27th April 2013

UK Railtours
The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway / Historic Shrewsbury

Loco Used 67023
Stock Used 5322+5292+1832+3119+3097+1691+3123+3066+3069+1651+3149+3068+35469

Route :
 1Z07 : Letchworth to Shrewsbury
1Z09 : Shrewsbury to Letchworth

Loco Route
67023 Letchworth - Hitchin - Stevenage - Welwyn Garden City - Potters Bar - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Camden Jn - Willesden WL Jn - Wembley Central - Watford Junction - Milton Keynes Central - Hanslope Jn - Northampton - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Telford Central - Wellington - Shrewsbury
67023 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Letchworth

Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 29/09/12, due to ASLEF / DBS industrial dispute.

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Letchworth 07.12d [P1] 07.13   22.01a [P2] 22.12
Hitchin 07/15 [P1] [UF] 07/18   21/56½ 22/08
Stevenage 07.19a ~ 07.21d [P2] 07.24 ~ 07.28   21.49a ~ 21.51d [P3] 21.59 ~ 22.03
Woolmer Green Jn 07/25 07/38   21/45 21/54
Welwyn Garden City 07.29a ~ 07.31d [P2] 07.37 ~ 07.40   21.37a ~ 21.41d [P3] 21.42 ~ 21.47
Potters Bar 07.40a ~ 07.42d [P2] 07.48 ~ 07.51   21.24a ~ 21.26d [P3] 21.27 ~ 21.30
New Southgate 07/48 [P1] 07/58   21/16 ?
Alexandra Palace 07/50 [P2] [US] 08/01   21/14½ [DF] 21/15
Finsbury Park 07.56a ~ 07.58d [P1] 08.05 ~ 08.07   21.07a ~ 21.10d [P3] 21.05 ~ 21.11
Holloway South Jn 08/01½ [US] ?   ? ?
Copenhagen Jn 08/05½ ?   21/00½  [DS] ?
York Way North Jn 08/07½ ?   20/57½ ?
Camden Road Central Jn 08/10½ ?   20/55½ ?
Camden Road Jn 08/12½ 08/17   20/53 20/56
Primrose Hill 08/16 ?   20/48 ?
Camden Jn 08/18½ 08/21   20/45 20/52
Willesden WL Jn 08/21½ [DS] 08/26   20/42 [US] 20/45
Wembley Central 08/26 [DS] 08/28   20/38 [P6] 20/43
Harrow & Wealdstone 08/30½ [P5] 08/31   20/35 [US] 20/40
Watford Junction 08/35½ [P8] 08/35   20/30 [P9] 20/33
Bourne End Jn 08/43½ [DS] 08/42   20/21 [US] 20/25
Tring 08/51½ [DS] 08/48   20/15 [US] 20/15
Ledburn Jn 08/57 [DS] 08/52   20/08 [US] 20/06
Bletchley 09/04½ [P3] 08/59   19/59 [P4] 19/55
Milton Keynes Central 09/07 [P3] 09/02   19/54 [P1] 19/51
Hanslope Jn 09/12½ 09/08   19/45½ 19/45
Northampton 09/22½ [P2] 09/20   19/34½ 19/35
Long Buckby 09/34 09/31   19/19 19/23
Daventry North Jn 09/39 09/35   19/12 19/19
Hillmorton Jn 09/42 09/38   19/10 19/16
Rugby 09.45 ~ 09.55 [P2] 09.47 ~ 09.58   19.06 ~ 19.08 [P5] 19.11 ~ 19.13
Trent Valley Jn 09/58 09/59   19/04 19/10
Coventry 10/07½ [P3] 10/10   18/55 [P2] 19/00
Birmingham International 10/23 [P3] 10/21   18C36 ~ 18C43 [P5] 18.36 ~ 18.45
Stechford 10/30 10/30   18/31 18/30
Aston 10/38 [P1] 10/55   18/26 [P2] 18/25
Perry Barr North Jn 10/43½ 10/58   18/16 18/14
Bescot Stadium 10/49 11/04   18/12 18/09
Darlaston Jn 10/52 11/07   18/10 18/07
Portobello Jn 10/56 11/11   18/06 18/04
Wolverhampton 11/05½ 11/17   18/01 17/59
Stafford Road Jn 11/09 11/20   17/55 17/54
Cosford 11/16 11/27   17/47 17/47
Madeley Jn 11/21 11/32   17/42 17/42
Telford Central 11.25a ~ 11.28d [P2] 11.34 ~ 11.37   17.32a ~ 17.40d [P1] 17.32 ~ 17.40
Wellington 11/40 11/42   17/26 17/27
Shrewsbury 12.00a [P4] 12.05   17.13d [P7] 17.15


Associated Workings on Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway

19 (764 425) : Welshpool Raven Square to Llanfair Caereinion
19 (764 425) : Llanfair Caereinion to Welshpool Raven Square

Location Booked Booked
Welshpool Raven Square 12.45d 15.20a
Llanfair Caereinion 13.40a 14.30d


Associated E.C.S. Workings

26/04/13 : 
5M61 : (66075 with 67023 DIT) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Eastleigh T&RSMD 21.26d
Eastleigh 21/36
Winchester 21/43
Basingstoke 22/00
Reading 22.28 ~ 22.32
Maidenhead 22/46
Slough 22/52
Southall 23/05
Acton Main Line 23/14
Acton Wells Jn 23/18
Acton Canal Wharf Jn 23/20
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/23
Wembley Yard 23.31a

27/04/13 : 
5Z07 : (67023) : Wembley Yard to Letchworth
5Z10 : (67023) : Letchworth to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 05.18d 23.52a
Harlesden Jn 05/29 23/42
Willesden WL Jn - 23/41
Gospel Oak 05/43 -
Junction Road Jn 05/45 -
Upper Holloway 05/47 -
Camden Jn - 23/38
Camden Road Jn - 23/32
York Way North Jn - 23/20
Copenhagen Jn - 23/18
Finsbury Park - 23/14
Harringay Park Jn 05/49 -
Harringay 05/51  
Alexandra Palace 05/55 23/12
Potters Bar 06/07 23/06
Welwyn Garden City 06.18 ~ 06.20 22.57 ~ 22.59
Stevenage 06/30 22/45
Hitchin 06/33 22/40
Letchworth Arr/Dep line 06.39 ~ 07.06 22.12 ~ 22.34
Letchworth 07.08a 22.10d

27/04/13 : 
5Z08 : (67023) : Shrewsbury to Crewe Holding Sdgs
5Z09 : (67023) : Crewe Holding Sdgs to Shrewsbury

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Shrewsbury 12.12d 17.04a
Harlescott LC 12/17 16/59
Wem 12/26 16/51
Prees 12/29 16/48
Wrenbury 12/38 16/39
Nantwich 12/42 16/35
Crewe Gresty Lane 12/48 16/31
Crewe Holding Sdgs 12.53a 16.25d

29/04/13 : 
5O61 : (Diesel loco?) : Wembley Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Wembley Yard 09.53d
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/03
Acton Canal Wharf Jn 10/06
Acton Wells Jn 10/18
Brentford 10/30
Feltham 10/41
Staines 10/47
Virginia Water 10/57
Woking 11/15
Basingstoke 11/52
Winchester 12/16
Eastleigh 12/23
Eastleigh T&RSMD 12.37a


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