31st March 1986

The Steam Locomotive Operators' Association
The Red Dragon

Locos Used 47407 & steam : 5051 'Drysllywn Castle', 5690 'Leander', 6998 'Burton Agnes Hall' & 75069
Stock Used 10 coaches (booked for 11)

Route : 1Z47 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47407 Ealing Broadway - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon
6998 + 5051 Swindon - Stroud (1) - Standish Jn - Gloucester - Lydney - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport (2)
6998 + 5051 Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford
5690 + 75069 Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Newport (2)
5690 + 75069 Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon
????? Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway

Notes :
(1) There was a run-past performed at Stroud.
(2) Locos were turned on the Maindee Jn's triangle.


John Broderick's ticket.

Sources : Kevin Driscoll, Micheal Dean & John Broderick

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked (out) (actual) Booked (rtn) (actual) M.C
0.00 Ealing Broadway 08.25d 22.03a 196.24
18.43 Maidenhead 08/41 21/43 177.61
30.21 Reading 08.52a ~ 08.54d 21.26a ~ 21.29d 166.03
47.34 Didcot Parkway 09.10a ~ 09.12d 21.06a ~ 21.08d 148.70
57.54 Challow 09/26 ? ?
71.47 Swindon 09L38a ~ 09L53d 20L27a ~ 20L45d 124.57
72.44 Loco Yard Jn 09/57 20/23 123.60
85.23 Kemble 10/16 19x55a ~ 20x05d 111.01
96.48 Stroud 10.36a ~ 10.51d 19/35 99.32
101.18 Standish Jn 11/02 19/24 95.06
107.27 Gloucester Yard Jn 11/11 19/14 88.77
108.29 Gloucester 11w15a ~ 11w45d 18w35a ~ 19w10d 87.75
123.24 Awre Jn 12/04 18/14 73.00
127.61 Lydney 12/11 18/08 68.43
143.05 Severn Tunnel Junction 12/34 17/47 53.19
152.7 Newport 12w47a ~ 13w35d
(??.?? ~ 13.42)		 16w43a ~ 17w30d
(16.50 ~ ??.??)		 43.33
153.55 Maindee North Jn 13/38 16/40 42.49
162.69 Pontypool 13/52 16/27 33.35
172.13 Abergavenny 14/13 15p50a ~ 16p10d 24.11
183.74 Pontrilas 14/30 15/32 12.30
196.24 Hereford 14L50a 15L10d 0.00


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