28th May 2005

Steamy Affairs
The Welsh Marches Express

Locos Used 67017 & Steam: 71000
Stock Used 21245+3223+3240+1671+3110+3100+3144+3149+1813+5008+4946+35469+99141

Route:
1Z60 : Watford Junction - Bristol Temple Meads
1Z61 : Bristol Temple Meads - Watford Junction

Loco(s) Route
?67017? Watford Junction - Milton Keynes Central - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot UDG
71000 Bescot UDG - Walsall - Rycroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bromsgrove - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Foregate Street - Great Malvern - Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Filton Abbey Wood - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
71000 Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Charfield - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill
67017 Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Watford Junction

Notes :
(1) Was originally booked for 60009 'Union of South Africa' (coming on the train at Birmingham International and being routed via Stourbridge Junction) but this loco was unavailable for the tour. Tour re-dated from 29th December 2004 and 21st May 2005.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Watford Junction 06.30d 06.30   23.46a 23.51
Bourne End 06/38 06/37   23/31 23/38
Tring 06/43 06/42   23/22 23/32
Ledburn Jn 06/48 06/48   23/13 23/27
Bletchley 06/55 06/55   23/04 23/18
Milton Keynes Central 07.02a ~ 07.04d 06.59 ~ 07.04   22.57a ~ 23.00d 23.05 ~ 23.07
Hanslope Jn 07/11 07/11   22/49 22/58
Northampton 07.27a ~ 07.29d 07.20 ~ 07.29   22.36a ~ 22.39d 22.43 ~ 22.47
Long Buckby 07.42a ~ 07.44d 07.40 ~ 07.45   22.22a ~ 22.24d 22.28 ~ 22.31
Hilmorton Jn 07/54 07/52   22/10 22/17
Rugby 07.58a ~ 08.00d 07.55 ~ 08.40   22.06a ~ 22.08d 22.12 ~ 22.14
Trent Valley Jn 08/02 08/41   22/04 22/08
Nuneaton 08.18a ~ 08.20d 09.10 ~ 09.20   21.49a ~ 21.52d 21.52 ~ 21.56
Abbey Jn 08/26 09/22   21/46 21/50
Whitacre Jn 08/37 09/34   21/34 21/36
Water Orton 08/41 09/39   21/30 21/32
Landor Street Jn 08/46 09/46   21/22 21/23
Proof House Jn 08/47 09/49   21/20 21/21
Birmingham New Street 08.51a ~ 08.54d 09.52 ~ 09.55   21.14a ~ 21.17d 21.16 ~ 21.19

 

Location Booked Actual
Soho South Jn 08/59 10/01
Soho East Jn 09/01 10/02
Perry Barr West Jn 09/10 10/06
Perry Barr North Jn 09/16 10/08
Newton Jn 09/21 10/15
Bescot UDG 09L24a ~ 09L47d 10.18 ~ 10.32
Bescot Jn 09/50 10/35
Pleck Jn 09/54 10/39
Walsall 09/58 10/41
Ryecroft Jn 10/03 10/43
Park Lane Jn 10/26 11/02
Castle Bromwich Jn 10/30 11/04
Landor Street Jn 10/38 11/11
St Andrews Jn 10/40 ?
Bordesley Jn 10/41 11/14
Kings Norton 10/54 11/23
Longbridge 10/58 11/27
Barnt Green 11/01 11/30
Bromsgrove 11/06 11/33
Stoke Works Jn 11/08 11/44
Droitwich Spa 11/14 11/53
Tunnel Jn 11/20 ?
Eorcester Foregate Street 11/25 12/03
Henwick 11/26 ?
Newland East LC 11/31 ?
Malvern Wells 11/36 ?
Ledbury 11/44 12/40
Shelwick Jn 12/00 ?
Hereford 12.02a ~ 12.50d 13.03 ~ 14.33
Tram Inn 13/00 14/43
Pontrilas 13/06 ?
Abergavenny 13/20 15/03
Little Mill Jn 13/28 15/10
Maindee North Jn 13/46 ?
Maindee East Jn 13/54 ?
Severn Tunnel Junction 14/09 15/35
Severn Tunnel UTG 14/11 ?
Pilning 14/23 15/45
Patchway 14/35 15/51
Filton Abbey Wood 14/38 15/54
Stapleton Road 14/43 15/57
Dr Days Jn 14/45 15/59
Bristol East Jn 14/46 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 14.49a ~ 18.32d 16.01 ~ 18.33
Bristol East Jn 18/34 ?
Dr Days Jn 18/35 18/36
Stapleton Road 18/37 18/37
Filton Abbey Wood 18/45 18/44
Bristol Parkway 18/47 18/51
Westerleigh Jn 18/54 18/58
Yate 18/58 19/03
Charfield 19/09 19/10
Standish Jn 19/17 19/19
Gloucester Yard Jn 19/23 ?
Barnwood Jn 19/26 19/27
Cheltenham Spa 19/32 19/33
Ashchurch 19/38 19/41
Abbotswood Jn 19/47 19/50
Norton Jn 19/52 ?
Worcester Shrub Hill 20L01a ~ 20L20d 20.17 ~ 20.36
Tunnel Jn 20/22 ?
Droitwich Spa 20/29 20/49
Stoke Works Jn 20/34 20/54
Bromsgrove 20/36 20/57
Barnt Green 20/42 21/03
Longbridge 20/47 21/05
Kings Norton 21/02 21/07
Selly Oak 21/07 21.10a ~ ??.??d

Timings continue in first table.

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