21st November 1970

The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
The Cotswold Edge Rail Tour

DMU Used 50304+59115+50338

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Birmingham New Street - Camp Hill - Lifford - Kings Norton - Bromsgrove - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester Central - Gloucester Docks Basin Jn
as listed Gloucester Docks Basin Jn - Gloucester Docks
as listed Gloucester Docks - Gloucester Docks Basin Jn - Over GF
as listed Over GF - Gloucester Central - Horton Road Jn
as listed Horton Road Jn - Gloucester Eastgate - Barton Street Jn - High Orchard
as listed High Orchard - Barton Street Jn - Gloucester Eastgate - Horton Road Jn - Gloucester Yard
as listed Gloucester Yard - (via Gloucester avoiding line) - Cheltenham Spa
as listed Cheltenham Spa - Honeybourne West Jn - Honeybourne Station Jn
as listed Honeybourne Station Jn - Honeybourne West Jn
as listed Honeybourne West Jn - Long Marston - Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Coventry - Birmingham New Street

Cine footage of this tour is available on YouTube, courtesy of Bob Bishop.

Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports) & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked (Actual)
0.00 Birmingham New Street 09.35d (09.35)
2.74 Camp Hill 09/44
12.28 Barnt Green 10/00
13.55 Blackwell 10/01
15.72 Bromsgrove 10/05
18.02 Stoke Works Jn 10/08
22.26 Droitwich Spa 10/15
27.40 Tunnel Jn 10/21
27.74 Worcester Shrub Hill 10.23a ~ 10.25d
31.12 Norton Jn 10/30
31.71 Abbotswood Jn 10/31
42.47 Cheltenham Spa 10.49a ~ 10.51d
55.38 Barnwood Jn 10/58
56.08 Horton Road Jn 10/59
56.37 Gloucester Central 11.01a ~ 11.08d
57.72 Gloucester Docks Basin Jn 11.11a ~ 11.14d
58.66 Gloucester Docks 11.20a ~ 11.35d
59.60 Gloucester Docks Basin Jn 11.40a ~ 11.42d
59.64 Over GF 11.45a ~ 11.48d
61.19 Gloucester Central 11.53a ~ 11.55d
61.48 Horton Road Jn 11.58a ~ 12.01d
61.60 Gloucester Eastgate 12.03a ~ 12.05d
62.07 Barton Street Jn 12.08a ~ 12.10d
62.62 High Orchard 12.15a ~ 12.30d
63.37 Barton Street Jn 12.35a ~ 12.37d
63.64 Gloucester Eastgate 12/40
63.76 Horton Road Jn 12/42
64.42 Gloucester Yard 12.45a ~ 12.50d
65.07 Barnwood Jn 12/53
70.34 Lansdown Jn 13/00
90.38 Honeybourne West Jn 13/45
91.13 Honeybourne Station Jn 13.55a ~ 14.10d
91.68 Honeybourne West Jn 14.15a ~ 14.25d
99.73 Evesham Road Crossing 14/40
100.29 Stratford-upon-Avon 14/42
115.58 Leamington Spa 15.09a ~ 15.15d
125.34 Coventry 15.35a ~ 15.40d
144.32 Birmingham New Street 16.14a (15.53)


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