31st March 1986

British Rail
(Mystery Excursion)

Locos Used 47477 & 47512
Stock Used 5208+????
DMU Used ??? (9 cars in total)

Route :

Traction Route
47477 (??? - ) Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - King's Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho Southg Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Shrewsbury
47477 Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Knighton - Llandrindod Wells - Pantyfunnon - Llanelli
47477 Llanelli - Gowerton - Swansea
47512 Swansea - Neath - Bridgend - Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Ledbury - Worcester Foregate Street - Worcester Shrub Hill
DMU Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa ( - ???)

Notes :
(1) John Cassey comments: I travelled on this excursion organized by BR but do not know its origin or termination. It was a mystery tour as no destination was given but we had a break in Shrewsbury and in Swansea. While passing through Colwall Tunnel on the return between Ledbury and Great Malvern something fell from one of the tunnel shafts and damaged the braking system on one of the coaches. We limped to Worcester Shrub Hill where the train was terminated and a hastily arranged 9 car DMU was pulled off the stabling point to get customers home.

Source : John Cassey (joined/left the train at Cheltenham Spa)

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