25th November 1995

Branch Line Society
The Quadri-Decennium

DMU's Used 150 210 (52210+57210) + 153 356

Route : 1T58 throughout

DMU Route
150210 + 153356 Birmingham New Street (West Dock) - Soho South Jn - Soho Diesel Electric Depot Carriage Washer - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick West - Stourbridge Junction [P3]
153356 + 150210 Stourbridge Junction [P3] - Langley Green UGL - Smethwick West - Jewellery Quarter - Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street -
via Up & Down Goods - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley Up Through Siding - Tyseley Sidings Headshunt
150210 + 153356 Tyseley Sidings Headshunt - Tyseley Down Through Siding - Small Heath - Bordesley Jn - St. Andrews Jn - Washwood Heath No.1 Reception - Washwood Heath Up Sidings ("No.5 Dug Out") (2) - Bromford Bridge Down & Up Goods - Park Lane Jn - Sutton Park -
Walsall (Station Avoiding Line) - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton [P1] (3) - Oxley [Down Main] (4)
153356 + 150215 Oxley - Bushbury Jn - Stafford Down Goods (Parcels Platform) - Stafford Salop Branch Siding (Universal Abrasives)
150210 + 153356 Universal Abrasives - Stafford - Colwich Jn - Rugeley - Armitage Jn - via Up & Down Goods Loop to Lichfield High Level Goods Loop Jn -
Lichfield Trent Valley Jn - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent, Leicester Jn
153356 + 150210 Burton-on-Trent, Leicester Jn - Wichnor Jn - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Castle Bromwich Jn via Down Goods - Washwood Heath East Jn - Washwood Heath Down Through Siding - Washwood Heath No.1 - Saltley Loco Inspection Point Headshunt (via No.6 Road)
150210 + 153356 Saltley Loco Inspection Point Headshunt - via No.6 Road - Saltley P.S.B.
153356+ 150210 Saltley P.S.B. - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street [P11]

Notes :
(1) Quadri-Decennium ?? - to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Branch Line Society.
(2) "No.5 Dug Out" is a through siding, not a dead-end as shown in "Quail".
(3) Wolverhampton was booked as "Up & Down Goods Loop" in timing sheet.
(4) Oxley was booked as "No.18 Road" in timing sheet.
(5) An extra ½ mile should be added to distance for the headshunt (¼m each way).

(6) Tour was originally advertised to do the following in addition --
(i) Stourbridge [P3] to [P1] via Goods Loop
(ii) Stourbridge Junction - Pensnett Branch - Kingswinford Jn South (rev)
(iii) Round Oak North GF - Round Oak Rail - Round Oak North GF
(iv) Langley Green UGL - Oldbury Town Branch - Langley Green UGL
(v) Wolverhampton Up & Down Goods Loop
(vi) Oxley Depot (Road 18 to Shed Door)
(vii) Washwood Heath Down Through Siding to GEC Alsthom

Source : Alan Sheppard (On the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.00 Birmingham New Street [West Dock] 09.22d 09.25d
2.13 Soho South Jn 09/26 09/31
? Soho Diesel Electric Depot (via CW) 09.36a ~ 09.41d 09.33 ~ 09.47
2.48 Soho North Jn 09/51 09/55
4.01 Smethwick West 09/54 09/59
11.76 Stourbridge Junction [P3] 10.10a ~ 10.14d 10.12 ~ 10.15
? Cradley Heath 10/24 10/22
? Langley Green Up Goods Loop ? 10.33a ~ 10.38d
? Smethwick West 10/38 10/40
? Jewellery Quarter 10/44 10/45
23.69 Birmingham Snow Hill 10c46a ~ 10c49d 10.47 ~ 10.49
24.08 Birmingham Moor Street 10/51 10/51
26.46 Tyseley Sidings Headshunt (5) 11.01a ~ 11.07d 11.29 ~ 11.30
28.39 St. Andrews Jn 11/15 11/43
29.82 Washwood Heath No.1 (on to No.1 Recp.) 11/20 11/50
30.58 Washwood Heath Up Sidings (No.5 Dug Out) 11.28a ~ 11.33d 11.52 ~ 12.05
31.17 Bromford Bridge (Down & Up Goods) 11/41 12/07
34.15 Park Lane Jn 11/47 12/17
46.20 Walsall (Station avoiding line) 12/07 12/45
48.24 Darlaston Jn 12/12 12/49
51.07 Portobello Jn 12/17 13/09
52.88 Wolverhampton [P1] 12/23 13/17
54.24 Oxley (Down Main) 12.32a ~ 12.37d 13.21 ~ 13.21½
55.38 Bushbury Jn 12/47 13.29 ~ 13.31
67.89 Stafford No.4 12/58 13/46
67.98 Stafford Down Goods 13/00 13.47a ~ 13.48d
? Stafford Salop Branch Sdg. (Universal Abrasives) 13.06a ~ 13.10d 13.52 ~ 13.58
? Stafford [P4] 13/16 14/02
71.48 Whitehouse Jn 13/20 ?
76.64 Colwich Jn 13/24 ?
82.65 Armitage Jn 13/30 ?
87.74 Lichfield Trent Valley Jn (via Dn/Up Goods Loop) 13/36 14/27
92.95 Wichnor Jn 13/49 14.37a ~ 14.50d
97.99 Burton-on-Trent, Leicester Jn 13.55a ~ 13.59d 14.56 ~ 14.57
103.03 Wichnor Jn 14/06 ?
116.29 Kingsbury Jn 14/17 ?
120.29 Water Orton 14/22 ?
122.42 Castle Bromwich Jn (Down Goods) 14/26 ?
? Washwood Heath East Jn 14/34 15.30a ~ 15.32d
? Washwood Heath Down Through Siding 14.38a ~ 14.43d 15.36 ~ 15.38
? Washwood Heath No.1 14/47 15/39
? Saltley L.I.P. Headshunt (via No.6 Rd. Both Ways) 14.57a ~ 15.02d 15.51 ~ 15.56
? Saltley P.S.B. 15.17a ~ 15.21d 16.05 ~ 16.07
127.27 Proof House Jn 15/26 ?
127.98 Birmingham New Street [P11] 15.28a 16.12a


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