19th July 2015

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (2 trains)

Loco Used steam: 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall'
Stock Used 9101+5191+5157+5212+5198+99361+99353+35470

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 - Shirley - 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 - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
4965 Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill

Source : Al Wallace (on both tours)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location 1T50/1T51   1T52/1T53
Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 10.28d [P1] 10.32   14.01d [P1] 14.02
Birmingham Moor Street 10.31a ~ 10.33d [P1] 10.34 ~ 10.36   14.04a ~ 14.06d [P1] 14.04 ~ 14.05
Small Heath South Jn 10/37 10/41   14/10 14/10
Tyseley 10.41a ~ 10.43d [P3] 10.42 ~ 10.44   14.14a ~ 14.16d [P3] 14.11 ~ 14.13
Shirley 10/54 10/56 14/24½ 14/26
Whitlock's End 10/56½ 10/58   14/26 14/28
Wood End 11/04 11/05   14/33½ 14/34
Henley-in-Arden 11.16a ~ 11.18d ? ~ 11.18   14.46a ~ 14.48d ? ~ 14.42
Bearley Jn 11/28½ 11/26   14/55 14/50
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.37a ~ 12.41d [P2] 11.36 ~ 12.40   15.04a ~ 16.18d [P2] 14.57 ~ 16.15
Bearley Jn 12/51 12/49   16/29 16/25
Hatton West Jn 12/59 12/57   16/37 16/33
Hatton North Jn 13/01 12/59   16/41 16/35
Dorridge 13/09 [P2] 13/07   16/49 [P2] 16/43
Bentley Heath LC 13/11 13/08   16/50 16/44
Tyseley 13.20a ~ 13.30d [P4] 13.19 ~ 13.29   16.59a ~ 17.01d [P4] 16.53 ~ 16.55
Small Heath South Jn 13/33 13/31   17/04 16/57
Birmingham Moor Street 13.36a ~ 13.38d [P2] 13.36 ~ 13.38   17.07a ~ 17.09d [P2] 17.04 ~ 17.07
Birmingham Snow Hill 13.41a [P1] 13.40   17.12a [P1] 17.09

 
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]


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