1st December 2013

Vintage Trains
The Melton Christmas Fayre

Locos Used steam: 7752 (running as L94) & 9600
Stock Used 35470+99353?+99361+99349?+5198+5191+5157+9101+96100

Route : 
1Z60 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Melton Mowbray
1Z61 : Melton Mowbray to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco(s) Route
7752 + 9600 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Humberstone Road
9600 (1) Humberstone Road - Syston South Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray
9600 + 7752 Melton Mowbray - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes:
(1) 7752 on rear.
(2) 7752 / 9600 carried a 'Tilly's Birthday Express' headboard.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road  09.04d 09.01   20.36a 19.55
Small Heath South Jn 09/09 09/05   20/30 19/49
Bordesley Jn 09/12 09/10   20/19 19/45
St Andrews Jn 09/13 09/10   20/17 19/44
Landor Street Jn 09/15 09/12   20/15 19/42
Castle Bromwich Jn 09/22 ?   19.27 ~ 20.00 19/28?
Water Orton 09/24 09/23   19/21 19/18
Coleshill Parkway 09w28a ~ 09w40d 09.25 ~ 09.37   19.10a ~ 19.16d 19.09 ~ 19.09
Whitacre Jn 09/45 09/40   19/07 19/06
Abbey Jn 09/59 09/56   18/52 18/51
Nuneaton 10.03a ~ 10.05d 09.57 ~ 10.04   18.36a ~ 18.47d 18.25 ~ 18.48
Hinckley 10/14 10/13   18/28 18/19
Croft 10/23 10/21   18/15 18/10
Wigston North Jn 10/33 10/29   18/05 18/03
Leicester 10.39a ~ 10.43d 10.35 ~ 10.42 [P2]   17.55a ~ 17.57d 17.53 ~ 17.57 [P4]
Humberstone Road 10w49 ~ 11w35 [GL] ? ~ 11.36   17w24 ~ 17w50 17.22 ~ ?
Syston South Jn 11/45 ?   17/18 17/15
Syston East Jn 11/47 11/48   17/16 17/14
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 11/57 11/56   17/07 17/06
Melton Mowbray 12.05a 12.05 [P1]   17.00d 17.00


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