9th August 2009

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express

Loco Used steam: 5043 'Earl Mount of Edgcumbe'

Route :

Loco Headcode Route
5043 1S50 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Wilmcote - Stratford-upon-Avon
5043 1S51 Stratford-upon-Avon - Wilmcote - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
5043 1S52 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Wilmcote - Stratford-upon-Avon
5043 1S53 Stratford-upon-Avon - Wilmcote - Claverdon - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. In 2009 this train operated on Sunday's from 5th July to 13th September. 5043 was photographed on the 1S51 and is assumed to have worked all trains on this date.
(2) 1S51 was delayed approx 90mins due to a points failure at Hatton.

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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