Southern Region ‘Battle of Britain’ 4-6-2 No.34051 Winston Churchill on 23rd May 1965 on a Stephenson Locomotive Society (Midland Area) special, ‘The Bulleid Pacific Rail Tour’. The unrebuilt Pacific which was subsequently preserved as part of the National Collection, took the first leg of the tour from Snow Hill to Salisbury where it handed over to ‘Merchant Navy’ No.35017 Belgian Marine which took the train to Westbury. The special was returned to Birmingham by No.7029 Clun Castle, arriving at Snow Hill thirteen hours after it had left .
This day long 450 mile round trip bypassed Bristol Temple Meads on its homeward journey from Westbury with 7029 , " Clun Castle " at its head , arriving at Gloucester Eastgate at 7.30.p.m. some forty minutes behind schedule .
The footplate crew who had brought the Special from Westbury were changed at Gloucester , where water was also taken , before the Special headed back to Birmingham