15th October 2011

Vintage Trains
The Berks & Hants Aquae Sulis

Loco Used steam : 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Stock Used 35470+99349?+99361?+99353?+3125+5198+5157+9101

Route : 
1Z43 : Solihull to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z45 : Bristol Temple Meads to Solihull

Loco Route
5043 Solihull - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot Parkway - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Newbury Race Course - Heywood Road Jn - Hawkeridge Jn - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
5043 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Solihull

Notes : 
(1) 5043 carried a '80th Anniversary OURS' headboard, for the Oxford University Railway Society.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Solihull 07.05d 22.59a
Dorridge 07.12a ~ 07.16d 22.51a ~ 22.54d
Hatton 07/24 22/43
Warwick Parkway 07.27a ~ 07.31d 22.34a ~ 22.37d
Leamington Spa 07/41 22.07a ~ 22.24d
Fenny Compton 07/52 21/53
Banbury 08/00 21.38a ~ 21.42d
Aynho Jn 08/06 21/30
Heyford 08/11 21/24
Oxford North Jn 08.31a ~ 08.44d ?
Oxford 08.47a ~ 08.51d 21.07a ~ 21.10d
Oxford U&DPL 08w54a ~ 09w45d 20w24a ~ 21w04d
Didcot North Jn 10/01 20/10

 

Location Booked
Didcot Parkway 10.04a ~ 10.17d
Reading West Jn 10/39
Southcote Jn 10/46
Newbury Race Course 11w05a ~ 11w50d [DPL]
Newbury 11/54
Bedwyn 12/09
Woodborough 12/21
Lavington 12/29
Heywood Road Jn 12/38
Hawkeridge Jn ?
Bradford Jn 12/48
Bathampton Jn 13/01
Bath Spa 13.06a ~ 13.11d
North Somerset Jn 13/26
Bristol Temple Meads 13.28a ~ 18.03d
North Somerset Jn 18/12
Bath Spa 18.20a ~ 18.24d
Chippenham 18/48
Wootton Bassett Jn 18/58
Swindon 19.06a ~ 19.17d
Challow 19/34
Wantage Road 19/44
Foxhall Jn 20/06

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z43 : (5043) : Tyseley Warwick Road to Solihull
5Z46 : (5043) : Solihull to Tyseley Warwick Road

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Tyseley Warwick Road 06.25d 23.43a
Small Heath South Jn 06.36a ~ 06.46d 23.24a ~ 23.35d
Solihull 07.02a 23.05d


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