Timings (Booked Only)
(from Tony Jakeman)
26th November 1983
S.L.O.A.
The Welsh Marches Express
| Locos Used | at least steam: 850 'Lord Nelson' & 6000 'King George V' |
| Stock Used | booked for load 11 (load 12 on steam sections) |
Route : 1Z41 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| ????? | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street |
| ????? | Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - King's Norton - Barnt Green - Stoke Works Jn - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Lydney - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport |
| 6000 | Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford |
| 850 | Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham - Saltney Jn - Chester - Mickle Trafford Jn - Mouldsworth - Northwich |
| ????? | Northwich - Sandbach - Crewe |
| ????? | Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - above is as booked.
Source : Tony Jakeman
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Tony Jakeman)
| Miles | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Miles |
| 0.0 | Euston | 07.50d | 21.53a | 542.7 |
| 5.4 | Willesden Junction | 07/56½ | 21/45 | 537.1 |
| 17.4 | Watford Junction | 08.05a ~ 08.07d | 21.28½a ~ 21.29½d | 525.1 |
| 31.7 | Tring | 08/17½ | ? | ? |
| 46.7 | Bletchley | 08/27½ | 21/09½ | 495.8 |
| 82.5 | Rugby | 08.54a ~ 08.55d | 20/42 | 460.2 |
| 94.0 | Coventry | 09/03½ | ? | ? |
| 113.2 | Birmingham New Street | 09L26a ~ 09L41d | 20.13a ~ 20.16d | 429.5 |
| Miles | Location | Booked |
| 114.3 | Church Road | 09/45½ |
| 118.8 | King's Norton | 09/54½ |
| 123.8 | Barnt Green | 10/00 |
| 129.8 | Stoke Works Jn | 10/05 |
| 158.7 | Cheltenham Spa | 10/28 |
| 165.2 | Gloucester | 10c41 ~ 10c43 |
| 180.1 | Awre | 10/58 |
| 184.7 | Lydney | 11/04 |
| 192.7 | Chepstow | 11/11 |
| 199.9 | Severn Tunnel Junction | 11/23 |
| 208.7 | Maindee East Jn | 11/32 |
| 209.7 | Newport | 11L35a ~ 1L08d |
| 210.5 | Maindee North Jn | 12/11 |
| 215.6 | Llantarnam Jn | 12/20 |
| 219.7 | Pontypool | 12/30 |
| 229.1 | Abergavenny | 12p50a ~ 13p05d |
| 240.6 | Pontrilas | 13/25 |
| 253.1 | Hereford | 13L50a ~ 14L20d |
| 254.8 | Shelwick Jn | 14/25 |
| 265.7 | Leominster | 14/35 |
| 272.0 | Woofferton | 14/42 |
| 284.2 | Craven Arms | 15p05a ~ 15p20d |
| 291.5 | Church Stretton | 15/29 |
| 303.2 | Sutton Bridge Jn | 15/46 |
| 304.1 | Shrewsbury | 15c49 ~ 15c51 |
| 311.6 | Baschurch | 16wp05a ~ 16wp25d |
| 322.0 | Gobowen | 16/38 |
| 329.3 | Wrexham | 16/54 |
| 338.9 | Rossett | 17/00 |
| 342.4 | Saltney Jn | 17/07 |
| 346.3 | Chester | 17*13 ~ 17*36 |
| 248.6 | Mickle Trafford Jn | 17/42 |
| 352.7 | Mouldsworth | 17/50 |
| 361.4 | Greenbank | 18/11 |
| 363.2 | Northwich | 18L16 ~ 18L30 |
| 372.3 | Sandbach | 18/47 |
| 376.9 | Crewe | 19L00a ~ 19L22d |
| 401.5 | Stafford | 19/42 |
| 416.7 | Wolverhampton | 19/57½ |
Timings continue in first table.
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