23rd September 2023

Vintage Trains
The Melton Pieman

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 96100+35470+17018+99349+99361+95403+5198+9101+5212+5191

Route :
1Z29 : Birmingham New Street to Melton Mowbray
1Z32 : Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Street

Loco(s) Route
5043 (1) Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Glen Parva Jn - Wigston North Jn - Leicester - Syston South Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray
47773 (2) Melton Mowbray - (reverse of outward route) - Wigston North Jn - Wigston South Jn - Kilby Bridge Jn
5043 (1) Kilby Bridge Jn - Wigston South Jn - Glen Parva Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street

Notes : 
(1) 47773 on rear.
(2) 5043 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham New Street 08.33d [P2] [WL] 08.33   19.55a [P2] 19.58
Proof House Jn 08/36 08/37   19/52 [WL] 19/56
Landor Street Jn 08/38 [ML] 08/41   19/45½ 19/54
Castle Bromwich Jn 08/48½ 08/47   19/38 19/47
Water Orton 08/53½ 08/53   19/35½ [DW] [ML] 19/45
Coleshill Parkway 08.59a ~ 09.02d [P2] 08.56 ~ 09.03   19.30a ~ 19.33d [P1] 19.36 ~ ?
Whitacre Jn 09*06 ~ 09*13 09.05 ~ 09.06   19/27½ 19/33
Abbey Jn 09/26 09/20   19/14½ 19/18
Nuneaton 09.30a ~ 09.34d [P7] 09.22 ~ 09.32   19.04a ~ 19.10d [P7] 19.04 ~ ?
Hinckley 09/45 09/40   18/52 18/53
Croft 09/51 09/46   18/46 18/45
Glen Parva Jn 09/56 09/50   18/40 18/39
Wigston South Jn - -   18/38 18/36
Kilby Bridge Jn - -   18.29 ~ 18.34 [UDS] ?
Wigston South Jn - -   18/27 18/28
Wigston North Jn 09/57 [DF] 09/52   18/26½ 18/27
Leicester 10/01½ [P1] 09/57   18*16 ~ 18*21 [P3] [UF] 18.17 ~ 18.20
Leicester North Jn 10/02 09/58   18/14½ 18/16
Humberstone Road 10w05 ~ 10w25 [UDG] ? ~ 10.30   17w32 ~ 18w11 [UDG] 17.28 ~ ?
Humberstone Road Jn 10/26 [DF] 10/31   17/31½ 17/28
Syston South Jn 10/32½ 10/37   17/22 [SL] 17/20
Syston East Jn 10/33 10/38   17/21½ 17/19
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 10/39½ 10/47   17/11 17/12
Melton Mowbray 10.45a 10.54   17.06d 17.06


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z29 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Tyseley to Birmingham New Street

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 07.50d
Small Heath South Jn 07/56
Bordesley Loop 08*00 ~ 08*02
Bordesley Jn 08/05
St Andrews Jn 08/06
Proof House Jn 08/09
Birmingham New Street 08.12a [P2]

5Z30 : (5043 with 47773 on rear) : Melton Mowbray to Melton Mowbray Up Loop
5Z30 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Melton Mowbray Up Loop to Melton Mowbray

Location Booked
Melton Mowbray 10.55d
Melton Mowbray Up Loop 10.59 ~ 12.41
Melton Mowbray 12.45a

5Z32 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Birmingham New Street to Tyseley

Location Booked
Birmingham New Street 20.05d [P2]
Proof House Jn 20/08
St Andrews Jn 20/11
Bordesley Jn 20/12
Small Heath South Jn 20*17 ~ 20*51
Tyseley Steam Trust 20.59a


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