27th November 1965

Warwickshire Railway Society
Midlander Rail Tour

Locos Used 35022 & 70012

Route : at least SPL17 or SPL19

Loco Route
35022 London Waterloo - Barnes - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Neasden South Jn - Neasden North Jn - Brent North Jn - Amersham - Aylesbury - Claydon LNE Jn - Bletchley - Rugby - Nuneaton Trent Valley - Nuneaton Abbey Street - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn
70012

Park Lane Jn - Aldridge - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Crewe (1) - Chester General - Wrexham General - Ruabon - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Wolverhampton Low Level
35022

Wolverhampton Low Level - Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley - Leamington Spa - Banbury - High Wycombe - Greenford - Old Oak Common West - London Paddington

Notes:
(1) A visit was made at Crewe works during the break.
(2) 35022 was photographed at Waterloo carrying headcode SPL17 or SPL19 - was this headcode used throughout?

Sources : Terry Jackson & Steve Armitage

Photo Review

 
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & Dick Franklin)

Location Booked Actual
Waterloo 08.35d 08.35
Clapham Junction 08/42 08/43
Barnes 08/48 08/49
New Kew Jn 08/54 08/54
Kew East Jn 08/57 08/56
South Acton 09/00 08/58
Acton Wells Jn 09/05 09/01
Neasden Jn 09/10 09/07
Harrow on the Hill 09/30 09/37
Watford South Jn 09/40 09/46
Rickmansworth 09/42 09/48
Amersham 09/57 10/01
Great Missenden 10/02 10/07
Aylesbury 10/16 10/23
Quainton Road 10/23 ?
Calvert 10/29 10/49
Claydon LNE Jn 10/33 ?
Winslow 10w44a ~ 10w54d 11.00 ~ ??.??
Bletchley 11/09 11/14
Roade 11/27 ?
Blisworth 11/30 ?
Weedon 11/37 ?
Rugby Midland 11.57a ~ 11.59d 11.58 ~ 12.04
Nuneaton Trent Valley 12/16 12/24
Nuneaton Abbey Street 12w21a ~ 12w27d 12.28 ~ 12.35
Park Lane Jn 12L57a ~ 13L07d ??.?? ~ 13.32
Aldridge 13p24a ~ 13p39d ?
Lichfield Road Jn 13/44 ?
Walsall 13.48a ~ 13.55d 14.00 ~ ??.??
Darlaston 14/02 ?
Portobello Jn 14/08 ?
Stafford 14/34 14/36
Norton Bridge 14/41 14/41
Madeley 14/53 14/52
Crewe 15..02a ~ 17.02d 15.04 ~ 17.15
Tattenhall Jn 17/26 ?
Christleton 17w34a ~ 17w42d ?
Wrexham General 18/07 18/20
Ruabon 18/14 ?
Gobowen 18/22 ?
Shrewsbury 18w43a ~ 18w51d 18.58 ~ 19.20
Wellington 19/10 19/32
Wolverhampton Low Level 19L36a ~ 19L46d 19.57 ~ 20.11
Birmingham Snow Hill 20.06a ~ 20.12d 20.32 ~ 20.35
Tyseley 20/18 ?
Hatton 20/32 ?
Leamington Spa General 20/37 21/07
Babnury General 21w03a ~ 21w15d 21.33 ~ 21.47
Aynho Jn 21/24 ?
Ardley 21/30 ?
Ashendon Jn 21/41 ?
Princes Risborough 21/51 ?
High Wycombe 22/01 ?
Northolt Jn 22/16½ ?
Greenford 22/18½ ?
Old Oak Common West 22/22½ ?
Paddington 22.30a ?


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