2nd March 2024

Vintage Trains
The Cathedrals Express to Salisbury

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 7029 'Clun Castle'
Stock Used 96100+35470+17018+95403+99361?+9101+5198+5212

Route : 
1Z29 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Salisbury
1Z30 : Salisbury to Birmingham Snow Hill

Loco(s) Route
7029 (1) Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Widney Manor - Dorridge - Hatton - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn (2) - Didcot East Jn - Goring & Streatley - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury
7029 (1) Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot East Jn - Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) 47773 on rear.
(2) The outward leg was diverted to run via the Didcot Avoiding line.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 07.13d [P1] 07.15   19.41a [P1] 19.43
Birmingham Moor Street 07.17a ~ 07.20d [P1] [SH] 07.17 ~ 07.21 [P1]   19.33a ~ 19.36d [P2] 19.36 ~ 19.41 [P2]
Small Heath South Jn 07/23 [FL] 07/26   19/26½ [SH] 19/31
Tyseley 07/25 [P3] 07/28 [P3]   19/24½ [P4] [SL] 19/29
Solihull 07/28½ 07/35   19/20 19/21
Widney Manor 07.30a ~ 07.34d 07.37 ~ 07.39   19.13a ~ 19.17d 19.15 ~ 19.18
Bentley Heath LC 07/35½ 07/43   19/12 19/12
Dorridge 07.37a ~ 07.40d [P3] 07.45 ~ 07.46   19.06a ~ 19.10d [P2] 19.05 ~ 19.10
Hatton 07/50½ [P1] 07/55   18/56½ [P2] 18/59 [P2]
Warwick Parkway 07.54a ~ 07.57d [P1] 08.01 ~ 08.04   18.49a ~ 18.53d [P2] 18.51 ~ 18.54
Leamington Spa 08/03½ [UM] 08/10 [UM]   18/42½ [DM] 18/43
Fenny Compton 08/17½ 08/20   18/23½ 18/25
Reservoir Jn 08/27½ [UCV] 08/27   18/16 18/16
Banbury 08.29a ~ 08.33d [P3] 08.29 ~ 08.30   17w43a ~ 18w13d [P1] 17.30 ~ 18.13
Aynho Jn 08/40 08/38   17/36 17/24
Heyford 08/48 [P1] 08/44   17/22 [P2] 17/19
Wolvercote Jn 08/57 [UR] 08/54   17/13 17/10
Oxford North Jn 09/02 [UR] 09/01   17/11 17/08
Oxford 09/05 [P3] [UR] 09/04 [P3]   17/10 [TL] [DM] 17/06
Hinksey North 09w07 ~ 09w37 ? ~ 09.36   17/08 17/05
Kennington Jn 09/39 09/41   17/06½ 17/03
Didcot North Jn 09/48½ 09/52 [UA]   16/56½ 16/54
Didcot Parkway 09/50½ [P4] [UR] DIV   16/54½ [P3] [DOX] 16/52
Didcot East Jn 09/51½ [UR] 09/53   16/53 [DR] 16/51
Goring & Streatley 10/00½ [P4] [UR] 10/03   16/44 [P1] [DM] 16/44 [P1]
Tilehurst East Jn 10/10 10/12   16/38 [DM] 16/37
Reading West Jn 10/11½ 10/14   16*23 ~ 16*31 [DR] 16/27
Oxford Road Jn 10/19½ 10/18   16/21 16/21
Southcote Jn 10/21½ 10/20   16/19 16/18
Bramley 10/33½ 10/31   16/06 16/06
Basingstoke 10*40 ~ 10*44 [P1] [DS] 10/49?   15*52 ~ 15*57 [P4] 15/59
Worting Jn 10/49 10/53   15/44 [UF] 15/55
Andover 11/10 [P2] 11/16 [P2]   15/26 [P1] 15/26 [P1]
Tunnel Jn 11/27 11/36   15/08 15/08
Salisbury 11.30a [P4] 11.38 [P4]   15.05d [P4] 15.04 [P4]


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S. Workings

3Z29 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Tyseley Steam Trust to Birmingham Snow Hill

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 06.29d
Small Heath South Jn 06/35
Birmingham Moor Street 06/41
Birmingham Snow Hill 06.45a [P1]

5Z29 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Salisbury to Laverstock South Jn
5Z29 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Laverstock South Jn to Laverstock North Jn
5Z29 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Laverstock North Jn to Salisbury
5Z29 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Salisbury to Salisbury East Yard
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Salisbury 11.38d [P4]
Tunnel Jn 11/44
Laverstock South Jn 11.45 ~ 11.50
Laverstock North Jn 11.54 ~ 11.59
Tunnel Jn 12/02
Salisbury 12.05 ~ 12.16 [P4]
Salisbury East Yard 12.21a

5Z31 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Salisbury East Yard to Salisbury

Location Booked
Salisbury East Yard 14.46d
Salisbury 14.50a [P4]

5Z35 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Birmingham Snow Hill to Tyseley Steam Trust

Location Booked
Birmingham Snow Hill 20.01d [P1]
Birmingham Moor Street 20/04
Small Heath South Jn 20/09
Tyseley Steam Trust 20.15a


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