27th April 2013

Vintage Trains
The Cornishman

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall & 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used (1) (35470)+17018+99353+99361+99349+5198+5177+5157+5191+9101

Route :
1Z49 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Plymouth
1Z50 : Plymouth to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco(s) Route
47773 Tyseley Warwick Road - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads
4965 + 5043 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
4965+ 5043 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47773 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes:
(1) 35470 was only in the consist when 4965 & 5043 were on the train.
(2) 47773 replaced unavailable D1015 'Western Champion'.


4965 & 5043 on the outward leg at Bristol (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 07.20d 07.16 23.22a 23.22
Small Heath South Jn 07/25 07/21 23/16 23/15
Birmingham Moor Street 07/29 [P2] 07/29 23/09 [P1] 23/04
Birmingham Snow Hill 07.32a ~ 07.36d [P1] 07.31 ~ 07.33 23.02a ~ 23.06d [P3] 23.00 ~ 23.02
Jewellery Quarter 07/39 07/37 22/59 22/56
Smethwick Galton Bridge 07.44a ~ 07.48d [P1] 07.43 ~ 07.44 22.50a ~ 22.54d [P2] 22.49 ~ 22.51
Smethwick Jn 07/49 07/45 22/49 22/49
Rowley Regis 07/53 07/51 22/44 22/42
Stourbridge Junction 08.10a ~ 08.12d [P3] 08.07 ~ 08.09 22.29a ~ 22.33d [P2] 22.27 ~ 22.30
Blakedown 08/17 08/14 22/20 22/21
Kidderminster 08/21 [P2] 08/17 22/16 [P1] 22/16
Hartlebury 08/25 08/21 22/11 22/13
Droitwich Spa 08/31 08/27 22/05 22/09
Tunnel Jn 08/38 08/38 22/00 22/01
Worcester Shrub Hill 08.40a ~ 08.42 [P2] 08.39 ~ 08.41 21.55a ~ 21.58d [P1] 21.55 ~ 21.57
Norton Jn 08/47 08/47 21/41 21/42
Abbotswood Jn 08/49 08/48 21/39 21/40
Ashchurch 08/58 08/56 21/29 21/31
Cheltenham Spa 09/06 [P1] 09/04 21/22 [P2] 21/21
Barnwood Jn 09/11 09/09 21/16 21/11
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/12 09/10 21/14 21/09
Standish Jn 09/18 09/15 21/08 21/04
Charfield 09/30 09/24 20/57 20/55
Yate 09/37 09/29 20/51 20/50
Westerleigh Jn 09/40 09/32 20/49 20/48
Bristol Parkway 09.46a ~ 09.48d [P2] 09.37 ~ 09.37 20.32a ~ 20.43d [P4] 20.21 ~ 20.41
Filton Abbey Wood 09/51 [P1] 09/45 20/28 [P2] 20/10
Narroways Hill Jn 09/55 09/49 20/25 20/07
Dr Days Jn 09/57 09/52 20/23 20/05
Bristol Temple Meads 10L00a ~ 10L48d [P4] 10L03 ~ 10L49 19L50a ~ 20L20d [P3] 19L31 ~ 20L03
Bristol West Jn 10/50 10/51 19/48 [UM] 19/29
Parson Street     19/44 [P2] 19/27
Worle Jn 11/07 11/10 19/28 19/05
Uphill Jn 11/09 11/13 19/24 19/02
Bridgwater 11/20 11/26 19/11 18/50
Cogload Jn 11/27 11/32 19/05 18/43
Taunton 11/32 [P2] 11/37 19/01 [P4] 18/39
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 11/34 11/39 18/58 18/37
Whiteball 11/44 11/49 18/51 18/30
Tiverton Parkway 11/48 [P1] 11/52 18/46 [P2] 18/24 [P2]
Tiverton Loop 11w52a ~ 12w19d [DPL] 11.55 ~ 12.16 18w03a ~ 18w43 [UPL] 17.54 ~ 18.21
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/34 12/31 17/47 17/39
Exeter St Davids 12/37 [P4] 12/33 17/45 [P5] 17/37
Dawlish Warren 12.49a ~ 12.56 [P1] 12.46 ~ 12.54 17/33 17/26
Dawlish 13/00 12/57 17/31 17/25
Teignmouth 13/03 13/01 17/28 17/19
Newton Abbot 13/09 [P2] 13/08 17/22 [P3] 17/14½ [P3]
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/10 ? 17/21 17/14
Dainton 13/17 13/13 17/17 17/10
Totnes 13/26 13/26 17/10 17/04
Aish Crossover 13/37 13/36 17/01 16/57
Ivybridge 13/42 13/41 16/55 16/52
Hemerdon 13/48 13/46 16/48 16/46
Lipson Jn 13/54 13/51 16/39 16/39
Plymouth 13.59a [P4] 13.55 16.35d [P4] 16.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

26/04/13 : 
5Z49 : (4965 & 5043 with 35470) : Tyseley Steam Trust to St Philips Marsh HST Depot

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 12.05d
Small Heath South Jn 12.10 ~ 12.17
Solihull 12/26
Hatton 12/40
Leamington Spa 12/50
Banbury 13.16 ~ 13.30
Oxford 14/10
Oxford U&DPL 14.13 ~ 14.48
Didcot North Jn 15/01
Foxhall Jn 15/04
Wantage Road 15/14
Challow 15.18 ~ 15.45
Swindon 16/04
Chippenham 16/24
Bath Spa 16/47
North Somerset Jn 17/02
Bristol Temple Meads 17/06
Bristol West Jn 17.08 ~ 17.23
St Philips Marsh HST Depot 17.35a

27/04/13 : 
5Z48 : (4965 & 5043 with 35470) : St Philips Marsh HST Depot to Bristol Temple Meads
5Z50 : (4965 & 5043 with 35470) : Bristol Temple Meads to St Philips Marsh HST Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
St Philips Marsh HST Depot 09.55d 20.10a
Bristol West Jn 10.07 ~ 10.17 -
North Somerset Jn - 20/00
Bristol Temple Meads 10.20a 19.57d

27/04/13 : 
5Z50 : (4965 & 5043 with 35470) : Plymouth - Laira - Plymouth
(loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Plymouth 14.18d
Mount Gould Jn 14.27 ~ 14.32
Laira TMD 14.35 ~ 15.55
Laira Jn 15.58 ~ 16.03
Plymouth 16.10a

28/04/13 : 
5Z51 : (4965 & 5043 with 35470) : St Philips Marsh HST Depot to Tyseley Steam Trust

Location Booked
St Philips Marsh HST Depot 11.18d
North Somerset Jn 11.28 ~ 11.38d
Bath Spa 11/55
Chippenham 12/15
Swindon 12/37
Challow 12/53
Wantage Road 12/58
Foxhall Jn 13/06
Didcot North Jn 13/10
Oxford U&DPL 13.24 ~ 14.09
Oxford 14/11
Banbury 14/38
Leamington Spa 15/02
Hatton 15/12
Solihull 15/24
Small Heath South Jn 15.37 ~ 15.43
Tyseley Steam Trust 15.50a


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