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.

Sources : David Whittaker & Tony Hoskins

Photo Review


3440 is seen here at the north end of Hereford station (photo: John Goss)

 
Tour tickets and seat reservation ticket from John Debens collection.
 


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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