4th March 2006

Vintage Trains
The Leander 70th Birthday Tour

Loco Used steam : 5690 'Leander'
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z60 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Chester
1Z61 : Chester to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
5690 Tyseley Warwick Road - Bordesley Jn - Landor Street Jn - Park Lane Jn - Walsall - Darlaston Jn - Wolverhampton - Wellington - Shrewsbury - Wrexham General - Chester
5690 Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley


'Leander' storms through Small Heath station (photo: Clive Hanley)


'Leander' being watered...using a hose...at Chirk (photo: Graham Hesp)

Sources : various including Clive Hanley, Martin Spinks & Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 09.30d 09.32   20.03a 20.01
Small Heath South Jn 09/38 09/36   19/55 19/57
Bordesley Jn 09/43 09/40   19/52 19/51
St Andrews Jn 09/44 09/32   19/49 ?
Landor Street Jn 09/46 09/44   19/47 19/48
Castle Bromwich Jn 09/52 09/51   19/40 19/41
Park Lane Jn 09/56 09/54   19/35 19/31
Ryecroft Jn 10/22 10/18   19/15 19/14
Walsall 10.25a ~ 10.27d 10.21 ~ 10.28   19.11a ~ 19.13d 19.08 ~ 19.11
Pleck Jn 10/30 10/31   19/08 19/06
Darlaston Jn 10/37 10/33   19/04 19/04
Portobello Jn 10/43 10/39   18/59 19/00
Wolverhampton 10/54 10/54   18/55 18/54
Wolverhampton North Jn 10/58 10/55   18/48 18/48
Oxley SB 11/08 ?   18/41 ?
Cosford 11/16 11/12   18/25 ?
Madeley Jn 11/22 ?   18/18 ?
Wellington 11/28 11/22   18/13 18/21
Shrewsbury 11/41 11/45   18/00 18/09
Gobowen 12/11 12/12   17/40 17/43
Chirk 12.16a ~ 12.35d ? ~ ?   17.07a ~ 17.32d ? ~ ?
Wrexham General 12/49 12/56   16/54 17/02
Saltney Jn 13/02 13/07   16/40 16/43
Chester South Jn 13/04 ?   18/38 ?
Chester 13.06a 13.11   16.36d 16.36


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