12th February 2023

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (2 trains)

Loco Used steam: 7029 'Clun Castle'
Stock Used 9101+5212+5191+5198+99349+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
7029 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton North Jn - Hatton West Jn - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
7029 Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham Snow Hill
7029 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton North Jn - Hatton West Jn - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
7029 Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 10.00d [P2] 10.01   13.40a [P2] 13.36
Birmingham Moor Street 10.03a ~ 10.07d [P1] [SH] 10.03 ~ 10.07   13.35a ~ 13.37d [P2] 13.32 ~ 13.33
Small Heath South Jn 10/11 [FL] 10/12   13/32 [SH] 13/28
Tyseley 10.13a ~ 10.17d [P1] 10.14 ~ 10.17   13.26a ~ 13.29d [P2] [FL] 13.25 ~ 13.27
Solihull 10/26 10/24   13/20 13/18
Bentley Heath LC 10/32 10/30   13/16 13/16
Dorridge 10/35 [P3] 10/32   13/15 [P2] 13/15
Hatton North Jn 10/49 10/49   13/07 13/08
Hatton West Jn 10*51 ~ 11*05 ? ~ 11.06   13/05 13/06
Bearley Jn 11/21 11/18   12/57 12/59
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.29a [P1] 11.28   12.49d [P1] 12.49

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 14.07d [P2] 14.06   17.12a [P2] 17.09
Birmingham Moor Street 14.10a ~ 14.14d [P1] [SH] 14.08 ~ 14.13   17.06a ~ 17.09d [P2] 17.04 ~ 17.07
Small Heath South Jn 14/18 [FL] 14/19   17/03 [SH] 17/00
Tyseley 14.20a ~ 14.24d [P1] 14.20 ~ 14.21   16.59a ~ 17.00d [P2] [FL] 16.55 ~ 16.58
Solihull 14/30 14/29   16/53½ 16/48
Bentley Heath LC 14/34 14/33   16/50 16/46
Dorridge 14/37 [P3] 14/35   16/48 [P2] 16/45
Hatton North Jn 14/49 14/54   16/40 16/37
Hatton West Jn 14/54 14/56   16/32 16/34
Bearley Jn 15/01 15/05   16/24 16/25
Stratford-upon-Avon 15.10a [P1] 15.11   16.13d [P1] 16.14


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5T50 : (7029 + tour stock) : Tyseley to Birmingham Snow Hill

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 09.00d
Small Heath South Jn 09/07
Birmingham Moor Street 09/10
Birmingham Snow Hill 09.15a [P2]

5T53 : (7029 + tour stock) : Birmingham Snow Hill to Tyseley

Location Booked
Birmingham Snow Hill 17.44d [P2]
Birmingham Moor Street 17/47
Small Heath South Jn 17/51
Tyseley Steam Trust 17.58a


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