Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Carmarthen Bay Express
(125 Special No.104)
| HST used | 43048 + 9x HST coaches + 43082 |
Route : 1Z36 throughout
| HST | Route |
| as listed | London St Pancras - Dudding Hill Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central - Pontyclun - Bridgend - Neath - Landore Jn - Swansea Loop West Jn - Llanelli - Carmarthen (1) |
| as listed | Carmarthen - Whitland - Tenby |
| as listed | Tenby - Whitland - Carmarthen |
| as listed | Carmarthen - Llanelli - Morlais Jn East - Felin Fran - Briton Ferry UFL Jn - Port Talbot Parkway - Bridgend - Aberthaw - Barry - Cogan Jn - Penarth Curve South Jn - Cardiff Central - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras |
Notes :
(1) A coach tour left at Carmarthen to visit the Teifi Valley & Gwili
Railways.
Source : Dave Burbridge
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | St Pancras | 07.45d | 21.36a | 518.43 |
| 4.00 | West hampstead Thameslink | 07/50 | 21/30 | 514.43 |
| 5.19 | Cricklewood Curve Jn | 07c53 ~ 07c55 | 21/27 | 513.24 |
| 6.03 | Dudding Hill Jn | 07/58 | 21/24 | 512.40 |
| 8.40 | Acton Canal Wharf Jn | 08/05 | 21/20 | 510.03 |
| 9.00 | Acton Wells Jn | 08/07 | 21/18 | 509.43 |
| 9.52 | Acton Main Line | 08c12 ~ 08c14 | 21c11 ~ 21c13 | 508.71 |
| 11.07 | Ealing Broadway | 08.18a ~ 08.20d | 21.06a ~ 21.07d | 507.36 |
| 14.37 | Southall | 08/24 | 20/57 | 504.06 |
| 23.67 | Slough | 08.37a ~ 08.39d | 20.46a ~ 20.47d | 494.56 |
| 29.50 | Maidenhead | 08/44 | 20/40 | 488.73 |
| 36.32 | Twyford | 08/50 | 20/33 | 482.11 |
| 41.29 | Reading General | 08.54a ~ 08.56d | 20.25a ~ 20.27d | 477.14 |
| 58.41 | Didcot Parkway | 09/08 | 20/14 | 460.02 |
| 82.54 | Swindon | 09/23 | 19/58 | 435.69 |
| 88.38 | Wootton Bassett Jn | 09/27 | 19/52 | 430.05 |
| 99.41 | Hullavington | 09/34 | ? | ? |
| 112.43 | Westerleigh Jn | 09/41 | 19/35 | 406.00 |
| 117.13 | Bristol Parkway | 09/46 | 19/32 | 401.30 |
| 118.35 | Patchway | 09/47 | 19/26 | 400.08 |
| 122.01 | Pilning | 09/50 | 19/22 | 396.42 |
| 128.77 | Severn Tunnel Junction | 09/58 | 19/16 | 389.46 |
| 138.10 | Maindee East Jn | 10/14 | ? | ? |
| 138.66 | Newport | 10/15 | 19/06 | 379.57 |
| 139.49 | Gaer Jn | 10/18 | ? | ? |
| 143.76 | Marshfield | 10/26 | 19/03 | 374.47 |
| 150.46 | Cardiff Central | 10w33a ~ 10w53d | 18c54 ~ 18c56 | 367.77 |
| - | Penarth Curve South Jn | - | 18/51 | 367.14 |
| - | Cogan Jn | - | 18/47 | 365.32 |
| - | Barry | - | 18/36 | 359.54 |
| - | Aberthaw | - | 18/29 | 354.09 |
| 170.61 | Bridgend | 11/11 | 18/09 | 340.28 |
| 182.75 | Port Talbot Parkway | 11c20 ~ 11c23 | 17c56 ~ 17c58 | 328.14 |
| 188.36 | Neath | 11/32 | - | - |
| 194.78 | Landore Jn | 11*40 ~ 11*42 | - | - |
| 195.30 | Swansea Loop West Jn | 11/43 | - | - |
| 198.02 | Cockett West | 11/46 | - | - |
| 203.24 | Duffryn West | 11/51 | - | - |
| - | Briton Ferry UFL Jn | - | 17*41 ~ 17*50 | 324.67 |
| - | Dynevor Jn | - | 17/37 | 323.04 |
| - | Felin Fran | - | 17/32 | 319.67 |
| - | Morlais Jn | - | 17/13 | 311.25 |
| ? | Llandeilo Jn | ? | 17/08 | 307.57 |
| 205.36 | Llanelli | 11/53 | 17/04 | 306.06 |
| 225.26 | CarmarthenJn | 12/13 | 16/47 | 286.16 |
| 225.71 | Carmarthen | 12.15a ~ 12.24d | 16.38a ~ 16.45d | 285.51 |
| 226.35 | Carmarthen Bridge Jn | 12/26 | 16/36 | 285.07 |
| 239.77 | Whitland | 12-38 ~ 12*43 | 16*13 ~ 16*21 | 271.45 |
| 255.61 | Tenby | 13.08a | 15.42d | 255.61 |