30th April 2005

Heartland Rail
Peterborough, Spalding and Lincoln Excursion

Locos Used 47316 & 47714

Route:
1Z47 : Shrewsbury to Peterborough
1Z48 : Peterborough to Shrewsbury

Loco(s) Route
47714 (1) Shrewsbury - Telford - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Syston South Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray - Helpston Jn - Peterborough
47316 (2) Peterborough - Werrington Jn - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn (3) - Sleaford - (3) Sleaford North Jn - Lincoln - West Holmes Jn - Boultham Jn - Newark Crossing East Jn - Newark Nort Gate - Grantham - Peterborough
47714 (1) Peterborough - Werrington Jn - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - Sleaford - Sleaford North Jn - Lincoln - West Holmes Jn - Boultham Jn - Newark Crossing East Jn - Netherfield Jn - Nottingham - Mansfield Jn - Trent - Sheet Stores Jn - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury

Notes :
(1) 47316 on rear.
(2) 47714 on rear.
(3) Was booked to traverse the Sleaford avoider but went via the station instead.


47714 at Wolverhampton (photo: Simon Edwards)

Sources : various including Richard Szwejkowski & Mark Grimes

Timings (Booked Only)
(From Richard Szwejkowski)

M.C

 Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)

M.C
0.00 Shrewsbury 07.59d 21.47a 182.01
10.25 Wellington 08.14a ~ 08.16d 21.33a ~ 21.35d 171.56
14.06 Telford 08.23a ~ 08.25d 21.26a ~ 21.28d 167.75
17.22 Shifnal 08.32a ~ 08.33d 21.17a ~ 21.19d 164.59
20.57 Cosford 08/38 21/14 161.24
25.05 Codsall 08.47a ~ 08.48d 21.06a ~ 21.08d 156.76
29.17 Wolverhampton North Jn 08/54 20/58 152.64
29.60 Wolverhampton 08.56a ~ 08.58d 20.53a ~ 20.57d 152.21
31.44 Portobello Jn 09/02 20/34 150.37
34.43 Darlaston Jn 09/06 20/31 147.38
35.61 Bescot Stadium 09/10 20/30 146.20
36.630 Tame Bridge Parkway 09.12a ~ 09.13d 20.26a ~ 20.27d 145.21
40.18 Perry Barr North Jn 09/17 20/22 141.63
40.57 Perry Barr South Jn 09/18 20/21 141.24
42.56 Soho East Jn 09/22 20/18 139.25
43.09 Soho South Jn 09/29 20/17 138.72
45.10 Birmingham New Street 09.34a ~ 09.40d 20.10a ~ 20.12d 136.71
45.65 Proof House Jn 09/43 20/07 136.17
46.56 Landor Street Jn 09/46 20/06 135.26
52.62 Water Orton 09/53 20/00 129.20

 

M.C

 Location Booked
55.47 Whitacre Jn 09/57
65.26 Nuneaton Abbey Jn 10/10
66.11 Nuneaton 10/13
70.30 Hinckley 10/18
81.61 Wigston North Jn 10/29
84.77 Leicester 10/33
89.68 Syston South Jn 10/40
90.12 Syston East Jn 10/41
99.74 Melton Mowbray 10/51
111.35 Oakham 11/02
114.73 Manton Jn 11/07
121.53 Ketton SB 11/13
131.64 Helpston Jn 11/24
137.26
0.00		 Peterborough 11.29a ~ 11.36d
3.05 Werrington Jn 11/42
16.48 Spalding 12.00a ~ 12.02d
34.35 Sleaford South Jn 12/28
35.70 Sleaford North Jn 12/30
54.63 Lincoln 12.52a ~ 12.54d
55.51 West Holmes Jn 12/56
56.01 Boultham Jn 12/56
70.47 Newark Crossing East Jn 13/14
71.18 Newark North Gate 13/16
81.50 Barkston South Jn 13/24
85.68 Grantham 13/28
91.45 Stoke Jn 13/33
106.42 Tallington Jn 13/44
114.77
0.00		 Peterborough 13.52a ~ 16.40d
3.05 Werrington Jn 16/45
16.48 Spalding 17.03a ~ 17.08d
34.35 Sleaford South Jn 17/37
35.46 Sleaford 17/37
37.74 Sleaford North Jn 17/50
56.67 Lincoln 18.14a ~ 18.16d
57.55 West Holmes Jn 18/19
58.05 Boultham Jn 18/22
72.51 Newark Crossing East Jn 18/41
73.47 Newark Castle 18/44
88.10 Netherfield Jn 19/02
90.61 Nottingham 19/07
91.44 Mansfield Jn 19/09
97.41 Trent 19/16
98.02 Sheet Stores Jn 19/18
100.36 Stenson Jn 19/37
106.53 Burton-on-Trent 19/42
112.16 Wichnor Jn 19/47
119.44 Tamworth HL 19/53
125.25 Kingsbury Jn 19/57

Timings continued in first table.

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