Pembroke Coast Express Explained

Pembroke Coast Express
Type:Passenger train
First:1953
Operator:Great Western Railway
Formeroperator:InterCity Great Western
British Rail
Great Western Railway
Frequency:Summer Saturdays
Line Used:Great Western
South Wales
West Wales
Stock:Class 802
Speed:125 mph

The Pembroke Coast Express[1] was a named train operated by British Railways which began running in 1953 along with several other services, as a way of better promoting faster or more direct services. In 2006, the name was used by First Great Western to advertise its Summer Saturday service between London Paddington and Pembroke Dock.[2]

Current operation

Since 2006 First Great Western has operated the service between and on every Saturday in the summer timetable. The up service from Pembroke Dock departs at 10:01 and the service from London Paddington leaves at 08:45.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Julian Holland. Railway Top Spots: Revisiting the Top Train Spotting Destinations of Our Childhood. 17 January 2018. 2012. David & Charles. 1-4463-0262-8. 18.
  2. Web site: Cooper. Jason. Pembroke Coast Express, huge success!. Pembrokeshire Herald. Herald Newspapers PLC. 17 January 2018. 31 August 2014.