Group Formed
Sunday, 31st December, 2000
Group Description
A Group for posting loco/unit/rare railway related sightings, events, photographs etc of the Welsh Marches Rail Route, all sightings and any information for the Welsh Marches area is welcome. Lets keep each other informed of whats going on and where its at. Areas covered include Chester, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Hereford to Newport(S.Wales) including the Central Wales and Cambrian Routes.
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Geographic Area Covered
Locations within group area
 | Location Name: TS910 - Burgs Lane, Bayston Hill, ShrewsburyLocation Notes: The line is situated on the Shrewsbury - Newport line, situated in Bayston Hill, on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.Railway type and traffic 153s, 150s, 158s, and 175s all run along the line. Charters can see anything on them, mostly 67s or 47s.Freight consists of northbound and southbound steel workings, 60 or 66s being the staple motive power. FLHH run two coal trains, both northbound which will of course have 66s on them. |
 | Location Name: TS937 - Chirk ViaductLocation Notes: A small town just on the Welsh side of the River Dee valley, a few miles south of Wrexham on the Chester - Shrewsbury line.Railway type and traffic Hourly Chester - Shrewsbury service, with some trains starting back from North Wales, South Wales or Birmingham. A mix of 158s and 175s.Some freight, mainly steel from Dee Marsh to South Wales. |
 | Location Name: TS782 - CosfordLocation Notes: Cosford is west of Wolverhampton on the line to Shrewsbury. The station serves the RAF barracks, as well as the RAF Museum based at the airfield.The nearest town is Albrighton, a couple of miles South East. Railway type and traffic The line here is a double track mainline, with loops in both directions, although these are rarely used for freight to my knowledge. The Eastbound loop however is sometimes used to hold engineers vehicles.Passenger services are operated in the main by Central Trains, using DMUs from class 150, 153, 156, 158 and 170. Arriva Trains Wales also operates along this route, mainly using class 158 DMUs. Freight is few and far between, however coal trains to and from Ironbridge pass this way, usually hauled by a class 66. Also, engineers trains from Bescot to the Shrewsbury area will use this route, often with a class 37 loco if heading down the Cambrian line from Shrewsbury. |
 | Location Name: TS607 - HerefordLocation Notes: This location is in the City of Hereford. It is situated on the Marches Mainline from Newport to Crewe.Railway type and traffic Hereford is on the Mainline from Cardiff to Manchester, meaning frequent services in each direction. There are hourly Central Trains turbostars from Nottingham and Birmingham, and a few FGW trains to London Paddington each day.There is a nice selection of freight, mainly DB Schenker 60s and 66s. There is the odd Freightliner 66, and very occasionally a GBRf 66. |
 | Location Name: TS1060 - Howton Court CrossingLocation Notes: On the Welsh Marches line in beautiful countryside about half way between Hereford and Abergavenny.Railway type and traffic Passenger Traffic is handled by 175s in the two liveries of Arriva Trains Wales.Freight is DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s covering Coal, Steel and Departmental. |
 | Location Name: TS526 - PontrilasLocation Notes: On the Welsh Marches line, approx half way between Hereford and Abergavenny.Railway type and traffic Crewe/Cardiff trains are normally 158s but events at Cardiff Stadium can lead to class 67s.Freight is mainly steel hauled by 60s or 66s. |
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavor to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window.
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