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


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