Richard Bolsover & Alan Cooper (both on the train throughout)
Back to "The Railtour Files"28th April 1990
NENTA Traintours
Heart of Wales Circular
| Locos Used | 47538, 47576 & 47627 |
| Stock Used | 17154+3252+3258+3266+1697+5950+6053+6123+6036+5718 |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 47576 | 03.30d North Walsham - Wroxham - Norwich |
| 47576 | Norwich - Thetford - Ely - Cambridge |
| 47627 | Cambridge - Royston - Hitchin - Stevenage - Potters Bar - Hornsey (2) - Finsbury Park - Freight Terminal Jn - Camden Road East Jn - Camden Road - (2) Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton East Jn - Slough - Reading - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central - Pontyclun - Bridgend - Court Sart Jn - Felin Fran - Morlais East Jn - Hendy Jn - Llandeilo - Llandovery - Llandrindod Wells - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury |
| 47538 | Shrewsbury - Wellington - Wolverhampton - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Water Orton West Jn - Abbey Jn - (via Nuneaton station avoiding line) - Midland Jn - Leicester (1) - Peterborough - March - Ely West Jn - Ely North Jn - Thetford - Norwich |
| 47538 | Norwich - Wroxham - North Walsham |
Notes :
(1) Train delayed over an hour waiting the onward driver.
(2) Originally uploaded as routed: Hornsey - Harringay Jn - Harringay Park Jn -
Gospel Oak, but since confirmed by Richard Bolsover & Alan Cooper to have been
routed as given above.
Sources : Alan Chilestone & Steve Pizzey (both joined & left the train at Thetford),
Richard Bolsover & Alan Cooper (both on the train throughout)
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