28th March 1992

538 Railtours
Ebbw & Tawe Fifty

Did this train run? Details taken from tour advert.

Booked Locos Used ????? & 1x or 2x class 50's

Route :

Loco(s) Route
1x or 2x 500?? London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Staines - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - Hawkeridge Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Ebbw Vale
1x or 2x 500?? Ebbw Vale - Newport
1x or 2x 500?? Newport - Cardiff Central - Barry - Aberthaw - Bridgend - Swansea
1x or 2x 500?? Swansea - ??? - Salisbury - Basingstoke - ??? - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Passengers from Basingstoke were to use a connecting NSE service to Reading to pick up the train in the morning. Passengers joining at Reading were to use a NSE service train to get back from Basingstoke in the evening.

Source : Gary Thornton (from contemporary sources)

Timings (Advertised Only)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Waterloo 07.20d 21.00a
Clapham Junction ??.??a ~ 07.25d 20.55a ~ ??.??d
Staines ??.??a ~ 07.50d -
Reading ??.??a ~ 08.40d 21.05a(connecting service)
Basingstoke 08.05d (connecting service) 20.15a ~ ??.??d
Salisbury - 19.30a ~ ??.??d


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