70000 Britannia will be hauling Saphos Trains’ The Welsh Marches Express this Wednesday, 7th September 2022.

The tour departs Poole with diesel locomotives at 05:08 and will pass through Bournemouth (05:19), Brockenhurst (05:41), Southampton Central (05:59), Eastleigh (06:13), Romsey (06:50), Salisbury (07:13), Westbury (07:43), Bradford-on-Avon (08:01), Bath Spa (08:18), and Bristol Temple Meads (08:53).

Here, the steam locomotive takes over the train. Departing Bristol at 09:13, the train will pass through Filton Abbey Wood (09:25), Severn Tunnel Junction (09:42), Pontypool and New Inn (10:32), Hereford (11:13), Craven Arms (12:38) and Shrewsbury at 13:05.

After a couple of hours in Shrewsbury, the train will depart at 15:46 and will return via the same outbound route, passing through Hereford (16:52), Pontypool and New Inn (18:12), Severn Tunnel Junction (18:47), Filton Abbey Wood (19:04), Bristol Temple Meads (19:13 – DIESEL HAULED FROM HERE), Bath Spa (19:47), Bradford-on-Avon (20:02), Westbury (20:16), Salisbury (21:03), Romsey (21:31), Eastleigh (21:51), Southampton Central (22:02), Brockenhurst (22:20), Bournemouth (22:47) and Poole at 23:02.

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