Locomotive Performance

Steam Top Ten League Tables
 
Below are  details of the most memorable performances that I enjoyed behind Steam Power during the years 1954 to 1967. These have been categorized into three power classifications. On an overall basis my number one run would be B1 61088  Marylebone to Rugby Central in 1957, and number two 5024 Carew Castle on the Up Torbay Express in 1958. The shortage of Eastern Region entries is explained by the fact that I made very few journeys on that region. The Classes 2,3,4 category has been extended to 15 entries to cater for the excellent running that I encountered in Hampshire in 1956, and on the Cambrian lines between 1957 and 1959. 
Rather than including descriptions of each run, I will let the detailed performance  logs speak for themselves.
 

BR 1954 to 1967: CLASSES 7 & 8 LOCOMOTIVES:
 
 1. 5024 Torquay to Paddington (The Torbay Express)..5/9/1958: [view log of 5024]
 2. 5043 Bristol to Paddington (The Bristolian)..5/6/1958: [view log of 5043]
 3. 35022 Waterloo to Exeter & Return (Railtour)..3/10/1965: [view log of 35022] 
 4. 6004 Paddington to Plymouth (Cornish Riviera Express)..9/6/1958: [view log of 6004]
 5. 6006 Paddington to Birmingham Snow Hill..5/6/1958: [view log of 6006]
 6. 46251 Shrewsbury to Paddington (Railtour)..21/6/1964: [view log of 46251]
 7 5035 Birmingham to Shrewsbury..6/8/1957: [view log of 5035]
 8. 34050 Paddington to Weymouth (Railtour)..22/9/1962: [view log of 34050]
 9. 30861 Exeter Central to Salisbury (Railtour)..2/9/1962: [view log of 30861] 
10. 60051 Leeds to Kings Cross (Railtour)..6/6/1964: [view log of 60051]
 

BR 1954 to 1967: CLASSES 5 & 6 LOCOMOTIVES:
 
 1. 61088 Marylebone to Rugby Central..6/9/1957: [view log of 61088]
 2. 45074 & 45310 Birmingham New St to Euston..21/2/1957: [view log of 45074 & 45310]
 3. 45647 Birmingham New St to Euston..22/6/1955: [view log of 45647]
 4. 45709 Euston to Birmingham New Street..25/7/19/1955: [view log of 45709]
 5. 4987 Banbury North to Paddington..9/6/1958: [view log of 4987]
 6. 6937 Oxford to Birmingham Snow Hill..8/8/1964: [view log of 6937]
 7. 44816 Manchester Central to Derby (The Palatine)..2/11/1958: [view log of 44816]
 8. 30770 Portsmouth to Basingstoke..15/7/1961: [view log of 30770]
 9. 73022 Victoria to Havant and Evercreech Jc (Railtour)..28/3/1965: [view log of 73022]
10. 45647 Leeds to Stalybridge & Crewe (Railtour)..12/7/1964: [view log of 45647]
 

BR 1954 to 1967: CLASSES 2, 3 & 4 LOCOMOTIVES:
 
 1. 30707 Southampton Central to New Milton..5/7/1956: [view log of 30707]
 2. 31776 Ashford to Tonbridge..3/4/1956: [view log of 31776]
 3. 7817 & 6367 Wolverhampton to Welshpool..27/6/1959: [view log of 7817 & 6367]
 4. 5369 Birmingham to Welshpool..16/8/1958: [view log of 5369]
 5. 5369 Welshpool to Wolverhampton..4/7/1959: [view log of 5369]
 6. 44082 Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street..18/7/1959: [view log of 44082]
 7. 4377 Machynlleth to Wolverhampton..18/8/1958: [view log of 4377]
 8. 76028 Bournemouth West to Brockenhurst via Ringwood..4/7/1956: [view log of 76028]
 9. 41318 Tipton St Johns to Exmouth..2/9/1958: [view log of 41318]
10. 2286 & 2264 Barmouth to Penychain..24/8/1957: [view log of 2286 & 2264]
11. 9021 Penychain to Towyn..29/8/1957: [view log of 9021]
12. 3775 Worcester Shrub Hill to Kidderminster..31/3/1959: [view log of 3775]
13. 76028 Southampton Central to New Milton..11/7/1956: [view log of 76028]
14. 4377 Towyn to Portmadoc..29/8/1957: [view log of 4377]
15. 30732 & 30285 Salisbury to Southampton Central..7/7/1956: [view log of 30732 & 30285]
 

The Photographs above depict classes of locomotives included on this page, but were taken at the Great Central and Bluebell Heritage lines.