27th July 1985

Pullman Rail
The Red Dragon

Locos Used 47500 & steam: 75069 & 92220

Route : 1Z16 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47500 Birmingham New Street – Dudley Port – Wolverhampton – Wellington – Shrewsbury
92220 Shrewsbury – Craven Arms – Hereford – Abergavenny – Maindee North Jn – Newport
75069 + 92220 Newport – Severn Tunnel Junction – Chepstow – Gloucester – Cheltenham Spa – Abbotswood Jn – Norton Jn – Worcester Shrub Hill
47500 Worcester Shrub Hill – Norton Jn – Evesham – Oxford – (via Didcot avoiding line) – Reading – Twyford – Slough – London Paddington

Source : Andy Pullar & Dick Franklin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dick Franklin)

Location Booked Actual
Birmingham New Street 09.57d 09.58
Dudley Port 10/08½ ?
Wolverhampton 10/15 10/14½
Cosford 10/27 10/24½
Wellington 10/38 ?10/35
Shrewsbury 10L53a ~ 11L20d 11.06½ ~ 11.34½
Sutton Bridge Jn 11/23 11/37
Church Stretton 11/43 11/55
Craven Arms 11p57a ~ 12p17d 12.04 ~ 12.18½
Woofferton 12/38 ?
Leominster 12/48 12/39
Shelwick Jn 13/07 12/56
Hereford 13w12a ~ 13w40d 13.00 ~ 13.31½
Pontrilas 14/00 13/53½
Abergavenny 14/20 14/12
Pontypool 14/38 14.23½ ~ 14.38
Maindee North Jn 14/50 14/53½
Newport 14L55a ~ 15L50d 14.56½ ~ 15.50
Severn Tunnel Junction 16/08 16/16½
Lydney 16/30 16/39½
Awre Jn 16/38 16/45
Gloucester 17w00a ~ 17w20d 17.03½ ~ 17.19½
Barnwood Jn 17/24 17/23
Cheltenham Spa 17/33 17.32 ~ 17.33
Ashchurch 17/45 17/41½
Abbotswood Jn 18/04 17/58
Norton Jn 18/06 18/00
Worcester Shrub Hill 18L15a ~ 18L35d 18.18½ ~ 18.35½
Norton Jn 18/39 18/39½
Evesham SB 18t50 ~ 18t51 18.49½ ~ 18.49½
Evesham 18*52 ~ 18*56 18.51½ ~ 18.55½
Moreton-in-Marsh 19*17 ~ 19*32 19.11 ~ 19.30½
Ascott-under-Wychwood 19/45 19/47½
Wolvercot Jn 19/59 20/00
Oxford 20.04a ~ 20.06d 20.06½ ~ 20.08½
Didcot North Jn 20/17 20/17½
Didcot East Jn 20/18 20/18½
Reading 20.36a ~ 20.38d 20.41½ ~ 20.43
Twyford 20/45 20/49
Maidenhead 20/51 20/54½
Slough 20/56 20/59
Southall 21/04 21/06½
Paddington 21.17a 21.16½


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