13th April 1982

Lea Valley Railway Club
The Phantom Pickler

Locos Used 20158, 20169, 45074 & steam: 5000
Stock Used 26012+24676+35477+16177+1861+25260+24687+25823+4367+4483

Route : 1T05 throughout

Loco(s) Route
45074 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Sheet Stores Jn - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Lichfield TV Jn - High Level Goods Loop Jn - Colwich Jn - Stafford
45074 Stafford (1) - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot
20158 + 20169 Bescot - (1) Pleck Jn - Dudley - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Bewdley
?5000? Bewdley - Highley - Bridgnorth
5000 Bridgnorth - Highley - Bewdley
20169 + 20158 Bewdley - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Old Hill - Soho North Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Bar North Jn - Bescot
45074 Bescot - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Saltley - Lifford East Jn - Lifford West Jn - Selly Oak - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Birmingham New Street - Water Orton - Abbey Jn - Midland Jn - Hinckley - Wigston South Jn - (via MML) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Booked route was: Stafford - Rugeley - Hednesford - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Bescot.

Sources : Richard Szwejkowski (joined/left train at Kettering),
Keith Hayward (joined/left the train at Luton)
& LASERman (on the train throughout except SVR)

Photo Review


20158 & 20169 at Bewdley on the SVR (photo: Michael Croxford)


5000 on the SVR at Bewdley (photo: Michael Croxford)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman)

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

St Pancras

07.30d

07.30

 

21.28a

21.32

Finchley Road

07/37

07/37

 

21/21

?

Hendon

07/40½

07/42

 

21/15

21/20½

St Albans City

07/51½

07/55

 

21/02

21/11½

Luton

08.00½a ~ 08.02d

08.04 ~ 08.05

 

20.47a ~ 20.49d

21.00 ~ 21.02

Flitwick

?

?

 

20/38

20/52

Bedford North

08/22½

08/21

 

20/30

20/44½

Sharnbrook

08/27½

08/27½

 

20/23

20/38½

Wellingborough

08/35

08/35

 

20/13½

20/31

Kettering

08.41a ~ 08.43d

08.41 ~ 08.43

 

20.04a ~ 20.06d

20.21½ ~ 20.22½

Desborough North

08/51½

08/51½

 

19/58

20/15½

Market Harborough

08/55½

08/55

 

19/53

20/07½

Kibworth

09/00

09/00

 

19/46

20/03½

 

Location

Booked

Actual

Wigston North Jn

09/10

09/05½

Leicester

09.14a ~ 09.16d

09.12 ~ 09.19½

Syston South Jn

09/23

09/27

Loughborough

09/29

09/32

Trent Jn

09/34½

09/38

Sheet Stores Jn

?

?

Stenson Jn

09/51½

10/00½

Burton on Trent

09/56½

10/07

Wichnor Jn

10/01½

10/13

Lichfield Trent Valley Jn

10/16

10/30

Lichfield Trent Valley

10/20

10/36

Armitage

10/23½

10/41

Colwich

10/28

10/45½

Milford & Brocton

10/32½

10/47

Stafford

10.40a ~ 10.55d

10.54 ~ 11.05

Whitehouse Jn

10/59

DIV

Colwich

11/04½

DIV

Rugeley

11/07

DIV

Hednesford

11/20

DIV

Ryecroft Jn

11/37

DIV

Walsall

11.39a ~ 11.49d

DIV

Pleck Jn

11/51

DIV

Penkridge

DIV

11/12½

Bushbury Jn

DIV

11/20½

Portobello Jn

DIV

11/24

Darlaston Jn

DIV

11/30

Bescot Yard

DIV

11L33½ ~ 11L42½

Bescot Curve Jn

DIV

11/48

Wednesbury

11/55

11/52

Great Bridge

11/58

11/53½

Dudley

12/04

11/59½

Kingswinford Jn

12/12

12/06½

Stourbridge Jn

12/15

12/13½

Kidderminster

12.22 ~ 12.24

12.22 ~ 12.24½

Foley Park

12.29 ~ 12.39

12.29½ ~ 12.36

Bewdley

12.49a ~ 13.15d

12.45 ~ ??.??

Arley

13.29a ~ 13.15d

??.?? ~ ??.??

Highley

13.43a ~ 13.??d

??.?? ~ ??.??

Hampton Loade

13.51a ~ 13.55d

??.?? ~ ??.??

Bridgnorth

14.10a ~15.05d

??.?? ~ 15.07

Hampton Loade

15.20a ~ 15.22d

??.?? ~ ??.??

Highley

15.??a ~ 15.32d

??.?? ~ ??.??

Arley

15.40a ~ 15.44d

??.?? ~ ??.??

Bewdley

15.58a ~ 16.05d

16.04½ ~ 16.16½

Foley Park

16.12 ~ 16.20

16.22 ~ 16.30

Kidderminster

16/25

16/38½

Stourbridge Jn

16/36

17/00

Smethwick West

16/56

17.14½ ~ 17.16

Galton Jn

17/00

17/17

Soho North Jn

17/02

17/20

Soho East Jn

17/04

17/21

Perry Barr West Jn

17/07

17/25

Perry Barr North Jn

17/08

17/26

Bescot

17.17 ~ 17.27

17.36½ ~ 17.49½

Pleck Jn

17/29

17/54½

Walsall

17/31

17/56

Ryecroft Jn

17/33

17/57½

Park Lane Jn

17/59

18/17

Castle Bromwich Jn

18/01

18/19

Landor Street Jn

18/12

18/27

St. Andrews Jn

18/14

18/28

Camp Hill

18/17

18/30

Lifford East Jn

18/22½

18/38

Lifford West Jn

18/24

18/39½

Church Road Jn

18/34

18/52

Birmingham New Street

18.41a ~ 18.44d

18.53 ~ 19.02

Proof House Jn

18/46½

19/04

Landor Street Jn

18/48

19/05½

Water Orton

18/55

19/14

Whitacre Jn

18/59

19/18½

Abbey Jn

19/13

19/34

Midland Jn

19/16

19/37

Glen Parva Jn

19/32

19/52

Wigston South Jn

19.35 ~ 19.37

19.54 ~ 19.55½

Timings continue in first table.

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