23rd May 1965

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Midland Area)
The Bullied Pacific Rail Tour

Locos Used 7029 'Clun Castle', 7908, 34051 'Winston Churchill' & 35017 'Belgian Marine'
Stock Used 10 coaches

Route : (1)

Loco(s) Route
34051 Birmingham Snow Hill - Leamington Spa - Oxford - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury
35017 Salisbury - Gillingham - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Westbury
7029 (2) Westbury - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - West Somerset Jn - Dr Days Bridge Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Tuffley Jn - Gloucester Eastgate - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa Lansdown - Abbotswod Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction (2) - Old Hill - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) 34051 carried headcode 'SPL 20', 35017 carried reporting number 'SPL77' & 7029 carried X84.
(2) From Stourbridge Junction 7908 acted as pilot for the climb up Old Hill Bank.
(3) Passengers who joined at Solihull or Leamington Spa were permitted to travel home after the tour on the 22:31 service train from Birmingham Snow Hill at no extra charge.

Sources : John Clifford, David Whittaker, Rob Tibbets & Ian Clark (SLS)

Photo Review


34051 rolls into Solihull (photo: The John Debens Collection)


35017 about to hand over to 7029 (on right) at Westbury's platform 4
(photo: Bob Taylor/The Guy Vincent Collection)


7029 'Clun Castle' passing Heywood foot crossing north of Westbury, Wilts
(photo: Bob Taylor/The Guy Vincent Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from MLS Library Collection courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS)

Location Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 08.45d 08.45
Solihull 08.55a ~ 08.56d ?
Leamington Spa 09.20a ~ 09.25d ?
Banbury 10/00 ?
Aynho Jn 10/10 ?
Heyford 10/21 ?
Oxford 10.35 ~ 10.40 ?
Didcot North Jn 10/53 ?
Didcot East Jn 10/59 ?
Reading West Jn 11/12 ?
Southcote Jn 11/16 ?
Basingstoke 11c36 ~ 11c38 ?
Salisbury 12L15 ~ 12L30 ??.?? ~ 13.19
Templecombe 13/03 ?
Yeovil Junction 13/15 ?
Seaton Jn 13/41 ?
Sidmouth Jn 13/57 ?
Exeter Central 14w12 ~ 14w27 ?
Exeter St Davids 14/30 ?
Taunton 15c07 ~ 15c10 ?
Castle Cary 15/38 ?
Westbury 16L05a ~ 16L50d ??.?? ~ 17.41 [P4]
Trowbridge 16/57 ?
Bath Spa 17/16 ?
Bristol East Depot 17c30 ~ 17c34 ?
Dr Days Bridge Jn 17/38 ?
Filton Jn 17/49 ?
Yate South Jn 18/03 ?
Standish Jn 18/25 ?
Gloucester Eastgate 18w35 ~ 18w50 ?
Ashchurch 19/08 ?
Abbotswood Jn 19/20 ?
Worcester Shrub Hill 19/27 ?
Droitwich Spa 19/38 ?
Kidderminster 19/51 ?
Stourbridge Junction 20.01a ~ 20.03d ?
Birmingham Snow Hill 20.35a 21.41


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