8th November 1964

Locomotive Club of Great Britain
The Crewe Works Rail Tour

Locos Used 47482 & 70020
Stock Used [1] Booked for: BR BSK, 2x BR SO's, BR RKB, LMS BSK, 4x LMS SO's, LMS BSK
[2] Booked for: LMS BSK, 4x LMS SO's, LMS BSK (1)

Route :

Loco Stock Route
70020 [1] London Euston - Willesden Junction - Watford Junction - Bletchley - Northampton Castle - Rugby Midland - Coventry - Nuneaton Trent Valley - Tamworth - Stafford - Madeley - Crewe (1)
47482 [2] Crewe - Crewe Works Yard
47482 [2] Crewe Works Yard - Crewe
 
70020 [1] Crewe - Kidsgrove Central - Stoke on Trent - Stone - Colwich - Tamworth - Nuneaton Trent Valley - Brinklow - Rugby Midland - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Note :
(1) The four BR coaches were removed from the formation at Crewe station and added back on, on return from the works.

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout) & Les Kent

Photo Review


70020 caught on film, steaming away (photo: Philip Alexander)


47482, the traction between Crewe and Crewe Works (photo: David Lewis)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson & David Lewis)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Euston 09.15d 09.16   19.01a approx. 19.55 333.25
5.30 Willesden Junction 09/25 09/32   18/48 19/44 327.75
17.34 Watford Junction ??.??a ~ 09.46d ??.?? ~ 09.51   18.30a ~ 18.31d 19/21 315.71
31.53 Tring 10/02 10/13   18/11 19/20 301.52
46.52 Bletchley 10/16 10/27   17/55 18.28 ~ 18.34 286.53
59.71 Roade 10/33 10/41   17/43 ? 273.34
62.45 Middleton 10/37 ?   17/38 ? 270.60
65.65 Northampton Castle 10/42 10/52   17/33 18/00 264.26
75.37 Long Buckby 10/57 11/03   17/22 ? 254.54
84.68 Rugby Midland 11*14 ~ 11*15 11.14 ~ 11.15
'then stop to 11.40'		   17/09 17/32 245.23
96.20 Coventry 11/34 11/58  
99.62 Three Spires 11/41 12/05  
106.35 Nuneaton Trent Valley 11*52 ~ 11*53 12.15 ~ 12.15   16/48 17/09 230.57
119.27 Tamworth Low Level 12/08 12/30   16/35 16/51 217.65
125.47 Lichfield Trent Valley 12/15 12/35   16/29 ? 211.45
133.49 Rugeley Trent Valley 12/23 ?   16/22 ? 203.43
- Colwich   16/18 16/35 200.62
- Stone   16/01 16/18 189.10
- Stoke-on-Trent   15/51 16/03 181.79
- Etruria   15/48 15/58 180.67
- Kidsgrove Central     15/40 15/49 175.65
138.72 Milford & Brockton 12/29 ?  
142.70 Stafford 12/39 12.55  
148.21 Norton Bridge 12/46 ?  
157.21 Madeley 12/59 ?  
165.27 Crewe 13L09a ~ 13L19d 13.22 ~ 12.32   15L15a ~ 15L25d 15.12 ~ 15.25 167.13
166.20 Crewe Works Yard 13.26a 13.45   15.00d 15.00 166.20


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