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


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