3rd April 1965

Warwickshire Railway Society
Great Western Steam Tour to Swindon

Locos Used 7029 'Clun Castle' & D5226

Route : 1X12 throughout

Loco Route
7029 Birmingham Snow Hill - Banbury - High Wycombe - Greenford - Southall - Didcot - Swindon (1)
7029 Swindon - Oxford - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton
D5226 Kings Norton - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) For works & museum visit.
(2) Rob Tibbets questions if 7029 was banked up the Lickey....if so, by what (a class 37?).

Sources : Mike Morant, Peter Kellett, Geoff Plumb & Rob Tibbets

Photo Review


7029 passes Hanwell & Elthorne, heading for Swindon (photo: Mike Morant)


'Clun Castle' passing Challow, en-route to Swindon (photo: Adrian Vaughan)


7029 at Oxford (photo: www.railphotoprints.co.uk - Brian Robbins)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


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