28th December 2003

Vintage Trains
The Mince Pie Special

Loco Used steam: 9600
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z55 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Birmingham Snow Hill
1Z56 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z57 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington Spa
1Z58 : Leamington Spa to Nuneaton
1Z59 : Nuneaton to Leamington Spa
1Z60 : Leamington Spa to Birmingham Snow Hill
1Z61 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
9600 Tyseley Warwick Road - Birmingham Snow Hill
9600 Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
9600 Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Hatton - Leamington Spa
9600 Leamington Spa - Kenilworth - Coventry - Bedworth - Nuneaton
9600 Nuneaton - Bedworth - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa
9600 Leamington Spa - Hatton - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill
9600 Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes :
(1) Advertised as last mainline run for 7760 but 9600 was substituted.


9600 passes through Leamington Spa (photo: Clive Hanley)


9600 at Nuneaton (photo: Clive Hanley)

Sources : various including Clive Hanley

Timings (Booked Only)

Location Booked
Tyseley Warwick Road 09.58d
Birmingham Snow Hill 10.16a ~ 10.38d
Tyseley 10.49a ~ 10.52d
Shirley 11.02a ~ 11.04d
Henley-in-Arden 11/22
Bearley Jn 11/31
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.40a ~ 12.37d
Bearley Jn 12/48
Hatton 13/03
Leamington Spa 13.18a ~ 14.30d
Kenilworth 14/41
Coventry 14/52
Bedworth 15/04
Nuneaton 15.15a ~ 16.05d
Bedworth 16/18
Coventry 16/33
Kenilworth 16/43
Leamington Spa 17.05a ~ 18.05d
Hatton 18/14
Dorridge 18/25
Tyseley 18/38
Birmingham Snow Hill 18.49a ~ 19.14d
Tyseley Warwick Road 19.31a


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