Photo Review
26th April 1964
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Midland Area)
Three Mainlines 'Castle' Tour
| Loco Used | 4079 'Pendennis Castle' |
| Stock Used | 11 coaches |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 4079 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Wolverhampton (Low Level) - Abbey Foregate Jn - English Bridge Jn - Hereford Barton - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Badminton - Swindon Works Rodbourne Lane Siding - Didcot West Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa (General) - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill |
Notes :
(1) Tour also included visits to Hereford and Severn Tunnel Junction depots, and Swindon Works,
depot & museum (access to the museum was subject to a 1/- charge, payable on
arrival).
(2) Passengers from Leamington Spa were able to travel on the 07:25 Leamington
Spa General to Birmingham Snow Hill service train at no extra cost to join the
tour; similarly passengers who joined at Wolverhampton were able to use any
service train to return to Wolverhampton, also at no extra cost.
Sources : Brian Burrows, Andrew
Fairholm, Paul Barrett & Rob Tibbets
Photo Review
4079 at Leamington Spa (photo : Brian Burrows)
4079 at Warwick on the return leg (photo: Terry Dorrity)
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From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection. |
From The John Debens Ticket Collection. |
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian Clark (SLS))
| Location | Booked |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 09.00d |
| Wolverhampton LL | 09.20a ~ 09.22d |
| Shrewsbury Coleham | 10/05 |
| Hereford Barton | 11.20a ~ 11.50d |
| Maindee North Jn | 12/56 |
| Maindee East Jn | 12/58 |
| Severn Tunnel Junction | 13.10a ~ 13.40d |
| Badminton | 14/15 |
| Swindon Works Rodbourne Lane Siding | 14.55a ~ 17.05d |
| Oxford | 17/56 |
| Leamington Spa General | 18.51a ~ 18.56d |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 19.35a |
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