22nd September 2019

Vintage Trains / Branch Line Society
The Birmingham Balti Bash

Locos Used 20142 'Sir John Betjeman' & 20189
Stock Used 5157+5191+9101+99361+99349+5198+35470

Route :
1Z20 : Solihull to Warwick
1Z21 : Warwick to Donnington RFT
1Z22 : Donnington RFT to Shrewsbury
1Z23 : Shrewsbury to Stourbridge Junction
1Z24 : Stourbridge Junction to Warwick
1Z25 : Warwick to Solihull

Loco(s) Route
20142 (1) Solihull - Dorridge (Up & Down Passenger Loop) - Warwick
20189 (2) Warwick - Warwick trailing X/O - Down Hatton Goods Loop - First Connection to Main Line - Hatton - Dorridge (Up & Down Goods Loop) - Up & Down Tyseley Chord - Tyseley South Jn - Tyseley Down Through Sdg - Small Heath South Jn - Down Bordesley Goods Loop - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Duddeston Jn - Washwood Heath West Jn - Washwood Heath Up Sidings - Castle Bromwich Jn - Park Lane Jn - Sutton Park - Walsall - Darlaston Jn - Bushbury Jn Down Goods Loop
20142 (1) Bushbury Jn Down Goods Loop - Oxley Chord - Down Cosford Gds Loop - Madeley Jn (3) - Wellington
20189 (2) Wellington - Donnington Jn - Donnington RFT
20142 (1) Donnington RFT - Donnington Jn - Wellington - Shrewsbury
20189 (2) Shrewsbury - Wellington - Up Cosford Goods Loop - Oxley Chord - Down Bushbury Goods Loop
20142 (1) Down Bushbury Goods Loop - Bescot Up Goods Loop - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Down Rowley Regis Goods Loop - Stourbridge Junction
20189 (2) Stourbridge Junction - Stourbridge Down Goods Loop - Up Rood End Goods Loop - Birmingham Snow Hill - Moor Street - Up & Down Small Heath Goods - Tyseley Up Through Siding - Warwick
20142 (1) Warwick - Warwick trailing X/O - Down Hatton Goods Loop - Connection to Down/Up Platform Line - Hatton - Dorridge - Solihull

Notes :
(1) 20189 on rear.
(2) 20142 on rear.
(3) Originally planned to visit the Ironbridge Power Station branch but a bridge strike near Madeley, with insufficient time to complete repairs, meant this was not possible. Instead an alternative of Telford / Donnington Rail Freight Terminal was arranged.
(4) Operated by Vintage Trains in partnership with The Branch Line Society.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00
Solihull 09.56d [P1] 10.00½d [P1]   21.00a [P2] 20.55a [P2]
198.46
2.62
Bentley Heath Crossing 10/01½ [UDP] 10/06 [UDPL]   20/54 20/49½
?
3.30
Dorridge 10.04a ~ 10.11d [P3] 10.09a ~ 10.10½d [P3]   20.49a ~ 20.52d [P2] 20.47a ~ 20.48d [P2]
195.16
10.11
Hatton 10/20 [P1] 10/18 [P1]   20.36a ~ 20.39d [P3] 20.34½a ~ 20.36½d [P3]
 ?

-

 Hatton DGL - -   20/34 [DGL>DPL] 20/32½ [DGL>DPL]
?
11.26
Budbrooke Jn - -   20/31 [DGL] 20/30½ [DGL]
?
12.79
Warwick Parkway ? [P1] 10.21 [P1]   20/26 [P2] 20/27 [P2]
?
14.23
Warwick 10.26a ~ [P2] 10.24a ~ [P2]   ~ 20.22d [P2] ~ 20.23d [P2]
184.23

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
14.23
Warwick ~ 10.34d [P2] ~ 10.31½d [P2]
?
 Warwick Parkway 10/36 [P2] 10/36
17.20
Budbrooke Jn 10/39 [DGL] 10/40 [DGL]
?
 Hatton DGL 10*45 ~ 10*48 [DGL>DM] 10.43 ~ 10.46 [DGL>DM]
18.35
Hatton ? 10.48 ~ 10.50½ [P2]
25.16
Dorridge 11/03 [UDG] 11/00 [UDG]
25.21
Bentley Heath Crossing 11/06 11/02
32.14
Tyseley South Jn 11/14 [DTS] 11.10 ~ 11.14½
32.26
Tyseley Up & Dn Thro Sdgs 11/16 [DTS] 11/19 [DTS]
33.00
Small Heath South Jn 11/20 11/21
33.42
Bordesley Loop 11/23 [Dn Goods] 11/23 [DGL]
34.32
Bordesley Jn 11/25 11/24½
34.58
St Andrews Jn (West Mids) 11/27 11/26½
35.16
Landor Street Jn 11/29 [GL] 11/27½ [UDG-DnDyGds-DSGL]
?
 Duddeston Jn 11/32 [UDG] 11/29 [DSGL-DnDyGds]
36.14
Washwood Heath West Jn 11/37 11/31 [DnDyGds-DF-UF-UpDyS-WH1]
?
 Washwood Heath Up Sidings 11.42 ~ 11.44 11/35 [Arr/Dep No.1]
?
Bromford Bridge 11/49 [UDG] 11/42 [UpDyS]
39.68
Castle Bromwich Jn 11/53 11/47
40.43
Park Lane Jn (West Mids) 11/55 11/49
52.13
Ryecroft Jn 12/17 12/07
52.54
Walsall 12.20a ~ 12.25d [P2][SL] 12p10a ~ 12p22d [P2]
53.39
Pleck Jn 12/29 12/24½
54.40
Darlaston Jn 12/32 12/27½
57.39
Portobello Jn (West Mids) 12/38 12/31½
60.07
Bushbury Jn 12/43 12.37½ ~ 12.41½
60.45
Bushbury Jn DGL 12.45 ~ 12.59 [DGL] 12.44½ ~ 13.00 [DGL]
61.03
Bushbury Jn 13/01 13/02
62.14
Stafford Road Jn (Wolves) 13/09 13.07 ~ 13.09
?
Oxley Down Goods Loop 13/12 [DGL] 13/12 [DGL]
70.01
Cosford 13/22 13/24 [P2]
?
 Cosford Down Goods Loop 13/24 [DGL] 13/25 [DGL]
75.31
Madeley Jn (Salop) 13/31 13/33½
80.39
Wellington (Shropshire) 13.39 ~ 13.47 [P2] 13.40½ ~ 13.48½ [DML]
80.70
Donnington Jn 13/50 13/51
83.31
Donnington RFT 14.05 ~ 14.20 14.09½ ~ 14.16½ [Sdg.2]
85.72
Donnington Jn 14/35 14.34½ ~ 14.35½
86.23
Wellington (Shropshire) 14/37 [DML] 14/38 [P2]
96.11
Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate 14/56 14.49½ ~ 14.55½
96.42
Shrewsbury 14.58a [P4] ~ 16.20d [P7] 14.58a [P4] ~ 16.20d [P7]
?
 Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate 16/22 16/22
106.61
Wellington (Shropshire) 16/37 [UML] 16/33 [UML]
?
 Madeley Jn (Salop) 16/46 16/39
116.65
Cosford UGL 16/54 [UGL] 16/46½ [UGL]
?
 Cosford 16/55 16/48 [P1]
?
 Oxley Up Goods Loop 17/07 [UGL] 17/02 [UGL]
125.06
Stafford Road Jn (Wolves) 17/10 17/03½
?
 Bushbury (Oxley) Jn (Sig.7701) ? 17.08½ ~ 17.15
126.08
Bushbury Jn 17*16 ~ 17*19 17/16
126.55
Bushbury Jn DGL 17.22 ~ 17.31 [DGL] 17.19½ ~ 17.29½ [DGL]
?
 Bushbury Jn 17/33 17/33
?
 Portobello Jn (West Mids) 17/37 17/37½
132.60
Darlaston Jn 17/42 17/40½
133.78
Bescot Stadium 17/44 [UG] 17/43 [P1]
?
 Bescot Up Loop 17*46 ~ 17*56 [GL] 17.46 ~ 17.55
134.77
Newton Jn (West Mids) 17/59 17/56½
138.35
Perry Barr North Jn 18/05 18/03
138.64
Perry Barr West Jn 18/06 18/04½
140.63
Soho East Jn 18/14 18/10
141.05
Soho North Jn 18/15½ 18.11 ~ 18.14
142.31
Galton Jn 18/19 18/19
142.55
Smethwick Jn 18/20 18/20
145.37
Rowley Regis 18/24 18/26½ [P2]
150.64
Stourbridge Junction 18.34 ~ 18.42 [P2] 18.35½ ~ 18.39½ [P2]
151.19
Stourbridge Jn Goods Loop 18/45 [Gds Lp] 18/42 [DGL]
?
 Rowley Regis 18/58 18/52 [P1]
157.67
Rood End Goods 19/02 [Gds Lp] 18/57½
158.73
Smethwick Jn 19/05 19/01
159.04
Smethwick Galton Bridge H.L. 19/05½ 19/01½
162.21
Jewellery Quarter 19/10 19/06
162.69
Birmingham Snow Hill 19.13a ~ 19.30d [P2] 19.09a ~ 19.29½d [P2]
163.39
Birmingham Moor Street 19.33a ~ 19.36d [P1][UDG] 19.32½a ~ 19.34½d [P1]
163.70
Up & Dn Small Heath Goods ? 19/36½ [Up/Dn SmHthGds]
165.46
Small Heath South Jn 19/44 [UTS] 19/43½
166.32
Tyseley South Jn 19/50 19.48½ ~ 19.50
?
 Bentley Heath Crossing 19/59 [UPL] 20/03 [UPL]
?
 Dorridge Up Passenger Loop 20/00 20/04 [UPL]
?
 Dorridge 20/01 [P1] 20/05½ [P1]
?
 Hatton 20/09 [P1] 20/12½ [P1]
184.23
Warwick 20.15a [P2] ~ 20.19½a [P2] ~

Timings continue in first table.

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z20 : Tyseley Steam Trust to Solihull
5Z25 : Solihull to Tyseley Steam Trust

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Steam Trust 09+30 09+27½   21+27 21+17
Small Heath South Jn 09+37 ~ 09+42 [UTS] 09+32 ~ 09+34   21+15 ~ 21+20 21+11 ~ 21+12½
Tyseley South Jn 09/47 09+39 ~ 09+47   21/11 [DTS] 21+07
Solihull 09+53 09+57 [P1]   21+05 20+59 [P2]

5Z22 : Shrewsbury to Coton Hill T.C.
5Z23 : Coton Hill T.C. to Shrewsbury

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Shrewsbury 15+04 [P4] 15+04½ [P4]   16+10 [P7] 16+06½ [P7]
Coton Hill T.C. 15+09 15+07½ ['Third Line']   16+05 16+04 ['Third Line']
 

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