11th February 2017

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
The Red Rose

Locos Used 66058 'Derek Clark' & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 21249+35469+3098+3121+1651+3147+3149+3123+1832+4991+4949

Route :
1Z60 : London Victoria to Shrewsbury
1Z63 : Shrewsbury to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
60163 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Central - (via WCML & Northampton) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Telford Central - Wellington - Abbey Foregate Jn - Shrewsbury
60163 Shrewsbury - Abbey Foregate Jn - Wellington - Telford Central - Cosford - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Nuneaton - Rugby - (via Northampton & WCML) - Wembley Central - Willesden West London Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes : 
(1) Banked by 66058 from London Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge. 
(2) Off tour options: visit to the R.A.F. Museum at Cosford or Blists Hill Museum at Ironbridge.
(3) David Lodwick comments: On the return everything went fine until Rugby, where we took water. Then we found out that there were problems on the W.C.M.L. from Watford to Rugby, with the overhead wires down and signalling problems. We proceeded via the Northampton loop slowly as there was a queue of trains in front and behind us. We arrived back at London Victoria 39 minutes late, after one time being 55 minutes late.

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 07.45d [P2] [FL] 07.44 [P2]   21.01a [P2] 21.40
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/49 ?   20/58 [SL] ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/51 [RVL] ?   20/46 [RVL] ?
Longhedge Jn 07/54 ?   20/44 ?
Latchmere Jn 07/57 07/54   20/42 21/29
Kensington Olympia 08/04 08/01   20/36 [P3] 21/24
North Pole Jn 08/08 08/06   20/32 ?
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/09 08/08   20/30 21/21
Willesden West London Jn 08/11 [DR] 08/10   20/28 21/19
Willesden No.7 Jn 08/14 [DR] ?   - -
Wembley Yard South Jn 08/17 [DR] ?   - -
Sudbury Jn 08/18 [DS] 08/17   - -
Wembley Central 08/20 [DS] 08/19   20/23 [UF] 21/14
Harrow & Wealdstone 08/25 [DS] 08/24   20/20 [UF] 21/11
Watford South Jn 08/32 ?   20/13 [US-UF] ?
Watford Junction 08.33a ~ 08.36d [P8] [DS] 08.31 ~ 08.36   20.04a ~ 20.11d [P9] [US] 20.56 ~ 21.03
Bourne End Jn 08/46 [DS] 08/45   19/52 [US] 20/45
Tring 08/53 [DS] 08/52   19*40 ~ 19*45 [P5] [US] 20.35 ~ 20.37
Ledburn Jn 09/01 [DS] 08/57   19/32 [US] 20/27
Bletchley 09/09 [P3] [DS] 09/06   19/22 [P4] [US] 20/17 [P4]
Milton Keynes Central 09.15a ~ 09.18d [P3] [DS] 09.10 ~ 09.17   19.14a ~ 19.17d [P1] [US] 20.08 ~ 20.11
Hanslope Jn 09/27 09/26   19/06 [US] 20/01
Northampton 09/40 [P2] 09/39   18*51 ~ 18*53 [UM] 19/48
Long Buckby 09/52 09/54   18/37 19/10
Daventry North Jn 09/57 10/00   18/32 18/48
Hillmorton Jn 10/01 10/03   18/28 18/45
Rugby 10w04a ~ 10w25d [P1] 10.05 ~ 10.25   18/26 [P6] 18/30?

 

Location Booked Actual
Trent Valley Jn 10/27 10/26
Coventry 10/37 [P3] 10/36
Birmingham International 10*50 ~ 10*58 [P1] 10.52 ~ 10.59
Stechford 11/05 11/07
Aston 11/16 [P1] 11/17
Perry Barr North Jn 11/26 11/25
Bescot Stadium 11c36 ~ 11c38 11.34 ~ 11.36
Darlaston Jn 11/41 11/39
Portobello Jn 11/47 11/43
Wolverhampton 11/57 [P1] 11/57
Wolverhampton North Jn 11/59 11/59
Stafford Road Jn 12/01 12/00
Cosford 12.11a ~ 12.16d 12.08 ~ 12.12
Madeley Jn 12/24 12/20
Telford Central 12.26a ~ 12.31d [P2] 12.22 ~ 12.27
Wellington 12/37 [DM] 12/34
Abbey Foregate Jn 12/57½ ?
Shrewsbury 12.59a [P4] ~ 15.53d [P7] 12.47 [P4] ~ 15.58 [P7]
Abbey Foregate Jn 15/54½ ?
Wellington 16/10 [UM] 16/13
Telford Central 16.17a ~ 16.20d [P1] 16.20 ~ 16.25
Madeley Jn 16/23 16/27
Cosford 16.30a ~ 16.32d 16.33 ~ ?
Stafford Road Jn 16/43 16/48
Wolverhampton North Jn 16/46 16/49
Wolverhampton 16/48 [P4] 16/51
Portobello Jn 16/52 16/56
Darlaston Jn 16/56 17/00
Pleck Jn 16/59 [SL] 17/02
Walsall 17/01 [P1] 17/04
Ryecroft Jn 17/03 17/07
Sutton Park 17/15½ ?
Park Lane Jn 17/21 17/25
Water Orton West Jn 17/23 17/27
Water Orton 17/25 [D&UF] 17/28
Coleshill Parkway 17/28 [P2] 17/30
Whitacre Jn 17/30 17/32
Abbey Jn 17/43 17/46
Nuneaton 17/46 [P7] [US] 17/48
Trent Valley Jn 18/01 18/15
Rugby Sig.RN4184 18w04 ~ 18w24 [US] ?

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z61 : (60163) : Shrewsbury to Coton Hill
5Z63 : (60163) : Coton Hill to Shrewsbury

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Shrewsbury 13.05d [P4] 15.47a [P7]
Coton Hill T.C. 13.09a 15.43d

5Z62 : (60163 with 21249) : Coton Hill - Abbey Foregate Jn - English Bridge Jn - Coton Hill 
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Coton Hill T.C. 13.56d
Shrewsbury 14.00 ~ 14.06 [P7]
Abbey Foregate Jn 14.09 ~ 14.19
English Bridge Jn 14.22 ~ 14.36
Shrewsbury 14/38 [P4]
Coton Hill T.C. 14.42a

5Z64 : (Diesel Loco? with 60163 on rear) : London Victoria to Stewarts Lane Jn
5Z64 : (60163 with Diesel Loco? on rear) : Stewarts Lane Jn to Battersea Loop
5Z64 : (Diesel Loco?) : Battersea Loop to Eastleigh Arlington

Location Booked
London Victoria 21.30d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 21/34
Stewarts Lane Jn 21.39 ~ 21.42
Battersea Loop 21.46 ~ 22.20
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/23
Longhedge Jn 22/26
Latchmere Jn 22/30
Kensington Olympia 22/36
Mitre Bridge Jn 22/40
Willesden West London Jn 22/42
Willesden SW Sidings 22/44
Acton Wells Jn 22/46
South Acton Jn 22/52
Kew East Jn 22/59
Brentford 23/02
Hounslow 23/06
Feltham Jn 23/16
Feltham 23/19
Staines 23/28
Virginia Water 23/37
Addlestone Jn 23/44
Byfleet & New Haw 23/46
Woking 23/50
Woking Jn 23/51
Farnborough Main 23/58
Basingstoke 00/11
Worting Jn 00/15
Winchester 00/30
Eastleigh 00/41
Eastleigh Arlington 00.45a


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