5th July 1998

Cotswold Line Promotion Group
The Cotswold-Cambrian Coast Express

DMU's Used 156402 & 156410

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Oxford - Evesham - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - King's Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street
as listed Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - (2) - Dudley Port - (2) Wolverhampton - Cosford - Wellington - Shrewsbury
as listed Shrewsbury - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Newtown - Dovey Junction - Tywyn - Barmouth
as listed Barmouth - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury
as listed Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street
as listed Birmingham New Street - (3) (reverse of outward route) (3) - Droitwich Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Oxford

Notes :
(1) Tour sold out within 12 days and ended up 100% over-subscribed. A repeat was run on 2nd May 1999 for those who missed out on this trip.
(2) Booked route was: Soho South Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton.
(3) Booked route was: Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street (reverse) - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Old Hill - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa.

Sources : Brian Ovington (joined/left the train at Worcester Shrub Hill) & Chris Harley

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Brian Ovington)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Oxford 08.25d ?   22.45a ? 220.09
6.77 Hanborough ??.??a ~ 08.34d ?   22.35a ~ ??.??d ? 213.12
13.19 Charlbury ??.??a ~ 08.42d ?   22.27a ~ ??.??d ? 206.70
21.17 Kingham ??.??a ~ 08.53d ?   22.18a ~ ??.??d ? 198.72
28.20 Moreton-in-Marsh ??.??a ~ 09.02d ?   22.08a ~ ??.??d ? 176.74
43.15 Evesham ??.??a ~ 09.20d ?   21.29a ~ 21.50d ? 176.74
49.09 Pershore ??.??a ~ 09.29d ?   21.19a ~ ??.??d ? 171.00
56.79 Worcester Shrub Hill ??.??a ~ 09.43d ??.?? ~ 10.01   21.00a ~ 21.10d 20.53 ~ ??.?? 163.10
62.28 Droitwich Spa 09/51 10/01   20/52 20/41 157.41
66.64 Stoke Works Jn 09/57 10/12   DIV ??/?? -
68.78 Bromsgrove 10/00 10/15   DIV ??/?? -
71.09 Blackwell 10/04 10/18   DIV ??/?? -
- Kidderminster   20/40 DIV 148.07
- Stourbridge Junction   20/33 DIV 141.34
- Stourbridge North Jn   20/32 DIV 140.79
- Smethwick West   20/22 DIV 133.25
- Soho South Jn       20/20 DIV ???.??
82.03 Birmingham New Street 10.18a ~ 10.22d 10.38 ~ 10.43   20.12a ~ 20.16d 20.02 ~ 20.17 129.17
84.09 Soho South Jn 10/26 10/46   20/08 ? 127.11
87.00 Perry Barr North Jn 10/32 DIV  
95.55 Portobello Jn 10/41 DIV  
97.34 Crane Street Jn ??/?? ?   ??/?? ? 116.37
97.49 Wolverhampton 10/44 10/59   19/57 19/48 116.22
98.05 Wolverhampton North Jn 10/45 ?   19/56 19/44 115.66
98.58 Stafford Road Jn 10/45 ?   19/55 ? 115.13
100.45 Birches & Bilbrook 10/50 ?   19/51 ? 112.26
102.20 Codsall 10/51 ?   19/50 19/40 111.51
105.17 Albrighton 10/55 ?   19/46 ? 108.54
106.48 Cosford 10/57 11/12   19/44 19/36 107.23
110.03 Shifnal 11/01 ?   19/40 19/33 103.63
113.19 Telford Central 11/06 11/17   19/35 19/31 100.52
114.10 Oakengates 11/08 11/15   19/33 19/29 99.61
117.06 Wellington 11/12 ?   19/29 19/27 96.65
127.25 Shrewsbury 11.27a ~ 11.35d 11.31 ~ 11.42   19.10a ~ 19.14d 19.10 ~ 19.16 86.46
127.53 English Bridge Jn 11/36 ?   19/09 ? 86.18
128.41 Sutton Bridge Jn 11/38 11/47   19/07 19/07 85.30
144.41 Buttington 11/52 ?   18/50 ? 69.30
147.19 Welshpool 11.57a ~ 12.03d 12.06 ~ 12.17   18/45 18/50 66.52
160.77 Newtown 12/19 12/33   18/29 18/32 52.74
166.52 Caersws 12/25 ?   18/24 18/23 47.19
174.32 Talerdigg 12/3 12/52   18/17 18/15 39.39
188.32 Machynlleth 12/55 13/11   17/56 17/59 25.39
192.01 Dovey Junction 13/07 13/17   17/48 ? 21.70
197.29 Penhelig 13/12 ?   17/38 ? 16.42
198.23 Aberdovey 13/14 13/29   17/36 17/40 15.48
201.77 Tywyn 13.22a ~ 13.29d 13.36 ~ 13.37   17/29 17/34 11.74
204.30 Tonfanau 13/32 ?   17/26 ? 9.41
208.40 Llwyngwrll 13/37 ?   17/21 ? 5.31
211.13 Fairbourne 13/45 13/52   17/13 17/18 2.58
212.21 Morfa Mawddach 13/48 ?   17/10 ? 1.50
213.71 barmouth 13.54a ??.??   17.05d 17.08 0.00


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