Photo Review
21st May 1955
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Midland Area)
West Midlands Rail Tour
| Locos Used | 2144 & 2516 |
| Stock Used | 4 ex-GW Collett corridor coaches |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 2516 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Handsworth Jn - Oldbury & Langley Green - Oldbury Town Branch (1) |
| 2516 | Oldbury Town - Oldbury & Langley Green |
| 2516 | Oldbury & Langley Green - Old Hill - Windmill End Jn - Dudley - Tipton Five Ways - Priestfield - Wolverhampton Low Level - Oxley Middle Jn - Oxley Branch Jn - Wombourn - Kingswinford Jn - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Bewdley - Cleobury Mortimer |
| 2144 | Cleobury Mortimer - Burwarton - Ditton Priors (2) |
| 2144 | Ditton Priors - Burwarton - Cleobury Mortimer |
| 2516 | Cleobury Mortimer - Bewdley - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Cradley Heath - Old Hill - Oldbury & Langley Green - Handsworth Jn - Birmingham Snow Hill |
Notes :
(1) Timing sheet gives reversal point on branch as 'to 135-40 milepost'.
(2) Timing sheet gives reversal point as Cleobury North Sidings.
(3) Peter Glenn comments;
2144 had its smokebox number plate removed & 2144 was painted on the
buffer beam.
2516 had its number plate and shed plate blackened & 2516 was painted on the
buffer beam.
Headcode used was Express on both locos.
Sources : John Clifford, David Russell,
Peter Glenn, Peter Darke & John Debens
Photo Review
2516 sits at Birmingham Snow Hill (photo: Adrian Vaughan Collection)
2516 at Wombourn (photo: Adrian Vaughan Collection)
2144 whistling as it comes through a gate en-route Ditton Priors.
(photo: Dr. Jack Hollick/Adrian Vaughan Collection)
2516 at Cleobury Mortimer (photo: Dr. Jack Hollick/Adrian Vaughan Collection)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)
| Location | Booked |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 13.25d |
| Oldbury Town Branch | 13.45 ~ 14.05 |
| Old Hill | 14/30 |
| Dudley | 14/42 |
| Wolverhampton LL | 14.55 ~ 14.56 |
| Wombourn | 15/13 |
| Kingswinford South Jn | 15/38 |
| Stourbridge Junction | 15/45 |
| Kidderminster | 15.55 ~ 15.56 |
| Bewdley | 16x06 |
| Cleobury Mortimer | 16.22 ~ 16.27 |
| Cleobury Town | ? |
| Burwarton | ? |
| Cleobury North Sidings | 17.42 ~ 18.02 |
| Cleobury Mortimer | 19.25 ~ 19.30 |
| Bewdley | 19/46 |
| Stourbridge Junction | 20.10a ~ 20.11d |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 20.35a |
