Update: 45596 Bahamas will haul the tour from Crewe to London with 61306 Mayflower

Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas will be back in steam on the mainline and will visit Hereford this Wednesday, 8th September 2021.

The Jubilee class locomotive is on a rail tour from Holyhead to London Paddington.

The train will depart Holyhead behind a diesel locomotive at 10:00 and will then pass through Llanfair PG (10:21), Bangor (10:25), Llandudno Junction (10:41), Rhyl (11:00), Chester (11:28) and Crewe at 11:52 where Bahamas is attached to the train.

Departing Crewe at 12:26, the Jubilee locomotive will pass through Wrenbury (12:41), Shrewsbury (13:11), Church Stretton (13:27), Craven Arms (13:36), Ludlow (13:57), Leominster (14:08), Hereford (arrives 14:27, departs 17:14), Abergavenny (17:44), Severn Tunnel Junction (18:49), Lydney (19:08), Gloucester (19:31), Swindon (20:45), Didcot Parkway (21:44), Reading (22:06), Maidenhead (22:33), Southall (22:46) and London Paddington at 23:06.

These above timings in brackets are approximate; please click the links below, which track the train throughout the day to keep you up to date on when it will pass through your local station.

Timings

For timings on these movements, please click the links below:

• 1Z65 1000 Holyhead to Hereford
• 1Z67 1714 Hereford to London Paddington

If you do go out and see 45596 Bahamas on the tour, why not share your pictures to LocoStop, our railway community. Click here for more details.

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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