10th August 1983

? S.L.O.A. ?
Welsh Marches

Locos Used at least 40063 & steam: 6000 'King George V'

Route :

Loco Route
????? ??? - Hereford
6000 Hereford - Church Stretton - Wrexham - Chester?
40063 + 6000 Chester? - Shrewsbury - ???
????? ??? - ???

Notes :
(1) 40063 (n.b. originally uploaded as 40163 in error) piloted 6000 to at least Shrewsbury due to fire risk (photographed at 17/50 on Gresford Bank near Wrexham). Believed 6000 may have worked on to Hereford.

Sources : Roger Geach & Harry Harper

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