28th April 1963
Stephenson Locomotive
Society
Farewell to the Kings Tour
| Loco Used | 6018 'King Henry VI' |
| Stock Used | load 12 |
Route : 1Z77 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 6018 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley - Leamington Spa - Banbury - High Wycombe - Greenford - Southall - Didcot - Rodbourne Lane - Swindon Works A Shop |
| 6018 | Swindon Works - Swindon - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill |
Notes :
(1) Dave Groves reports a delay at Oxford on the return journey - an extended
water stop.
Source : Dave Groves
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Photo Review

6018 at Birmingham Snow Hill
(photo: the Bob Mitchell collection)
6018 at Whitnash en-route to Swindon
(photo: Brian Burrows)

6018 heads her train past Greenford... (photo:
Mike Morant)

...and a few moments later passing
Drayton Green (photo: David Pearson)

6018 departing from Leamington Spa
(photo: the Bob Mitchell collection)

From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from
Dave Groves & Ian Clark (SLS))
| Location | Booked |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 09.15d |
| Tyseley | 09/21 |
| Leamington Spa | 09.41a ~ 09.45d |
| Banbury | 10/20 |
| High Wycombe | 11/11 |
| Greenford | 11c38a ~ 11c40d |
| Southall | 11w55a ~ 12w30d |
| Slough | 12/42 |
| Reading | 13/04 |
| Didcot | 13/24 |
| Rodbourne Lane | 14/09 |
| Swindon Works A Shop | 14.19a |
| Swindon Works | 16.50d |
| Rodbourne Lane | 17/00 |
| Didcot North Jn | 17/41 |
| Oxford | 17.56a ~ 17.58d |
| Banbury | 18/36 |
| Leamington Spa | 19.08a ~ 19.11d |
| Tyseley | 19.39a ~ 19.41d |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 19.49a |