Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
24th August 2019
Vintage Trains
Gloucester Goes Retro
| Locos Used | 47773 & steam: 7029 'Clun Castle' |
| Stock Used | 35470+99349+99361+5198+5212+9101+96100 |
Route :
1Z54 : Dorridge to Gloucester
1Z55 : Gloucester to Dorridge
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 7029 (1) | Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill - Jewellery Quarter - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester |
| 7029 (1) | Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Dorridge |
Notes :
(1) 47773 on rear.
(2) Off tour options: The 'Gloucester Goes Retro' Festival takes place as part
of the Gloucester Summer of Music, Arts and Culture, which runs from July
through August. For the day, the Gate Streets of the City are taken back in time
featuring vintage-inspired entertainment and classic relics from bygone eras
including over 400 vintage and classic cars, a music stage, fashions from all
ages - visitors are encouraged to come in period clothing - there’s something
for everyone. Even the original cast members from ‘Allo Allo’ - say hello to
Herr Flick, Yvette, Helga, Gruber and Officer Crabtree. World Wars One and Two
will feature in displays, Rock and Rollers will be on the streets, American
gangsters and even Star Wars Stormtroopers.
Source : Al Wallace (on the tour throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Dorridge | 08.30d [P3] | 08.29 | 17.19a [P3] | 17.23 | |
| Bentley Heath LC | 08/32 | 08/31 | 17/16 | 17/21 | |
| Solihull | 08.39a ~ 08.42d [P2] | 08.37 ~ 08.41 | 17.08a ~ 17.10d [P1] | 17.13 ~ 17.15 | |
| Tyseley | 08.52a ~ 08.54d [P4] [SL] | 08.50 ~ 08.55 | 16.53a ~ 17.01d [P1] | 16.55 ~ 17.05 | |
| Small Heath South Jn | 08/58 [SH] | 08/57 | 16/51 [FL] | 16/52 | |
| Birmingham Moor Street | 09.04a ~ 09.07d [P2] | 09.03 ~ 09.06 | 16.44a ~ 16.46d [P1] | 16.45 ~ 16.47 | |
| Birmingham Snow Hill | 09.10a ~ 09.18d [P1] | 09.08 ~ 09.18 | 16.40a ~ 16.42d [P3] | 16.40 ~ 16.43 | |
| Jewellery Quarter | 09/21 [P1] | 09/21 | 16/35 [P2] | 16/36 | |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge | 09/27½ [P1] | 09/30 | 16/29 [P2] | 16/30 | |
| Smethwick Jn | 09/28 | 09/31 | 16/28½ | 16/30 | |
| Rowley Regis | 09/33 | 09/35 | 16/23½ | 16/24 | |
| Stourbridge Junction | 09.46a ~ 09.49d [P3] | 09.47 ~ 09.50 | 16/10½ [P2] | 16/13 | |
| Blakedown | 09/54 | 09/54 | 16/03½ | 16/04 | |
| Kidderminster | 09/57 [P2] | 09/57 | 15/59 [P1] | 15/58 | |
| Hartlebury | 10/02 | 10/02 | 15/52 | 15/55 | |
| Droitwich Spa | 10/10 | 10/10 | 15/44 | 15/48 | |
| Tunnel Jn | 10/16½ | 10/17 | 15/37 | 15/39 | |
| Worcester Shrub Hill | 10.19a ~ 10.34d [P2] | 10.19 ~ 10.34 [P2] | 15.32a ~ 15.35d [P1] | 15.32 ~ 15.35 [P1] | |
| Norton Jn | 10/44 | 10/40 | 15/27 | 15/26 | |
| Abbotswood Jn | 10/46 | 10/48 | 15/25 | 15/24 | |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury | 10/57½ [P2] | 11/01 | 15/13½ [P1] | 15/12 | |
| Cheltenham Spa | 11/08½ [P1] | 11/20 [P1] | 15/04 [P2] | 15/04 | |
| Cheltenham [Lansdown Loop] | 11*11 ~ 11*19 [DGL] | 11.12 ~ 11.30 | - | - | |
| Barnwood Jn | 11/27 | 11/38 | 14/56 | 14/56 | |
| Horton Road Jn | 11/28 | 11/41 | 14/54 [ML] | 14/54 | |
| Gloucester | 11.30a [P4] | 11.42 | 14.52d [P4] | 14.52 [P4] |
Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings
5Z53 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Tyseley to Small
Heath South Jn
5Z53 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Small Heath South Jn to Dorridge
| Location | Booked |
| Tyseley Steam Trust | 07.45d |
| Small Heath South Jn | 07.52 ~ 07.57 |
| Tyseley South Jn | 08/02 |
| Solihull | 08/09 |
| Bentley Heath LC | 08.14 |
| Dorridge | 08.16a [P3] |
5Z54 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Gloucester to Barnwood Jn
| Location | Booked |
| Gloucester | 11.40d [P4] |
| Horton Road Jn | 11/41 |
| Barnwood Jn | 11.43a |
0Z54 : (7029) : Barnwood Jn to Gloucester
(Loco turning trip)
| Location | Booked |
| Barnwood Jn | 11.59d |
| Horton Road Jn | 12/01 |
| Gloucester | 12.03 ~ 12.17 |
| Horton Road Jn | 12/19 |
| Gloucester Yard Jn | 12.21 ~ 12.24 |
| Gloucester Sig.G339 | 12.26 ~ 12.35 |
| Barnwood Jn | 12.37 ~ 12.40 |
| Horton Road Jn | 12/42 |
| Gloucester | 12.44 ~ 12.46 |
| Gloucester Sig.G31 | 12.48 ~ 12.51 |
| Gloucester | 12.53a [P3] |
0Z55 : (7029) : Gloucester to Gloucester
| Location | Booked |
| Gloucester | 14.08d [P3] |
| Gloucester Sig.G31 | 14.10 ~ 14.13 |
| Gloucester | 14.15a |
5Z55 : (47773) : Barnwood Jn to Gloucester
| Location | Booked |
| Barnwood Jn | 14.22d |
| Horton Road Jn | 14/25 |
| Gloucester | 14.27a [P4] |
5Z56 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Dorridge to Small
Heath South Jn
5Z56 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Small Heath South Jn to Tyseley
| Location | Booked |
| Dorridge | 17.34d [P3] |
| Bentley Heath LC | 17/36 |
| Solihull | 17/41 |
| Tyseley South Jn | 17/47 |
| Small Heath South Jn | 17.52 ~ 17.57 |
| Tyseley Steam Trust | 18.04a |
Back to "The Railtour Files"