28th June 2014

Vintage Trains
The Midlander

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used 96100+99041+9101+4940+5157+5191+99349?+99353+99361?+5198+17018

Route :
1Z86 : Tyseley Warwick Road to London Euston
1Z87 : London Euston to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco(s) Route
46233 (1) Tyseley Warwick Road - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby - (via WCML, Northampton) - London Euston
46233 (1) London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton) - Rugby - Nuneaton - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes :
(1) 47773 on rear. 
(2) This tour was advertised as running non-stop from Birmingham New Street to London Euston. 

Sources : Gareth Kelly (joined at Birmingham New Street, left at Nuneaton) & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 08.12d 08.12   20.44a 20.46
Small Heath South Jn 08/20 08/20   20/38 20/40
Bordesley Jn 08/29 08/25   20/33 20/35
St Andrews Jn 08/31 08/26   20/31 20/34
Proof House Jn 08/35 08/33½   - -
Birmingham New Street 08.39a ~ 08.49d [P4] 08.37 ~ 08.49 [P4]   - -
Soho South Jn 08/56 08/56   - -
Soho East Jn 08/57 08/57   - -
Perry Barr West Jn 09/01 09/02½   - -
Perry Barr 09/03 09/05 [P1]   - -
Aston 09/09 09/08½   - -
Stechford 09/17 09/17½   - -
Birmingham International 09/25 [P4] 09/24½   - -
Hampton-in-Arden 09/27 09/26½   - -
Berkswell 09/31 09/30   - -
Tile Hill 09/33 09/32   - -
Coventry 09/37 [P1] 09/37 [P1]   - -
Landor Street Jn - -   20/29 20/32
Water Orton - -   20/20 20/22½
Coleshill Parkway - -   20.14a ~ 20.17d 20.14½ ~ 20.15
Whitacre Jn - -   20/11 20/11½
Abbey Jn - -   19/56 19/58
Nuneaton - -   19.49a ~ 19.52d [DS] [P2] 19.45 ~ 19.48½ [P2]
Attleborough Jn - -   19/45 [DF-DS] 19/42
Brinklow - -   19/37 [DF] 19/35
Trent Valley Jn 09/47 [SL] 09/47½   19/31 [DF] 19/29
Rugby 09/48 [P6] 09/49   19/30 [P2]  19/27
Hillmorton Jn 09/50 09/50   19/27 19/25
Daventry North Jn 09/54 09/53½   19/23 19/22½
Long Buckby 10/01 09/59 [P1]   19/12 19/16 [P2]
Northampton 10/14 [UM] 10/10½   19/01 [P2] 19/03
Hanslope Jn 10/25 [US] 10/21½   18/50 [DS] 18/51
Milton Keynes Central 10/31 [US] [P1] [US] 10/31½   18/43 [DS] [P3] [DS] 18/40½
Bletchley 10/35 [US] [P4] [US] 10/35   18/37 [DS] [P3] [DS] 18/38
Ledburn Jn 10/44 [US] 10/42½   18/29 [DS] 18/30
Tring 10/51 [US] [P5] [US] 10/48   18/24 [DS] [P3] [DS] 18/25
Bourne End Jn 10/58 [US] 10/53   18/13 [DS] 18/18
Watford Junction 11/06 [US] [P9] [US] 11/02½ [US] [P9]   18/05 [DS] [P8] [DS] 18/07 [DS] [P8]
Harrow & Wealdstone 11/12 [US] 11/10 [US]   17/59 [DS] 18/00
Wembley Central 11/17 11/12½   17/55 17/57
Willesden WL Jn 11/22 [US] 11/15   17/52 [DS] 17/54
Camden Jn 11/28 11/19   17/48 [DS] 17/49
Camden South Jn 11/29 [B] 11/20   17/47 [C] 17/48
London Euston 11.33a [P15] 11.23 [P15]   17.43d [P1] 17.43 [P15]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

27/06/14 :
5Z33 : (46233 with 99040+99041) :  Butterley M.R.C. to Tyseley Warwick Road

Location Booked
Butterley M.R.C. 10.50d
Codnor Park Jn 11.10 ~ 11.14
Langley Mill 11/22
Trowell Jn 11/30
Toton Centre 11/35
Trent East Jn 11/40
Sheet Stores Jn 11/42
Castle Donnington 11/48
Stenson Jn 12/03
North Stafford Jn 12/04
Burton-on-Trent 12/12
Wichnor Jn 12/20
Tamworth HL 12/28
Kingsbury Jn 12/35
Water Orton 12/39
Landor Street Jn 12/49
St Andrews Jn 12/51
Bordesley Jn 12/52
Small Heath South Jn 13/00
Tyseley Warwick Road 13.06a

28/06/14 : 
5Z86 : (47773 with 46233 on rear) :  Euston to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z86 : (46233 with 47773 on rear) :  Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall
5Z87 : (47773 with 46233 on rear) :  Southall to Euston

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
London Euston 12.32d [P15] 17.25a [P1]
Kilburn U&DGL - 16.30 ~ 17.15
Willesden WL Jn ? 16/23
Willesden No.7 Jn 12.47 ~ 12.55 -
Acton Canal Wharf Jn ? -
Acton Wells Jn ? ?
Acton Main Line 13/19 16/16
Acton West 13.26 ~ 13.28 ?
Hanwell Bridge Loop 13.36 ~ 13.41 -
Southall Yard 13.45 ~ 13.55 15.53 ~ 16.03
Southall Depot 14.05a 15.43d


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