15th July 2012
Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express
| Loco Used | steam: 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall' |
| Stock Used | 35470+99361+99353+5198+5177+5157+5191+9101 |
Route :
1T50 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T51 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill
1T52 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T53 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill
| Loco | Route |
| 4965 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 4965 | Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill |
| 4965 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 4965 | Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill |
Source : John Clifford (on 1T52/53 throughout)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 10.28d [P1] | ? |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 10.31a ~ 10.33d [P1] | ? |
| Small Heath South Jn | 10/37 [SL] | ? |
| Tyseley | 10.41a ~ 10.43d [P3] | ? |
| Whitlock's End | 10/53 | ? |
| Wood End | 11/00½ | ? |
| Henley-in-Arden | 11.13a ~ 11.15d | ? |
| Bearley Jn | 11/25 | ? |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 11.34a ~ 12.41d [P2] | ? ~ ? |
| Bearley Jn | 12/51 | ? |
| Hatton West Jn | 12/59 | ? |
| Hatton North Jn | 13/01 | ? |
| Dorridge | 13/07 [P2] | ? |
| Bentley Heath LC | 13/09 | ? |
| Tyseley | 13.18a ~ 13.20d [P4] | ? |
| Small Heath South Jn | 13/25 [SH] | ? |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 13.28a ~ 13.30d [P2] | ? |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 13.33a [P1] | 13.31½ [P1] |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 13.58d [P1] | 13.58 [P1] |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 14.01a ~ 14.03d [P1] | 14.01 ~ 14.02 [P1] |
| Small Heath South Jn | 14/07 [SL] | 14/06 [SL] |
| Tyseley | 14.11a ~ 14.13d [P3] | 14.09 ~ 14.10 [P3] |
| Whitlock's End | 14/23 | 14/21 |
| Wood End | 14/30½ | 14/27 |
| Henley-in-Arden | 14.43a ~ 14.45d | 14.34½ ~ 14.36 |
| Bearley Jn | 14/52 | 14/44 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 15.01a ~ 16.18d [P2] | 14.50 ~ 16.17½ [P2] |
| Bearley Jn | 16/31 | 16/30 |
| Hatton West Jn | 16/39 | 16/41 |
| Hatton North Jn | 16/42 | 16/43 |
| Dorridge | 16/51 [P2] | 16/51 [P2] |
| Bentley Heath LC | 16/52 | 16/52 |
| Tyseley | 17.01a ~ 17.03d [P4] | 17.00 ~ 17.03d [P4] |
| Small Heath South Jn | 17/08 [SH] | 17/05½ [SH] |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 17.11a ~ 17.13d [P2] | 17.09 ~ 17.10 [P2] |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 17.16a [P1] | 17.13½ [P1] |
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Associated E.C.S. Workings
5T50 : (4965) : Tyseley Depot to Birmingham Snow Hill
5T53 : (4965) : Birmingham Snow Hill to Tyseley Depot
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Tyseley Depot | 09.35d | 17.58a |
| Small Heath South Jn | 09/42 | 17/51 |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 09/45 | 17/47 |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 09.48a [P1] | 17.44d [P1] |