19th July 2009

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express

Loco Used steam: 5972 'Olton Hall'

Route :

Loco Headcode Route
5972 1S50 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Wilmcote - Stratford-upon-Avon
5972 1S51 Stratford-upon-Avon - Wilmcote - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
5972 1S52 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Wilmcote - Stratford-upon-Avon
5972 1S53 Stratford-upon-Avon - Wilmcote - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - above is as booked. In 2009 this train operated on Sunday's from 5th July to 13th September.

Sources : various including Neal Kearns

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Neal Kearns)

Headcode 1S50 1S51   1S52 1S53
Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)   Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Birmingham Snow Hill 10.28d 13.29a   13.58d 17.14a
Birmingham Moor Street 10.31a ~ 10.33d 13.24a ~ 13.26d   14.01a ~ 14.03d 17.07a ~ 17.09d
Small Heath South Jn 10/37 13/21   14/07 17/02
Tyseley 10.41a ~ 10.43d 13.14a ~ 13.16d   14.11a ~ 14.13d 16.55a ~ 16.57d
Dorridge - 13/03   - 16/45
Hatton North Jn - 12/57   - 16/39
Hatton West Jn - 12/55   - 16/36
Shirley 11/04 -   14/23 -
Henley-in-Arden 11.24a ~ 11.26d -   14.42a ~ 14.44d -
Bearley Jn 11/36 12/47   14/52 16/28
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.45a 12.37d   15.01a 16.15d


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