5th December 2021

Vintage Trains
Melton Mowbray Victorian Christmas Fayre

Locos Used steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' & 7029 'Clun Castle'
Stock Used 9101+5157+5191+5212+5198+17018+95403+99361+99349+99041+6320

Route :
1Z50 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Melton Mowbray
1Z52 : Melton Mowbray to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco(s) Route
7029 (1) Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Wigston North Jn - Leicester - Syston South Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray
6233 (2) Melton Mowbray - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes : 
(1) 6233 on rear.
(2) 7029 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 09.00d 09.00?   18.55a 19.24?
Small Heath South Jn 09/08 09/06   18*40 ~ 18*46 ? ~ 19.18
Bordesley Jn 09/12 09/12   18/34½ 18/57
St Andrews Jn 09/13½ 09/13   18/33 18/56
Landor Street Jn 09/15½ [ML] 09/14   18/31 18/54
Castle Bromwich Jn 09/24½ 09/21   18/25½ 18/47
Water Orton 09/27 [P1] 09/24   18/23 [DW] [ML] 18/45
Coleshill Parkway 09.30a ~ 09.35d [P2] 09.27 ~ 09.35   18.17a ~ 18.20d [P1] 18.34 ~ 18.35
Whitacre Jn 09/38½ 09/37   18/15 18/32
Abbey Jn 09/52½ 09/52   18/02 18/17
Nuneaton 09.56a ~ 10.00d [P7] 09.54 ~ 10.00   17.55a ~ 17.58d [P6] 18.09 ~ 18.12 [P6]
Hinckley 10/13½ 10/09   17/46 18/01
Croft 10/22½ 10/17   17/40 17/52
Wigston North Jn 10/30½ [DF] 10/25   17/32½ 17/46
Leicester 10/35 [P1] 10/31   17/26 [P2] 17/38
Leicester North Jn 10/36 10/32   17/25 17/37
Humberstone Road 10w39 ~ 11w49 [UDG] ? ~ 11.44   16w35 ~ 17w22 [UDG] 16.53 ~ ?
Humberstone Road Jn 11/50 [UDS] 11/49   16/33 16/53
Syston South Jn 11/56 11/59   16/26½ [UDS] 16/44
Syston East Jn 11/56½ 12/01   16/26 ?
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 12/03 12/09   16/17 16/37
Melton Mowbray 12.08a 12.23   16.12d 16.30 [P2]


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