27th August 1966
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Midland Area)
Farewell to the G.C.R.
DMU Used | 3-car Met-Camm set |
Route :
DMU | Route |
as listed | Birmingham New Street - Adderley Park - Stechford - Hampton-in-Arden - Berkswell - Kenilworth Jn - Leamington Spa - Banbury |
as listed | Banbury - Culworth Jn - Woodford Halse |
as listed | Woodford Halse - Culworth Jn - Brackley Central - Grendon Underwood Jn - Ashendon Jn - Princes Risborough |
as listed | Princes Risborough - Aylesbury - Quainton Road - Grendon Underwood Jn - Brackley Central - Culworth Jn - Woodford Halse - Rugby Central - Lutterworth - Whetstone - Leicester Central |
as listed | Leicester Central - Saffron Lane Jn - Knighton South Jn - Wigston North Jn - Wigston South Jn |
as listed | Wigston South Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Birmingham New Street |
Sources : Andrew Fairholm & Rob Tibbits
Photo Review
The train at Quainton Road (photo: Nigel Lester, courtesy of Nick Catford)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.