The year is 1965,the month is September and steam loco sightings are by now becoming less frequent with each day that passes.
Tuesday 7th September 1965 - Abbots Wood Junction
12.36 48046 Tavistock-Crewe Freight (via Worcester)
12.44 D1720 7M55 Barnwood-Washwood Freight
12.53 D1699 Down Light Engine
12.54 D48 5M19 Bristol-Water Orton Freight
13.03
12.59 D29 1E24 Cardiff-Sheffield Passenger
13.02 D1668 7V16 Washwood- Gloucester ? Freight
13.15
13.10 DMU Bristol-Worcester
13.13 D1723 1V38 Newcastle-Bristol Passenger
13.25 D1681 5M20 Avonmouth-Bromford Tanks
13.52 D39 1N37 Paignton-Bradford Passenger
14.09 D120 1V39 Bradford-Paignton Passenger
14.17 6847 6M64 AD-Stourbridge Freight(via Worcester)
14.25 D1613 6M59 Stoke Gifford-Washwood Freight
14.26 D1721 Down Freight
14.40 7808 6M61 Cardiff-Stourbridge Freight(via Worcester)
14.50
14.46 D116 1N84 Bristol-York Passenger(via Worcester ?)
15.02 DMU Worcester-Bristol
15.12
15.04 D1639 7V36 Washwood-Gloucester Freight
15.16
15.10 D37 1V70 Sheffield-Cardiff Passenger
15.33 D1656 7M49 Severn Tunnel-Washwood Freight
15.45 44832 4X79 Avonmouth-York Freight
15.50 DMU Bristol-Worcester
15.53 5971 8V51 Branston-East Usk Freight
15.56 D17301N60 Cardiff-York Passenger
16.08 6944 4V79 Heysham-Bristol Freight(via Worcester)
16.12 D1732 7V25 Washwood-Stoke Gifford Freight
16.31
16.27 D1583 1V43 York-Bristol Passenger
16.42 D183 4N18 Bristol-York Freight(via Worcester)
17.02 D13 1V45 Newcastle-Bristol passenger
17.04 DMU Worcester-Gloucester
17.04 D41 1N87 Bristol-Newcastle Passenger
17.16 D1679 7V36 Washwood-Stoke Gifford Freight
17.33 D1720 5V25 Washwood-Bristol Freight
17.43 48609 Portbury-Oldbury Freight(via Worcester)
17.45
17.43 48651 Carlisle-Stoke Gifford Freight (via Worcester)
17.44 D1719 7V26 Washwood-STJ Freight
18.33
18.01 D78 1V72 Sheffield-Cardiff Passenger
18.07 D1721 6M08 Barnwood-Lawley Street Freight
18.46 75003 Crewe-Stoke Gifford Freight
STEAM LOCOMOTIVES SEEN
5971 Merevale Hall
6847 Tidmarsh Grange
6944 Fledborough Hall
7808 Cookham Manor
44832
48046
48609
48651
75003