Photo Review
6th May 1956
R.C.T.S. (East Midlands
Branch)
The
East Midlander No.2 Rail Tour
| Locos Used | 40454 & 40489 |
Route : Reporting Code M965 (throughout?)
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 40454 |
Nottingham Midland - Castle Donnington - (via Camp Hill) - Bromsgrove - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Cheltenham Spa Lansdown |
| 40454 + 40489 | Cheltenham Spa Lansdown - Lansdown Jn - Gloucester Loop Jn - Andoversford - Cirencester Watermoor - Cricklade - Rushley Platt |
| ????? | Rushley Platt - ?Swindon Works? |
| ?40454? | ?Swindon Works? - Oxford - Bletchley - Blisworth - Northampton Bridge Street - Wellingborough - Kettering - Nottingham Midland |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. This was a tour for a works visit
at Swindon. Two photographs seen by the Webmaster show 'the stock of this train
being transferred from Swindon station to the works' (hauled by 40454 on its
own) possibly suggesting passengers left the train at the station but rejoined
it in the works? It is likely that 40454 returned the train to Nottingham but
confirmation of this is required.
Sources : John Clifford, David Davis, Mike Barnsley, Chris Harley
& John Debens
Photo Review
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Who says railtour seminar photos are new? Only the clothes are different!
(photo: Frank Stevenson/The John Debens Collection)
40454 captured on film on this tour (photo: Adrian Vaughan collection)
40489 & 40454 at Cirencester (photo: P.H.English/The John Debens Collection)
