10th November 2024

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (2 trains)

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 5198+5212+9101+99349+99361+99971+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(s) Route
5043 + 47773 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
5043 (1) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Hatton West Jn - Hatton North Jn - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
5043 + 47773 Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
5043 (1) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Hatton West Jn - Hatton North Jn - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) 47773 on rear.
(2) These were last 'Shakespeare Expresses' for the 2024 season.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & 'Sidmouth 34010'

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 10.39d [P2] 10.42 [P2]
Birmingham Moor Street 10.42a ~ 10.44d [P1] [SH] 10.44 ~ 10.47
Small Heath South Jn 10/48 [SL] 10/52
Tyseley 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P3] 10.53 ~ 10.56
Shirley 11/02 11/05
Whitlocks End 11/04 11/10
Wood End 11/11½ 11/23
Henley-in-Arden 11.24a ~ 11.26d 11.31 ~ 11.32
Bearley Jn 11/36 11/39
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.44a [P1] ~ 12.49d [P1] 11.45 ~ 12.49
Bearley Jn 12/57 12/58
Hatton West Jn 13/05 13/05
Hatton North Jn 13/07 13/07
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] 13.33 ~ 13.34
Birmingham Snow Hill 13.40a [P2] 13.36

 

Location Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 14.07d [P2] 14.06
Birmingham Moor Street 14.10a ~ 14.12d [P1] [SH] 14.08 ~ 14.09
Small Heath South Jn 14/16 [SL] 14/16
Tyseley 14.20a ~ 14.22d [P3] 14.18 ~ 14.19
Shirley 14/30 14/30
Whitlocks End 14/32 14/31
Wood End 14/39½ 14/39
Henley-in-Arden 14.52a ~ 14.54d 14.51 ~ 14.52
Bearley Jn 15/01 14/58
Stratford-upon-Avon 15.10a [P1] ~ 16.13d [P1] 15.04 ~ 16.13
Bearley Jn 16/24 16/21
Hatton West Jn 16/32 16/29
Hatton North Jn 16/40 16/31
Dorridge 16/48 [P2] 16/38 [P2]
Bentley Heath LC 16/50 16/39
Solihull 16/53½ 16/41
Tyseley 16.59a ~ 17.00d [P2] [FL] 16.49 ~ 16.53
Small Heath South Jn 17/03 [SH] 16/55
Birmingham Moor Street 17.06a ~ 17.09d [P2] 17.12 ~ 17.16
Birmingham Snow Hill 17.12a [P2] 17.18


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5T50 : (5043 with 47773 on rear) : Tyseley to Birmingham Snow Hill

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 09.30d
Small Heath South Jn 09/37
Birmingham Moor Street 09/40
Birmingham Snow Hill 09.43a [P2]

5T53 : (47773 with 5043 on rear?) : 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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