20th September 1964

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Midland Area)
Farewell to the G.W.R. 'County Class'

Loco Used 1011 'County of Chester'

Route : 1X83 throughout

Loco Route
1011 Birmingham Snow Hill - Stourbridge Junction - Gloucester South Jn - Standish Jn - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon
1011 Swindon - Swindon Works Rodbourne Lane Siding
1011 Swindon Works Rodbourne Lane Siding - Swindon - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) Passengers from Leamington Spa were able to travel on the 08:45 Leamington Spa General to Birmingham Snow Hill service train at no extra cost to join the tour; similarly passengers who were joining at Worcester were able to return to Worcester using the 19.40 Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester Foregate Street or 21.30 Birmingham New Street to Worcester Shrub Hill service trains, also at no extra charge. Tour paperwork did however state that connection with the 19.40 train was not guaranteed (and, based on the actual arrival time it would appear was in fact missed).

Sources : Brian Burrows, Terry Dorrity & Roger Geach

Photo Review


1011 is captured on film passing Gloucester South Jn (photo : Terry Dorrity)


1011 'County of Chester' at Leamington Spa (photo : Brian Burrows)


Another view of 1011 (photo: Mike Morant collection)
[Webmasters note: it has been suggested by a contributor that this photo is
actually from a week later (26/09) on the TRPS outing as photographic
evidence on that date shows 1011 with a chalked-on headcode ratehr than
use of a 'proper' headcode frame per the first photo on this page?]


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from The MLS Library Collection courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS))

Location Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 09.50d 09.58
Stourbridge Junction 10.16a ~ 10.22d 10.28 ~ 10.34
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.10a ~ 11.15d 11.33 ~ 11.35
Abbotswood Jn 11/21 11/43
Gloucester South 11.59 ~ 12.09 12.27 ~ 12.34
Kemble 12/42 13/12
Swindon 13.00 ~ 13.14 13.28 ~ 13.46
Rodbourne Lane 13/18 13/52
Works Siding 13.28a ~ 17.00d 13.57 ~ ??.??
Swindon 17.10 ~ 17.12
17.05 ~ 17.07		 ?
Didcot North 17/47 17/49
Oxford 18/02 18.02 ~ 18.03
Banbury 18/32 18/41
Leamington Spa General 18.52a ~ 18.58d 19.07 ~ 19.09
Birmingham Snow Hill 19.39a 19.45


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