12th September 1959
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Midland Area)
West Midlands Rail Tour
DMU Used | 50656+59258+50704 |
Route :
DMU | Route |
as listed | Stourbridge Junction - Wombourn - Oxley North Jn - Madeley Jn - Lightmoor Jn - Much Wenlock - Longville |
as listed | Longville - Much Wenlock - Lightmoor Jn - Ketley Jn - Wellington |
as listed | Wellington - Coalport East |
as listed | Coalport East - Wellington - Abbey Foregate Loop - Coleham - Minsterley |
as listed | Minsterley - Coleham |
as listed | Coleham - Buildwas - Coalport - Bridgnorth - Bewdley - Hartlebury |
as listed | Hartlebury - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction |
Notes :
(1) Originally advertised for steam haulage the DMU was substituted to
improve timings. A late application was made to run between Bewdley and
Hartlebury; had arrival back into Stourbridge Junction been after 21.57 then the
train would have run through to Birmingham Snow Hill but from the actual timings
below this did not need to happen. The 1959 SLS journal
reported the substitution of steam was to have been with a 6-car cross-country
set.
(2) Passengers from Birmingham travelled to the tour using the 12:15 or 12:45
Birmingham Snow Hill to Stourbridge Junction service train. On returning to
Stourbridge Junction passengers were to connect onto the 20:57 service for
stations to Birmingham Snow Hill or the 21:00 service train to Dudley and
Wolverhampton LL.
Sources : Bob Taylor, Andrew Fairholm, Ian Clark (SLS) &
Howard Cook
Photo Review
The train, paused at Longville (photo:
Robert Darlaston)
Coalport; about to return to Wellington (photo:
Robert Darlaston)
...and seen again at Minsterley station (photo:
Robert Darlaston)
(From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robert Darlaston courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS)
Location | Booked | Actual |
Stourbridge Junction | 13.13d | 13.14 |
Wombourn | 13/45 | 13/35 |
Oxley North Jn | 13/58 | 13.44 ~ 13.47 |
Madeley Jn | 14/13 | 14/01 |
Lightmoor Jn | 14/20 | 14/12 |
Much Wenlock | 14/37 | 15/32 |
Longville | 14.58 ~ 15.08 | 14.55 ~ 15.09 |
Much Wenlock | 15/28 | 15/27 |
Lightmoor Jn | 15/47 | 15/42 |
Ketley Jn | 16.04 ~ 16.07 | 15/55 |
Wellington | 16.10 ~ 16.12 | 16.00 ~ ??.?? |
Coalport East | 16.42 ~ 16.52 | 16.42 ~ 16.53 |
Wellington | 17/23 | 17/20 |
Abbey Foregate Loop | 17.35 ~ 17.37 | ? |
Coleham | 17/40 | 17/35 |
Minsterley | 18.03 ~ 18.13 | 17.55 ~ 18.13 |
Coleham | 18.37 ~ 18.39 | 18.37 ~ 18.41 |
Buildwas | 19/04 | 19/03 |
Coalport | 19/12 | 19/11 |
Bridgnorth | 19/23 | 19/24 |
Bewdley | 19/50 | 19/49 |
Hartlebury | 20.03 ~ 20.17 | 20.02 ~ ??.?? |
Kidderminster | 20.24 ~ 20.26 | ? |
Stourbridge Junction | 20.38a | 20.35 |