16th December 2005

Vintage Trains
(Christmas Lunch Excursion)

Loco Used steam : 4472 'Flying Scotsman'
Stock Used ?????

Route : 1Z72 throughout

Loco Route
4472 Dorridge - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - Water Orton - Nuneaton - Leicester - Sheet Stores Jn - North Stafford Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth - Water Orton - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge


'Flying Scotsman' is captured leaving Solihull (photo: Martin Williams)

Sources : Richard Rooker, Peter Lawrence & Martin Williams

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual
Dorridge 10.00d 10.02
Solihull 10.09a ~ 10.11d 10.14 ~ 10.18
Tyseley 10.18a ~ 10.20d 10.27 ~ 10.32
Small Heath South Jn 10/23 10/33
Bordesley Jn 10/28 10/40
St Andrews Jn 10/29 10/42
Landor Street Jn 10/41 10/43
Water Orton 10/50 10/52
Whiteacre Jn 10/57 10/55
Abbey Jn 11/10 11/08
Nuneaton 11/13 11/09
Hinckley 11/22 11/15
Wigston North Jn 11/40 11/28
Leicester 11/45 11/33
Leicester North Jn 11/46 ?
Humberstone Road 11w29a ~ 12w29d ? ~ ?
Humberstone Road Jn 12/30 ?
Syston South Jn 12/36 12/27
Sileby Jn 12/40 12/30
Loughborough 12/45 12/37
Ratcliffe Jn 12/59 12/53
Trent South Jn 13/01 12/56
Sheet Stores Jn 13/03 12/57
Stenson Jn 13/30 13/20
North Stafford Jn 13/31 13/21
Clay Mills Jn 13/36 13/27
Burton-on-Trent 13w45a ~ 14w10d 13w35 ~ 14w17
Leicester Jn 14/13 14/17
Wichnor Jn 14/20 14/27
Tamworth 14/26 14/34
Kingsbury Jn 14/32 14/41
Water Orton 14/39 14/45
Landor Street Jn 14/47 14/52
St Andrews Jn 14/53 ?
Bordesley Jn 14/56 14/55
Small Heath South Jn 15/05 15/03
Tyseley 15.07a ~ 15.09d 15.06 ~ 15.08
Solihull 15.16a ~ 15.19d 15.14 ~ 15.17
Dorridge 15.25a 15.24


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