5th April 1986
Monmouthshire Railway
Society
The Risca Cuckoo
Motive Power Used | 53091+59041+53133+51091+59422+51063+51395+59505+51353 |
Route :
DMU | Route |
as listed | Newport - Alexandra Dock Jn |
as listed | Alexandra Dock Jn - Newport Dock St |
as listed | Newport Dock St - Alexandra Dock Jn |
as listed | Alexandra Dock Jn - Newport |
as listed | Newport - Machen |
as listed | Machen - Park Jn |
as listed | Park Jn - Abbw Vale |
as listed | Ebbw Vale - Aberbeeg Jn |
as listed | Aberbeeg Jn - Rose Heyworth |
as listed | Rose Heyworth - Lime Kiln Jn |
as listed | Lime Kiln Jn - Oakdale |
as listed | Oakdale - Park Jn - Newport - Pontypool - Glascoed |
as listed | Glascoed - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Uskmouth |
as listed | Uskmouth - East Usk Jn |
as listed | East Usk Jn - Llanwern West - Reception Lines - Llanwern East - Bishton Flyover - Chepstow - Tidenham |
as listed | Tidenham - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Jn - Newport |
Sources : Richard Szwejkowski
(on the train throughout) & Paul Green
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Shayne Lewis, Janet Cottrell & LASERman)
Location | Booked | Actual |
Newport (P1) | 09.45d | 09.55 |
Alexandra Docks Jn Goods Loop | 09.48a ~ 09.53d | 10.00 ~ 10.04 |
Courtybella LC | 09*55a ~ 09*56d | 10.06 ~ 10.07 |
Iron Gates LC | 10*00a ~ 10*05d | 10.10 ~ 10.14 |
Newport Dock Street | 10p11a ~ 10p25d | 10.21 ~ 10.35 |
Iron Gates LC | 10*31a ~ 10*36d | 10.38 ~ 10.43 |
Courtybella LC | 10*34a ~ 10*40d | 10.45 ~ 10.49 |
Alexandra Docks Jn Goods Loop | 10.42a ~ 10.47d | 10.55 ~ 10.58 |
Newport (P1) | 11.00a ~ 11.05d | 11.03 ~ 11.10 |
Gaer Jn | 11/07 | 11/13 |
Park Jn | 11/11 | 11/18 |
Machen | 11p36a ~ 11p46d | 11.42 ~ 11.56 |
Park Jn | 12.11a ~ 12.16d | 12.25 ~ 12.29 |
Lime Kiln Jn | 12/36 | 12/37 |
Aberbeeg Jn | 13/01 | 13/08 |
Waunllwyd North | 13p21a ~ 13p31d | 13.22 ~ 13.38 |
Aberbeeg Jn | 13.51a ~ 13.56d | 13.51 ~ 13.56 |
Rose Heyworth Colliery | 14p16a ~ 14p26d | 14.12 ~ 14.26 |
Aberbeeg Jn | 14/46 | 14/42 |
Lime Kiln Jn | 15.15a ~ 15.20d | 15.10 ~ 15.16 |
End of Section 7m 3ch | 15p50a ~ 16p00d | 15.56 ~ 16.10 |
Lime Kiln Jn | 16/30 | 16/48 |
Park Jn | 16/50 | 16/59 |
Gaer Jn | 16/54 | 17/01 |
Newport | 16*57a ~ 17*00d | 17.03 ~ 17.06 [P3] |
Maindee North Jn | 17/02 | 17/08 |
Llantarnam Jn | 17/09 | 17/15 |
Pontypool | 17/15 | 17/22 |
Little Mill Jn | 17/17 | 17/34 |
Glascoed | 17p25a ~ 17p30d | 17.41 ~ 17.45 |
Little Mill Jn | 17/38 | 18/00 |
Pontypool | 17/40 | 18.04 ~ 18.06 |
Llantarnam Jn | 17/45 | 18/09 |
Maindee North Jn | 17/52 | 18/20 |
Maindee East Jn | 17/53 | 18/21 |
East Usk Jn | 17/55 | 18/25 |
Uskmouth | 18p07a ~ 18p12d | 18.38 ~ 18.43 |
East Usk Jn | 18.24a ~ 18.29d | 18.58 ~ 19.03 |
Llanwern West Entrance | 18/32 | 19/08 |
Llanwern East Exit | 18/46 | 19/26 |
Magor | (mainline) | |
Severn Tunnel Junction | 18/54 | 19/35 |
Caldicot | 18/57 | 19/37 |
Chepstow | 19/01 | 19/45 |
Wye Valley Jn | 19/03 | 19/50 |
Tidenham Quarry | 19p13a ~ 19p25d | 19.55 ~ 20.05 |
Wye Valley Jn | 19/35 | 20/20 |
Chepstow | 19/37 | 20/25 |
Caldicot | 19/44 | 20/36 |
Severn Tunnel Junction | 19/45 | 20/38 |
Newport | 19.56a | 20.50 |