1st May 2023

Branch Line Society
Calan Mai

Tour cancelled, due to uncertain availability of locomotives.

Advertised Locos 20xxx, 20xxx & 50008 'Thunderer'
Advertised Stock Mark 3 coaching stock

Route :

Advertised Loco(s) Advertised Route
50008 (1) Derby - East Midlands Parkway - Leicester [Up & Dn Goods] - Leicester - Knighton [Up & Dn Goods] - Kilby Bridge Jn
20xxx + 20xxx (2) Kilby Bridge Jn - Wigston Curve - Nuneaton - Up Nuneaton Chord - Coleshill Parkway - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Birmingham New Street
50008 (1) Birmingham New Street - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr [Dn Goods] - Bescot Stadium - Wolverhampton - Cosford [DGL] - Wellington [Through Road] - Shrewsbury [Dn Main] - Wrexham General - Chester [P3]
20xxx + 20xxx (2) Chester [P3] - Mostyn [Up Goods] - Rhyl [Dn Main] - Abergele & Pensarn - Llandudno Junction [P3] - Llandudno
50008 (1) Llandudno - Llandudno Junction [P3]
20xxx + 20xxx (2) Llandudno Junction [P3] - Bangor [Dn Main] - Holyhead
50008 (1) Holyhead - Bangor [Up Main] - Llandudno Junction - Abergele & Pensarn - Rhyl - Chester [P4] - Crewe - Stoke on Trent - Stafford - Rugeley Trent Valley [P1] - Rugeley Town - Walsall - Soho East Jn - Monument Lane [Up & Dn Loop] - Birmingham New Street - Coleshill Parkway - Nuneaton - Knighton [Up & Dn Goods] - Leicester - East Midlands Parkway - Derby

Notes: 
(1) 20xxx & 20xxx on rear.
(2) 50008 on rear.
(3) Charity Railtour raising funds for Railway Benefit Fund.

Source : Alan Sheppard

Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Branch Line Society Website)

Location Advertised (out) Advertised (rtn)
Derby 07.14d [P6] 23.12a [P3]
East Midlands Parkway 07.32d [P2] 22.55a [P1]
Leicester 08.06d [P4] 22.29a [P2]
Nuneaton 09.06d [P5] 22.00a [P7]
Coleshill Parkway 09.35d [P1] 21.40a [P2]
Birmingham New Street 10.28d [P9] 21.21a [P8]
Wolverhampton 11.07d [P2] -
Crewe - 18.50a [P6]
Llandudno 14.12a [P2] -
Llandudno Junction - 17.34d [P1]
Holyhead 16.05d [P1] 16.45d [P1]


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