29th September 1984
Steam Locomotive
Operators Association
Welsh Marches Express
Locos Used | at least 47225 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line' |
Stock Used | 10 coaches |
Route : 1Z47 throughout
Loco(s) | Route |
????? | London Euston - (via WCML, Trent Valley) - Crewe |
47225 | Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford |
35028 | Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham - Saltney Jn - Chester |
?35028? | Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury |
????? | Shrewsbury - Crewe |
????? | Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley) - London Euston |
47225 passing Craven Arms (photo: Roger Geach)
Sources : Henry Allum & John Cowlishaw
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Cowlishaw)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Euston | 07.50d | ? | 21.33a | ? | |
Willesden Junction | 07/57 | ? | 21/25½ | ? | |
Watford Junction | 08.05a ~ 08.07d | ? | 21.11½a ~ 21.12½d | ? | |
Bletchley | 08/28½ | ? | 20/51 | ? | |
Rugby | 08.55½a ~ 08.57½d | ? | 20.18a ~ 20.22d | ? | |
Lichfield TV | 09/22½ | ? | 19/53 | ? | |
Stafford | 09/37 | ? | 19/40 | ? | |
Crewe | 10L00a ~ 10L15d | ? | 19L07a ~ 19L20d | ? | |
Nantwich | 10/22 | ? | 18/57½ | ? | |
Whitchurch | 10/33 | ? | 18/49 | ? | |
Arlescot Crossing | 10/48 | ? | 18/32 | ? | |
Shrewsbury | 10.52a ~ 10.55d | ? | 18.17a ~ 18.27d | ? | |
Sutton Bridge Jn | 10/58 | ? | |||
Church Stretton | 11/16 | ? | |||
Craven Arms | 11/27 | ? | |||
Hereford | 11L54a ~ 12L09d | ? | |||
Craven Arms | 12p55a ~ 13p10d | 13.05 ~ 13.50 | |||
Church Stretton | 13/25 | 14/26 | |||
Sutton Bridge Jn | 13/40 | ? | |||
Shrewsbury | 13c43 ~ 13c45 | ? | |||
Baschurch | 14w00 ~ 14w20 | 15.10 ~ 15.30 | ? | ? | |
Gobowen | 14/36 | ? | 17/47 | ? | |
Ruabon | 14/46 | 17p10a ~ 17p35d | ??/?? | ||
Wrexham | 14/56 | 17/02 | ? | ||
Rossett | 15/02 | 19/55 | 17/35 | ||
Saltney Jn | 15/12 | 16/44 | ? | ||
Chester | 15.20a | 16.40d | ? |