30th May 1964

R.C.T.S.
The North Staffordshire Rail Tour

Loco Used 45020
Stock Used 6 coaches all ex-LMS

Route : 1X24 throughout

Loco Route
45020

Birmingham Snow Hill - Wolverhampton Low Level - Wellington - Market Drayton - Keele - Silverdale - Stoke-on-Trent - Cresswell - Uttoxeter West Jn - Uttoxeter North Jn - Rocester - Oakamoor - Leek Brook South Jn - Bradnop - Caldon Quarry (1)
45020 Caldon Quarry - Bradnop - Leek Brook Jn - Milton Jn - Stoke-on-Trent - Etruria - Etruria Jn - Hanley - Tunstall - Kidsgrove Liverpool Road - Kidsgrove Jn - Kidsgrove Liverpool Road
45020 Kidsgrove Liverpool Road - Longport - Stoke-on-Trent - Milton Jn - Biddulph - Congleton Lower Jn
45020 Congleton Lower Jn - Milton Jn - Stoke-on-Trent
45020 Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Hixon - Colwich - Rugeley Trent Valley - Cannock - Ryecroft Jn  - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Bescot - Great Barr - Perry Barr North Jn - Handsworth - Soho Road - Soho East Jn - Monument Lane - Birmingham New Street

Note :
(1) Tour itinerary suggests the train was to stop 'just short of' Caldon Quarry with a comment 'we reverse at Caldon Low (we have no choice) and retrace our steps'. David Wignall comments: I am unable, especially after all this time to say how far short of the end of the line the tour train went at Caldon Quarry. It must have been yards or at least hundreds of yards and certainly not miles. I have a photograph of the train at (or nearly at?) the quarry and the background looks 'quarryish' so I am unable to help further on this.
(2) Reported as carrying heacode 1Z24 throughout however photographic evidence (below) suggests it may actually have been 1Z24?

Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports) & David Pearson

Photo Review


45020 at Birmingham Snow Hill at the start of the day, showing headcode 1Z24
(photo: J.F.Henton/The John Debens Collection)


45020 taking water before running round at Caldon Quarry (photo: David Pearson)


45020 at Congleton Lower Jn, (photo: late Bernard Holland courtesy of Mark
Smith, ref BH4/19 - courtesy of www.black5photos.co.uk)


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson, John Debens & David Wignall)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Birmingham Snow Hill 10.30d 10.30
3.24 Handsworth Jn 10/36 10/37
12.38 Wolverhampton Low Level 10/50 10/51
? Cosford 11/02 11/03
? Wellington 11/14 11.16 ~ 11.17
? Wellington No.4 SB 11/15 11/19
49.29 Market Drayton 11/40 11/41
? Silverdale Jn 11/42 11/43
? Pipe Gate 11/54 11/53
62.14 Silverdale 12/09 12/10
64.42 Newcastle 12/14 12/16
? Hartshill 12/16 ?
? Newcastle Jn 12/19 12/19
66.11 Stoke-on-Trent 12.21a ~ 12.26d 12.23 ~ 12.29
73.36 Cresswell 12/42 12/44
? Uttoxeter West Jn 12/57 12/59
? Uttoxeter North Jn 12/59 13/01
86.48 Rocester 13/07 13/11
? Alton Towers 13/14 13/18
92.30 Oakamoor 13/17 13/21
94.73 Kingsley & Froghall 13/22 13/25
? Cheddleton 13/29 13/32
100.27 Leek Brook Jn 13/32 13/35
? Ipstones 13/43 13/53
107.67 Caldon Quarry 13.55a ~ 14.10d 14.02 ~ 14.18
? Ipstones 14/19 14/33
115.07 Leek Brook Jn 14/25 14/45
121.48 Milton Jn 14/40 15/00
? Stoke-on-Trent 14/48 15.25 ~ 15.30
? Etruria 14/51 15/32
? Tunstall 15/01 15/41
134.45 Kidsgrove Liverpool Road 15.10a ~ 15.20d 15.55 ~ 16.04
134.72 Kidsgrove Central 15/23 16.07 ~ 16.11
? Etruria 15/31 16/20
? Stoke-on-Trent 15/34 16/22
? Berry Hill 15/38 ?
? Botteslow 15/55 16/26
145.13 Milton Jn 16/00 16/31
? Biddulph 16/14 16/47
153.58 Congleton Lower Jn 16.22a ~ 16.35d 17.04 ~ 17.19
? Biddulph 16/43 17/33
? Milton Jn 16/57 17/47
166.35 Stoke-on-Trent 17.05a ~ 17.15d 18.00 ~ 18.15
173.41 Stone 17/25 18/29
185.08 Colwich 17/51 18/42
187.77 Rugeley Trent Valley 17/55 18/50
? Hednesford 18/15 19/02
203.18 Walsall 18/39 19/20
204.01 Pleck Jn 18/41 ?
? Bescot 18/44 ?
209.18 Perry Barr North Jn 18/51 ?
209.48 Handsworth Jn 18/53 19/30
211.56 Soho East Jn 18/57 19/34
212.48 Harborne Jn 18/59 19/36
213.74 Birmingham New Street 19.04a 19.41


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