13th April 2013

Vintage Trains
The Moonraker

Loco Used steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 9101+5191+5157+17018+5198+99349+99361+99353+35470

Route :
1Z76 : Solihull to Salisbury
1Z77 : Salisbury to Solihull

Loco Route
5043 Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Wolvercote Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot Parkway - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury
5043 Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Solihull


5043 is seen here arriving into a very wet Salisbury (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Solihull 07.05d 07.06   20.18a 20.20
2.62 Bentley Heath LC 07/11 07/10   20/14 20/16
3.30 Dorridge 07.12a ~ 07.16d [P1] 07.11 ~ 07.12   20.10a ~ 20.12d [P2] 20.12 ~ 20.15
10.11 Hatton 07/24 07/23   20/02 20/04
12.79 Warwick Parkway 07.27a ~ 07.31d [P1] 07.26 ~ 07.29   19.54a ~ 19.56d [P2] 19.54 ~ 19.57
16.18 Leamington Spa 07.42a ~ 08.03d [UM] 07.43 ~ 08.02   19.37a ~ 19.44d [DM] 19.41 ~ 19.47
27.44 Fenny Compton 08/17 08/16   19/23 19/28
36.09 Banbury 08.25a ~ 08.29d [P3] 08.24 ~ 08.26   19.07a ~ 19.10d [P2] 18.54 ~ 19.17
41.15 Aynho Jn 08/36 08/33   19/00 18/47
47.04 Heyford 08/41 08/38   18/53 18/42
53.73 Wolvercote Jn 08/50 08/45   18/44 18/33
59.60 Oxford North Jn 08/52 ?   18.31 ~ 18.39 [GL] ?
60.64 Oxford 08/53 [P1] 08/50   18/27 [TL] 18/28
61.24 Oxford U&DPL 08w56 ~ 09w21 08.54 ~ 09.24   17w53 ~ 18w25 17.55 ~ 18.26
63.18 Kennington Jn 09/24 09/26   17/50 17/52
70.26 Didcot North Jn 09/33 09/33   17/41 17/44
71.13 Didcot Parkway 09.36a ~ 10.37d [P5] 09.36 ~ 10.36 [P5]   17.35a ~ 17.37d [P3] 17.38 ~ 17.39
71.37 Didcot East Jn 10/39 [UR] 10/37   17/33 [DR] 17/36
87.27 Reading West Jn 11/04 11/03   17/17 [DR] 17/19
87.68 Oxford Road Jn 11/06 11/05   17/14 17/11
88.63 Southcote Jn 11/08 11/07   17/11 17/09
97.42 Bramley 11/18 11/16   17/04 17/00
102.32 Basingstoke 11/28 [P2] [DF] 11/26 [P2]   16.50 ~ 16.52  [P3] 16.46 ~ 16.53
104.72 Worting Jn 11/32 11/29   16/46 [UF] 16/41
120.70 Andover 11/50 [P2] 11/43   16/26 [P1] 16/27
137.70 Tunnel Jn 12/06 12/00   16/08 16/09
138.14 Salisbury 12.09a [P4] 12.03 [P4]   16.05d [P4] 16.05 [P4]


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z76 : (5043) : Tyseley Steam Trust to Solihull
5Z77 : (5043) : Solihull to Tyseley Steam Trust

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Tyseley Steam Trust 06.28d 20.50a
Small Heath South Jn 06.34 ~ 06.46 20.35 ~ 20.40
Solihull 07.00a 20.23d

5Z76 : (5043) : Salisbury to Salisbury East Yard
5Z77 : (5043) : Salisbury East Yard to Salisbury

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Salisbury 12.25d 15.55a
Salisbury East Yard 12.30a 15.50d

5Z78 : (5043) : Salisbury East Yard -Laverstock North Jn - Laverstock South Jn - Salisbury East Yard
(loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Salisbury East Yard 13.10d
Tunnel Jn 13/13
Laverstock North Jn 13.15 ~ 13.18
Laverstock South Jn 13.20 ~ 13.23
Tunnel Jn 13/25
Salisbury 13.28 ~ 13.36
Salisbury East Yard 13.41a


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