6th March 1988

Branch Line Society
Tame & Avon Railtour

DMU Used Tyseley Set T305 (51410+59520+51368)

Route :

DMU Route
as listed

Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford West Jn - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley South Jn - Dorridge - Hatton West Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon - end of line (1)
as listed end of line - Stratford-upon-Avon - Shirley - Tyseley South Jn - Tyseley No.1 (2)
as listed Tyseley No.1 - Tyseley Halt (3)
as listed Tyseley Halt - Tyseley No.1 - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
as listed Birmingham Snow Hill - Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley No.1
as listed Tyseley No.1 - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Whichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent
as listed Burton-on-Trent - Whichnor Jn - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Dudley - Kingswinford Jn - Stourbridge North Jn - Stourbridge Junction
as listed Stourbridge Junction - Stourbridge North Jn - Kingswinford Jn - Dudley - Bescot Curve Jn - Bescot DGL
as listed Bescot DGL - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton U&DG - Bushbury Jn - Stafford
as listed Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Darlaston Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Hednesford - Rugeley Trent Valley - Rugeley North Jn
as listed Rugeley North Jn - Tamworth - Nuneaton - Bedworth - Coventry
as listed Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston
as listed Aston - (via Goods Line & Curzon Street Low Level Line) - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) To buffers.
(2) On Tyseley Through Siding (low level siding behind DMU depot).
(3) In Birmingham Railway Museum.
(4) Originally uploaded as having run on 5th March, in error.

Sources : Kevin Driscoll & ian Townson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked (Actual)
0.00 Birmingham New Street [P12] 08.40d (08.40)
2.59 Camp Hill Jn ?
6.69 Lifford West Jn 08/55
8.39 Selly Oak ?
11.65 Birmingham New Street [P8] 09.09a ~ 09.12 (??.?? ~ 09.12)
13.62 Bordesley Jn ?
16.00 Tyseley South Jn 09/22
29.58 Hatton West Jn 09/47
38.44 Stratford-upon-Avon ?
38.57 end-of-line (to buffers) 09.58a ~ 10.02d
38.70 Stratford-upon-Avon ?
56.43 Shirley 10/24
60.29 Tyseley South Jn 10/29
60.76 Tyseley No.1 10.35a
61.16 Tyseley Halt ?
61.36 Tyseley No.1 11.20d
64.32 Birmingham Snow Hill 11.32a ~ 11.42d (11.30 ~ ??.??)
67.28 Tyseley No.1 11.55a ~ 12.00d
69.06 St Andrews Jn ?
78.46 Whitacre Jn 12/25
80.76 Kingsbury Jn ?
99.48 Burton-on-Trent 12.47a ~ 12.57d
105.03 Wichnor Jn ?
112.39 Tamworth HL ?
118.20 Kingsbury Jn ?
120.50 Whitacre Jn ?
123.27 Water Orton ?
124.57 Park Lane Jn 13/28
136.68 Walsall 13/54
143.17 Dudley 14/06
149.20 Stourbridge Junction 14.24a ~ 14.28d
160.16 Bescot Curve Jn 14/52
160.53 Bescot DGL 14.57a ~ 15.01d
164.73 Portobello Jn 15/08
166.64 Wolverhampton U&DG 15.14a ~ 15.22d
168.31 Bushbury Jn 15/25
181.47 Stafford 15.39a ~ 15.43d
194.63 Wednesfield Heath ?
200.30 Darlaston Jn ?
202.16 Walsall 16/08
202.58 Ryecroft Jn 16/10
211.70 Hednesford 16/31
217.20 Rugeley Trent Valley 16/41
217.47 Rugeley North Jn 16.43a ~ 16.48d
232.06 Tamworth 17/03 (??.??a ~ ?.??d)
245.06 Nuneaton 17/16
255.21 Coventry 17.32a ~ 17.39d (17.44 ~ ??.??)
270.30 Stechford ?
273.27 Aston 18.09a ~ 18.13d
276.01 Birmingham New Street 18.25a


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