25th August 1956

Stephenson Locomotive Society
Dursley Branch Centenary Rail Tour

Locos Used 41208, 41720 & 41748
Stock Used 3x corridor compartment coaches

Route :

Loco(s) Route
41208

Gloucester Eastgate - Tuffley Jn - Standish Jn - Stonehouse Jn - Stonehouse Bristol Road - Ryeford - Dudbridge - Dudbridge Jn - Stroud
????? (2) Stroud - Dudbridge Jn - Dudbridge - (3) Dudbridge Sidings
????? (4) Dudbridge Sidings - Dudbridge - Dudbridge Jn - Woodchester - Nailsworth
????? (2) Nailsworth - Woodchester - Dudbridge Jn - Dudbridge - Ryeford - Stonehouse Bristol Road - Stonehouse Jn
41208 Stonehouse Jn - Frocester - Coaley
????? (5) set-back from mainline to Branch platform at Coaley
????? (6) Coaley - Cam - Dursley
????? (5) Dursley - Cam - Coaley
????? (7) ?2x? reversals at Coaley (? to get from from branch to mainline?)
41208 Coaley - Berkeley Road - Berkeley South Jn - Charfield - Yate
41208 Yate - Iron Acton - Tytherington - Thornbury
41208 Thornbury - Tytherington - Iron Acton - Yate
41208 Yate - Charfield - Berkeley South Jn - Berkeley Road - Coaley - Stonehouse Jn - Standish Jn - Tuffley Jn - Gloucester Eastgate

    Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as having run on 28th August in error. Half-Day excursion tickets were available enabling passengers to travel from Birmingham New Street to Gloucester Eastgate on either the 12.42 or 13.00 service train departures and back after the tour on the 20.35 departure service train.
(2) 41748 hauling with 41208 on rear?
(3) Booked reversal point was given simply as Dudbridge.
(4) 41208 hauling with 41748 on rear?
(5) 41720 hauling with 41208 on rear?
(6) 41208 hauling with 41720 on rear?
(7) Details of reversals at Coaley are required; at what point was 41720 detached from the train?

Sources : John Clifford, John Debens & Peter Greenough courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS)

Photo Review


41208 at Dursley (photo: W.A. Camwell, © Stephenson Locomotive Society)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Peter Greenough courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS))

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Gloucester Eastgate 14.50d 14.51½
8.30 Stonehouse Bristol Road 15.04 ~ 15.09 15.06½ ~ 15.07
15.09 ~ 15.12
12.02 Stroud [Midland] 15.21 ~ 15.30 15.24 ~ 15.31
13.05 Dudbridge 15.35 ~ 15.36 ~ 15.38
? Dudbridge Sidings DIV 15.39 ~ 15.39½
13.05 Dudbridge ~ 15.47 15/41
16.07 Nailsworth 16.00 ~ 16.10 15.52 ~ 16.09½
21.58 Stonehouse Bristol Road [Jn] 16.30 ~ 16.40 16.35 ~ 16.41½
25.54 Coaley 16.47 ~ 17.02 16.47 ~ 16.52 [mainline]
16.55 ~ 17.02 [Branch Platform]
28.18 Dursley 17.11 ~ 17.22 17.09 ~ 17.26½
30.62 Coaley 17.32 ~ 17.41 17.40 ~ 17.41
17.42 ~ 18.00
18.01 ~ 18.03½
44.78 Yate 18.00 ~ 18.08 18.23½ ~ 18.30½
52.38 Thornbury 18.40 ~ 18.52 18.52½ ~ 19.05
39.62 Yate 19.24 ~ 19.32 19.28½ ~ 19.34
66.13 Charfield 19.41 ~ 19.45 19/42
86.24 Gloucester Eastgate 20.10a 20.05½


Back to "The Railtour Files"