6th April 2025

Vintage Trains
The Shakespeare Express (3 trains)

Locos Used 37240 & steam: 7029 'Clun Castle'
Stock Used 35470+99971+99361+99349+9101+5177+5212

Route :
1Z30 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester Shrub Hill
1T31 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T32 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill
1T33 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon
1T34 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester Shrub Hill
1T35 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Birmingham Snow Hill

Loco(s) Route
37240 (1) Birmingham Snow Hill - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill
7029 (2) Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Rowley Regis - Smethwick Jn - Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton - Hatton Sig.LJ1257
37240 (1) Hatton Sig.LJ1257 - Hatton - Hatton West Jn - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
7029 (2) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Henley-in-Arden - Shirley - Tyseley - Small Heath South Jn - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
7029 + 37240 Birmingham Snow Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Stratford-upon-Avon
7029 (2) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Henley-in-Arden - Shirley - Tyseley - Small Heath South Jn - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill
37240 (1) Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Rowley Regis - Smethwick Jn - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) 7029 on rear.
(2) 37240 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Jake B

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 09.08d [P2] 09.10   20.18a [P3] 20.14
Smethwick Jn 09/20 09/21   20/03½ 20/04
Rowley Regis 09/25 09/28   19/59½ 19/59
Stourbridge Junction 09/36 [P3] 09/39   19/48½ [P2] 19/45
Blakedown 09/41 09/44   19/42½ 19/41
Kidderminster 09/45 [P2] 09/47   19/38½ [P1] 19/37
Hartlebury 09/49 09/51   19/34½ 19/34
Droitwich Spa 09/57 09/57   19*24 ~ 19*27 19.26 ~ 19.27
Tunnel Jn 10/06 10/04   19*12 ~ 19*13 19.18 ~ 19.19
Worcester Shrub Hill 10.08a [P2] 10.09   19.09d [P2] 19.17

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Worcester Shrub Hill 10.16d [P2] 10.17   18.55a [P2] 18.56
Tunnel Jn 10/18 10/19   18/53 18/50
Droitwich Spa 10.26a ~ 10.28d 10.28 ~ 10.31   18.40a ~ 18.44d 18.36 ~ 18.41
Hartlebury 10/35 10/38   18/33 18/26
Kidderminster Down Loop 10*39 ~ 10*47 [DGL] 10.44 ~ 10.50 [DGL]   - -
Kidderminster 10/50½ [P1] 10/52   18/26½ [P2] 18/23
Blakedown 10/54½ 10/58   18/22 18/20
Stourbridge Junction 11.00a ~ 11.03d [P2] 11.04 ~ 11.07   18.13a ~ 18.16d [P3] 18.10 ~ 18.14
Rowley Regis 11/16½ 11/17   18/01 17/59
Smethwick Jn 11/23 11/21   17/54 17/52
Birmingham Snow Hill 11.38a ~ 11.41d [P3] 11.29 ~ 11.41   17.38a ~ 17.42d [P2] 17.35 ~ 17.41
Birmingham Moor Street 11/44 [P1] [SH] 11/43   17/35 [P2] 17/33 [P2]
Small Heath South Jn 11/53 [SL] 11/48   17/32 [SH] 17/28
Tyseley 11.56a ~ 11.58d [P3] 11.49 ~ ?   17.23a ~ 17.27d [P4] [SL] 17.24 ~ 17.26
Solihull 12/03 12/02   - -
Bentley Heath LC 12/06 12/06   - -
Dorridge 12/08 [P3] 12/08   - -
Hatton 12/16½ [P1] 12/17   - -
Hatton Sig.LJ1257 12.17 ~ 12.25 ?   - -
Hatton 12/27 [P3] 12/25   - -
Hatton West Jn 12/29 12/27   - -
Shirley - -   17/16½ 17/19
Whitlocks End - -   17/15 17/18
Wood End - -   17/10½ 17/12
Henley-in-Arden - -   17/05 17/04
Bearley Jn 12/37 12/34   16/56 16/58
Stratford-upon-Avon 12.46a [P1] 12.39   16.48d [P1] 16.48

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stratford-upon-Avon 13.36d [P1] 13.39   15.58a [P1] 15.43 [P1]
Bearley Jn 13/44 13/48   15/49 15/37
Henley-in-Arden 13/54 13/53   15/39 15/30
Wood End 13/59½ 14/00   15/26½ 15/20
Whitlocks End 14/04 14/03   15/18 15/13
Shirley 14/06 14/04   15/16 15/11
Tyseley 14.14a ~ 14.16d [P4] [SL] 14.15 ~ 14.17   15.04a ~ 15.07d [P3] 15.02 ~ ?
Small Heath South Jn 14/21 [SH] 14/19   15/00 [SL] 15/00
Birmingham Moor Street 14.24a ~ 14.26d [P2] 14.23 ~ 14.25   14.52a ~ 14.55d [P1] [SH] 14.53 ~ 14.55
Birmingham Snow Hill 14.29a [P2] 14.27   14.49d [P2] 14.51


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z31 : (37240 with 7029 on rear) : Tyseley to Birmingham Snow Hill

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 08.50d
Small Heath South Jn 08/57
Birmingham Moor Street 09/00
Birmingham Snow Hill 09.03a [P2]

5T34 : (37240 with 7029 on rear) : Birmingham Snow Hill to Tyseley

Location Booked
Birmingham Snow Hill 20.28d [P3]
Birmingham Moor Street 20/31
Small Heath South Jn 20/39
Tyseley Steam Trust 20.45a


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