16th November 2019

UK Railtours
The Severn Valley Autumn Special

Locos Used 67004 & 67006 'Royal Sovereign'
Stock Used 17105+3390+3345+1691+3364+3333+3397+1657+1200+6051+5929

Route :
1Z67 : London Euston to Kidderminster Town
1Z68 : Kidderminster Town to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
67006 (1) London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Blakedown - Kidderminster - Kidderminster Jn
67004 (2) Kidderminster Jn - Kidderminster S.V.R.
67004 (2) Bridgnorth - Hampton Loade - Highley - Arley - Bewdley - Kidderminster Jn - Kidderminster - Blakedown - Stourbridge Junction - Rowley Regis - Smethwick Jn - Galton Jn - Soho North Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - (via WCML & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 67004 on rear.
(2) 67006 on rear.
(3) The return leg was delayed at Kidderminster Jn, due to reported wheel flats on the train.

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Photo Review


67006 at London Euston, at the start of the tour (photo: David Lodwick)


67004 on arrival at Kidderminster S.V.R. (photo: David Lodwick)


34027 at Kidderminster S.V.R. (photo: David Lodwick)


6960 at Hampton Loade (photo: David Lodwick)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Open Rail Live Railway Data)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Euston 08.07d [P12] [C] 08.07   21.28a [P13] 21.52 164.30
? Camden South Jn 08/10½ [C] 08/09   21/25 [B] 21/49 ?
1.54 Camden Jn 08/11 [DS] 08/10   21/24½ [B] 21/48 162.56
5.23 Willesden West London Jn 08/14½ [DS] 08/14   21/21½ [UF] 21/45 159.07
8.04 Wembley Central 08/18 [P5] [DS] 08/17   21/18½ [P4] [UF] 21/43 156.26
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 08/22½ [P5] [DS] 08/20   21/16½ [P4] [UF] 21/41 153.00
17.35 Watford Junction 08.31a ~ 08.34d [P8] [DS] 08.26 ~ 08.34   21.06a ~ 21.09d [P7] [UF] 21.31 ~ 21.34 146.75
? Bourne End Jn 08/43½ [DS] 08/42   20/58 [UF] 21/23 ?
31.53 Tring 08/53 [P3] [DS] 08/48   20/53 [P2] [UF] 21/19 132.57
38.16 Ledburn Jn 08/58 [DS] 08/53   20/46½ [UF] 21/14 126.14
46.46 Bletchley 09/04 [P3] [DS] 09/01   20/40 [P2] [UF] 21/07 117.64
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 09.09a ~ 09.12d [P3] [DS] 09.05 ~ 09.12   20.29a ~ 20.35d [P5] [UF] 20.59 ~ 21.02 [P5] 114.45
56.47 Hanslope Jn 09/19 09/18   20/20½ [UF] 20/53 107.63
65.68 Northampton 09/28 [P2] 09/28   - - -
75.37 Long Buckby 09/38 09/41   - - -
? Daventry North Jn 09/43 09/46   - - -
- Weedon - -   20/11 20/44 94.54
? Hillmorton Jn 09/45 [DN] 09/49   20/03 [UF] ? ?
84.67 Rugby 09c47 ~ 09c49 [P1] [DC] 09/51   19c59 ~ 20c01 [P4] [UF] 20/35? 81.70
? Trent Valley Jn 09/51 09/52   19/57 [UF] 20/34 ?
96.26 Coventry 10/00 [P3] 10/00   - - -
101.63 Berkswell 10/04½ 10/07   - - -
107.02 Birmingham International 10*10 ~ 10*21 [P1] 10.15 ~ 10.23   - - -
111.35 Stechford 10/30 10/29   - - -
114.46 Proof House Jn 10/34½ [WL] 10/35   - - -
115.20 Birmingham New Street 10*37 ~ 10*49 [P7] 10.39 ~ 10.44 [P7]   - - -
117.21 Soho South Jn 10/54 10/50   - - -
- High Oaks Jn - -   19/52 [US-UF] 20/31 ?
- Nuneaton - -   19/40½ [P7] [US] 20/17 67.20
- Abbey Jn - -   19/38 [A] 20/14 66.35
- Whitacre Jn - -   19/26½ 20/02 56.56
- Coleshill Parkway - -   19/25 [P2] 20/01 ?
- Water Orton - -   19/23 19/58 ?
- Water Orton West Jn - -   19/22 19/57 53.30
- Park Lane Jn - -   19/20 19/54 52.41
- Sutton Park - -   ? ? ?
- Ryecroft Jn - -   18/52 19/38 40.72
- Walsall - -   18/50 [P1] 19/37 40.30
- Pleck Jn - -   18/48 [SL] 19/35 39.43
- Bescot Stadium - -   18c43 ~ 18c45 19.25 ~ 19.32 [P2] 38.56
- Perry Barr North Jn - -   18/37½ 19/18 34.19
- Perry Barr West Jn - -   18/36½ 19/16 33.59
- Soho East Jn - -   18/33 19/13 31.60
? Soho North Jn ? ?   18/31 19/12 31.38
118.79 Galton Jn 10/56 10/53   18/29 19/09 30.12
119.23 Smethwick Jn 10/57 10/54   18/28 19/08 29.68
122.05 Rowley Regis 11/02 10/58   18/16 19/02 27.06
127.23 Stourbridge Junction 11/13 [P3] 11/11   18/08 [P2] 18/51 21.68
130.77 Blakedown 11/19 11/17   18/03 18/47 18.14
134.02 Kidderminster 11c24 ~ 11c28 [P2] 11.22 ~ 11.28 [P2]   17/58 [P1] 18.38 ~ 18.40 15.09
134.35 Kidderminster Jn 11.33 ~ 11.41 ?   17*36 ~ 17*56 ? 14.56
134.74 Kidderminster S.V.R. 11.48a ?   - - -
- Bewdley - -   17/22 ? 12.46
- Arley - -   17/09 ? 9.00
- Highley - -   16.55a ~ 17.02d ? 6.53
- Hampton Loade - -   16/46 ? 4.41
- Bridgnorth - -   16.32d ? 0.00

Mileages from tour brochure.

Associated Workings on the Severn Valley Railway

Locos in use: 6960 'Raveningham Hall', 0-6-0PT 7714, 4-6-2 34027 'Taw Valley' and 2-6-0 43106.

Location Relief Booked Relief Booked Tour ECS Booked
Kidderminster Town 11.55d 12.40d - 14.00d 15.05d 15.35d
Bewdley 12.06a ~ 12.09d 12.51a ~ 12.54d - 14.11a ~ 14.19d 15/16 15.46a ~ 15.49d
Arley 12.22a ~ 12.38d 13.07a ~ 13.10d - 14.32a ~ 14.35d 15/29 16.02a ~ 16.05d
Highley 12.46a ~ 12.52 13.18a ~ 13.21d 14.31d 14.43a ~ 14.51d 15/36 16.13a ~ 16.16d
Hampton Loade 13/01 13.31a ~ 13.38d 14.41a ~ 14.48d 15.01a ~ 15.08d 15/46 16.26a ~ 16.48d
Bridgnorth 13.15a 13.53a 15.03a 15.23a 16.00a 17.03d

 

Location Booked Relief Booked Relief Booked
Bridgnorth 13.20d 13.57d 14.30d 15.27d 16.05d
Hampton Loade 13.35a ~ 13.39d 14/11 14.45a ~ 15.04d 15.42a ~ 15.49d 16.20a ~ 16.29d
Highley 13.49a ~ 13.52d 14.20a 15.14a ~ 15.17d 15.59a ~ 16.22d 16.39a ~ 16.42d
Arley 14.00a ~ 14.03d - 15.25a ~ 15.33d 16/29 16.50a ~ 16.53d
Bewdley 14.16a ~ 14.19d - 15.46a ~ 15.49d 16.41a ~ 16.44d 17.06a ~ 17.09d
Kidderminster Town 14.30a - 16.00a 17.00a 17.20a

Consists:
3083+4550+21254+4690+1855+25346+35219,
 25771+52255+643+24105+24506+43600+2701,
 16202+25498+1853+4399+34562+4345+4509,
 and one other set.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

15/11/19 :
5Z66 : (67004 with 67006 on rear?) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 13.18d
Wetmore Jn 13.22 ~ 13.28
Burton-on-Trent 13/31
Wichnor Jn 13/39
Elford 13*43 ~ 14*11
Tamworth HL 14/15
Kingsbury Jn 14/19
Water Orton 14/22
Water Orton West Jn 14/24
Park Lane Jn 14/32
Sutton Park ?
Ryecroft Jn 14/55
Walsall 14*58 ~ 15*05
Pleck Jn 15/08
Bescot Stadium 15c10 ~ 15c12
Perry Barr North Jn 15/18
Aston 15/27
Stechford 15/32
Birmingham International 15*37 ~ 15*50
Berkswell 15/55
Coventry 16/04
Trent Valley Jn 16/15
Rugby Sig.RN4182 16*20 ~ 16*34
Rugby 16/36
Hillmorton Jn 16/39
Daventry North Jn 16/42
Long Buckby 16/47
Northampton 17/14
Hanslope Jn 17/27
Milton Keynes Central 17/35
Bletchley 17/42
Ledburn Jn 17/49
Tring 18/02
Bourne End Jn 18/09
Kings Langley Loop 18*19 ~ 18*39
Watford Junction 18/44
Harrow & Wealdstone 18/49
Wembley Central 18/52
Wembley E.O.F.C. 18.57a

16/11/19 :
5Z67 : (67004 with 67006 on rear) : Wembley Yard to London Euston
5Z68 : (67006 with 67004 on rear) : London Euston to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley E.O.F.C. 07.23d 22.04a
Wembley Yard South Jn 07/30 21/59
Willesden No.7 Jn 07/32 21/58
Willesden West London Jn 07/34 21/55
Camden Jn 07/38 21/52
Camden South Jn 07/39 21/51
London Euston 07.42a [P12] 21.48d [P13]

18/11/19 :
5Z69 : (67006 with 67004 on rear?) : Wembley Yard to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Wembley E.O.F.C. 11.34d
Wembley Central 11/39
Harrow & Wealdstone 11/43
Watford Junction 11/49
Bourne End Jn 11/57
Tring 12/06
Ledburn Jn 12/13
Bletchley 12/23
Milton Keynes Central 12/34
Hanslope Jn 12/40
Northampton 12*50 ~ 13*05
Long Buckby 13/17
Daventry North Jn 13/22
Hillmorton Jn 13/25
Rugby 13/27
Trent Valley Jn 13/29
Coventry 13/37
Berkswell 13/42
Birmingham International 13*48 ~ 13*57
Stechford 14/04
Aston Sig.SB4619 14*12 ~ 14*37
Aston 14/38
Perry Barr North Jn 14/45
Bescot Stadium 14c53 ~ 14c58
Pleck Jn 15/01
Walsall 15*05 ~ 15*13
Ryecroft Jn 15/17
Sutton Park ?
Park Lane Jn 15/36
Water Orton West Jn 15*39 ~ 16*01
Water Orton 16/02
Kingsbury Jn 16/05
Tamworth HL 16/13
Wichnor Jn 16/20
Burton Leicester Jn 16/25
Burton-on-Trent 16/27
Wetmore Jn 16.33 ~ 16.39
Burton Wetmore Sidings 16.43a


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