18th February 1984
Steam Locomotive
Operators Association
Welsh Marches Express
Locos Used | 47040, 47599, 85025, 86234 & steam: 5690 & 60000 |
Stock Used | Booked for load 11 except when steam hauled (then load 12) |
Route : 1Z49 throughout
Loco | Route |
85025 | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe |
47599 | Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury |
6000 | Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Shelwick Jn - Hereford |
5690 | Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Newport |
5690 | Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Hereford |
47040 | Hereford - Shelwick Jn - Ledbury - Tunnel Jn - Droitwich Spa - Bromsgrove - Blackwell - Kings Norton - Birmingham New Street |
86234 | Birmingham New Street - Stechford - Coventry - Rugby - (via WCML, Weedon) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) Although the ticket gave the tour name as 'The Welsh Marches Pullman', the
timing sheet gave it as 'Welsh Marches Express'.
Richard Dowers ticket.
Source : Richard Dowers (joined/left the train at Watford
Junction)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Dowers)
Miles | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | Miles | |
0.00 | Euston | 07.50d | ? | 21.30a | ? | 498.6 | |
5.4 | Willesden Junction | 07/57 | ? | 21/22 | ? | 493.2 | |
17.4 | Watford Junction | 08.06a ~ 08.07d | ??.?? ~ 08.09 | 21.07a ~ 21.09 | 21.09 ~ ??.?? | 481.2 | |
46.7 | Bletchley | 08/29 | 08/30 | 20/46½ | 20/48 | 451.9 | |
82.6 | Rugby | 08/56½ | 08/57 | 20/17 | 20/20 | 416.0 |
M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
116.3 | Lichfield TV | 09/20½ | 09/19 |
133.5 | Stafford | 09/35½ | 09/32 |
158.1 | Crewe | 09L57a ~ 10L10d | 09.56 ~ 10.10 |
162.5 | Nantwich | 10/17 | 10/16 |
171.8 | Whitchurch | 10/28½ | 10/29 |
180.1 | Wem | 10/35 | 10/36 |
190.7 | Shrewsbury | 10L47a ~ 11L00d | 10.52 ~ 11.08 |
191.6 | Sutton Bridge Jn | 11/03 | 11/10 |
203.3 | Church Stretton | 11/27 | 11/30 |
210.6 | Craven Arms | 11p40a ~ 12p05d | 11.39 ~ 12.05 |
222.8 | Woofferton | 12/25 | 12/24 |
229.1 | Leominster | 12/36 | 12/32 |
240.0 | Shelwick Jn | 13/00 | 12/47 |
241.7 | Hereford | 13L05a ~ 13L20d | 12.49 ~ 13.18 |
248.4 | Tram Inn | 13/35 | 13/31 |
254.2 | Pontrilas | 13/45 | 13/38 |
265.7 | Abergavenny | 14p00a ~ 14p25d | 13.54 ~ 14.22 |
273.6 | Little Mill Jn | 14/40 | 14/34 |
279.2 | Llantarnam Jn | 14/52 | 14/43 |
284.3 | Maindee North Jn | 15/01 | 14/49 |
285.1 | Newport | 15.05a ~ 15.55d | 14.54 ~ 15.54½ |
285.9 | Maindee North Jn | 16/00 | 15/57 |
291.0 | Llantarnam Jn | 16/12 | 16/04 |
295.1 | Pontypool Road | 16/20 | 16/12 |
304.5 | Abergavenny | 16p40a ~ 17p05d | 16.27 ~ 16.52 |
316.0 | Pontrilas | 17/22 | 17/08 |
321.8 | Tram Inn | 17/35 | 17/30½ |
328.5 | Hereford | 17L50a ~ 18L10d | 17.40 ~ 17.56 |
342.3 | Ledbury | 18/25 | 18/22 |
358.8 | Tunnel Jn | 18/47 | 18/53 |
364.1 | Droitwich Spa | 18/53 | 19/02 |
370.3 | Bromsgrove | 19/01 | 19/12 |
372.5 | Blackwell | 19/06 | 19/18 |
379.0 | Kings Norton | 19/12 | 19/25 |
384.3 | Birmingham New Street | 19L27a ~ 19L42d | 19.34½ ~ 19.44 |
388.1 | Stechford | 19/49 | 19/49 |
403.5 | Coventry | 20/07 | 20/09 |
Timings continue in first table.
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