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 & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & The Six Bells Junction Collection)

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 10/01½ ?
15.72 Bromsgrove 10/05 ?
18.02 Stoke Works Jn 10/08 ?
22.26 Droitwich Spa 10/15 10/12
27.40 Tunnel Jn 10/21 ?
27.74 Worcester Shrub Hill 10.23a ~ 10.25d 10.20 ~ 10.25
31.12 Norton Jn 10/30 ?
31.71 Abbotswood Jn 10/31½ ?
42.47 Cheltenham Spa 10.49a ~ 10.51d 10.54 ~ 10.55
55.38 Barnwood Jn 10/58 11/02
56.08 Horton Road Jn 10/59½ ?
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 11.50 ~ 12.06
61.19 Gloucester Central 11.53a ~ 11.55d ?
61.48 Horton Road Jn 11.58a ~ 12.01d 12.15 ~ 12.16
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 12.29 ~ 12.39
63.37 Barton Street Jn 12.35a ~ 12.37d ?
63.64 Gloucester Eastgate 12/40 12/57
63.76 Horton Road Jn 12/42 ?
64.42 Gloucester Yard 12.45a ~ 12.50d 12.52 ~ 12.53
65.07 Barnwood Jn 12/53 13/19
70.34 Lansdown Jn 13/00 ?
90.38 Honeybourne West Jn 13/45 ?
91.13 Honeybourne Station Jn 13.55a ~ 14.10d 13.50 ~ 14.05
91.68 Honeybourne West Jn 14.15a ~ 14.25d 14.12 ~ 14.15
99.73 Evesham Road Crossing 14/40 ?
100.29 Stratford-upon-Avon 14/42 ?
115.58 Leamington Spa 15.09a ~ 15.15d 15.09 ~ 15.11
125.34 Coventry 15.35a ~ 15.40d 15.30 ~ 15.32
144.32 Birmingham New Street 16.14a 15.53


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