17th February 1950

British Rail
(Troop Train)

Loco Used 45516 'The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment' (running as 5516)
Stock Used load 10 (9x ER coaches plus van)

Route :

Loco Route
45516 Southampton New Docks - ??? - East Putney - Kensington Olympia - Channelsea Jn - ??? - Bury-St-Edmunds

Notes :
(1) Troop train conveying 19 officers and 367 other ranks of the 1st Battalion the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. The loco was reported 'resplendent in her beautifully polished pre-war Crimson Lake livery'.

Source : Paul Harrison (from contemporary sources)

Timings (?Booked or Actual?)
(from Paul Harrison)

Location ?Booked or Actual?
Southampton New Docks 09.20d
Kensinton Olympia 11.49 ~ ??.??
Channelsea Jn 12.30 ~ ??.??
Bury-St Edmunds ??.??a


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