4th September 2016

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (2 trains)

Loco Used steam: 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall'
Stock Used 9101+5157+5191+5212+5198+99353?+99361+35470

Route :
1T50 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T51 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill
1T52 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T53 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill

Loco Route
4965 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
4965 Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
4965 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
4965 Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill

(1) This was the last 'Shakespeare Express' for the 2016 season.

Source : Al Wallace (on both trains)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location 1T50/1T51   1T52/1T53
Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 10.28d [P1] 10.31   14.01d [P1] 14.02
Birmingham Moor Street 10.31a ~ 10.33d [P1] 10.33 ~ 10.35   14.04a ~ 14.06d [P1] 14.04 ~ 14.06
Small Heath South Jn 10/37 10/40   14/10 14/11
Tyseley 10.41a ~ 10.43d [P3] 10.41 ~ 10.44   14.14a ~ 14.16d [P3] 14.13 ~ 14.16
Shirley 10/54 10/54 14/24½ 14/25
Whitlock's End 10/56½ 10/57   14/26 14/27
Wood End 11/04 11/06   14/33½ 14/34
Henley-in-Arden 11.16a ~ 11.18d ? ~ 11.17   14.46a ~ 14.48d ? ~ 14.44
Bearley Jn 11/28½ 11/24   14/55 14/51
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.37a ~ 12.41d [P2] 11.33 ~ 12.39   15.04a ~ 16.18d [P2] 14.57 ~ 16.17
Bearley Jn 12/51 12/52   16/29 16/29
Hatton West Jn 12/59 13/00   16/37 16/38
Hatton North Jn 13/01 13/02   16/41 16/40
Dorridge 13/09 [P2] 13/11   16/49 [P2] 16/49
Bentley Heath LC 13/11 13/12   16/50 16/50
Tyseley 13.20a ~ 13.30d [P4] 13.22 ~ 13.30   16.59a ~ 17.01d [P4] 17.00 ~ 17.03
Small Heath South Jn 13/33 13/32   17/04 17/04
Birmingham Moor Street 13.36a ~ 13.38d [P2] 13.37 ~ 13.38   17.07a ~ 17.09d [P2] 17.09 ~ 17.10
Birmingham Snow Hill 13.41a [P1] 13.40   17.12a [P1] 17.13

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5T50 : (4965) : Tyseley Depot to Birmingham Snow Hill
5T53 : (4965) : Birmingham Snow Hill to Tyseley Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Tyseley Depot 09.35d 17.58a
Small Heath South Jn 09/42 17/51
Birmingham Moor Street 09/45 17/47
Birmingham Snow Hill 09.48a [P1] 17.44d [P1]


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