6th May 1991

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Velvet Glove

Locos Used 20090, 20120 & 47813
Stock Used 5215+5104+9390+7237+13440+5181+5085+5222+5175+5113

Route : 1Z49 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47813 London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill
20090 + 20120 (1) Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley South Jn
47813 (2) Tyseley South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Galton Jn - Langley Green
20090 + 20120 (1) Langley Green - Smethwick West - Handsworth
47813 (2) Handsworth - Smethwick West
20090 + 20120 (1) Smethwick West - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Madeley Jn - Ironbridge Power Station
47813 Ironbridge - Madeley Jn - Oxley Stafford Road Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford
47813 Stafford - Wednesford - Walsall - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordeley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Lifford West Jn - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley, (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 47813 on rear.
(2) 20090 + 20120 on rear.

Sources : Richard Hughes (on train throughout) & LASERman (joined/left the train at Slough)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(
from LASERman & John Broderick)

M.C

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

M.C
0.00

Paddington

08.05d

?

 

21.16a

?

408.40
5.51

Ealing Broadway

08/12

?

 

21/09

?

402.69
9.01

Southall

08/14

?

 

21/04

?

399.39
18.31

Slough

08.23a ~ 08.25d

08.23½ ~ 08.25 [ML/P2]

 

20.48a ~ 20.50d

20.52½ ~ 20.53½ [P5]

390.09
24.14

Maidenhead

08/33

08/32

 

20/43

20/45

384.26
?

Ruscombe

?

? [RL]

 

?

?

?
30.76

Twyford

08/41

08/38

 

20/38

20/39½

377.44
?

Twyford West

?

? [ML]

 

?

?

?
35.73

Reading

08.46a ~ 08.48d

08.47½ ~ 08.49½

 

20.28a ~ 20.30d

20.31½ ~ 20.32½ [P8]

372.47
?

Scours Lane

?

? [RL]

 

?

?

?
52.61

Didcot East Jn

09/03

09/07

 

20/02

20/16 [RL]

355.59
53.60

Didcot North Jn

09/04

09/08

 

20/01

20/15

354.60
63.27

Oxford

09.13a ~ 09.15d

09.17½ ~ 09.19

 

19.49a ~ 19.51d

20.04 ~ 20.05½

345.13
66.18

Wolvercot Jn

09/19

?

 

?

19/59½

345.13
75.07

Heyford

09/26

?

 

19/35

19/53

333.33
80.78

Aynho Jn

09/31

09/35½

 

19/29

19/47½

327.42
86.02

Banbury

09/35

09/42

 

19/25

19/37

322.38
106.11

Leamington Spa

09.53a ~ 09.55d

10.02 ~ 10.03½

 

19.05 ~ 19.07

19.15 ~ 19.16

302.29
112.00

Hatton

10/04

10/13

 

18/55

18/53½

296.40
118.61

Dorridge

10/11

10/20½

 

18/45

?

289.59
125.71

Tyseley

10/18

10/31½

 

18/29

18/28½

282.49

 

M.C Location

Booked

Actual

128.52

Birmingham Moor Street

10/24

10/38

129.22

Birmingham Snow Hill

10L28a ~ 10L40d

10.40 ~ 10.58½

129.72

Birmingham Moor Street

10/42

11/01/31

132.74

Tyseley South Jn

10.50 ~ 11.00

11.09½ ~ 11.12½

133.69

Small Heath South Jn

11/02

?

135.21

Bordesley Jn

11/04

11/19½

135.47

St Andrews Jn

11/05

?

136.44

Proof House Jn

11/08

11/23

137.18

Birmingham New Street

11c11 ~ 11c20

11.26 ~ 11.32

139.19

Soho South Jn

11/25

11/39

140.77

Galton Jn

11/27

11/41½

142.35

Langley Green

11.32 ~ 11.42

11.44½ ~ 11.49½

143.44

Smethwick West

11/46

11.56 ~ 11.57

145.06

Handsworth

11.54 ~12.25

12.10 ~ 12.16

146.48

Smethwick West

12.36 ~ 12.46

12.36 ~ 12.53

146.72

Galton Jn

12/48

12/54

148.50

Soho South Jn

12/51

12/56½

150.51

Birmingham New Street

12/56

13/01½

151.25

Proof House Jn

12/58

13/04

152.16

Landor Street Jn

13/01

?

156.62

Castle Bromwich Jn

13/06

13/12

157.40

Park Lane Jn

13/08

13/14

169.09

Ryecroft Jn

13/29

13/42

169.51

Walsall

13/31

13/44½

170.36

Pleck Jn

13/33

?

171.37

Darlaston Jn

13/35

13/50

174.36

Portobello Jn

13/38

13/55

176.20

Wolverhampton

13c45 ~ 13c47

14/00½

185.23

Cosford

14/00

?

190.67

Madeley Jn

14t07 ~ 14t08

14/17/35

196.69

Ironbridge Power Station

14L35 ~ 14L55

14.48 ~ 14.56

202.78

Madeley Jn

15t24 ~ 15t25

15/33

208.35

Cosford

15/31

15/38½

216.22

Stafford Road Jn

15/40

15/46½

217.33

Bushbury Jn

15/45

15/54

231.10

Stafford

16.00 ~ 16.20

16.07½ ~ 16.22

237.45

Colwich

16/27

16/30

240.31

Rugeley

16/31

16/33½

245.71

Hednesford

16/47

16/47

255.03

Ryecroft Jn

17/10

17/10

255.53

Walsall

17/12

17/12

257.18

Bescot

17/16

17/15

261.64

Perry Barr North Jn

17/23

17/22½

262.23

Perry Barr West Jn

17/25

17/23½

264.22

Soho East Jn

17/31

17/26½

264.55

Soho South Jn

17/34

17/36

266.56

Birmingham New Street

17c37 ~ 17c40

17.42½ ~ 17.45½

267.30

Proof House Jn

17/42

17/48

268.27

St Andrews Jn

17/46

17/51½

?

Camp Hill

17/49

?

273.20

Lifford East Jn

17/54

18/00

273.45

Lifford West Jn

17*56 ~ 18*02

18/02½

275.15

Selly Oak

18/06

?

278.46

Birmingham New Street

18.13a ~ 18.16d

18.14½ ~ 18.17

279.20

Proof House Jn

18/18

18/20

280.17

St Andrews Jn

18/22

18/23

280.43

Bordesley Jn

18/24

18/24½

Timings continue in first table.

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