22nd October 2023

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (2 trains)

Loco Used steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 5177+5198+9101+5212+99361+95403+99349+17018+35470

Route :
1T50 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T51 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill
1T52 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T53 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill

Loco Route
5043 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley (1) - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton North Jn - Hatton West Jn - (1) Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
5043 Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Hatton West Jn - Hatton North Jn - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
5043 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley (1) - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton North Jn - Hatton West Jn - (1) Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
5043 Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Hatton West Jn - Hatton North Jn - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) The outward legs were booked via Henley-in-Arden but were diverted via Dorridge due to flooding on the North Warwick line after 'Storm Babet'.
(2) These were the last 'Shakespeare Expresses' for the 2023 season.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains & Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 10.00d [P2] 10.13
Birmingham Moor Street 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P1] [SH] 10.15 ~ 10.19
Small Heath South Jn 10/09 [SL] 10/25
Tyseley 10.13a ~ 10.15d [P3] 10.26 ~ 10.29
Shirley 10/23 DIV
Whitlocks End 10/25 DIV
Wood End 10/32½ DIV
Henley-in-Arden 10.45a ~ 10.47d DIV
Solihull DIV ?
Bentley Heath LC DIV ?
Dorridge DIV 10/43
Hatton North Jn DIV ?
Hatton West Jn DIV ?
Bearley Jn 10/57 11/03
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.05a [P1] ~ 12.49d [P1] 11.09 ~ 12.49
Bearley Jn 12/57 12/59
Hatton West Jn 13/05 13/06
Hatton North Jn 13/07 13/08
Dorridge 13/15 [P2] 13/15
Bentley Heath LC 13/16 13/16
Solihull 13/20 13/18
Tyseley 13.26a ~ 13.29d [P2] [FL] 13.24 ~ 13.26
Small Heath South Jn 13/32 [SH] 13/28
Birmingham Moor Street 13.35a ~ 13.37d [P2] 13.34 ~ 13.36
Birmingham Snow Hill 13.40a [P2] 13.38

 

Location Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 14.07d [P2] 14.07
Birmingham Moor Street 14.10a ~ 14.12d [P1] [SH] 14.09 ~ 14.14
Small Heath South Jn 14/16 [SL] 14/20
Tyseley 14.20a ~ 14.22d [P3] 14.21 ~ 14.23
Shirley 14/30 DIV
Whitlocks End 14/32 DIV
Wood End 14/39½ DIV
Henley-in-Arden 14.52a ~ 14.54d DIV
Solihull DIV ?
Bentley Heath LC DIV ?
Dorridge DIV 14.39 ~ ? [P3]
Hatton North Jn DIV ?
Hatton West Jn DIV ?
Bearley Jn 15/01 15/03
Stratford-upon-Avon 15.10a [P1] ~ 16.13d [P1] 15.08 ~ 16.15
Bearley Jn 16/24 16/24
Hatton West Jn 16/32 16/32
Hatton North Jn 16/40 16/34
Dorridge 16/48 [P2] 16/41
Bentley Heath LC 16/50 16/42
Solihull 16/53½ 16/44
Tyseley 16.59a ~ 17.00d [P2] [FL] 16.51 ~ 16.56
Small Heath South Jn 17/03 [SH] 16/58
Birmingham Moor Street 17.06a ~ 17.09d [P2] 17.04 ~ 17.10
Birmingham Snow Hill 17.12a [P2] 17.12


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5T50 : (5043 + tour stock) : Tyseley to Birmingham Snow Hill

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 09.00d
Small Heath South Jn 09/07
Birmingham Moor Street 09/10
Birmingham Snow Hill 09.15a [P2]

5T53 : (5043 + tour stock) : Birmingham Snow Hill to Tyseley

Location Booked
Birmingham Snow Hill 17.44d [P2]
Birmingham Moor Street 17/47
Small Heath South Jn 17/51
Tyseley Steam Trust 17.58a


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