1st March 1995

FSS Railtours
The Welsh Dragon

Locos Used 47727 'Duke of Edinburgh's Award' & steam: 6024 'King Edward I'
Stock used ???

Route :

Loco Route
6024 Swansea - Neath - Port Talbot Parkway - Bridgend - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Rerading - Maidenhead - Slough - London Paddington
6024 London Paddington - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot Parkway
47727 Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - Swansea

Notes :
(1) Tour paperwork described the tour as being 'operated by FSS Railtours in association with Special Trains in conjunction with Rail Express Systems, Railtrack and the 6024 Locomotive Society'.


6024 at Paddington (photo: Malcolm Best)

Source : Malcolm Best (left the train at Didcot Parkway on the return)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Malcolm Best)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (out) M.C
0.00 Swansea 07.55d 23.23a 381.64
0.44 Swansea Lop East 07/57 23/21 381.20
7.67 Neath 08.14a ~ 08.16d 23.09a ~ 23.10d 373.77
13.28 Port Talbot Parkway 08.24a ~ 08.26d 23.00a ~ 23.01d 368.36
25.42 Bridgend 08.42a ~ 08.44d 22.47a ~ 22.48d 356.22
45.57 Cardiff Central 09.10a ~ 09.13d 22.22a ~ 22.25d 336.07
52.27 Marshfield 09/28 22/12 329.37
57.37 Newport 09w38a ~ 10w13d 22.05a ~ 22.07d 324.27
67.26 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/29 21/55 314.38
74.22 Pilning 10/37½ 21/49 307.42
77.68 Patchway 10/42½ 21/46 303.76
79.10 Bristol Parkway 10w47 ~ 11w19 [UGL] 21/45 302.54
83.60 Westerleigh Jn 11/25 21/40 298.04
96.62 Hullavington 11/39 21/27 285.02
107.65 Wootton Bassett Jn 11/52 21/19 273.79
113.49 Swindon 11/58 21/13 268.15
124.33 Uffington 12/09 21/01 257.31
137.17 Foxhall Jn 12/21 20/50 244.47
137.62 Didcot Parkway 12w24a ~ 13w27d 20L15a ~ 20L48d 244.02
138.14 Didcot East Jn 13/29 20/13 243.50
154.74 Reading 13/49 19/50 226.70
159.71 Twyford 13/55 19/43 221.73
166.53 Maidenhead 14/02 19/36 215.11
172.36 Slough 14/09 19/27 209.28
180.01 Hayes & Harlington 14/19 19/14 201.63
181.66 Southall 14/23 19/12 199.78
185.18 Acton West 14/27 19/06 196.46
189.04 Ladbroke Grove 14/31 19/02 192.60
190.72 Paddington 14.35a 18.58d 190.72


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