Richard Dowers ticket.
10th November 1984
Steam Locomotive
Operators Association
Welsh Marches Express
| Locos Used | 47033, 47588, 85008, 86228 & steam: 6960 & 35038 |
| Stock Used | Booked for load 11 except when steam hauled (then load 12) |
Route : 1Z37 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 86228 | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe |
| 47588 | Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury |
| 35028 | Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Shelwick Jn - Hereford |
| 6960 | Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Newport |
| 6960 | Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Hereford |
| 47033 | Hereford - Shelwick Jn - Ledbury - Tunnel Jn - Droitwich Spa - Bromsgrove - Blackwell - Kings Norton - Birmingham New Street |
| 85008 | 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 | ? | 21.23a | ? | 498.6 | |
| 17.4 | Watford Junction | 08.06a ~ 08.07d | ? | 21.00½a ~ 21.01½ | ? | 481.2 | |
| 46.7 | Bletchley | 08/29 | ? | 20/39½ | ? | 451.9 | |
| 82.6 | Rugby | 08.58a ~ 09.00d | ? | 20.07a ~ 20.09 | ? | 416.0 |
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 116.3 | Lichfield TV | 09/26½ | ? |
| 133.5 | Stafford | 09/41 | ? |
| 158.1 | Crewe | 10L04a ~ 10L15d | ? |
| 162.5 | Nantwich | 10/21 | ? |
| 171.8 | Whitchurch | 10/31 | ? |
| 188.7 | Harlescott Crossing | 10/46 | ? |
| 190.7 | Shrewsbury | 10L50a ~ 11L05d | ? |
| 191.6 | Sutton Bridge Jn | 11/09 | ? |
| 203.3 | Church Stretton | 11/28 | ? |
| 210.6 | Craven Arms | 11p45a ~ 12p10d | ? |
| 222.8 | Woofferton | 12/30 | ? |
| 229.1 | Leominster | 12/40 | ? |
| 240.0 | Shelwick Jn | 12/55 | ? |
| 241.7 | Hereford | 13L00a ~ 13L25d | ? |
| 248.4 | Tram Inn | 13/35 | ? |
| 254.2 | Pontrilas | 13/45 | ? |
| 265.7 | Abergavenny | 14p05a ~ 14p25d | ? |
| 273.6 | Little Mill Jn | 14/40 | ? |
| 275.1 | Pontypool | 14/44 | ? |
| 284.3 | Maindee North Jn | 15/00 | ? |
| 285.1 | Newport | 15.05a ~ 16.05d | ? |
| 285.9 | Maindee North Jn | 16/10 | ? |
| 295.1 | Pontypool | 16/26 | ? |
| 296.6 | Little Mill Jn | 16/29 | ? |
| 304.5 | Abergavenny | 16p45a ~ 17p05d | ? |
| 316.0 | Pontrilas | 17/35 | ? |
| 321.8 | Tram Inn | 17/45 | ? |
| 328.5 | Hereford | 17L55a ~ 18L10d | ? |
| 342.3 | Ledbury | 18/24 | ? |
| 358.8 | Tunnel Jn | 18/42 | ? |
| 364.1 | Droitwich Spa | 18/48 | ? |
| 370.3 | Bromsgrove | 18/55 | ? |
| 372.5 | Blackwell | 19/00 | ? |
| 379.0 | Kings Norton | 19/18 | ? |
| 384.3 | Birmingham New Street | 19L26a ~ 19L36d | ? |
| 388.1 | Stechford | 19/41½ | ? |
| 403.5 | Coventry | 19/56½ | ? |
Timings continue in first table.
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