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A Railwayman's View - BR Midland Region by Peter Collins > Southern WCML > LPPC DSL BW 0831
LPPC DSL BW 0831 On16th June 1984, the RCTS/SEG railtour, ‘The Birmingham Boomerang’ is about to depart from Watford Junction.. The route taken was of great interest incorporating rare mileage in London, the West Midlands, South Wales and the Bristol area. Starting from London Waterloo, the Reading line was taken turning right at New Kew Junction to South Acton, then right at Acton Canal Wharf to enter Willesden Yards and then access the West Coast Main Line towards Birmingham at Wembley Central turning right at Stechford for Bescot and Walsall. Departing via Pleck Junction and Wolverhampton the train headed for Shrewsbury taking the Abbey Foregate Curve to head south through Hereford to Maindee Junction where it headed into the Llanwern Steelworks complex to emerge onto the up goods line and the Severn Tunnel. Out of the tunnel it was right at Patchway and then to Hallen Marsh Junction and Avonmouth to Bristol, turning left at Dr Days and then via North Somerset Junction to Bath before turning right at Bathampton and left at Bradford Junction to regain the WR main line at Thingley Junction. Finally, it turned right at Reading and headed back to Waterloo.
LPPC DSL BW 0831 On16th June 1984, the RCTS/SEG railtour, ‘The Birmingham Boomerang’ is about to depart from Watford Junction.. The route taken was of great interest incorporating rare mileage in London, the West Midlands, South Wales and the Bristol area. Starting from London Waterloo, the Reading line was taken turning right at New Kew Junction to South Acton, then right at Acton Canal Wharf to enter Willesden Yards and then access the West Coast Main Line towards Birmingham at Wembley Central turning right at Stechford for Bescot and Walsall. Departing via Pleck Junction and Wolverhampton the train headed for Shrewsbury taking the Abbey Foregate Curve to head south through Hereford to Maindee Junction where it headed into the Llanwern Steelworks complex to emerge onto the up goods line and the Severn Tunnel. Out of the tunnel it was right at Patchway and then to Hallen Marsh Junction and Avonmouth to Bristol, turning left at Dr Days and then via North Somerset Junction to Bath before turning right at Bathampton and left at Bradford Junction to regain the WR main line at Thingley Junction. Finally, it turned right at Reading and headed back to Waterloo.
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On16th June 1984, the RCTS/SEG railtour, ‘The Birmingham Boomerang’ is

about to depart from Watford Junction.. The route taken was of great interest incorporating rare mileage in London, the West Midlands, South Wales and the Bristol area. Starting from London Waterloo, the Reading line was taken turning right at New Kew Junction to South Acton, then right at Acton Canal Wharf to enter Willesden Yards and then access the West Coast Main Line towards Birmingham at Wembley Central turning right at Stechford for Bescot and Walsall. Departing via Pleck Junction and Wolverhampton the train headed for Shrewsbury taking the Abbey Foregate Curve to head south through Hereford to Maindee Junction where it headed into the Llanwern Steelworks complex to emerge onto the up goods line and the Severn Tunnel. Out of the tunnel it was right at Patchway and then to Hallen Marsh Junction and Avonmouth to Bristol, turning left at Dr Days and then via North Somerset Junction to Bath before turning right at Bathampton and left at Bradford Junction to regain the WR main line at Thingley Junction. Finally, it turned right at Reading and headed back to Waterloo.
By ellyBelly Publications collection Southern WCML ref LPPC DSL BW 0831; taken 2022-05-05 11:27:15 GMT; 12mb 6515x4462 pixels; comp 840x575