Jan's Train Register Book

In 2011 I scanned 'my' train register and, although there were some errors, posted it on the 'Scribd' site. However, it was removed from the site after a while (presumably because of low readership). I'm afraid it's taken me until 2021 to re-instate these pages (this time using Google Drive). The incorrect page 2 and various other editorial errors have not yet been put right, sorry.

I've now located one of 'my' train register books with details of most of the 'observations' I made between September 1963 and November 1965. Wolverhampton Power Signal Box had been commissioned on the 13th and 14th August 1965 so after this date Stour Valley signalboxes had either been abolished or downgraded to Shunting Frames. I think there should be an earlier train register book but I'm afraid this hasn't come to light.

This post is an index of the dates and locations covered by the train register, with links to the train register. The register pages are divided into two PDF files. 'Binder1.pdf' here and 'Binder2.pdf' here.

Location	Date	Register Pages
Deepfields	Saturday 28th September 1963	2,3
Bloomfield Jn.	Saturday 19th October 1963	2,3
Bloomfield Jn.	Saturday 26th October 1963	4,5
Bloomfield Jn.	Saturday 2nd November 1963	6,7
Bloomfield Jn.	Saturday 9th November 1963	6,7
Watery Lane	Saturday 16th November 1963	8,9
Watery Lane	Saturday 23rd November 1963	10,11
Deepfields	Saturday 30th November 1963	12,13
Watery Lane	Saturday 14th December 1963	12,13
Bloomfield Jn.	Friday 27th December 1963	14,15
Bloomfield Jn.	Saturday 4th January 1964	16,17
Bloomfield Jn.	Saturday 11th January 1964	18,19
Bloomfield Jn.	Saturday 18th January 1964	18,19
Deepfields	Saturday 1st February 1964	20,21
Deepfields	Saturday 29th February 1964	22,23
Deepfields	Saturday 7th March 1964	22,23
Deepfields	Saturday 14th March 1964	24,25
Sedgeley Jn.	Wednesday 25th March 1964	26,27
Sedgeley Jn.	Saturday 28th March 1964	26,27
Sedgeley Jn.	Saturday 11th April 1964	28,29
Sedgeley Jn.	Saturday 25th April 1964	30,31
Deepfields	Saturday 2nd May 1964	32,33
Deepfields	Friday 15th May 1964	32,33
Deepfields	Saturday 30th May 1964	34,35
Deepfields	Saturday 6th June 1964	34,35
Tipton Curve	Saturday 13th June 1964	36,37
Deepfields	Saturday 20th June 1964	36,37
Sedgeley Jn.	Saturday 4th July 1964	38,39
Deepfields	Saturday 11th July 1964	38,39
Deepfields	Saturday 25th July 1964	40,41
Deepfields	Saturday 1st August 1964	40,41
Bloomfield Jn.	Friday 2nd October 1964	42,43
Tipton Sta.	Friday 2nd October 1964	42,43
Tipton Sta.	Wednesday 7th October 1964	42,43
Tipton Sta.	Saturday 10th October 1964	44,45
Deepfields	Saturday 17th October 1964	44,45
Deepfields	Saturday 24th October 1964	46,47
Deepfields	Saturday 31st October 1964	46,47
Tipton Curve Jn.	Saturday 7th November 1964	48,49
Deepfields	Friday 13th November 1964	48,49
Deepfields	Saturday 28th November 1964	50,51
Deepfields	Saturday 5th December 1964	50,51
Deepfields	Saturday 19th December 1964	52,53
Deepfields	Saturday 2nd January 1965	54,55
Deepfields	Saturday 16th January 1965	54,55
Deepfields	Saturday 30th January 1965	56,57
Deepfields	Saturday 13th February 1965	56,57
Bloomfield Jn.	Saturday 6th March 1965	58,59
Deepfields	Saturday 27th March 1965	60,61
Tipton Curve Jn.	Saturday 27th March 1965	60,61
Deepfields	Saturday 10th April 1965	62,63
Deepfields	Tuesday 20th April 1965	62,63
Deepfields	Saturday 24th April 1965	64,65
Deepfields	Saturday 8th May 1965	64,65
Deepfields	Saturday 22nd May 1965	66,67
Tipton Curve Jn.	Saturday 29th May 1965	66,67
Deepfields	Saturday 5th June 1965	68,69
Deepfields	Tuesday 8th June 1965	70,71
Deepfields	Saturday 12th June 1965	70,71
Deepfields	Saturday 19th June 1965	72,73
Deepfields	Saturday 26th June 1965	72,73
Watery Lane	Saturday 26th June 1965	74,75
Deepfields	Saturday 3rd July 1965	76,77
Tipton Curve Jn.	Saturday 10th July 1965	76,77
Tipton Sta.	Saturday 10th July 1965	78,79
Tipton Curve Jn.	Saturday 17th July 1965	80,81
Deepfields	Saturday 24th July 1965	80,81
Tipton Curve Jn.	Saturday 31st July 1965	82,83
Deepfields	Saturday 7th August 1965	82,83
Tipton Shunting Frame	Saturday 28th August 1965	84,85
Bloomfield Jcn. Shunting Frame	Tuesday 31st August 1965	84,85
Watery Lane Shunt Frame	Saturday 4th September 1965	84,85
Tipton Station Shunt Frame	Saturday 18th September 1965	86,87
Bloomfield Jn. Shunt Frame	Saturday 2nd October 1965	86,87
Bloomfield Jn. Shunt Frame	Saturday 6th November 1965	86,87

[Note about 'Scribd' added 29-Oct-2016: links to PDFs re-instated 06-Mar-2021]

Traffic Movements at Tipton Curve, 1965

There's an introduction to Tipton Curve box here.

Tipton Curve, Saturday 22nd May 1965

In this case, I've located my Train Register covering these movements and a copy appears after the text. The original notes appear in italics with minimal editing, sometimes followed by my recent comments attempting clarification. The numbers in brackets have been added purely to assist in locating entries.

(1) '37' Up - Train of empty Iron Ore very fast, Class 8 tender first.
(2) A special of Ore goes 'down the Vale'.
(3) 'T23' comes from Bloomfield, with 350 h.p. diesel electric, cab leading, HG, Lowside and two tenders with sludge. The guard is on the footboard of the brake, waiting to 'unhook' but the train goes 'almost to Princes End' with an unfamiliar driver! The Engine and Brake returns to Bloomfield.
(4) Later in the day, when we re-open, a Trolley is being pushed 'Bang Road' from Tipton with an S & T Bridge Girder. No signal box knows anything so we stop him and make him clear our Track, to let us have an Electrification train down for Bushbury - engine, LMR Brake, Well Wagon loaded with transformers, Crane, Match Truck and BR Brake.