& LASERman (joined at Newport, left at Paddington)
Photo Review
(all photos: Ray Pettit)
28th September 1985
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Welsh Washery Wanderer
| Locos Used | 33019, 37176 & 45139 |
| Stock Used | 18726+18805+18982+7210+13435+1671+35188+18882+18612+18927 |
Route: 1Z60 throughout
| Locos | Route |
| 45139 |
London Paddington - Acton Main Line - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport |
| 45139 (1) |
Newport - Gaer Jn - Park Jn - Lime Kiln Jn - Aberbeeg Jn - Rose Heyworth |
| 33019 (2) |
Rose Heyworth - Aberbeeg Jn - Lime Kiln Jn - Park Jn - Ebbw Jn |
| 33019 |
Ebbw Jn - Cardiff Central - Cogan - Barry - Barry Island |
| 33019 |
Barry Island - Cogan - Penarth Curve South Jn - Penarth Curve North Jn - Bridgend - Tondu |
| 33019 (3) |
Tondu - Maesteg |
| 37176 (1) |
Maesteg - Tondu |
| 33019 (3) |
Tondu - Blaengarw |
| 37176 (1) |
Blaengarw - Tondu |
| 33019 (3) |
Tondu - Ogmore Vale Washery |
| 37176 (1) |
Ogmore Vale Washery - Tondu - Cefn Jn - Newlands Jn - Margam |
| 45139 |
Margam - Bridgend - - Barry - Cardiff Central - Newport - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) 33019 on rear.
(2) 45076 on rear.
(3) 37176 on rear.
Sources : Martin Pettit
(joined/left the train at Reading)
& LASERman (joined at Newport, left at Paddington)
Photo Review
(all photos: Ray Pettit)
45139 at Rose Heyworth Colliery, just 11 days before the mine closed.
37176 shows off its grime at Ogmore Vale.
33019 at the old Maesteg (Castle Street) station.
Source : Martin Pettit
(joined/left the train at Reading)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison & LASERman)
|
Location |
Booked |
Actual |
Booked |
Actual |
|
|
Paddington |
07.30d |
? |
21.27a |
21.35 [P1] |
|
|
Ealing Broadway |
07/37 |
? |
21/16 |
21/27 |
|
|
Southall |
07/39 |
? |
21/14 |
21/24½ |
|
|
Slough |
07/46 |
? |
21/08 |
21/19½ |
|
|
Maidenhead |
? |
? |
21/04 |
21/14½ |
|
|
Twyford |
07/55 |
? |
21/00 |
? |
|
|
Reading |
08.00a ~ 08.02d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
20.51a ~ 20.53d |
21.02 ~ 21.04 |
|
|
Didcot |
08/16 |
? |
20/39 |
20/47½ |
|
|
Challow |
08/24 |
? |
20/32 |
? |
|
|
Swindon |
08.39a ~ 08.41d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
20.18a ~ 20.20d |
20.26 ~ 20.28 |
|
|
Wootton Bassett |
08/48 |
? |
20/11 |
20/19 |
|
|
Hullavington |
08/56 |
? |
19/59 |
? |
|
|
Westerleigh Jn |
09/06 |
? |
19/48 |
? |
|
|
Bristol Parkway |
09.10a ~ 09.12d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
19.42a ~ 19.44d |
19.53½ ~ 19.55½ |
|
|
Patchway |
09/14 |
? |
19/40 |
19/51 |
|
|
Pilning |
09/17 |
? |
19/36 |
? |
|
|
Severn Tunnel Junction |
09/23 |
? |
19/30 |
19/41½ |
|
|
Newport |
09L34a ~ 09L55d |
09.?? ~ 10.08 [P1] |
19.18a ~ 19.20d |
19.30½ ~ 19.31½ |
|
|
Gaer Jn |
10/00 |
10/10½ |
|||
|
Park Jn |
10/03 |
10/13 |
|||
|
Lime Kiln |
10/16 |
10/25 |
|||
|
Aberbeeg Jn |
10/31 |
10/45 |
|||
|
Rose Heyworth |
10.46 ~ 11.00 |
10.56½ ~ 11.10 |
|||
|
Aberbeeg Jn |
11/16 |
11.24 ~ 11.29½ |
|||
|
Lime Kiln |
11/30 |
11/53½ |
|||
|
Park Jn |
11/48 |
12/06 |
|||
|
Ebbw Jn |
11L51 ~ 12L00 |
12.08 ~ 12.11 |
|||
|
Cardiff Central |
12c17 ~ 12c20 |
12.25½ ~ 12.27½ [P4] |
19.02a ~ 19.05d |
19.15½ ~ 19.16½ [P2] |
|
|
Cogan Jn |
12/28 |
12/36½ |
18/56 |
? |
|
|
Barry |
12.39 ~ 12.41 |
12/52½ |
18/46 |
18/55 |
|
|
Barry Island |
12.46a ~ 13.15d |
12.56 ~ 13.16½ |
|||
|
Barry |
13/20 |
? |
|||
|
Rhoose |
18/41 |
? |
|||
|
Aberthaw |
18/39 |
? |
|||
|
Cogan Jn |
13/30 |
13/22 |
|||
|
Penarth Curve South |
13/35 |
13/39 |
|||
|
Penarth Curve North |
13/38 |
? |
|||
|
Leckwith Jn |
13/40 |
13/43½ |
|||
|
Bridgend |
14c00 ~14c02 |
14.02½ ~ 14.03½ |
18c19 ~ 18c20 |
18.25½ [DL] ~ 18.26½ |
|
|
Tondu |
14L09 ~ 14.25 |
14.11½ ~ 14.24 |
|||
|
Maesteg |
14.49 ~14.59 |
14.40½ ~ 14.59½ |
|||
|
Tondu |
15.23 ~ 15.29 |
15.13½ ~ 15.21 |
|||
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Blaengarw |
15.41 ~ 15.51 |
15.48½ ~ 16.00½ |
|||
|
Tondu |
16.06 ~ 16.09 |
16.21 ~ 16.24 |
|||
|
Ogmore Vale Washery |
16.33 ~ 16.43 |
16.43 ~ 16.56½ |
|||
|
Tondu |
17/07 |
17.15 ~ 17.15½ |
|||
|
Cefn Jn |
17/17 |
17/24 |
|||
|
Newlands Jn |
17/30 |
? |
|||
|
Water Street Jn |
18/08 |
18/15½ |
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Margam Yard |
17L34a |
17.39 |
17L57d |
18.02½ |
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