22nd May 1982

Great Western Society
The Salopian I

Locos Used at least 25044, 25221, 47159 & steam: 4930 'Hagley Hall', 5000, 7029 'Clun Castle' & 92220 'Evening Star'
Stock Used Booked to be formed: SK+TSO+TSO+BSK+CK+TSO+TSO+SK (1)

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47159 London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway
92220 Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge
25044 + 25221 Dorridge - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Galton Jn - Old Hill - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Bewdley
4930 Bewdley - Highley - Bridgnorth
5000 Bridgnorth - Highley - Bewdley
25044 + 25221 Bewdley - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Kingswindford - Dudley - Great Bridge - Bescot Curve Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Saltley
7029 Saltley - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot Parkway
????? Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Stock was presumably increased to load 9 in total with the inclusion of the steam loco support coach when 92220 or 7029 were hauling the train.
(2) Photographic evidence shows 7029 carried a GW-style 'Z39' stencil headcode; was this train thus running as 1Z39 (throughout)?


Ian McDonald's ticket

Source : Ian McDonald

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paddington 07.40d [ML] 23.25a
Ealing Broadway 07/47 23/15
Southall 07/50 23/12
Slough 07/57 23/02
Maidenhead 08.02a ~ 08.03d 22.56a ~ 22.57d
Twyford 08/09 22/49
Reading 08.14a ~ 08.15d 22.42a ~ 22.44d
Didcot East Jn ? ? [RL]
Didcot Parkway 08L30a ~ 08L52d 22L10a ~ 22L25d
Oxford 09.12a ~ 09.15d 21.49a ~ 21.50d
Wolvercot Jn 09/20 21/44
Heyford 09/40 21/26
Aynho Jn 09/48 21/18
Banbury 09w56a ~ 10w35d 20w36a ~ 21w06d
Leamington Spa 11/03 20/06
Hatton 11/13 19/57
Dorridge 11L25 ~ 11L45 [PL] 19/48
Tyseley 11*59 ~ 12*00 19*37 ~ 19*38
Bordesley Jn 12/05 19/32
St Andrews Jn 12/06 19/31
Landor Street Jn - 19/29
Saltley - 19L13 ~ 19L28
Castle Bromwich Jn - 19/05
Park Lane Jn - 19/03
Ryecroft Jn - 18/45
Walsall - 18c39 ~ 18c41
Pleck Jn - 18/37
Bescot Curve Jn - 18/35
Wednesbury - 18/31
Great Bridge - 18/28
Dudley - 18/19
Kingswinford - 18/08
Proof House Jn 12/10 -
Birmingham New Street 12c13 ~ 12c15 -
Soho South Jn 12/21 -
Galton Jn 12/23 -
Stourbridge Junction 12/38 17/58
Kidderminster 12/48 17/50
Foley Park 12.53 ~ 12.58 17.40 ~ 17.45
Bewdley 13.08a ~ ??.??d ??.??a ~ 17.30d
Bridgnorth ??.??a ??.??d


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