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 ?


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