7th October 1978

R.P.P.R.
The Conway Consort

Locos Used 24082, 40113 & 46007

Route :

Loco(s) Route
46007 London Paddington - Reading - Oxford - Solihull - Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton
40113 Wolverhampton - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Crewe - Chester - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction
24082 + 40113 Llandudno Junction - Betws Y Coed - Blaenau Ffestiniog
24082 (1) Blaenau Ffestiniog - Betws Y Coed - Llandudno Junction
40113 Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
40113 Llandudno - Llandudno Junction - Chester - Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Wolverhampton
46007 Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street - Oxford - Reading - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 40113 on rear.
(2) Timing sheet commented that due to possible congestion in the Birmingham New Street area, timings for two different routes through Birmingham had been received, one showing the engine change at Wolverhampton and the other at Walsall. In the event the route through Birmingham New Street was used with the loco change at Wolverhampton.

Sources : Alan Costello (information taken from RPPR Railtour Pictorial Booklet)
& David Farrow
Photo Review


24082 at Blaenau Ffestiniog, completely dwarfed by the scenery!
(photo: The John Vaughan Collection courtesy of Steve Davies)


24082 at Betws Y Coed (photo: The John Vaughan Collection courtesy of Steve Davies)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Wainright)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paddington 07.40d 22.53a
Southall 07/51 22/40
Slough 08.03a ~ 08.05d 22.32a ~ 22.33d
Maidenhead 08/13 22/29
Twyford 08/19 22/24
Reading 08.25a ~ 08.27d 22.15a ~ 22.17d
Didcot East Jn 08/45 22/01
Didcot West Jn 08/46 22/00
Oxford 08/58 21/48
Wolvercot Jn 09/01 21/44
Heyford 09/11 21/34
Solihull 09p55a ~ 10p04d -
Birmingham New Street 10.23a ~ 10.28d 20.14a ~ 20.17d
or (Walsall) (10L36a ~ 10L53d) -
Soho Jn 10/34 20/04
Galton Jn 10/38 20/02
Dudley Port 10/40 20/00
Wolverhampton 10L54a ~ 11L04d 19L43a ~ 19L54d
Stafford 11/22 19/26
Norton Bridge 11/27 19/21
Madeley Jn 11/36 19/11
Crewe 11.49a ~ 11.54d
(through road)		 18.58a ~ 19.00d
Chester 12/17 18/35
Rhyl 12/46 18/03
Colwyn Bay 12p57a ~ 13p07d 17/50
Llandudno Junction 13.15a ~ 13.30d 17/42
Betws-y-Coed 13p56a ~ 14p06d -
Bleanau Ffestiniog 14p34a ~ 15p00d -
Llandudno 16.22a 17.35d


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