Steam locomotive 46100 Royal Scot is set to visit Cardiff this Wednesday, 1st March 2023, hauling a portion of The Welsh Marches Express.

The tour will originate in Holyhead, with an D213 Andania hauling the tour to begin with. Departing Holyhead at 05:50, the tour will pass through Bangor (Gwynedd) (06:33), Llandudno Junction (06:55), Colwyn Bay (07:04), Rhyl (07:19), Prestatyn (07:28), Flint (07:47), Chester (08:08), Crewe (08:34), Whitchurch (08:55), Shrewsbury (09:18), Craven Arms (09:48) and Hereford at 10:23.

Here, 46100 Royal Scot takes over the train. Departing at 11:12, the locomotive will head to south via Pontypool and New Inn (11:53) to Maindee Junction, where the train turns at the triangle.

From here, D213 takes over the train and heads to Cardiff Central via Newport (12:23) and Cardiff Central at 12:41

After time in Cardiff, the tour will depart at 15:05 with 46100 Royal Scot and will pass through Newport (15:27), Cwmbran (15:55), Abergavenny (16:12), Hereford (16:41), Church Stretton (18:43), Shrewsbury (19:00), Whitchurch (19:21) and Crewe at 19:44, where D213 replaces 46100 once again.

With the steam locomotive off the train, the tour will head back to Holyhead via Chester (20:53), Flint (21:09), Prestatyn (21:26), Rhyl (21:35), Colwyn Bay (21:51), Llandudno Junction (22:01), Bangor (22:49) and Holyhead at 23:22.

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As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots.

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