11th September 1955
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Midland Area)
'Star' Special
| Loco Used | 4061 'Glastonbury Abbey' |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 4061 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley - Henley-in-Arden - Stratford-upon-Avon - Long Marston - Toddington - Cheltenham - Standish Jn - Yate - Dr Days Bridge Jn - Bath - Chippenham - Swindon |
| 4061 | Swindon - Didcot West Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Honeybourne South Jn - Honeybourne East Jn - Long Marston - Stratford-upon-Avon - Hatton West Jn - Hatton North Jn - Dorridge - Birmingham Snow Hill |
Notes :
(1) For visits to Swindon Works & shed and Didcot & Oxford Loco sheds.
Passengers from Leamington Spa used the 08:30 service train changing at Tyseley
onto the tour and returned home from Lapworth using the service train booked to
arrive at Leamington Spa at 21:25, without additional payment.
(2) Was originally scheduled to
run on 19th June but postponed due to ASLEF strike. Tickets were not re-issued
with the new date.
Sources : Ian Clark (SLS), Vic Smith, Robert Darlaston &
Andrew Fairholm
4061 runs onto the North Warwick line at Tyseley (photo:
Robert Darlaston)
From the John Debens ticket collection
(originally supplied by Andrew Fairholm)
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian Clark (SLS))
| Location | Booked |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 09.28d |
| Tyseley | ??.??a ~ 09.35d |
| Stratford-on-Avon | ??.??a ~ 10.11d |
| Rodbourne Lane Works Siding | 13.35a ~ 16.35d |
| Didcot | 17.18a ~ 17.55d |
| Oxford | 18.12a ~ 19.17d |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 20.16a ~ 20.52d |
| Lapworth | 20.52a ~ ??.??d |
| Tyseley | 21.07a ~ ??.??d |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 21.14a |
