18th August 2019
Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (2 trains)
| Loco Used | steam: 7029 'Clun Castle' |
| Stock Used | 5191+5212+5198+9101+5157+99361+99349+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 |
| 7029 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 7029 | Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Hatton West Jn - Hatton North Jn - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill |
| 7029 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 7029 | Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Hatton West Jn - Hatton North Jn - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill |
Source : John Clifford (travelled on 1T52/1T53)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 10.00d [P1] | 10.02 |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P1] [SH] | 10.04 ~ 10.06 |
| Small Heath South Jn | 10/09 [SL] | 10/11 |
| Tyseley | 10.13a ~ 10.15d [P3] | 10.13 ~ 10.15 |
| Shirley | 10/23½ | 10/27 |
| Whitlocks End | 10/25 | 10/29 |
| Wood End | 10/35½ | 10/39 |
| Henley-in-Arden | 10.48a ~ 10.50d | 10.49 ~ 10.50 |
| Bearley Jn | 11/00 | 10/57 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 11.09a ~ 12.41d [P1] | 11.05 ~ 12.41 |
| Bearley Jn | 12/51 | 12/51 |
| Hatton West Jn | 12/59 | 12/59 |
| Hatton North Jn | 13/01 | 13/02 |
| Dorridge | 13/09 [P2] | 13/09 |
| Bentley Heath LC | 13/11 | 13/10 |
| Solihull | 13/15½ | 13/12 |
| Tyseley | 13.22a ~ 13.30d [P2] [FL] | 13.19 ~ 13.30 |
| Small Heath South Jn | 13/33 [SH] | 13/31 |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 13.36a ~ 13.38d [P2] | 13.36 ~ 13.38 |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 13.41a [P1] | 13.42 [P1] |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 14.01d [P1] | 14.02½ [P1] |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 14.04a ~ 14.06d [P1] [SH] | 14.05 ~ 14.06 [P1] |
| Small Heath South Jn | 14/10 [SL] | 14/11 [SL] |
| Tyseley | 14.14a ~ 14.16d [P3] | 14.13½ ~ 14.15½ [P3] |
| Shirley | 14/24½ | 14/26 |
| Whitlocks End | 14/26 | 14/28 [P2] |
| Wood End | 14/33½ | 14/36½ [P2] |
| Henley-in-Arden | 14.48a ~ 14.50d | 14.44 ~ 14.50 [P2] |
| Bearley Jn | 14/57 | 14/57½ |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 15.08a ~ 16.18d [P1] | 15.05 ~ 16.21 [P1] |
| Bearley Jn | 16/29 | 16/31 |
| Hatton West Jn | 16/37 | 16/39½ |
| Hatton North Jn | 16/41 | 16/41 |
| Dorridge | 16/49 [P2] | 16/49 [P2] |
| Bentley Heath LC | 16/50 | 16/50 |
| Solihull | 16/54½ | 16/52 |
| Tyseley | 17.01a ~ 17.02d [P2] [FL] | 16.59 ~ 17.01 [P2] [FL] |
| Small Heath South Jn | 17/05 [SH] | 17/02½ [SH] |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 17.08a ~ 17.10d [P2] | 17.08 ~ 17.10½ [P2] |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 17.13a [P1] | 17.12 |
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Associated E.C.S. Workings
5T50 : (7029) : Tyseley to Birmingham Snow Hill
5T53 : (7029) : Birmingham Snow Hill to Tyseley
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Tyseley Steam Trust | 09.00d | 17.58a |
| Small Heath South Jn | 09/07 | 17/51 |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 09/10 | 17/47 |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 09.15a [P1] | 17.44d [P1] |