4th April 2014

Vintage Trains
The Great Spaghetti Western

Loco Used steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 96100+9101+17018+5198+99353?+99361+99349?+35470

Route : 
1Z59 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Leicester
1Z60 : Leicester to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
5043 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester
5043 Leicester - Syston South Jn - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Castle Donnington - Stenson Jn - North Stafford Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes:
(1) This tour was a loaded test run for 5043 and featured an Italian Meal on board.
(2) 5043 carried 'The Italian Job' headboard.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road  17.30d 17.26
Small Heath South Jn 17/37 17/36
Bordesley Jn 17/42 17/40
St Andrews Jn 17/44 17/41
Landor Street Jn 17/47 17/42
Water Orton 18/08 18/08
Coleshill Parkway 18.12a ~ 18.14d [P2] 18.11 ~ 18.14
Whitacre Jn 18/17 18/17
Abbey Jn 18/30 18/29
Nuneaton 18/32 [P7] 18/31
Hinckley 18/37 18/37
Croft 18/43 18/42
Wigston North Jn 18/50 18/50
Leicester 18.56a ~ 19.05d [P2] 18.57 ~ 19.05 [P2]
Humberstone Road 19/07 19/07
Syston South Jn 19/10 19/11
Sileby Jn 19/14 19/14
Loughborough 19/19 [P1] 19/18 [P1]
East Midlands Parkway 19/28½ 19/24
Trent South Jn 19/30 19/25
Sheet Stores Jn 19/31 19/26
Castle Donnington 20/04 19/33?
Stenson Jn 20/19 20/19
North Stafford Jn 20/20 20/21
Clay Mills Jn 20/24 20/25
Burton-on-Trent 20/27 [P2] 20/27
Wichnor Jn 20/33 20/32
Tamworth HL 20/41 20/45
Kingsbury Jn 20/49 20/54
Whitacre Jn 21/00 21/00
Coleshill Parkway 21.04a ~ 21.07d [P1] 21.03 ~ 21.04
Water Orton 21/11 21/09
Landor Street Jn 21/20 21/18
St Andrews Jn 21/22 21/21
Bordesley Jn 21/24 21/22
Small Heath South Jn 21/30 21/29
Tyseley Warwick Road 21.36a 21.35


Back to "The Railtour Files"