17th December 2005

Vintage Trains
(Christmas Lunch Excursion)

Loco Used steam : 4472 'Flying Scotsman'
Stock Used ?????

Route: 1Z72 throughout

Loco Route
4472 Dorridge - Bordesley Jn - Water Orton - Nuneaton - Leicester - Humberstone Road - Loughborough - Sheet Stores Jn - North Stafford Jn - Burton-On-Trent - Tamworth - Water Orton - Bordesley Jn - Dorridge


4472 arrives with the stock into Dorridge in the morning (photo: Clive Hanley)

Sources : Richard Rooker, Clive Hanley & Peter Lawrence

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual
Dorridge 11.58d 11.58
Solihull 12.07a ~ 12.09d 12.06 ~ 12.09
Tyseley 12.18a ~ 12.20d 12.20 ~ 12.24
Small Heath South Jn 12/23 12/25
Bordesley Jn 12/28 12/30
St Andrews Jn 12/33 12/33
Landor Street Jn 12/35 12/34
Water Orton 12/44 12/44
Whiteacre Jn 12/50 12/47
Nuneaton Abbey Jn 13/05 12/59
Nuneaton 13/08 13/00
Hinckley 13/16 13/06
Wigston North Jn 13/34 13/21
Leicester 13/41 13/28
Leicester North Jn 13/42 ?
Humberstone Road 13w45a ~ 14w43d 13w30 ~ ?
Humberstone Road Jn 14/44 ?
Syston South Jn 14/49 14/52
Sileby Jn 14/52 14/55
Loughborough 14/56 15/00
Trent South Jn 15/05 15/08
Sheet Stores Jn 15/07 15/10
Stenson Jn 15/32 15/33
North Stafford Jn 15/33 15/34
Clay Mills Jn 15/38 15/40
Burton-On-Trent 15w47a ~ 16w17d 15w49 ~ 16w29
Burton Leicester Jn 16/23 16/29
Wichnor Jn 16/29 16/48
Tamworth 16/35 16/55
Kingsbury Jn 16/44 17/02
Water Orton 16/50 17/06
Landor Street Jn 16/56 17/12
St Andrews Jn 16/58 ?
Bordesley Jn 16/59 17/15
Small Heath South Jn 17/06 17/19
Tyseley 17.08a ~ 17.10d 17.22 ~ 17.24
Solihull 17.16a ~ 17.19d 17.31 ~ 17.32
Dorridge 17.25a 17.37


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