Steam locomotives 61306 Mayflower and 44871 will be heading for Cardiff this Thursday as they haul a Steam Dreams railtour.
Departing London Paddington at 08:53, the train will pass through Southall (09:15), Maidenhead (09:42), Reading (10:00), Didcot Parkway (10:31), Swindon (11:23), Kemble (11:41), Gloucester (12:16), Lydney (12:55), Chepstow (13:12), and Cardiff Central (14:33).
The return journey will see the train depart at 18:10 and will the pass through Newport (18:27), Chepstow (18:54), Lydney (19:09), Gloucester (19:57), Swindon (20:51), Didcot Parkway (21:49), Reading (22:10), Maidenhead (22:39), West Ealing (23:15) and London Paddington at 23:32.
These above timings in brackets are approximate timings. Please click the links below, which tracks the train throughout the day to keep you up to date on when it will pass through your local station.
Timings
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