Britannia class taking on water at Chirk next Wednesday

[merlodlliw]

Subject: Britannia to run, Crewe- Bristol, via Chester, Wrexham, Gobowen, Shrewsbury and Hereford. Loaded steam test run!!!

Please Note that on Wednesday 18th March 2011, BR Britannia Class Steam Locomotive 70000 'Britannia' Will be running ECS from Crewe - Bishops Lydyard West Somerset Railway
Route will be as follows; Crewe - Chester - Wrexham - Shrewsbury - Hereford - Bristol - Bishops Lydyard
Below are confirmed times, from UKSteaminfo.co.uk

Wednesday 16 March 2011

BR Britannia Class 4-6-2 no 70000 Britannia

TIMES

Engine+ECS: Crewe-Bristol
Engine+POB: Bristol-Bishops

5Z72
0.0 Crewe d 14:06 70000
Beeston Castle 14:23
Chester 14:38
Saltney Jc 14:43
Wrexham General a 14:58
d 15:00
Chirk a 15:14 water
d 15:34
Gobowen 15:42
Shrewsbury 16:11
Church Stretton a 16:26
d 16:46
Craven Arms a 16:55
d 17:20
Leominster 17:42
Hereford a 18:00 water
d 18:47
Tram Inn 18:59
Abergavenny 19:19
Maindee N Jc 19:41
Maindee E Jc 19:48
Severn Tunnel Jc 20:00
Patchway 20:14
Narroways Hill Jc 20:26
Bristol Temple Meads a 20:34 water
5Z75
0.0 Bristol Temple Meads d 20:59 70000 E+C
Yatton DL a 21:19
d 21:27
Worle Jc 21:34
Bridgwater 21:57
Cogload Jc 22:06
Taunton a 22:11
d 22:15
Norton Fitzwarren Jc a 22:23
d 22:25
Bishops Lydeard WSR


20 minutes at Chirk for photos and a good view while she takes refreshment,

later/ lots of free parking around the station & approach road

 

[60163]

Bump. People can't miss this.

 

[Bomber]

Britannia was an hour late leaving Crewe, not a loco problem I believe but a staffing one.
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Last reported leaving the water stop at Chirk.

 

[IanPooleTrains]

Yeah, confirm that she was an hour late leaving Crewe and then a lump of garbage followed afterwards