MICK ROCK'S OBSERVATIONS

1961

PLACE Spetchley DATE Monday 8th May 1961

 18.49 45660 82E Up Bristol - York Passenger - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 - 'Rooke'

 18.50 45618 17A Dn Newcastle - Bristol Passenger - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 - 'New Hebrides'

 19.23 44844 5A Up Bristol - Leeds Freight - 4-6-0

 19.43 42824 17B Dn Horninglow - Bristol Freight - 2-6-0

 19.48 44179 21A Up Barnwood - Washwood Freight - 0-6-0

 19.53 45221 21A Dn Washwood - Bristol Freight - 4-6-0

 20.08 92006 86A Dn Freight - Standard Class 9F 2-10-0

 20.16 45263 21A Up Bristol - Water Orton Freight - 4-6-0

 20.29 43863 41E Up Barnwood - Washwood Freight - 0-6-0

 20.36 44333 21A Dn Freight - 0-6-0

 21.10 45739 55A Up Bristol - Newcastle Mail/Passenger - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 -

 'Ulster'

PLACE Spetchley DATE Saturday 3rd June 1961

 13.24 45416 17A Dn Pines Express Relief - 4-6-0

 13.35 44945 21A Dn Pines Express - 4-6-0

 13.39 44691 17A Up Special Passenger - 4-6-0

 13.49 48669 21A Dn Freight - 2-8-0

 13.57 46164 41C Up Special Passenger - 'Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 - ' The Artists' Rifleman'

 14.11 44873 21B Dn Newcastle - Cardiff Passenger - 4-6-0

  45610 17A 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0- 'Ghana'

 14.15 73050 82F Up Pines Express - Class 5MT 4-6-0

 14.23 45725 41C Up Special Passenger 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 - 'Repulse'

 14.32 45566 55A Up Devonian - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 -  'Queensland'

 14.34 45568 55A Dn Devonian - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 - 'Western Australia'

 14.54 44004 21A Dn Washwood - Gloucester Freight - 0-6-0

 15.30 44806 16A Dn Freight - 4-6-0

 15.54 73136 17A Up Special Passenger Class 5MT 4-6-0

 16.14 92130 18A Dn Freight - Class 9F - 2-10-0

 16.19 45656 41C Up Bristol - York Passenger - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 -'Cochrane'

 16.33 43924 85C Up Freight

 16.41 45572 82E Dn York - Bristol Passenger- 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 -  'Eire'

 16.43 44112 21A Up Freight

DATE Friday 9th June 1961 PLACE Spetchley

 18.09 48063 16B Dn Washwood - Severn Tunnel Junction Freight - 2-8-0

 18.44 45660 82E Up Bristol - York Passenger - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 - ' Rooke'

 18.50 46106 9E Dn Newcastle - Bristol Passenger - 'Royal Scot' Class 4-6-0 - 'Gordon Highlander'

 19.01 42826 17B Dn Horninglow - Bristol Freight -2-6-0

 19.01 44211 21A Up Freight - 0-6-0

 19.17 42771 55A Up Bristol - Leeds Freight - 2-6-0

 19.37 44660 21A Dn Washwood - Bristol Freight - 4-6-0

 19.39 48552 16B Up Barnwood - Washwood Freight - 2-8-0

 20.13 45287 21B Up Special Passenger - 4-6-0

 20.26 45699 82E Up Bristol - Water Orton Freight - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 - ' Galatea'

 20.43 48342 16B Dn Freight - 2-8-0

 21.14 45739 55A Up Bristol - Newcastle Passenger/Mail - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 - ' Ulster'

 21.29 45557 17A Up Bristol -Sheffield Passenger - 'Jubilee' Class 4-6-0 - 'New Brunswick'

 21.56 45263 21A Dn Special Passenger - 4-6-0

PLACE Spetchley DATE Saturday 10 June 1961

 13.18 45416 17A Dn Relief 'Pines Express' - 4-6-0

 13.38 44858 21A Dn 'Pines Express' - 4-6-0

 13.40 46100 16A Up Bristol - Sheffield Passenger - 'Royal Scot' class 4-6-0 - 'Royal Scot'

 13.56 45263 21A Up Relief 'Devonian' - 4-6-0

 14.11 45656 41C Dn Relief 'Devonian' - 'Jubilee' class 4-6-0 'Seychelles'

 14.18 75002 85C Dn Newcastle - Cardiff Passenger - Standard class 5MT 4-6-0

      45610 17A - 'Jubilee' class 4-6-0 - 'Gold Coast'

 14.18 45608 55A Up Passenger - 'Jubilee' class 4-6-0 - -'Gibraltar'

 14.34 45253 21A Up Pines Express - 4-6-0

 14.47 73031 82E Up 'Devonian' - standard class 5MT 4-6-0

 14.51 45649 21A Dn 'Devonian' - 'Jubilee' class 4-6-0 - 'Hawkins'

 15.09 43887 85E Dn Washwood - Gloucester Freight - 0-6-0

 15.28 48315 21A Up Freight - 2-8-0

 16.01 44805 21A Up Passenger - 4-6-0

 16.12 48118 18A Dn Freight - 2-8-0

 16.32 45006 21A Up Bristol - York Passenger - 4-6-0

 16.49 45651 82E Dn York - Bristol Passenger - 'Jubilee' class 4-6-0 - 'Shovell'

   Notes:

All locomotives are ex London Midland & Scottish Railway unless noted otherwise.

 'Up' means in the direction of Derby.

'Dn' means in the direction of Bristol.

'Barnwood' is an area of Gloucester.

Shed codes: 1A - Willesden; 5A Crewe (North); 12A Carlisle (Kingmoor); 15D Coalville; 16A - Nottingham; 17A - Derby; 17B - Burton; 17C - Rowsley; 18A Toton; 18B Westhouses; 21A - Saltley; 21B - Bescot; 26A - Newton Heath; 30E Colchester; 41A Sheffield (Darnall} ; 41C Millhouses; 41D - Canklow; 55A - Leeds Holbeck; 71A Eastleigh; 82E Bristol (Barrow Road); 85A Worcester; 85E Gloucester (Barnwood); 85F Bromsgrove

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