(joined/left the train at Gloucester)
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Pathfinder Tours
The Conway Crusader
| Locos Used | 45012, 45103, 47238 & 50035 |
Route :
| Loco | Route (1) |
| 50035 | Reading - Swindon - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 50035 | Bristol Temple Meads - Gloucester |
| 50035 | Gloucester - Worcester - Kidderminster - Birmingham New Street |
| 45012 | Birmingham New Street - Aston - Bescot - Wolves - Shrewsbury - Chester |
| 45012 | Chester - Prestatyn - Rhyl - Llandudno |
| 47238 (2) | Llandudno - Llandudno Jn - Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| 47238 (2) | Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Jn |
| 47238 (2) | Llandudno Jn - Bangor - Holyhead |
| 45012 | Holyhead - Bangor - Rhyl - Chester - Crewe |
| 45103 | Crewe - Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street |
| 50035 | Birmingham New Street - St. Andrews Jn - Bromsgrove - Worcester - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester |
| 50035 | Gloucester - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 50035 | Bristol Temple Meads - Swindon - Reading |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required.
(2) With 45012 dead-in-tow. 47238 was added owing to fumes in the driving cab of
the Peak. When 47238 slipped to a stand near milepost 19 on the run to Blaenau
Ffestiniog the Peak assisted.
Source : Duncan Jennings
(joined/left the train at Gloucester)
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