23rd October 2016

Rail Operations Group
The Class 37/8 Thrash Bash

Locos Used 37800, 37884 & 47815
Stock Used 5929+5964+6042+5985+5950+9520+1200+6051+3364+3390

Route :
1Z37 : Derby to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z38 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Derby

Loco(s) Route
37800 + 37884 (1) Derby - Spondon - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - Loughborough - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Wigston North Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Tunnel Jn - Worcester Foregate Street - Great Malvern - Ledbury - Shelwick Jn - Hereford - Abergavenny - Pontypool & New Inn - Cwmbran - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Chepstow - Lydney - Gloucester - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Tunnel Jn - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Longbridge - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Park Lane Jn - Sutton Park - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Derby

Notes : 
(1) 47815 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Derby 09.00d [P6] 09.00 [P6]   20.14a [P6] 20.21 [P6]
Spondon 09/04 09/05   20/08 20/16
Sheet Stores Jn 09/10 09/10   20/03½ 20/10
Trent South Jn 09/11 09/11   20/02½ 20/10
Loughborough 09/18½ [US] 09/23 [US]   19/53½ [P1] 20/03
Sileby Jn 09/24½ 09/28   19/50 19/59
Syston South Jn 09/29½ 09/31   19/47 19/57
Leicester 09.36a ~ 09.38d [P3] 09.38 ~ 09.39   19.38a ~ 19.40d [P2] 19.48 ~ 19.51
Wigston North Jn 09/48 09/49   19/33½ 19/43
Narborough 09/52½ 09/53   19/28½ 19/38
Croft 09/54½ 09/55   19/26 19/37
Hinckley 10/00½ 10/00   19/21 19/32
Nuneaton 10.08a ~ 10.10d [P6] 10.05 ~ 10.08   19.13a ~ 19.15d [P7] 19.23 ~ 19.26
Abbey Jn 10/11 10/10   19/11½ 19/21
Whitacre Jn 10/19½ 10/21   19/00 19/10
Coleshill Parkway 10/22½ [P1] 10/24   18/57 [P2] 19/08
Water Orton 10/25½ 10/26   18/55 19/06
Landor Street Jn 10*34 ~ 10*39 10/33?   18/49½ 18/58
Proof House Jn 10/45 10/46   18/48 18/56
Birmingham New Street 10.48a ~ 10.54d [P10] 10.50 ~ 10.56   18.44a ~ 18.46d [P8] 18.47 ~ 18.54 [P8]

 

Location Booked Actual
Soho South Jn 11/00 11/01
Soho North Jn 11/00½ 11/02
Galton Jn 11/02 11/05
Smethwick Jn 11/03½ 11/06
Rowley Regis 11/11½ 11/11
Stourbridge Junction 11/24 [P3] 11/26
Blakedown 11/28 11/31
Kidderminster 11/30½ [P2] 11/34 [P2]
Hartlebury 11/34½ 11/37
Droitwich Spa 11/40½ 11/43
Tunnel Jn 11/47½ 11/51
Worcester Foregate Street 11/48½ [P2] 11/56
Henwick 11/49½ ?
Newland East SB 11/54 12/04
Malvern Link 11/56 ?
Great Malvern 11/57 12/07
Malvern Wells 12/01 12/09
Ledbury 12.12 ~ 12.18 12/18?
Shelwick Jn 12/39 12/39
Hereford 12.43a ~ 12.54d [P2] 12.42 ~ 12.54 [P2]
Tram Inn 13/03½ 13/11
Pontrilas 13/08½ ?
Abergavenny 13/19½ 13/29
Little Mill Jn 13/26½ 13/36
Pontypool & New Inn 13/28½ ?
Cwmbran 13/31½ 13/39
Maindee North Jn 13/38½ 13/47
Maindee East Jn 13/47½ ?
Llanwern West Jn 13/50 13/54
Severn Tunnel Junction 13.58 ~ 14.17 [P2] 14/19? [P2]
Chepstow 14/26 14/28
Lydney 14/34 14/36
Awre Jn 14/39 14/42
Gloucester 14.54 ~ 15.01 [P2] 14/55?
Barnwood Jn 15/04½ 15/04
Cheltenham Spa 15/14½ [P2] 15/14
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 15/22 [P1] 15/21
Abbotswood Jn 15/30½ 15/30
Norton Jn 15/32 15/32
Worcester Shrub Hill 15.37a [P1] ~ 17.09d [P2] 15.37 [P1] ~ 17.12 [P?]
Tunnel Jn 17/11 17/13
Droitwich Spa 17/16 17/19
Stoke Works Jn 17/22 17/26
Bromsgrove 17/24½ [P2] 17/29 [P2]
Barnt Green 17/29½ 17/35
Longbridge 17/32 17/37
Kings Norton 17/34½ 17/42
Lifford East Jn 17/36½ 17/43
Bordesley Jn 17/43½ 17/48
St Andrews Jn 17/44 17/50
Landor Street Jn 17/46 17/51
Castle Bromwich Jn 17/51 17/59
Park Lane Jn 17/54½ 18/01
Sutton Park ? ?
Ryecroft Jn 18/14½ 18/19
Walsall 18/16½ 18/21
Pleck Jn 18/18½ 18/22
Bescot Stadium 18/20½ 18/24
Perry Barr North Jn 18/25½ 18/31
Perry Barr West Jn 18/27½ 18/32
Soho East Jn 18/32½ 18/36
Soho South Jn 18/39½ 18/38

Timings continue in first table.

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