8th May 1971

R.C.T.S. (Bristol & District Branch)
Eastern Valleys Rail Tour

DMU Used 3-car set

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport High Street
as listed Newport  High Street - Maindee North Jn - Llantarnam Jn - Panteg & Coedyrgic Jn - Furnace Siding
as listed Furnace Siding - Panteg & Coedyrgic Jn - Hafodyrynys Colliery Sidings
as listed Hafodyrynys Colliery Sidings - Panteg & Coedyrgic Jn - Llantarnam Jn - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - East Usk Jn - Uskmouth SB
as listed Uskmouth SB - East Usk Jn - Newport High Street - Park Jn
as listed Park Jn - Ebbw Jn
as listed Ebbw Jn - Alexandra Dock Jn - Waterloo Loop - Courtybella Jn - Dock Street (end of line)
as listed Dock Street (end of line) - Courtybella Jn - Maesglas Jn - Park Jn - Limekiln Sidings - Aberbeeg - Rose Heyworth - Coalbrookvale (end of line)
as listed Coalbrookvale (end of line) - Rose Heyworth - Aberbeeg
as listed Aberbeeg - Ebbw Vale Sidings South - Ebbw Vale Low Level (1)
as listed Ebbw Vale Low Level - Ebbw Vale Sidings South - Aberbeeg - Limekiln Sidings - Park Jn - Gaer Jn - Newport High Street - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Reversed at Ebbw Vale Low Level rather than LL Goods as booked, missing last 8 chains.

Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports) & Kevin Driscoll

Photo Review


R.C.T.S. officials pose at Coalbrookvale (identities are as given on rear of
photo, below) (photo: J.A. Summerfield / The John Debens Collection)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked (Actual)
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 09.45d (09.52)
0.23 Bristol East Jn 09/47
1.50 Stapleton Road 09/50
4.64 Filton Jn 09/55
5.77 Patchway 09/56
9.44 Pilning 10/00
? Severn Tunnel West 10/06
16.39 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/07
26.06 Newport High Street 10.20a ~ 10.25d
26.67 Maindee North Jn 10/29
31.77 Llantarnam Jn 10/35
35.23 Panteg & Coedygric Jn 10/47
45.09 Furnace Siding 11.36a ~ 11.40d
54.75 Panteg & Coedygric Jn 12.23a ~ 12.28d
58.38 Hafodyrynys (colliery sidings) 12.46a ~ 12.49d
62.01 Panteg & Coedygric Jn 13/07
65.27 Llantarnam Jn 13/20
70.37 Maindee North Jn 13/27
70.77 Maindee East Jn 13/29
71.60 East Usk Jn 13/33
74.62 Uskmouth SB 13.48a ~ 13.51d
77.64 East Usk Jn 14/10
79.19 Newport High Street 14/13
80.6 Gaer Jn 14/16
80.69 Park Jn 14.20a ~ 14.24d
81.44 Ebbw Jn 14.28a ~ 14.31d
81.74 Alexandra Dock Jn 14/33
? Waterloo Loop 14/34
82.37 Courtybella Jn 14/39
82.76 Iron Gates LC 14.44a ~ 14.51d
83.22 Dock Street (end of line) 14.55a ~ 15.12d
83.48 Iron Gates LC 15.16a ~ 15.23d
84.07 Courtybella Jn 15/28
84.46 Maesglas Jn 15/33
85.13 Park Jn 15/37
90.27 Limekiln Sidings 15/53
98.44 Aberbeeg 16/15
101.32 Rose Heyworth 16/27
? Yew Tree Crossing 16.36a ~ 16.41d
104.08 Coalbrookvale (end of line) 16.48a ~ 16.52d
? Yew Tree Crossing 16.58a ~ 17.03d
106.64 Rose Heyworth 17/08
109.52 Aberbeeg 17.21a ~ 17.25d
115.02 Ebbw Vale Sidings South 17/45
115.54 Ebbw Vale Low Level ?
115.62 Ebbw Vale Low Level Goods 17.50a - 17.55d (1)
116.42 Ebbw Vale Sidings South 17/58
121.72 Aberbeeg 18/16
130.09 Limekiln Sidings 18/33
? Rogerstone Middle 18/40
135.23 Park Jn 18/49
136.06 Gaer Jn 18/54
136.73 Newport High Street 18.56a ~ 18.58d
146.40 Severn Tunnel Junction 19/09
? Severn Tunnel West 19/10
153.25 Pilning 19/17
157.02 Patchway 19/22
158.15 Filton Jn 19/24
161.29 Stapleton Road 19/28
162.56 Bristol East Jn 19/33
162.79 Bristol Temple Meads 19.35a (19.46)

(1) Reversed at Ebbw Vale Low Level, and missed last 8 chains. Distance shown as booked.

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