17th November 1963

L.C.G.B.
The Stanier Pacific Rail Tour

Locos Used 46245 'City of London' & 73090
Stock Used Booked for load 13 formed as follows;
from Euston: BSK+RKB+SO+SO (BR standard) + 8x SO+BSK (ex-LMS vehicles)
Crewe to works & back: 8x SO+BSK (ex-LMS vehicles)
from Crewe: BSK+ 8x SO's (ex-LMS) +SO+SO+RKB+BSK (BR standard)

Route : at least 1X68

Loco Route
46245 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe
73090 Crewe - Crewe Works
73090 Crewe Works - Crewe
46245 Crewe - Nantwich - Market Drayton - Wellington - Cosford - Oxley Branch Jn - Wolverhampton Low Level - Birmingham Snow Hill - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - Greenford - Old Oak Common West - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 46245 was carrying headcode 1X68 at Watford Junction on the outward leg - was this headcode used throughout?

Sources : Terry Jackson, The Bluebell Railway Museum & John Leszczynski

Photo Review


A tour ticket courtesy of Rob Fraser.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson & The Bluebell Railway Museum)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Euston 09.15d
5.30 Willesden Junction 09/30
17.34 Watford Junction 09.50a ~ 09.51d
31.53 Tring 10/10
46.52 Bletchley 10/24
59.71 Roade 10/39
62.66 Blisworth 10/45
69.56 Weedon 10/52
82.43 Rugby 11/18
97.09 Nuneaton 11/34
110.01 Tamworth 11/48
116.21 Lichfield 11/55
124.23 Rugeley 12/03
129.46 Milford & Brocton 12/09
133.44 Stafford 12/14
138.75 Norton Bridge 12/21
149.75 Madeley 12/34
158.01 Crewe 12.44a ~ 12.54d
158.41 Crewe Works 13.01a ~ 14.35d
159.01 Crewe 14.45a ~ 14.55d
163.37 Nantwich 15/02
174.56 Market Drayton 15/20
191.28 Wellington 15/46
210.75 Wolverhampton Low Level 15w59 ~ 16w07
223.25 Birmingham Snow Hill 16/27
226.51 Tyseley 16/33
233.62 Knowle & Dorridge 16/41
240.42 Hatton 16/47
246.50 Leamington Spa 16/52
266.40 Banbury 17/17
271.45 Aynho Jn 17/22
276.62 Ardley Halt 17/28
289.74 Ashendon Jn 17/40
299.24 Princes Risborough 17/51
307.34 High Wycombe 18/03
323.73 Northolt Jn East 18/20
326.14 Greenford 18/23
330.56 Old Oak Common West 18/28
333.78 Paddington 18.35a


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