7th October 1991

Flying Scotsman Services
The West Mercian (South)

Locos Used ????? & steam: 6024 'King Edward I'

Route :

Loco(s) Route
????? London Paddington - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester Foregate Street - Malvern Link - Shelwock Jn - Hereford
6024 Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Newport
6024 Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Lydney - Gloucester - Standish Jn - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon
????? Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - above is 'as booked'.

Source : Eddie Humphrey

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Eddie Humphrey)

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0.0 Paddington 09.04d 22.17a 373.8
5.7 Ealing Broadway 09/10 22/12 368.1
9.1 Southall 09/14 22/08 364.7
18.5 Slough 09.22a ~ 09.24d 21.57a ~ 21.59d 355.3
24.2 Maidenhead 09/31 21/52 349.6
31.0 Twyford 09/36 21/48 342.8
36.0 Reading 09.41a ~ 09.43d 21.39a ~ 21.41d 337.8
53.1 Didcot Parkway 09.58a ~ 10.00d 21.21a ~ 21.23d 320.7
77.3 Swindon 10.24a ~ 10.35d 20L31a ~ 21L01d 296.5
91.0 Kemble 10/48 19*52 ~ 20*12 282.8
102.2 Stroud 11/00 19/38 271.6
106.9 Standish Jn 11/06 19*27 ~ 19*32 266.9

 

Miles Location Booked
113.0 Gloucester Yard Jn 11/11
119.4 Cheltenham Spa 11/17
137.4 Abbotswood Jn 11/32
138.2 Norton Jn 11/33
142.3 Worcester Shrub Hill 11*38 ~ 11*44
143.7 Henwick LC 11/50
149.8 Malvern Link 11/58
157.9 Ledbury 12*06 ~ 12*27
170.1 Shelwick Jn 12/39
171.8 Hereford 12L42a ~ 14L20d
178.3 Tram Inn 14/31
195.9 Abergavenny 14/59
203.6 Little Mill Jn 15/16
205.2 Pontypool 15/21
214.4 Maindee North Jn 15/43
215.2 Newport 15w45a ~ 17w00d
225.1 Severn Tunnel Junction 17*28 ~ 17*35
240.6 Lydney 17/53
259.8 Gloucester 18w13a ~ 19w00d
261.8 Tuffley 19*05 ~ 19*11

Timings continue in first table.

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