29th December 1990

Flying Scotsman Services Ltd / British Rail InterCity
The
Ynys Mon Express

Locos Used AC electric & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used ETHEL unit (ex-class 25) + ?????

Route : 1T34 throughout

 

Loco Route
AC Electric London Euston – (via WCML, Weedon, Trent Valley) - Crewe
71000 (1) Crewe – Beeston Castle – Chester – Llandudno Junction – Bangor - Holyhead
71000 (1) Holyhead – Bangor – Llandudno Jn – Chester – Beeston Castle - Crewe
AC Electric Crewe – (reverse of outward route) – London Euston

Notes :
(1) ETHEL unit in formation behind 71000.

Source : Andrew Pullar (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Andrew Pullar)

 

Location

Booked (out)

Booked (rtn)

London Euston

07.50d

19.01a

Willesden Junction

07/56

18/53

Watford Junction

08.05a ~ 08.06d

18.31a ~ 18.32d

Tring

08/16

18/21

Bletchley

08/26

18/11

Milton Keynes Central

08/28

18/09

Hanslope Junction

08/32

18/05

Weedon

08/40

17/57

Rugby

09/00

17/49

Nuneaton

09.14a ~ 09.16d

17.31a ~ 17.34d

Tamworth Low Level

09/26

17/25

Lichfield Trent Valley

09/30

17/21

Colwich Junction

09/36

17/15

Stafford

09/41

17/10

Norton Bridge

09/45

17/06

Madeley Junction

09/52

17/00

Crewe

10L03a ~ 10L15d

16L40a ~ 16L52d

Crewe Steelworks Junction

10/21

16/35

Beeston Castle

10/32

16/25

Chester

10/46

16/09

Saltney Junction

10/51

16/03

Rockcliffe Hall Tunnel (E)

10/59

15/55

Holywell Junction

11/06

15/48

Rhyl

11/19

15/35

Colwyn Bay

11/30

15/24

Llandudno Junction

11.35a ~ 12.05d

14.58a ~ 15.16d

Bangor

12/27

14/38

Llanfair PG

12/32

14/36

Gaerwen Junction

12/36

14/29

Valley

12/52

14/12

Holyhead

13.00a

14.05d


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