23rd November 1968

R.C.T.S. (West Mids Branch)
The Black Countryman Rail Tour

Motive Power Used D3110 & DMU 50314+59117+50332

Route :

Traction Route
DMU Birmingham New Street - Soho East Jn - Soho Road (?- Soho Pool Jn?)
DMU (?Soho Pool Jn - ?) Soho Road - Soho Pool Goods Yard
DMU (1) Soho Pool Goods Yard - Soho Road - Perry Bar West Jn - Perry Bar South Jn - Aston - Windsor Street Goods
DMU Windsor Street Goods - Aston
DMU Aston - Vauxhall - Curzon Street Goods
DMU Curzon Street Goods - Grand Jn
DMU Grand Jn - Proof House Jn - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Langley Green - Stourbridge Junction
DMU Stourbridge Junction - Kingswinford Jn - Dudley - Great Bridge - Princes End Jn - Bescot Curve Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Norton Jn - Brownhills - Lichfield City - Lichfield Trent Valley HL - Trent Valley Jn
DMU Trent Valley Jn - Lichfield Trent Valley LL - Rugeley Trent Valley
DMU Rugeley Trent Valley - Hednesford - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bushbury Jn
DMU Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton High Level - Heath Town Jn
DMU Heath Town Jn - Wolverhampton Low Level
DMU Wolverhampton Low Level - Handsworth Jn - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) On the return from Soho Pool Goods yard D3110 provided rear end assistance for the DMU.

Sources : David Hills, Kevin Driscoll & David Wignall

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & David Wignall)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Birmingham New Street 10.15d 10.25
1.67 Soho South Jn 10/21 10/29
2.34 Soho East Jn 10/22 10/30
3.20 Soho Road 10.25 ~ 10.29 10.32 ~ 10.33
3.66 Soho Pool 10.34a ~ 10.54d 10.36 ~ 10.48
4.32 Soho Road 11/00 10/52
5.53 Perry Barr West Jn 11/04 10/55
6.21 Perry Barr 11/06 10/57
7.74 Aston 11/10 10/59
8.72 Windsor Street Goods 11.17a ~ 11.30d 11.14 ~ 11.25
9.70 Aston 11.37 ~ 11.41 11.28 ~ 11.29
10.73 Vauxhall 11/45 11.33 ~ 11.47
11.33 Curzon Street Goods 11.50a ~ 12.02d 11.51 ~ 12.04
11.67 Grand Jn 12.09 ~ 12.13 12.09 ~ 12.24
12.11 Proof House Jn 12/16 ?
12.65 Birmingham New Street 12/19 12.32 ~ 12.34
14.52 Soho South Jn 12/24 ?
16.49 Galton Jn 12/26 12/39
16.74 Smethwick West 12/27 ?
25.02 Stourbridge Junction 12.43a ~ 12.47d 12.51 ~ 13.05
29.79 Dudley 13/02 13/19
35.48 Pleck Jn 13/13 13/29
36.31 Walsall 13/15 13/30
36.79 Ryecroft Jn 13/17 13/32
47.06 Lichfield TV HL (Jn?) 13.37 ~ 13.41 13.48 ~ 13.53
47.53 Lichfield TV LL 13/44 13/53
52.31 Armitage 13/51 ?
55.55 Rugeley TV 13.56a ~ 14.01d 14.04 ~ 14.09
61.19 Hednesford 14/18 14/18
70.28 Ryecroft Jn 14/33 14/34
70.76 Walsall 14/35 14/35
71.59 Pleck Jn 14/37 14/37
73.53 Darlaston Jn 14/40 ?
75.64 Portobello Jn 14/46 14/43
78.33 Bushbury Jn 14.52 ~ 14.56 14.48 ~ 14.49
80.17 Wolverhampton HL 15/01 14/54
80.63 Heath Town Jn 15.04 ~ 15.11 14.58 ~ 14.59
81.25 Wolverhampton LL 15.16a ~ 15.20d 15.03 ~ 15.15
90.39 Handsworth Jn 15/35 15/29
93.63 Birmingham Snow Hill 15.41a 15.37


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