23rd May 1965

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Midland Area)
The Bullied Pacific Rail Tour

Locos Used 7029 'Clun Castle', 7908, 34051 'Winston Churchill' & 35017 'Belgian Marine'
Stock Used 10 coaches

Route : (1)

Loco(s) Route
34051 Birmingham Snow Hill - Leamington Spa - Oxford - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury
35017 Salisbury - Gillingham - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Westbury
7029 (2) Westbury - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - West Somerset Jn - Dr Days Bridge Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Tuffley Jn - Gloucester Eastgate - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa Lansdown - Abbotswod Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction (2) - Old Hill - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) 34051 carried headcode 'SPL 20', 35017 carried reporting number 'SPL77' & 7029 carried X84.
(2) From Stourbridge Junction 7908 acted as pilot for the climb up Old Hill Bank.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : John Clifford, David Whittaker, Rob Tibbets & Ian Clark (SLS)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Clark (SLS)

Location Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 08.45d 08.45
Salisbury ??L?? ~ ??L?? departed 49mins late
Westbury ??L?? ~ ??L?? departed 51mins late
Birmingham Snow Hill 20.30a 21.41


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