14th July 2024

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (2 trains)

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 7029 'Clun Castle'
Stock Used 35470+99349+99971+99361+9101+17018+5198+5212

Route :
1Z73 : Leicester to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z74 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill
1Z75 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z76 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Leicester

Loco(s) Route
7029 (1) Leicester - Wigston North Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - 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
7029 (1) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Henley-in-Arden - Shirley - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
7029 + 47773 Birmingham Snow Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Stratford-upon-Avon
7029 (1) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Henley-in-Arden - Shirley - Tyseley - (reverse of outward route) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) 47773 on rear.
(2) 7029 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Richard McQuade

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leicester 10.23d [P1] [UF] 10.23   18.41a [P2] 18.40
Wigston North Jn 10/29 10/30   18/36 [DF] 18/34
Croft 10/38 10/38   18/27 18/23
Hinckley 10/45 10/46   18/20 18/16
Nuneaton 10.51a ~ 10.55d [P6] 10.51 ~ 10.54 [P6]   18.07a ~ 18.11d [P7] 18.03 ~ 18.08 [P7]
Abbey Jn 10/59 10/57   18/03 18/01
Whitacre Jn 11/10 11/12   17/51 17/47
Coleshill Parkway 11.12a ~ 11.16d [P1] 11.14 ~ ?   17.43a ~ 17.47d [P2] 17.41 ~ 17.45
Water Orton 11/18½ [DW] [ML] 11/21   17/40 17/39
Castle Bromwich Jn 11/20 11/23   17/38 17/36
Landor Street Jn 11/25 11/30   17/32 [ML] 17/30
St Andrews Jn 11/27 11/31   17/30 17/29
Bordesley Jn 11/28 [ML] 11/32   17/29 17/28
Small Heath South Jn 11/31 [FL] 11/36   17/27 17/24
Tyseley 11.32a ~ 11.36d [P1] 11/38?   17.20a ~ 17.24d [P4] [SL] 17.19 ~ 17.22
Solihull 11/39½ 11/42   - -
Bentley Heath LC 11/42 11/46   - -
Dorridge 11/43 [P3] 11/49   - -
Hatton 11/50 [P1] 11/57   - -
Hatton Sig.LJ1257 11.51 ~ 12.01 ? ~?   - -
Hatton 12/03 [P3] 12/05   - -
Hatton West Jn 12/05 12/07   - -
Shirley - -   17/13½ 17/13
Whitlocks End - -   17/12 17/12
Wood End - -   17/08 17/09
Henley-in-Arden - -   17/03 17/03
Bearley Jn 12/20 12/14   16/55 16/57
Stratford-upon-Avon 12.29a [P1] 12.29 [P1]   16.50d [P1] 16.49 [P1]

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stratford-upon-Avon 13.36d [P1] 13.36 [P1]   15.54a [P1] 15.56 [P1]
Bearley Jn 13/41 ?   15/45 15/49
Hatton West Jn 13/49 DIV   - -
Hatton North Jn 13/50 DIV   - -
Dorridge 13/58 [P2] DIV   - -
Bentley Heath LC 14/00 DIV   - -
Solihull 14/03½ DIV   - -
Henley-in-Arden DIV ?   15/37 15/42
Wood End DIV ?   15/32 15/37
Whitlocks End DIV 14/12   15/28 15/29
Shirley DIV ?   15/27 15/27
Tyseley 14.09a ~ 14.13d [P2] [FL] 14.19 ~ 14.21   15.19a ~ 15.22d [P3] 15/17?
Small Heath South Jn 14/15 [SH] 14/22   15/16 [FL] 15/15
Birmingham Moor Street 14.21a ~ 14.25d [P2] 14.28 ~ 14.29   15.10a ~ 15.13d [P1] [SH] 15.08 ~ 15.10
Birmingham Snow Hill 14.29a [P2] 14.31   15.08d [P2] 15.06


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z73 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Tyseley to Leicester

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 08.49d
Small Heath South Jn 08/55
Bordesley Jn 08/57
St Andrews Jn 08/58
Landor Street Jn 09/00
Castle Bromwich Jn 09/05
Water Orton 09/07
Coleshill Parkway 09/10
Whitacre Jn 09/12
Abbey Jn 09/26
Nuneaton 09/29
Hinckley 09/36
Croft 09/42
Wigston North Jn 09/50
Leicester 09.55a [P1]

5Z76 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Leicester to Humberstone Road
5Z76 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Humberstone Road to Tyseley

Location Booked
Leicester 18.57d [P2]
Leicester North Jn 18/58
Leicester Humberstone Road 19.00 ~ 19.12 [GL]
Leicester North Jn 19/15
Leicester 19.17 ~ 19.23 [P3]
Wigston North Jn 19/28
Croft 19/38
Hinckley 19/46
Nuneaton 19/51
Abbey Jn 19/53
Whitacre Jn 20/04
Coleshill Parkway 20/07
Water Orton 20/09
Castle Bromwich Jn 20/11
Landor Street Jn 20/16
St Andrews Jn 20/18
Bordesley Jn 20/19
Small Heath South Jn 20/22
Tyseley Steam Trust 20.23a


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