29th May 1979

British Rail
(Day Excursion)

Locos Used at least 25043, 25187, 25254, 45046 & 45054
Stock Used 25436+25453+25351+25402+25397+35069+25336+15448+25328+25350+25448

Route :

Loco(s) Route
????? Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway - ??? - Nottingham
45046 Nottingham - Beeston - Trent East Jn - Trent South Jn - (via MML) - Leicester - Narborough - Nuneaton - Whitacre Jn - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn - (via Sutton Park) - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall
25187+25254 Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Oxley Jn - Cosford - Abbey Foregate Jn - Shrewsbury [avoiding line] (1)
25187+25043 Shrewsbury [avoiding line] - English Bridge Jn - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Dovey Junction - Barmouth - Pwllheli
25187+25043 Pwllheli - (reverse of outward route) - Walsall
45054 Walsall - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham
????? Nottingham - (?reverse of outward route?) - Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway

Notes :
(1) 25254 failed and was removed in favour of 25043 at Shrewsbury.
(2) Howard Parker comments: By the time Shrewsbury was reached on the outward journey, 25254 had decided it didn’t want a day at the seaside so it was removed and replaced by 25043. Several lengthy waits occurred on the return journey on the Cambrian waiting for single line sections to clear, but these clearly had been expected as the eventual arrival at pick up stations wasn’t significantly affected.

Source : Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Narborough)

Photo Review


The 25s propel the stock out of Pwllheli station (photo: Howard Parker)


From the Howard Parker Ticket Collection


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway ??.??d ?   ??.??a ?
Nottingham ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Loughborough ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Leicester ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Narborough ??.??a ~ 07.17d ??.?? ~ 07.18   00.22a ~ ??.??d 00.39 ~ ??.??
Hinckley ??.??a ~ ??.??d 07.29 ~ 07.31   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 00.29 ~ 00.30
Nuneaton ? 07.30 ~ 07.40   ? 00/20
Water Orton ? 08/04   ? 23/58
Walsall ??L??a ~ ??lL??d 08.29 ~ 08.40   ??L??a ~ ??lL??d 23.22 ~ 23.37
Wolverhampton ? 09/00   ? 23/07
Cosford ? 09.13 ~ 09.18   ? ?
Madeley Jn ? 09.23 ~ 09.26   ? ?
Wellington ? 09/34   ? 22/44
Shrewsbury (avoiding line) ? 09L48 ~ 10L16   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 22.26 ~ 22.32
Welshpool ? 10.43 ~ 10.51   ? 22/00
Newtown ? 11/09   ? 21.18 ~ 21.42
Caersws ? 11.16 ~ 11.26   ? 21/09
Machynlleth ? 11.56 ~ 11.57   ? 20.21 ~ 20.23
Dovey Junction ? 12/04   ? 20/16
Tywyn ? 12/21   ? 19/58
Barmouth ? 12/44   ? 19.15 ~ 19.36
Harlech ? 13.06 ~ 13.08   ? 18/56
Portmadog ? 12.23 ~ 13.24   ? 18.34 ~ 18.41
Pwllheli 13.40a 13.46   18.05d 18.10


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