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The '''Warwickshire Railway Society''' was particularly active in the 1960s. During that decade it organised a number of [[Warwickshire Railway Society#Railtours|rail tours, such as "The Hants & Dorset Rail Tour" on 5 September 1965.<ref>[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/650905.html Six Bells Junction]</ref>]. The Society also published the book "Industrial Steam Locomotives of Central England" by RC Evans in 1969.
In 1969, members of the Society and members of the [[Guarantee Company|Severn Valley Railway Company]] jointly formed the [[1501 Pannier Tank Association|15XX Pannier Tank Fund]] to purchase and preserve [[GWR Pannier 1501]].<ref>[https://1501pta.jimdo.com/4-association-history/ 1501 Pannier Tank Association website history]</ref> 1501 was first steamed on 29 May 1997 "''backed by the financial efforts of the Warwickshire Railway Society''".<ref>Quote from SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It also owned [[LMS 27218 Third Open]].
==Railtours==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!data-sort-type="date"| Date!!Tour name !! Route !! Notes !! Reference
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|data-sort-value="12/05/1963" | 12 May 1963|| || Birmingham to Doncaster || || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/630512wr.html Six Bells Junction]|-|data-sort-value="16/08/1964" | 16 August 1964|| Swindon & Eastleigh tour || Sheffield to Swindon and Eastleigh || Featured [[BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia|70000 Britannia]] || [httphttps://www.cornwallrailwaysocietysixbellsjunction.orgco.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc60s/archives/01-2017 Cornwall Railway Society641128wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="11/10/1964" | 11 October 1964||York and Doncaster Tour || Birmingham to York and return || || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/641011wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="28/11/1964" | 28 November 1964|| Carlisle Tour || Birmingham to Carlisle|| || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/630512wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="7/2/1965" | 7 February 1965||Britannia tour|| Birmingham to Crewe|| || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/650207wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="3/4/1965" | 3 April 1965||Great Western Steam Tour|| Birmingham to Swindon|| || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/650403wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="23/5/1965" | 23 May 1965||Merchant Navy Locomotive Tour|| London to Swindon & Eastleigh|| || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/650523wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="12/6/1965" | 12 June 1965|| || Bath Green Park and Bournemouth|| || [http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/sd-bath-to-evercreech.html Cornwall Railway Society archives]
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|data-sort-value="4/9/1965" | 4 September 1965|| Pennine Railtour || Birmingham to Carlisle || With 4472|| [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/650904wr.html Six Bells Junction]|-|data-sort-value="5/9/1965" | 5 September 1965|| The Hants & Dorset Rail Tour || Birmingham to Eastleigh and Weymouth || || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/650905.html Six Bells Junction]|-|data-sort-value="4/10/1965" | 4 October 1965|| || Leeds and Carlisle || With 4472 || [https://simonlathlane.zenfolio.com/p81055344/h7E4F121A#h7e4f121a Simon Lathlane]|-|data-sort-value="13/11/1965" | 13 November 1965|| The Yorkshireman No.1 || Birmingham-Manchester-Darlington-Sheffield-Birmingham || || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/651113wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="27/11/1965" | 27 November 1965|| || London-Nuneaton-Crewe-Wrexham-London || || [https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65463-did-a-merchant-navy-ever-get-north-of-oxford/ RM Web]|-|data-sort-value="11/12/1965" | 11 December 1965||The Waverley|| Birmingham and Edinburgh || || [https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/47899-special-trains-on-the-waverley-route/page/7/&tab=comments#comment-3357306 RM Web], [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/651211wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="12/02/1966" | 12 February 1966||Midlander|| Birmingham and Rugby|| || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/660212wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="2524/6/1966" | 25 24-26 June 1966||The Aberdonian|| || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/660625wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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|data-sort-value="11/06/1967" | 11 June 1967||Farewell to Steam on the L.S.W.R. ||Birmingham to Swanage and Weymouth || || [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/670611wr.html Six Bells Junction]
|data-sort-value="18/5/1968" | 18 May 1968||North Western Steam Tour|| || || [http://www.hall-royd-junction.co.uk/Hall_Royd_Prototype/Copy_Pit_prototype.html Hall Royd Junction]
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|data-sort-value="5/10/1968" | 5 October 1968||South Wales Railtour No.3|| Around Newport ||Class 120 DMU|| [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/681005wr.html Six Bells Junction], [https://www.railcar.co.uk/topic/railtours/1960s DMU Railtours], [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/681005wr.html Six Bells Junction]|-|data-sort-value="17/11/1968" | 17 November 1968||Central Wales Tour|| Birmingham and Central Wales ||Class 101/120 DMU|| [https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/681117wr.html Six Bells Junction]
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==See also==