5th April 2008

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The Severn Valley Sunrise

Locos Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & 67006 'Royal Sovereign'
Stock Used 5366+1863+5009+3107+3140+1671+3112+3122+21272

Route:
1Z67 : Stevenage to Kidderminster
1Z76 : Kidderminster to Stevenage

Loco(s) Route
67005 (1) Stevenage - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Goods & Mineral Jn - Camden Road East Jn - Camden Jn - Willesden WL Jn - Willesden SWS - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - West Ealing Jn - Slough - Tywford - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Hartlebury - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Rowley Regis - Galton Bridge HL - Jewellery Quarter - Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley - Dorridge - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Bicester North - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - Gerrards Cross - South Ruislip - Greenford West Jn - Greenford South Jn - West Ealing Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Stevenage

Notes :
(1) 67006 on rear.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Other trains in use on the Severn Valley included;

Loco Stock
7812 80972+43600+43612+14068+24105+643+52255+3083
88 2300+27270+26986+149+24617+27220+12992+27218
E6006 9369+3930+9055+6562+1116+1146

Source : Robert Frise (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robert Frise)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Stevenage 06.47d 21.57a 346.69
3.52 Woolmer Green Jn 06/52 21/53 343.17
7.20 Welwyn Garden City 06/56 21/51 339.49
14.68 Potters Bar 07.04a ~ 07.07d 21.41a ~ 21.43d 332.01
22.47 Alexandra Palace 07/16 21/29 324.22
25.04 Finsbury Park 07.24a ~ 07.28d 21.20a ~ 21.23d 321.65
26.51 Goods & Mineral Jn 07/34 21/15 320.08
27.15 Camden Road East Jn 07/39 21/09 319.54
28.30 Camden Jn 07/44 21/04 318.39
31.79 Willesden WL Jn 07/50 21/04 314.70
32.65 Willesden SWS 07/51 21/00 314.04
33.35 Acton Wells Jn 07/53 20/58 313.34
34.07 Acton Main Line 07/55 20/56 312.62
35.42 Ealing Broadway 07.58a ~ 08.00d 20.52a ~ 20.54d 311.27

 

M.C Location Booked
38.72 Southall 08/07
41.11 Airport Jn 08/12
48.22 Slough 08/26
54.05 Maidenhead 08/31
60.67 Twyford 08/38
65.64 Reading 08/44
82.75 Didcot Parkway 08c59 ~ 09c01
83.41 Foxhall Jn 09/03
90.08 Wantage Road 09/12
93.66 Challow 09/15
96.25 Uffington 09/17
107.09 Swindon 09/27
108.06 Swindon Loco Yard 09/29
120.65 Kemble 09/40
128.50 St Mary's Crossing 09/58
136.60 Standish Jn 10/06
142.70 Gloucester Yard Jn 10/15
143.57 Barnwood Jn 10/16
149.20 Cheltenham Spa 10/22
156.31 Ashchurch 10/29
167.18 Abbotswood Jn 10/38
168.00 Norton Jn 10/40
171.05 Worcester Shrub Hill 10/57
171.52 Tunnel Jn 10/58
176.64 Droitwich Spa 11/03
182.46 Hartlebury 11/09
186.20 Kidderminster 11.14a ~ 17.19d
189.25 Blakedown 17/24
192.79 Stourbridge Junction 17/29
196.17 Rowley Regis 17/44
200.74 Smethwick West 17/49
201.10 Galton Bridge HL 17/50
204.27 Jewellery Quarter 17/56
204.75 Birmingham Snow Hill 18/01
205.45 Birmingham Moor Street 18/03
207.52 Small Heath South Jn 18/07
208.26 Tyseley 18/10
215.36 Dorridge 18*33 ~ 18*52
222.17 Hatton 19/00
228.06 Leamington Spa 19/8
239.35 Fenny Compton 19/19
248.15 Banbury 19c28 ~ 19c30
253.19 Aynho Jn 19/36
262.21 Bicester North 19/49
280.67 Princes Risborough 20/09
284.10 Saunderton 20/13
289.08 High Wycombe 20/19
298.19 Gerrards Cross 20/27
303.49 West Ruislip 20/33
305.30 South Ruislip 20/36
308.02 Greenford West Jn 20/40
308.33 Greenford South Jn 20/42
309.71 Drayton Green 20/48
310.42 West Ealing 20/50

Timings continue in first table.

Severn Valley Timetable (1960s event)

Location Booked Booked Booked Booked
Kidderminster 12.00d 12.45d 13.30d 14.15d
Bewdley 12.16 13.01 13.46 14.31
Arley 12.33 13.18 14.03 14.48
Highley 12.42 13.26 14.12 14.57
Hampton Loade 12.57 13.42 14.27 15.12
Bridgnorth 13.14a 13.59a 14.44a 15.29a
 
Bridgnorth 13.20d 14.05d 14.50d 15.35d
Hampton Loade 13.42 14.27 15.12 15.57
Highley 13.50 14.35 15.20 16.05
Arley 14.07 14.52 15.37 16.22
Bewdley 14.26 15.11 15.56 16.41
Kidderminster 14.37a 15.22a 16.07a 16.52a


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