12th October 2024

Vintage Trains
The Cathedrals Express to Lincoln

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 96100+35470+99349+99361+99971+3110+17018+9101+5177

Route : 
1Z79 : Birmingham New Street to Lincoln Central
1Z81 : Lincoln Central 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 - Wigston North Jn - Leicester - Syston South Jn - Loughborough - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Nottingham - Netherfield Jn - Lowdham - Fiskerton - Newark Castle - Swinderby - Boultham Jn - West Holmes Jn - Lincoln Central
5043 (1) Lincoln Central - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) 47773 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham New Street 08.26d [P1] [WL] 08.29 [P1]   21.28a [P1] 22.02
Proof House Jn 08/29 08/32   21/25 [WL] 22/00
Grand Jn 08/31 08/33   21/23½ 21/59
Landor Street Jn 08/33 [ML] 08/34   21/22 21/57
Castle Bromwich Jn 08/38½ 08/40   21/18 21/34
Water Orton 08/40½ 08/43   21/15½ [DW] [ML] 21/32
Coleshill Parkway 08.45a ~ 08.49d [P2] 08.46 ~ 08.50   21.10a ~ 21.13d [P1] 21.23 ~ ?
Whitacre Jn 08/53 08/52   21/07 21/20
Abbey Jn 09/05 09/05   20/55 21/06
Nuneaton 09.09a ~ 09.12d [P7] 09.07 ~ 09.12 [P7]   20.50a ~ 20.53d [P6] 21.00 ~ 21.03
Hinckley 09/20 09/20   20/44 20/55
Croft 09/26 09/27   20/39 20/48
Wigston North Jn 09/33 [DF] 09/34   20/30 20/42
Leicester 09.40a ~ 09.42d [P1] [DF] 09.41 ~ 09.45   20.24a ~ 20.26d [P3] [UF] ? ~ 20.36
Leicester North Jn 09/43½ 09/46   20/22 ?
Humberstone Road 09w47 ~ 10w21 [UDG] ? ~ 10.26   19w55 ~ 20w19 [UDG] 20.02 ~ ?
Humberstone Road Jn 10/21½ [DF] 10/27   19/53 20/01
Syston South Jn 10/26 10/33   19*39 ~ 19*46 [UF] 19/53
Sileby Jn 10/29 10/36   19/33 19/41
Loughborough 10.34a ~ 10.36d [P1] [DF] 10.40 ~ 10.43 [P1]   19.24a ~ 19.27d [P3] [US] 19.29 ~ 19.32
Trent South Jn 10/45 10/53   19/12 [US] 19/15
Trent East Jn 10/46 10/54   19/11½ 19/12
Beeston South Jn 10/52 [UNS] 11/04   19/04 [UNF] 19/05
Mansfield Jn 10/58 [D] 11/08   19/00 [D] 19/01
Nottingham 11.01a ~ 11.04d [P7] 11.10 ~ 11.13   18.53a ~ 18.58d [P7] 18.54 ~ 18.58
Netherfield Jn 11/11 11/19   18/40 18/47
Lowdham 11/22 11/26   18/35 18/38
Fiskerton 11/29 11/35   18/28 18/32
Staythorpe LC 11/37 11/39   18/25 18/30
Newark Castle 11/41 11/43   18/20 18/25
Newark Flat Crossing 11/43 11/45   18/19 18/23
Swinderby 11/55½ 11/56   18/08½ 18/12
Boultham Jn 12/08 12/08   17/58 18/00
West Holmes Jn 12/09 12/10   17/57 17/59
Lincoln Central 12.11a [P3] 12.12 [P3]   17.54d [P3] 17.55


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z79 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Tyseley Steam Trust to Birmingham New Street

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 07.49d
Small Heath South Jn 07/55
Bordesley Jn 07/59
St Andrews Jn 08/00
Grand Jn 08/09
Proof House Jn 08/10
Birmingham New Street 08.13a [P1]

5Z80 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Lincoln Central to Pyewipe Jn
5Z80 : (5043 with 47773 on rear) : Pyewipe Jn to Boultham Jn
5Z80 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Boultham Jn to Lincoln Terrace C.H.S.
(whole train tuned)

Location Booked Actual
Lincoln Central 12.26d [P3] [P3]
West Holmes Jn 12/30  
Pyewipe Jn 12.34 ~ 12.39  
Boultham Jn 12.42 ~ 12.45  
West Holmes Jn 12/46  
Lincoln Central 12/48 [UM]  [UM]
Pelham Street Jn 12/49  
Lincoln Terrace C.H.S. 12.52a  

3Z81 : (5043 with 47773 on rear) : Lincoln Terrace C.H.S. to Lincoln Central

Location Booked
Lincoln Terrace C.H.S. 17.42d
Pelham Street Jn 17/45
Lincoln Central 17.46a [P3]

5Z82 : (47773 with 5043 on rear) : Birmingham New Street to Tyseley Steam Trust

Location Booked
Birmingham New Street 21.40d [P1]
Proof House Jn 21/43
Grand Jn 21/45
St Andrews Jn 21/49
Bordesley Jn 21/52
Small Heath South Jn 21*57 ~ 22*07
Tyseley Steam Trust 22.14a


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