29th September 2024

Branch Line Society
The Class 323 Farewell

EMUs Used 323222 (64022+72222+65022) + 323221 (65021+72221+64021)

Route :
 1Z23 : Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z32 : Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street

EMUs Used Route
323222+323221 Birmingham New Street - Five Ways - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove
323221+323222 Bromsgrove - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Perry Barr - Perry Bar West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Searchlight Lane Jn - Crewe - Runcorn - Liverpool Lime Street
323222+323221 Liverpool Lime Street - Runcorn - Crewe - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Norton Bridge East Chord - Stafford - Rugeley Trent Valley - Hednesford - Walsall - Perry Bar North Jn - Perry Barr West - Soho East Jn - Soho South Jn - Monument Lane Loop - Birmingham New Street - Birmingham International - Coventry
323221+323222 Coventry - Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) Charity Railtour raising money for Scotty's Little Soldiers & Brain Tumour Research.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham New Street 08.22d [P10] 08.22½d [P10]   09*12 ~ 19*16 [P5A][WL] 09.14a ~ 09.18d [P7][UC]
Holliday Street Tunnel ? ?   ? 09.06½ ~ 09.12
Five Ways 08/25 [P2] 08/25½ [P2]   09/06 [P1] 09/04½ [P1]
Selly Oak 08/28½ [P2] 08/29 [P2]   09/02½ [P1] 09/01½ [P1]
Kings Norton 08/31 [SL] 08/31½ [DS]   09/00 08/59
Longbridge 08/33½ [P2][FL] 08/34½   08/57½ [P1][SL] 08/56½ [P1]
Barnt Green 08.37½a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.37½a ~ 08.39d [P2]   08/54½ [P1][FL] 08/53½ [P1]
Bromsgrove 08.44½a ~ [P1] 08.44a ~ [P1]   ~ 08.49½d [P1] ~ 08.49d [P1]

 

Location Booked Actual
Proof House Jn 09/18 09/20
Aston 09/22 [P1] 09/23½ [P1]
Perry Barr 09/25 [P2] 09/26 [P2]
Perry Barr West Jn 09/27½ 09/27½
Soho East Jn 09/30½ 09/31
Soho North Jn 09/32½ 09/32½
Galton Jn 09/33½ 09/34½
Dudley Port 09/38 [P2] 09/37
Tipton 09/39 [P2] 09/38 [P2]
Coseley 09/40½ [P2] 09/39 [P2]
Crane Street Jn ? 09.44 ~ 09.46
Wolverhampton 09/44 [P4] 09/47½ [P4]
Wolverhampton North Jn 09/46½ 09/49
Bushbury Jn 09/48 09/50
Penkridge 09/53½ [P1] 09/52 [P1]
Stafford Trent Valley Jn 10/00 [SL] 10/01 [DSS]

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stafford 10.01½a ~ 10.03½d [P5][SL] 10.02a ~ 10.04½d [P5]   15.00½a ~ 15.07d [P1][FL] 14.55½a ~ 15.07d [P1]
Little Bridgeford Jn 10/07 10/08  
Norton Bridge   14/55 [FL] 14.42 ~ 14.46
Serachlight Lane Jn 10/08 [SL] 10/08½ [DS]  
Madeley 10/16 [SL] 10/15½ [DS]  
Crewe Basford Hall Jn 10/21 [FL] 10/20½  
Yarnfield Jn   14/51 [EC] 14/39 [NBEC]
Stone   14/45½ [P2] 14/35½ [P2]
Stoke Jn   14/30 14/30
Stoke-on-Trent   14*18 ~ 14*28 [A] 14.19 ~ 14.29 [P1]
Kidsgrove   14/11 [P3] 14/11½ [P3]
Alsager   14/08 [P2] 14/07½ [P2]
Barthomley Jn   14/06 14/04½
Crewe North Stafford Jn   14/01 [UDP] 14/00 [UDP]
Crewe 10/22½ [DFL] 10.28 ~ 10.33 [DF]   13*40 ~ 13*57½ [P5] 13p42½a ~ 13p59d [P5]
Crewe Coal Yard 10/23 [SL] 10/34½ [DF-DS]   13/39 [FL] 13/39 [UF]
Winsford 10/29½ [P2][FL] 10.41 ~ 10.44 [DM]   13/33½ [P1][FL] 13/34 [UF]
Hartford Jn 10/33½ [SL] 10/52 [DS]   13/29 [FL] 13/30 [UM]
Acton Bridge 10*36 ~ 10*36 [P3][FL] 10/54½ [DS]   13/26 [P1][SL] 13/27 [US]
Weaver Jn 10/38 10/56   13/24½ [FL] 13/24½
Halton Jn 10/41 10/59½   13/21 13/21½
Runcorn 10/42 [P2] 11/02 [P2]   13/20 [P1] 13/20½ [P1]
Ditton East Jn 10/44½ [FL] 11/04 [DDF]   13/17 13/18
Liverpool South Parkway 10/48½ [P2][FL] 11/09½ [P2][DDF]   13/13 [P1][FL] 13/14 [P1][UDF]
Wavertree Jn 10/51½ [FL] 11/13   13/10 [FL] 13/11 [UDF]
Former Edge Hill S.B. 10/53½ [FL] 11/15½ [DDF]   13/08½ [FL] 13/09½ [UDF]
Edge Hill 10/54 [P4][FL] 11/16 [P4]   13/08 [P2][FL] 13/09 [P3]
Liverpool Crown Street Jn 10/55½ [DSL] 11/17 [DDF-UDF-DCM-UCM]   13/06 [SL] 13/08 [UDF]
Liverpool Lime Street 10.58a ~ [P2] 11.22a ~ [P1]   ~ 13.04d [P2][USL] ~ 13.05d [P1]

 

Location Booked Actual
Stafford South Jn 15/08½ [SL] 15/07½
Stafford Trent Valley Jn 15/09 [SL] 15/08½
Whitehouse Jn 15/11½ [FL] 15/11
Colwich 15/15 [SL] 15/16
Rugeley North Jn 15/17½ [UDR] 15.18½ ~ 15.20 [US-UC]
Rugeley Trent Valley 15*18½ ~ 15*18½ [P1] 15.21½ ~ 15.22½
Rugeley Power Station Jn 15/20 15/24
Hednesford 15/25 [P1] 15/29 [P1]
Mid Cannock Jn 15/28 15/31½
Bloxwich 15/32½ [P1] 15/36 [P1]
Ryecroft Jn 15/35½ 15/39½
Walsall 15p37a ~ 16p12d [P2][SL] 15p41a ~ 16p12d [P2]
Pleck Jn 16/14½ 16/13½
Bescot Stadium 16/16 [P1] 16/15½ [P1]
Perry Barr North Jn 16/23 16/20½
Perry Barr West Jn 16/24½ 16/21½
Soho East Jn 16/28½ 16/25½
Soho South Jn 16/32 16.26 ~ 16.28
Monument Loop 16/35 [Loop] 16/31½ [Loop]
Sig.4182 ? 16.34 ~ 16.37½

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham New Street 16*39 ~ 16*42 [P2A][WL] 16.39a ~ 16.44d [P2]   17.42a [P3M] 18.07½a [P6]
Proof House Jn 16/44 16/46 [UpC]   17/39½ 18/03
Grand Jn 16/44½ 16/46½   17/39 18/02
Stechford 16/49½ [P2] 16/49½   17/35 [P1] 17/59 [P1]
Birmingham International 16/53½ [P2] 17.04 ~ 17.05 [P2]   17*23½ ~ 17*30½ [P3] 17.44a ~ 17.55d [P2]
Berkswell 16/57½ [P2] 17/10 [P2]   17/16½ [P1] 17/36½ [P1]
Coventry 17.05 ~ [P4] 17.16a ~ [P4]   ~ 17.11½ [P4] ~ 17.24½d [P4]


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S. Workings

5Z23 : Soho L.M.D. to Birmingham New Street
5Z32 : Birmingham New Street to Soho L.M.D.

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Soho L.M.D. 08+05 07+57½ [Rd.11]   18+03 18+34½ [Rd.4]
Washer Road ? 08/00   ? 18+26½ ~ 18+31½
Soho North Jn 08+10 ~ 08+12 08+02 ~ 08+10   17+57½ DIV
Soho South Jn 08/13 08/11   17/57 18/20
Birmingham New Street 08+17 [P10] 08+15½ [P10]   17+53 [P3M] 18+14½ [P6]


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