2nd October 1976

6000 Locomotive Association
Mercian Venturer

Locos Used 46014, 47136, 47199 & 1023 'Western Fusilier' & steam : 6000 'King George V', 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' & 35028 'Clan Line'

Route :

Loco(s) Route
1023 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
1023 Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford
6000 Hereford - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury
35028 Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Chester
6000 Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury
6201 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Hereford
46014 (1) Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Newport
47199 Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Hayes & Harlington (2)
47136 Hayes & Harlington - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 1023 failed before departure at Hereford on the return leg.
(2) 47199 failed at Hayes & Harlington.

Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports), Justin Edwards & Dick Franklin

Photo Review


35028 at Chester being serviced (photo: The Jim Porter Collection)


6000 at Ruabon (photo: the Bob Mitchell collection)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dick Franklin)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Paddington 07.35d 07.37   23.00a 23.50
Ealing Broadway 07.44a ~ 07.46d 07.47 ~ 07.47   22.46a ~ 22.48d 23.38 ~ 23.39
Southall 07/53 07/56   22/42 23/33
Slough 08.03a ~ 08.05d 08.06 ~ 08.07   22.29a ~ 22.31d 22.49½ ~ 22.51
Maidenhead 08/12 08/14   22/24 22/42½
Twyford 08/17 08/19   22/19 22/37½
Reading 08.22a ~ 08.24d 08.28 ~ 08.29½   22.10a ~ 22.12d 22.30 ~ 22.32
Didcot Parkway 08.43a ~ 08.45d 08.49 ~ 08.50½   21.48a ~ 21.50d 22.11 ~ 22.13
Challow 08/58 ?   21/38 ?
Swindon 09.10a ~ 09.12d 09.15 ~ 09.17½   21.23a ~ 21.25d 21.47 ~ 21.49
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/20 ?   21/17 21/39
Hullavington ? ?   21/08 ?
Badminton 09/33 09/37   ? ?
Westerleigh Jn 09/38 09/43   20/57 21/19
Bristol Parkway 09.43a ~ 09.45d 09.50 ~ 09.53   20.50a ~ 20.51d 21.10 ~ 21.12
Patchway 09/48 09/55   20/48 21/08
Pilning 09/51 09/58   20/42 21/04
Severn Tunnel West 09/56 10/03   20/37 20/58
Severn Tunnel Junction 09/57 10/05   20/36 20/57
Newport 10.10a ~ 10.20d 10.17½ ~ 10.33   20.16a ~ 20.26d 20.35 ~ 20.46½
Maindee North Jn 10/23 10/35   20.04 ~ 20.12 20.32
Llantarnam Jn 10/30 10/42   19/54 ?
Pontypool 10/36 10/48   19/49 20/19½
Abergavenny 10/46 10/57½   19/40 20/09½
Pontrilas 10/58 11/09   19/29 ?
Tram Inn 11/03 11/14   19/24 ?
Hereford 11L15a ~ 11L25d 11.21 ~ 11.33   18L55a ~ 19L15d 19.04 ~ 19.43
Shelwick Jn 11/33 11/41   18/51 19/00½
Leominster 11/52 11/58½   18/35 19/48½
Woofferton 12/04 12/10   18/28 18/40½
Craven Arms 12/30 12/34½   18/06 18/27
Church Stretton 12/41 12/52½   17/54 18/19½
Sutton Bridge Jn 12/56 13/07½   17/37 17/54
Shrewsbury 12L59a ~ 13L15d 13.10½ ~ 13.25   17L24a ~ 17L34d 17.36 ~ 17.50½
Gobowen 13p43a ~ 13p53d ??.?? ~ 14.07   17/00 17/12
Ruabon 14/08 18/18½   16p37a ~ 16p47d 16.53 ~ 17.00½
Wrexham General 14/22 14/25   16/28 16/44½
Rossett 14/30 14/31½   16/17 16/33½
Chester 14L42a 14.51   16L05d 16.20½


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