18th May 1957

Ian Allan
The Daffodil Express

Locos Used 3440 'City of Truro', 4090, 4358 & 8104
Stock Used 9 coaches including the 'Devon Belle' Pullman observation car

Route :

Loco(s) Route
4090 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Swindon - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester ?Central?
3440 + 4358 Gloucester ?Central? - Over Jn - Grange Court - Ross-on-Wye - Fawley - Rotherwas Jn - Brecon Curve Jn - Barton Curve Jn - Hereford - Red Hill Jn - Pontrilas - Abergavenny - Pontypool Road - Pontypool West Jn - Cefn Crib - (1) Crumlin Viaduct - Crumlin HL - Penar Jn - Bird-in-Hand Jn - Sirhowy Jn - Penalltau Jn - Nelson & Llancaiach - Treharris - Quakers Yard HL - Aberdare HL - Hirwaun - Glyn Neath - Aberpergym - Neath General
8104 Neath General - Landore - Swansea High Street
3440 + 4358 Swansea High Street - Landore - Neath General - Bridgend - Cardiff General - Newport
4090 Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Westerleigh Jn - Swindon - Didcot - Reading - Slough - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 3440 'City of Truro' was sent ahead LE over Crumlin Viaduct. The year 1957 was Crumlin Viaduct's centenary year.

 
Tour tickets and seat reservation ticket from John Debens collection.
 

Sources : David Whittaker & Tony Hoskins

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Paddington 08.40d 21.35a 190.74
9.06 Southall 08/53 21/22 181.66
18.36 Slough 09/02 21/12 172.38
24.19 Maidenhead 09/08 21/06 166.55
35.78 Reading 09/20 20.50a ~ 20.52d 154.76
53.10 Didcot 09/40 20/29 137.64
56.42 Steventon 09/45 20/25 134.32
77.24 Swindon 10/11 20/04 113.50

 

M.C Location Booked
77.79 Loco Yard SB 10/13
91.00 Kemble 10/27
102.18 Stroud 10/43
106.59 Standish Jn 10/48
114.09 Gloucester 10L58 ~ 11L08
121.45 Grange Court 11/20
132.08 Ross-on-Wye 11/41
143.02 Rotherwas Jn 12/03
144.17 Hereford Barrs Court 12.06a ~ 12.57d
147.43 Red Hill Jn 13/03
177.51 Pontypool Road 13.49 ~ 14.03
183.34 Crumlin Jn 14L17 ~ 14L25
183.75 Crumlin HL 14.29 ~ 14.35
188.47 Hengoed HL 14/44
191.40 Nelson & Llancaiach 14/50
193.56 Quakers Yard HL 14.57 ~ 15.05
200.33 Aberdare HL 15.18 ~ 15.23
203.79 Hirwaun 15/31
205.67 Rhigos Halt 15/36
210.26 Glyn Neath 15/47
213.23 Resolven 15/51
217.49 Aberdylais 15/58
218.63 Neath Jn 16/01
219.33 Neath General 16L02 ~ 16L08
225.75 Landore 16/20
227.20
0.00		 Swansea High Street 16.24a ~ 17.15d
1.25 Landore 17/19
7.67 Neath General 17/31
13.34 Port Talbot General 17/40
19.36 Pyle West Jn 17/49
25.45 Bridgend 18/01
45.62 Cardiff General 18/34
54.06 St Brides 18/44
57.43 Newport 18L50 ~ 18L55
67.27 Severn Tunnel Junction 19/07
68.16 Severn Tunnel West 19/09
77.69 Patchway 19/24
79.18 Stoke Gifford 19/26
90.73 Badminton 19/42
108.04 Wootton Bassett Jn 19/58

Timings continue in first table.

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