Back to "The Railtour Files"19th August 1973
L.N.E.R. Society
The Hereford Flyer
| Locos Used | 1873, E3086 & E3126 |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| E3126 |
London Euston - (via WCML) - near Weedon (by M1) (1) |
| E3086 (2) |
near Weedon (by M1) - Rugby - Nuneaton |
| 1873 | Nuneaton - Water Orton - Saltley - Lickey - Droitwich Spa (3) - Worcester Shrub Hill (4) |
| 1873 | Worcester Shrub Hill - Hereford |
| 1873 |
Hereford - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Chepstow - Newport - Barry Island (5) |
| 1873 | Barry Island - Abergavenny - Hereford - ?Nuneaton? |
| ????? | ?Nuneaton? - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) E3126 failed.
(2) plus E3126 dead-in-tow.
(3) For off-train option to the Severn Valley Railway.
(4) Due to engineering works on the direct route, the train retraced its route
to Worcester before heading south to the final destination, Barry.
(5) Arriving 90 minutes late, the train returned almost immediately.
(6) Originally uploaded as having run on 20th August, in error.
Sources : Gary Thornton (from contemporary sources) & David
Manders
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