27th March 1965

Ian Allan
Lickey & Midlands Railtour

Locos Used D6938 or D6943 (1), 7029 'Clun Castle', 78042 & 78055

Route : 1X20 throughout

Loco Route
7029

London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Bromsgrove - (1) - Barnt Green - Saltley - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - Derby - Nottingham
78042

(2) Nottingham - carriage sidings
78055

carriage sidings - Nottingham (2)
7029

Nottingham - Beeston - Trent - (via MML) - Market Harborough - Kelmarsh - Northampton - Bletchley - Verney Jn - Calvert - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Banked up The Lickey by D69?? (originally uploaded as D6938 however Bruce Nathan recorded the loco as D6943 thus confirmation is required).
(2) Passengers were allowed to remain on the train for Nottingham station to carriage sidings & return.
(3) Pre-tour advertising described the return route as 'Trent Jn thence by MML via Leicester to Kettering. From there, the homeward route is via Northampton, Bletchley...'. It is unclear if this meant the booked route was via Wellingborough.

Sources : Brian Burrows, Bevan Price, Gordon Jakes, John Debens, Alan Castle & Bruce Nathan

Photo Review


7029 waits to leave Paddington, D1020 alongside.
(photo: Gordon Jakes)


A classic Paddington view (photo: Gordon Jakes)


7029 pauses at Reading (photo: Gordon Jakes)


Another stop, this time Oxford (photo: Gordon Jakes)


...and Worcester Shrub Hill (photo: Gordon Jakes)


6973 outside the workshop at Worcester (photo: Gordon Jakes)


6856, 6155 & 8415 on shed at Worcester (photo: Gordon Jakes)


7029 seen climbing the Lickey (photo: Brian Burrows)


7029 on arrival at Nottingham (photo: Gordon Jakes)


78055 returns from the carriage sidings (photo: Gordon Jakes)


44732 almost alone on Nottingham shed (photo: Gordon Jakes)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


A final shot of what is believed to be this tour - but where is it (Nottingham?)
(Bill Kenning/The Adrian Vaughan Collection)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Bruce Nathan & Tony Pirie)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0 Paddington 08.48d 08.48½
1¼ Westbourne Park 08/53 08/53
9 Southall 09/01 09/03
18½ Slough 09/09½ 09/11½
24¼ Maidenhead 09/15 09/16
31 Twyford 09/21 09/21½
36 Reading 09.28a ~ 09.35d 09.27 ~ 09.35
? Didcot East Jn 09/57 09/55½
? Didcot North Jn 09/58½ 09/57
63½ Oxford 10.10a ~ 10.17d 10.08 ~ 10.18
? Yarnton 10/23 10/25
84¾ Kingham 10/43 10/42½
91¾ Moreton-in-Marsh 10/51 10/49½
101¾ Honeybourne 11/02 10/59
106¾ Evesham 11/07 11/03½
? Norton Jn 11/19 11/13½
120½
0		 Worcester Shrub Hill 11.23a ~ 11.50d 11.17½ ~ 11.51½
? Tunnel Jn 11/52 11/53½
5½ Droitwich Spa 12/06 12/01
? Stoke Works 12/13 12/09½
? Stoke Works Jn 12/14 12/10
11¾ Bromsgrove 12.20 ~ 12.25 12.13 ~ 12.14½
15½ Blackwell 12/35 12/20½
? Barnt Green 12/38 12/23
20½ Kings Norton 12/44 12/32
? Camp Hill 12/50 12/41
? Landor Street Jn 12.55 ~ 13.00 12.45½ ~ 12.52
28 Saltley 13/02 12.55½ ~ 12.56½
33½ Water Orton 13/11 13/04
37½ Kingsbury 13/19 13/08
43 Tamworth 13/28 13/13
56 Burton-on-Trent 13/43 13/26½
67 Derby 14.01 ~ 14.06 13.42 ~ 13.46
? Sawley Jn 14/21 14/14½
76¼ Trent 14/24 14/17½
83
0		 Nottingham 14.35a ~ 16.05d 14.31½ ~ 16.05½
6¾ Trent 16/16 16/18½
15 Loughborough 16/22 16/33
22¾ Syston 16/35 16/42½
27½ Leicester 16.43 ~ 16.53 16.49½ ~ 16.56½
43½ Market Harborough 17/20 17/20½
? Kelmarsh 17/30 17/29
61¼ Northampton Castle 18/05 17.55 ~ 17.59
? Middleton 18/12 18/06½
65 Roade 18/20 18/11½
78 Bletchley 18/32 18.36½ ~ 18.45½
87½ Verney Jn 18/46 19/00½
89¼ Claydon 18/52 19/03
? Calvert 18/56 19/09
? Grendon Jn 19/00 19/11½
98 Ashendon Jn 19/07 19.19½ ~ 19.26½
107¾ Princes Risborough 19.18a ~ 19.23d 19.41 ~ 19.49½
116 High Wycombe 19/34 20/06
132½ Northolt 19/52 20/24½
134¾ Greenford 19/54 20/27
139¼ Old Oak Common West 19/58 20/31½
142½ Paddington 20.06a 20.38


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