DMU Operations: London Midland Region
Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth
These services were normally operated by Chester units. Through workings from places such as Birmingham would bring other sets.
The route map is from the 1966 public timetable.
Sample Timetable
3 May 1976 to 30 April 1977
3" x 4 1/8" when folded
Images
18th May 1966
A two-car Blue Square Derby Lightweight DMU is seen at Talerddig witth the 9.35am Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth service on 18 May 1966. Robert Thomas.
4th March 1967
M56109 leads this GRC&W twin set at Talerddig with the 3.45pm Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury service on March 4, 1967. Michael Mensing.
1969
Two Met-Camm twins depart from Aberystwyth for Shrewsbury whilst two narrow gauge locomotives of the Vale of Rheidol line simmer on shed on a gloomy day in 1969. David Hawkings.
Circa early 1970s
A Park Royal DMU with two BR logos in platform 2 at Aberystwyth with a Shrewsbury service, circa early 1970s. Graham Clark.
4th July 1971
A Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country DMU at Dovey Junction with the 16:43 Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth on 4 July 1981. Robert Thomas.
9th June 1972
Trains crossing at Machynlleth on June 9, 1972. On the left is unit CR418 (a three-car Met-Camm) with the 14.17 Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth and entering the station on the right is CR215 (a Park Royal / Met-Camm hybrid) with the 15.15 Aberystwyth-Shrewsbury. Tom Burnham.
Unknown date
A Met-Camm dmu for Aberystwyth at Shrewsbury, date unknown. John Law.
6th April 1974
Seen at Sutton Bridge Junction (Shrewsbury) working what is thought to be the late running 14:33 to Aberystwyth on 6 April 1974 is a Class 119 set with M51058 closest, at the time allocated to Chester. Robert Thomas.
16th April 1974
It looks like the photographer is on board a Class 103, with a Class 101 attached, in this 16 April 1974 image taken on Talerddig Bank. Stuart Mackay Collection.
16th April 1974
A Class 101 DMU sits in Cemmes Road on 16 April 1974, seen from a 103/101 DMU. The station closed in 1965 but the loop stayed open until 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
12th July 1976
Aberystwyth station on 12th July 1976 with a Metro-Cammell 2 car DMU about to depart for Shrewsbury. Bob Belcher.
8th June 1977
A class 103 Park Royal unit rests between services in the platform at Aberystwyth on 8th June 1977. Bob Belcher.
Unknown date
Chester allocated M51184 gets it's coolant system topped up at Caersws, between Machynlleth and Newtown, probably paired with long-term partner 56342. It is working with a Class 108 on what is presumed to be an Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury service. Date unknown. Steve Davies Collection.
25th September 1980
A class 101 2-Car DMU slows to change tokens on the single track Cambrian line at Cemmes Road passing loop. This location was once the junction for the branch to Dinas Mawddwy but that closed in 1950 then Cemmes Road ceased to be a station when it too closed in 1965. The loop and signal box did remain until 1983 as a passing place on the single track line. The train seen here is the 16.10 Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury on October 25, 1980. Adrian Nicholls.
4th July 1981
This 4 July 1981 view of Dovey Junction station has M56354 on the 18:30 (SO) to Barmouth on the left and M50729 working the 16:43 Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth on the right. Robert Thomas.
1985
A Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country set (M53675 + M59091 + M53716) await departure from Aberystwyth in 1985 with a service for Shrewsbury. Graeme Phillips Collection.
20th April 1985
Class 128 M55995 is running as part of the 07:15 Aberystwyth - Shrewsbury on the 20th April 1985. Seen at Machynlleth. Hamish Stevenson.
20th April 1985
Attached to the 04:10 ex-Shrewsbury at Aberystwyth on April 20, 1985, is Class 128 M55995. Hamish Stevenson.
11th June 1985
Back in the days when Shrewsbury had a very active night shift with numerous van trains and postal services seeing as it was the interchange between several principle routes. Here a 2-Car class 108 DMU + CCT van 94627 waits departure with the 04.10 passenger/parcles/mail train to Aberystwyth on June 11, 1985. Adrian Nicholls.