18th April 1981

Steam Locomotive Operators Association
The Welsh Marches Express

Locos Used 40033 & steam: 6000 'King George V' & 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used 11 vehicles (12 between Shrewsbury & Hereford)

Route :

Loco Route
40033 Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury
6201 Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford
6000 Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Newport
6000 Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Hereford
40033 Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Sources : Harry Harper, Neil Dimmer & Keith Holland

Photo Review


40033 on the train at Crewe (photo: Neil Dimmer)


6201 'Princess Elizabeth' at Church Stretton (photo: Neil Dimmer)


6000 is seen at Newport with 253011 alongside (photo: Neil Dimmer)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Keith Holland)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.0 Crewe 10.15d ?   18.55a ? 127.0
13.7 Whitchurch 10/31 10/34   18/37 ? 113.3
30.6 Harlescott Crossing 10/46 10/47   18/21 ? 96.4
32.6 Shrewsbury 10L50a ~ 11L02d ??.?? ~ 11.15   18.15a ~ 18.17d 18.22 ~ 18.25 94.4
33.5 Sutton Bridge Jn 11/07 ?   18/12 ? 93.5
45.2 Church Stretton 11p26a ~ 11p46d 11.47 ~ 12.00   18/00 ? 81.8
52.5 Craven Arms 12/00 12/10   17/49 18/02 74.5
64.7 Woofferton 12/22 ?   17/38 ? 62.3
71.0 Leominster 12/33 12/32   17/33 ? 56.9
81.9 Shelwick Jn 12/52 12/44   17/23 ? 45.1
83.6 Hereford 12L58a ~ 13L10d 12.49 ~ 13.03   17L10a ~ 17L20d 17.24 ~ 17.35 43.4
96.1 Pontrilas 13/35 13/24   16/45 ? 30.9
107.6 Abergavenny 13p52a ~ 14p07d 13.43 ~ 13.59   16/28 ??.?? ~ 16.40 19.4
115.3 Little Mill Jn 14/24 14/18   ? ? ?
? Pontypool ? ?   15p56a ~ 16p06d 15/52 10.0
121.1 Llantarnam Jn 14/36 14/28   15/47 ? 5.9
126.2 Maindee North Jn 14/45 ?   15/38 ? 0.8
127.0 Newport 14w49a 14.40   15w35d 15.32 0.0


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