13th January 1973

British Rail (Euston Division)
(Mystery Excursion)

Locos Used 1659 & E3166
Stock Used 11 coaches including RMB

Route : 1Z75 throughout

Loco Route
E3166 (1) Watford Junction - (via WCML, ?Weedon?)  - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton
1659 (2) Wolverhampton - Telford - Abbey Foregate Jn - Shrewsbury
1659 Shrewsbury - English Bridge Jn - Craven Arms - Leominster - Shelwick Jn - Hereford
1659 Hereford - Shelwick Jn - Ledbury - Worcester Foregate Street - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Evesham - Wolvercot Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (?via station avoiding line?) - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Slough - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - (via Willesden Low Level Goods Lines) - Wembley Central - Watford Junction (1)

Notes :
(1) Originally given as starting from and finishing at London Euston, Graham Hodgson's information since supplied however may call this into doubt.
(2) Graham Hodgson comments: 1696 was initially attached at Wolverhampton but it was unable to heat the train, so 1659 was substituted.

Sources : Graham Hodgson (joined the train at Watford Junction/left at Wembley Central) & Steve Haynes

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Graham Hodgson)

Location Booked Actual
Watford Junction 08.55d 08.58
Shrewsbury 11.15a ~ 13.15d 11.39 ~ 13.30
Wembley Central ??.??a 17.34


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