3rd March 1984

F & W Railtours
The Welsh Central Liner

Locos Used 37266, 37300, 40035 'Apapa', 45064 & 50001 'Dreadnought'
Stock Used load 10

Route : 1Z16 throughout

Loco(s) Route
50001? Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids - Taunton
50001 Taunton - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bedminster - Bristol West Jn - St Philips Marsh - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
40035 Bristol Temple Meads - Clifton Down - Avonmouth Dock - Hallen Marsh - Filton West Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Standish Jn - Gloucester
40035 + 45064 (1) Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central - Bridgend - Port Talbot
40035 Port Talbot - Court Sart Jn - Dynevor Jn - Felin Fran - Grovesend Colliery Jn - Hendy Jn - Pontarddulais - Pantyffynnon - Llandeilo - Llandovery - Llanwrtyd Wells - Llandrindod Wells - Knighton - Craven Arms
40035 Craven Arms - Ludlow - Leominster - Hereford - Abergavenny - Pontypool - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction
37266 (2) Severn Tunnel Junction - Sudbrook
37300 (3) Sudbrook - Severn Tunnel Junction
40035 + 37266 (1) Severn Tunnel Junction - Chepstow - Lydney - Gloucester - Standish Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
50001 Bristol Temple Meads - Bedminster - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton
50001? Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) 45064 and 37266 supported 40035 to provide steam heat.
(2) 37300 on rear.
(3) 37266 on rear.


40035 during a photo-stop at Llanwrtyd Wells (photo: Ian Jordan)

Sources : Richard Szwejkowski (joined/left train at Taunton),
Guy Vincent (joined/left the train at Bristol Temple Meads),
Mike Tetlow & Harry Harper

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Guy Vincent)

M.C Location Booked   Booked M.C
0.00 Plymouth 04.40d   22.17a 645.75
6.65 Hemerdon 04/50   22/10 639.10
16.15 Brent 05/00   21/58 629.60
23.12 Totnes 05.08a ~ 05.10d   21.46a ~ 21.47d 622.63
31.69 Newton Abbot 05.23a ~ 05.25d   21.16a ~ 21.28d 614.06
41.41 Dawlish Warren 05/35   ? ?
52.03 Exeter St Davids 05.47a ~ 05.49d   20.58a ~ 21.07d 593.72
71.75 Whiteball 06/06   20/42 574.00
82.63 Taunton 06.15a ~ 06.17d   20.28a ~ 20.30d 563.12
94.28 Bridgwater 06/27   20/16 551.47
- Weston-super-Mare -   20.00a ~ 20.02d 549.75
110.64 Worle Jn 06/38   19/57 547.53
126.53 Bedminster 06p59a~ 07p12d   19.41a ~ 19.42d 532.03
127.17 Bristol West Jn 07/14   ? ?
127.71 St Philips Marsh 07/17   - -
128.25 North Somerset Jn 07/20   - -
129.15 Bristol Temple Meads 07L23a ~ 07L36d   19L29a ~ 19L39d 531.17
130.50 Stapleton Road 07/41   ? ?
132.72 Clifton Down 07/49   - -
138.02 Avonmouth Dock 08p03 ~ 08p15   - -
138.32 St Andrews Road 08/17   - -
139.74 Hallen Marsh 08/21   - -
145.38 Filton West Jn 08/34   - -
- Filton Jn -   19/20 526.47
146.54 Bristol Parkway 08.38a ~ 08.40d   19.17a ~ 19.18d 525.28
151.24 Westerleigh Jn 08/46   19/10 520.58
159.37 Charfield 08/54   19/01 512.45
172.62 Standish Jn 09/03   18/51 499.20
179.63 Gloucester 09.12a ~ 09.15d   18.40a ~ 18.42d 492.09
194.11 Awre Jn 09/29   ? ?
199.26 Lydney 09/34   18/21 472.56

 

M.C Location Booked
214.50 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/52
224.19 Newport 10.01a ~ 10.03d
235.79 Cardiff Central 10.18a ~ 10.21d
256.14 Bridgend 10/43
268.28 Port Talbot 10c55 ~ 10c57
272.27 Court Sart Jn 11/01
273.33 Dynevor Jn 11/03
276.42 Felin Fran 11/08
283.48 Grovesend Colliery Jn 11/19
284.16 Hendy Jn 11/22
289.41 Pantyffynnon 11.32 ~ 11.35
297.49 Llandeilo 11/51
320.17 Llanwrtyd Wells 12p40 ~ 12p55
336.22 Llandrindod Wells 13/30
368.29 Craven Arms 14.40a ~ 15.00d
387.12 Leominster 15/17
399.46 Hereford 15/30
423.46 Abergavenny 15/55
432.70 Pontypool 16/04
442.01 Maindee North Jn 16/18
442.33 Maindee East Jn 16/22
451.46 Severn Tunnel Junction 16L36 ~ 16L55
453.31 Caldicot 17.00 ~ 17.06
454.39 Sudbrook 17.22 ~ 17.55
455.47 Caldicot 17.41 ~ 17.46
457.32 Severn Tunnel Junction 17L51 ~ 18L05

Timings continue in first table.

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