From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
4th November 1958
British Rail
(Conducted Tour of Derby Locomotive Works)
Did this train run? Details taken from an unmarked supplementary ticket for the works tour & advertising.
| Traction Used | ????? |
Route :
| Traction | Route |
| ????? | Cardiff General - Newport |
| ????? | Newport - Cwmbran - Pontypool Road - Abergavenny (Monmouth Road) - Hereford - ??? - Derby Midland |
| ????? | Derby Midland - (?reverse of outward route?) - Cardiff General |
Notes :
(1) Route & traction confirmation required. Above is from
pre-tour advertising. Also described as 'Limited Cafeteria Car Excursion (Train
No. 01)'. Cardiff passengers were required to change at Newport on the outward
leg only (suggesting use of service train for the Cardiff to Newport leg?).
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Source : John Debens
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from John Debens)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Cardiff General | 08.00d | 22.01a |
| Newport | ??.??a ~ 08.45d | 21.40a ~ ??.??d |
| Cwmbran | ??.??a ~ 09.00d | 21.23a ~ ??.??d |
| Upper Pontnewydd | ??.??a ~ 09.03d | 21.18a ~ ??.??d |
| Sebastopol | ??.??a ~ 09.07d | 21.12a ~ ??.??d |
| Panteg & Griffithstown | ??.??a ~ 09.10d | 21.05a ~ ??.??d |
| Pontypool Road | ??.??a ~ 09.20d | 21.00a ~ ??.??d |
| Abergavenny (Monmouth Road) | ??.??a ~ 09.35d | 20.45a ~ ??.??d |
| Hereford | ??.??a ~ 10.15d | 20.00a ~ ??.??d |
| Derby Midland | 13.25a | 16.45d |
| Derby Works Tour | 13.45 start | 16.15 finish |
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