27 22/37 33.38
134.37 Patchway 09/29 22/35 32.21
138.02 Pilning 09/32 22/27 28.56
144.79 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/38 22/20 21.69
147.20 Magor 09/41 22/16 19.28
154.68 Casnewydd 09.55a 22.05a ~ 22.07d 11.60
- Caerdydd Canolog - 21.50d 0.00

Main Tour Timings :

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Newport 10.25d
11.60 Cardiff Central 10.45a ~ 10.47d
31.75 Bridgend 11/10
44.24 Port Talbot 11/35
48.23 Court Sart Jn 11/39
52.38 Felin Fran 11/46
61.00 Morlais Jn 12/00
64.48 Llandeilo Jn 12/15
66.19 Llanelli 12/17
70.14 Pembrey & Burry Port 12/21
75.22 Kidwelly 12/26
79.46 Ferryside 12/31
86.09 Carmarthen Jn 12/40
86.54 Carmarthen 12.43a ~ 13.00d
100.54 Whitland 13*35a ~ 13*36d
116.44 Tenby 14*02a ~ 14*03d
128.12 Pembroke Dock 14.30a ~ 14.50d
139.60 Tenby 15*15a ~ 15*16d
155.50 Whitland 15L45a ~ 15L50d
161.04 Clunderwen 15/59
167.71 Clarbeston Road 16/07
172.65 Haverfordwest 16/14
177.53 Johnston 16*23a ~ 16*24d
181.52 Milford Haven 16.38a ~ 17.05d
185.42 Johnston 17*15a ~ 17*16d
190.30 Haverfordwest 17/23
195.24 Clarbeston Road 17/30
201.11 Clunderwen 17/38
206.45 Whitland 17L45a ~ 17L50d
211.79 Clunderwen 17/58
218.66 Clarbeston Road 18*06a ~ 18*07d
229.35 Letterston Jn 18/21
234.23 Fishguard Harbour 18.35a ~ 19.00d
239.11 Letterston Jn 19/11
249.60 Clarbeston Road 19*23a ~ 19*24d
256.47 Clunderwen 19/31
262.01 Whitland 19/35
275.59 Carmarthen Jn 19c53a ~ 19c55d
291.54 Pembrey & Burry Port 20/11
295.49 Llanelli 20/15
297.20 Llandeilo Jn 20/17
305.55 Swansea Loop West Jn 20/26
306.07 Landore 20/28
312.49 Castell-Nedd 20/38
318.10 Port Talbot 20/45
330.24 Penybont-ar-Ogwr 20/56
349.14 Leckwith Jn 21/17
349.40 Ninian Park 21/20
350.29 Cardiff Central 21.25a

Timings continue in first two tables.

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