/ Dec ember ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁ 3 4 0 5 1 ▁had ▁its ▁bo iler ▁pressure ▁reduced ▁from ▁. ▁At ▁its ▁next ▁General , ▁six ▁years ▁later , ▁it ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁speed ometer ▁and ▁Autom atic ▁Warning ▁System ▁appar atus , ▁and ▁tender ▁ 3 3 1 6 ▁had ▁its ▁cos met ic ▁high - s ides ▁removed . ▁ ▁Fun eral ▁train ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁died . ▁His ▁state ▁fun eral ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁saw ▁his ▁coff in ▁process ▁up ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁before ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁Water lo o ▁Station . ▁A ▁special ▁train ▁had ▁been ▁laid ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁, ▁seven ▁miles ▁north - west ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁Hand borough ▁was ▁the ▁closest ▁station ▁to ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁Bl ad on ▁where ▁Church ill ' s ▁body ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁inter red . ▁The ▁train ▁compr ised : ▁▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁class ▁ 3 4 0 5 1 ▁W inst on ▁Church ill , ▁ ▁P ull man ▁guard - par l our ▁car ▁ 2 0 8 , ▁ ▁H ear se ▁van ▁S 2 4 6 4 S , ▁ ▁P ull man ▁kitchen - par l our ▁car ▁Car ina , ▁ ▁P ull man ▁kitchen - par l our ▁car ▁L yd ia , ▁ ▁P ull man ▁parl our