24th May 1987

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Barmouth Bay Express

Locos Used 37240, 37429, 86403 &  steam: 7819 'Hinton Manor'

Route :
1L01 : Euston to Machynlleth
1L40 : Machynlleth to Machynlleth
1L01 : Machynlleth to Euston

Loco(s) Route
86403 London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton) - Rugby - Coventry
37240 + 37429 Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Telford Central - Abbey Foregate Jn - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Newtown - Machynlleth
7819 Machynlleth - Dovey Junction - Barmouth
7819 Barmouth - Dovey Junction - Machynlleth
37240 + 37429 Machynlleth - (reverse of outward route) - Coventry
86403 Coventry - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Sources : Andy Yates & Phil Edis-Blewitt

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Phil Edis-Blewitt)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Euston 09.22d 22.29a
5.65 Willesden Junction 09/30½ 22/21
17.35 Watford Junction 09.40a ~ 09.41d 22.07a ~ 22.08d
31.53 Tring 09/53 21/53
46.46 Bletchley 10/10½ 21/43
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 10.16½a ~ 10.17½d 21.38a ~ 21.39d
56.47 Hanslope Jn 10/27½ 21/29
65.68 Northampton 10/36 21/20½
75.37 Long Buckby 10/45 21/12
84.67 Rugby 10.53a ~ 10.55d 21.02a ~ 21.04d
96.26 Coventry 11L05a ~ 11L16d 20L33a ~ 20L43d
111.35 Stechford 11/33 20/18½
114.28 Aston 11/40½ 20/13½
116.50 Perry Barr North Jn 11/44 20/10
121.07 Bescot 11/48 20/02
125.24 Portobello Jn 11/53 19/58½
127.08 Wolverhampton 11/58 19/53½
136.11 Cosford 12/08 19/39
146.43 Wellington 12/18½ 19/28½
156.37 Abbey Foregate 12c34 ~ 12c36 19c14 ~ 19c16
157.22 Sutton Bridge Jn 12/40 19/10
167.47 Westbury 12/54 18/56
176.12 Welshpool 13x05 ~ 13x25 18/44
190.00 Newtown 13/50 18x19 ~ 18x24
195.53 Caersws 14/00 18/11
203.48 Talerddig 14/15 17/59
217.26 Machynlleth 14L35a ~ 14L45d 17L25a ~ 17L40d
221.25 Dovey Junction 14/52 17/08
230.78 Towyn 15p10a ~ 15p18d 16p45a ~ 16p50d
242.65 Barmouth 15.40a 16.20d


Back to "The Railtour Files"