21st February 1998

Steamy Affairs
Northants Evening Telegraph Centenary Special

Locos Used diesel(s) ????? & steam: 6024 'King Edward I'

Route :

Loco(s) Route
????? Nottingham - Trent - Loughborough - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Lydney - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
6024 Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Chester - Crewe
????? Crewe - Stafford - Nuneaton - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham

Source : Mike Harries (joined at Nuneaton/left at Crewe)

Timings (Booked and Actual)
(From Mike Harries)

Location

 Booked Actual
Nottingham 07.25d ?
Loughborough 07.50a ~ 07.52d ?
Leicester 08.05a ~ 08.07d ?
Hinckley 08.24a ~ 08.26d ?
Nuneaton 08.34a ~ 08.48d ??.?? ~ 08.53
Newport 11L00a ~ 11L32d 10.52 ~ ??.??
Hereford 12.34a ~ 13.58d 12.36 ~ 13.58
Dorrington 15.01 ~ 15.15 15.01 ~ 15.23
Chester 16.30a ~ 18.43d 16.48 ~ ??.??
Leicester 21.18 ?
Loughborough 21.39 ?
Nottingham ? ?


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