26th May 2024
Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (2 trains)
| Loco Used | 47773 & steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' |
| Stock Used | 5157+5198+5177+9101+99361+95403+99349+35470 |
Route :
1Z29 : Derby to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T51 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill
1T52 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z30 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Derby
| Loco | Route |
| 5043 (1) | Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton Sig.LJ1257 |
| 47773 (2) | Hatton Sig.LJ1257 - Hatton West Jn - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 5043 (1) | Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Henley-in-Arden - Shirley - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill |
| 5043 + 47773 | Birmingham Snow Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 5043 (1) | Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Henley-in-Arden - Shirley - Tyseley - (reverse of outward route) - Derby |
Notes :
(1) 47773 on rear.
(2) 5043 on rear.
Source : Nick Bartlett
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Derby | 10.34d [P1] | 10.41 | 19.05a [P1] | 19.02 [P1] | |
| LNW Jn | 10/36½ [DTF] | 10/44 | 19/03 [UTF] | 19/00 | |
| Stenson Jn | 10/41½ | 10/49 | 18/58 | 18/56 | |
| North Stafford Jn | 10/42½ | 10/50 | 18/57 | 18/55 | |
| Clay Mills Jn | 10/45½ | 10/52 | 18/54 | 18/52 | |
| Burton-on-Trent | 10.49a ~ 10.53d [P2] | 10.55 ~ 10.59 | 18.46a ~ 18.50d [P1] | 18.46 ~ 18.49 | |
| Wichnor Jn | 10/59 | 11/06 | 18/41 | 18/41 | |
| Tamworth HL | 11.04a ~ 11.08d [P4] | 11.13 ~ 11.16 | 18.28a ~ 18.32d [P3] | 18.29 ~ 18.34 | |
| Kingsbury Jn | 11/19½ | 11/24 | 18/18 | 18/18 | |
| Whitacre Jn | 11/24½ | 11/29 | 18/12 | 17/56 | |
| Coleshill Parkway | 11.26a ~ 11.30d [P1] | 11.31 ~ 11.33 | 17.40a ~ 17.58d [P2] | 17.45 ~ 17.52 | |
| Water Orton | 11/33 [DW] [ML] | 11/38 | 17/37½ | 17/43 | |
| Castle Bromwich Jn | 11/34½ | 11/39 | 17/35½ | 17/40 | |
| Landor Street Jn | 11/40 | 11/46 | 17/30 [ML] | 17/30 | |
| St Andrews Jn | 11/42 | 11/47 | 17/28 | 17/24 | |
| Bordesley Jn | 11/43 [ML] | 11/48 | 17/27 | 17/23 | |
| Small Heath South Jn | 11/46 [FL] | 11/51 | 17/25 | 17/20 | |
| Tyseley | 11.47a ~ 11.52d [P1] | 11.53 ~ 11.55 | 17.18a ~ 17.22d [P4] [SL] | 17.16 ~ 17.18 | |
| Solihull | 11/56 | 12/01 | - | - | |
| Bentley Heath LC | 11/58½ | 12/05 | - | - | |
| Dorridge | 11/59½ [P3] | 12/07 | - | - | |
| Hatton | 12/08½ [P1] | 12/18 | - | - | |
| Hatton Sig.LJ1257 | 12.11 ~ 12.26 | ? | - | - | |
| Hatton | 12/28½ [P3] | 12/21 | - | - | |
| Hatton West Jn | 12/30½ | 12/24 | - | - | |
| Shirley | - | - | 17/12 | 17/10 | |
| Whitlocks End | - | - | 17/11 | 17/09 | |
| Wood End | - | - | 17/06 | 17/04 | |
| Henley-in-Arden | - | - | 17/01 | 16/59 | |
| Bearley Jn | 12/37 | 12/34 | 16/54 | 16/53 | |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 12.42a [P1] | 12.40 | 16.46d [P1] | 16.45 [P1] |
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 13.45d [P1] | 13.45 | 15.48a [P1] | 15.49 | |
| Bearley Jn | 13/53 | 13/53 | 15/39½ | 15/30 | |
| Henley-in-Arden | 14/00 | 13/58 | 15/30½ | 15/24 | |
| Wood End | 14/05 | 14/04 | 15/23½ | 15/19 | |
| Whitlocks End | 14/10 | 14/09 | 15/16 | 15/12 | |
| Shirley | 14/11 | 14/10 | 15/14 | 15/11 | |
| Tyseley | 14.17a ~ 14.21d [P4] [FL] | 14.15 ~ 14.17 | 15.02a ~ 15.06d [P3] | 15.01 ~ 15.03 | |
| Small Heath South Jn | 14/24 [SH] | 14/19 | 15/01 [FL] | 15/00 | |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 14.28a ~ 14.30d [P2] | 14.24 ~ 14.26 | 14.55a ~ 14.57d [P1] [SH] | 14.53 ~ 14.55 | |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 14.33a [P1] | 14.28 | 14.52d [P1] | 14.51 |
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Associated E.C.S. Workings
3Z29 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Tyseley to Derby
| Location | Booked |
| Tyseley Steam Trust | 09.12d |
| Small Heath South Jn | 09/18 |
| Bordesley Jn | 09/20 |
| St Andrews Jn | 09/21 |
| Landor Street Jn | 09/23 |
| Castle Bromwich Jn | 09/28 |
| Water Orton | 09/33 |
| Coleshill Parkway | 09/36 |
| Whitacre Jn | 09/38 |
| Kingsbury Jn | 09/43 |
| Tamworth HL | 09/49 |
| Wichnor Jn | 09/59 |
| Burton-on-Trent | 10/05 |
| Clay Mills Jn | 10/07 |
| North Stafford Jn | 10/10 |
| Stenson Jn | 10/11 |
| LNW Jn | 10/17 |
| Derby | 10.19a [P1] |
5Z30 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Derby to Tyseley
| Location | Booked |
| Derby | 19.21d [P1] |
| LNW Jn | 19/24 |
| Stenson Jn | 19/29 |
| North Stafford Jn | 19/30 |
| Clay Mills Jn | 19/33 |
| Burton-on-Trent | 19/45 |
| Wichnor Jn | 19/50 |
| Tamworth HL | 19/58 |
| Kingsbury Jn | 20/07 |
| Whitacre Jn | 20/12 |
| Coleshill Parkway | 20/15 |
| Water Orton | 20/18 |
| Castle Bromwich Jn | 20/20 |
| Landor Street Jn | 20/29 |
| St Andrews Jn | 20/31 |
| Bordesley Jn | 20/32 |
| Small Heath South Jn | 20/38 |
| Tyseley Steam Trust | 20.44a |