15th April 1989
Flying Scotsman Services
The Welsh Marches Express
Locos Used | 37719, 47620 'Windsor Castle' & 47653 |
Route :
Loco | Route |
47653 | Finsbury Park - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Didcot PArkway - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford |
37719 | Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - Sutton Bridge Jn - Shrewsbury |
47620 | Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Maindee North Jn - Maindee West Jn - Newport |
47653 | Newport - Maindee East Jn - Maindee West Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park |
Notes:
(1) 37719
substituted for steam loco 5080 'Defiant' which failed its FTR exam at Bulmers
in Hereford.
Sources : Roger Geach & Ian McDonald
Photo Review
37719, vice steam loco, on arrival into Shrewsbury (photo: Roger Geach)
Ian McDonald's ticket.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)
M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
0.00 | Finsbury Park | 07.25d | 21.39a | 456.50 |
5.48 | Willesden Junction HL | 07/54 | 21.10a ~ ??.??d | 451.02 |
6.33 | Acton Wells Jn | 07/56 | 21/13 | 450.27 |
7.05 | Acton Main Line | 08/01 | 21/08 | 449.55 |
8.40 | Ealing Broadway | 08.03a ~ 08.05d | 21.03a ~ 21.05d | 448.20 |
12.00 | Southall | 08/11 | 20/57 | 444.60 |
21.30 | Slough | 08/18 | 20/51 | 435.30 |
27.13 | Maidenhead | 08/22 | 20/47 | 429.47 |
33.75 | Twyford | 08/28 | 20/41 | 422.65 |
38.72 | Reading | 08.36a ~ 08.38d | 20.32a ~ 20.34d | 417.68 |
56.04 | Didcot Parkway | 08/52 | 20/17 | 400.56 |
80.40 | Swindon | 09.14a ~ 09.16d | 19.56a ~ 19.58d | 376.43 |
86.24 | Wootton Bassett Jn | 09/23 | 19/49 | 370.59 |
97.27 | Hullavington | 09/31 | 19/38 | 359.56 |
110.29 | Westerleigh Jn | 09/42 | 19/28 | 346.54 |
114.79 | Bristol Parkway | 09.46a ~ 09.48d | 19.21a ~ 19.23d | 342.04 |
116.21 | Patchway | 09/50 | 19/18 | 340.62 |
119.67 | Pilning | 09/55 | 19/11 | 337.16 |
126.51 | Severn Tunnel Junction | 10/01 | 19/05 | 330.32 |
135.76 | Maindee East Jn | ? | 321.07 | |
- | Newport | - | 18L14a ~ 18L55d | 320.31 |
136.28 | Maindee North Jn | 10.18 ~ 10.22 | 18/12 | 319.44 |
142.48 | Cwmbran | 10.31 ~ 10.32 | ? | ? |
145.42 | Pontypool | 10/37 | 17/56 | 310.30 |
150.66 | Abergavenny | 10.47 ~ 10.54 | 17/35 | 301.06 |
162.57 | Pontrilas | 11/07 | 17/19 | 289.15 |
168.34 | Tram Inn | 11/12 | 17/10 | 283.38 |
174.77 | Hereford | 11L21a ~ 11L36d | 16w28 ~ 16w58 | 276.75 |
176.44 | Shelwick Jn | 11/41 | 16/24 | 275.28 |
187.44 | Leominster | 12/03 | 16/03 | 264.28 |
193.78 | Woofferton | 12/10 | 15/56 | 257.74 |
206.03 | Craven Arms | 12/29 | 15/30 | 245.69 |
213.26 | Church Stretton | 12/38 | 15/04 | 238.46 |
225.12 | Sutton Bridge Jn | 12/52 | 14/48 | 226.60 |
225.76 | Shrewsbury | 12.55a | 14.45d | 225.76 |