5th April 1986

Monmouthshire Railway Society
The Risca Cuckoo

Motive Power Used 53091+59041+53133+51091+59422+51063+51395+59505+51353

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Newport - Alexandra Dock Jn
as listed Alexandra Dock Jn - Newport Dock St
as listed Newport Dock St - Alexandra Dock Jn
as listed Alexandra Dock Jn - Newport
as listed Newport - Machen
as listed Machen - Park Jn
as listed Park Jn - Abbw Vale
as listed Ebbw Vale - Aberbeeg Jn
as listed Aberbeeg Jn - Rose Heyworth
as listed Rose Heyworth - Lime Kiln Jn
as listed Lime Kiln Jn - Oakdale
as listed Oakdale - Park Jn - Newport - Pontypool - Glascoed
as listed Glascoed - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Uskmouth
as listed Uskmouth - East Usk Jn
as listed East Usk Jn - Llanwern West - Reception Lines - Llanwern East - Bishton Flyover - Chepstow - Tidenham
as listed Tidenham - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Jn - Newport

Sources : Richard Szwejkowski (on the train throughout) & Paul Green

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Shayne Lewis, Janet Cottrell & LASERman)

Location Booked Actual
Newport (P1) 09.45d 09.55
Alexandra Docks Jn Goods Loop 09.48a ~ 09.53d 10.00 ~ 10.04
Courtybella LC 09*55a ~ 09*56d 10.06 ~ 10.07
Iron Gates LC 10*00a ~ 10*05d 10.10 ~ 10.14
Newport Dock Street 10p11a ~ 10p25d 10.21 ~ 10.35
Iron Gates LC 10*31a ~ 10*36d 10.38 ~ 10.43
Courtybella LC 10*34a ~ 10*40d 10.45 ~ 10.49
Alexandra Docks Jn Goods Loop 10.42a ~ 10.47d 10.55 ~ 10.58
Newport (P1) 11.00a ~ 11.05d 11.03 ~ 11.10
Gaer Jn 11/07 11/13
Park Jn 11/11 11/18
Machen 11p36a ~ 11p46d 11.42 ~ 11.56
Park Jn 12.11a ~ 12.16d 12.25 ~ 12.29
Lime Kiln Jn 12/36 12/37
Aberbeeg Jn 13/01 13/08
Waunllwyd North 13p21a ~ 13p31d 13.22 ~ 13.38
Aberbeeg Jn 13.51a ~ 13.56d 13.51 ~ 13.56
Rose Heyworth Colliery 14p16a ~ 14p26d 14.12 ~ 14.26
Aberbeeg Jn 14/46 14/42
Lime Kiln Jn 15.15a ~ 15.20d 15.10 ~ 15.16
End of Section 7m 3ch 15p50a ~ 16p00d 15.56 ~ 16.10
Lime Kiln Jn 16/30 16/48
Park Jn 16/50 16/59
Gaer Jn 16/54 17/01
Newport 16*57a ~ 17*00d 17.03 ~ 17.06 [P3]
Maindee North Jn 17/02 17/08
Llantarnam Jn 17/09 17/15
Pontypool 17/15 17/22
Little Mill Jn 17/17 17/34
Glascoed 17p25a ~ 17p30d 17.41 ~ 17.45
Little Mill Jn 17/38 18/00
Pontypool 17/40 18.04 ~ 18.06
Llantarnam Jn 17/45 18/09
Maindee North Jn 17/52 18/20
Maindee East Jn 17/53 18/21
East Usk Jn 17/55 18/25
Uskmouth 18p07a ~ 18p12d 18.38 ~ 18.43
East Usk Jn 18.24a ~ 18.29d 18.58 ~ 19.03
Llanwern West Entrance 18/32 19/08
Llanwern East Exit 18/46 19/26
Magor (mainline)
Severn Tunnel Junction 18/54 19/35
Caldicot 18/57 19/37
Chepstow 19/01 19/45
Wye Valley Jn 19/03 19/50
Tidenham Quarry 19p13a ~ 19p25d 19.55 ~ 20.05
Wye Valley Jn 19/35 20/20
Chepstow 19/37 20/25
Caldicot 19/44 20/36
Severn Tunnel Junction 19/45 20/38
Newport 19.56a 20.50


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