15th October 2011
Vintage Trains
The Berks & Hants Aquae Sulis
| Loco Used | steam : 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe |
| Stock Used | 35470+99349?+99361?+99353?+3125+5198+5157+9101 |
Route :
1Z43 : Solihull to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z45 : Bristol Temple Meads to Solihull
| Loco | Route |
| 5043 | Solihull - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot Parkway - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Newbury Race Course - Heywood Road Jn - Hawkeridge Jn - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 5043 | Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Solihull |
Notes :
(1) 5043 carried a '80th Anniversary OURS' headboard, for the Oxford
University Railway Society.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.
Source : Nick Bartlett
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Solihull | 07.05d | 22.59a |
| Dorridge | 07.12a ~ 07.16d | 22.51a ~ 22.54d |
| Hatton | 07/24 | 22/43 |
| Warwick Parkway | 07.27a ~ 07.31d | 22.34a ~ 22.37d |
| Leamington Spa | 07/41 | 22.07a ~ 22.24d |
| Fenny Compton | 07/52 | 21/53 |
| Banbury | 08/00 | 21.38a ~ 21.42d |
| Aynho Jn | 08/06 | 21/30 |
| Heyford | 08/11 | 21/24 |
| Oxford North Jn | 08.31a ~ 08.44d | ? |
| Oxford | 08.47a ~ 08.51d | 21.07a ~ 21.10d |
| Oxford U&DPL | 08w54a ~ 09w45d | 20w24a ~ 21w04d |
| Didcot North Jn | 10/01 | 20/10 |
| Location | Booked |
| Didcot Parkway | 10.04a ~ 10.17d |
| Reading West Jn | 10/39 |
| Southcote Jn | 10/46 |
| Newbury Race Course | 11w05a ~ 11w50d [DPL] |
| Newbury | 11/54 |
| Bedwyn | 12/09 |
| Woodborough | 12/21 |
| Lavington | 12/29 |
| Heywood Road Jn | 12/38 |
| Hawkeridge Jn | ? |
| Bradford Jn | 12/48 |
| Bathampton Jn | 13/01 |
| Bath Spa | 13.06a ~ 13.11d |
| North Somerset Jn | 13/26 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 13.28a ~ 18.03d |
| North Somerset Jn | 18/12 |
| Bath Spa | 18.20a ~ 18.24d |
| Chippenham | 18/48 |
| Wootton Bassett Jn | 18/58 |
| Swindon | 19.06a ~ 19.17d |
| Challow | 19/34 |
| Wantage Road | 19/44 |
| Foxhall Jn | 20/06 |
Timings continue in first table.
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Associated E.C.S. Workings
5Z43 : (5043) : Tyseley Warwick Road to Solihull
5Z46 : (5043) : Solihull to Tyseley Warwick Road
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Tyseley Warwick Road | 06.25d | 23.43a |
| Small Heath South Jn | 06.36a ~ 06.46d | 23.24a ~ 23.35d |
| Solihull | 07.02a | 23.05d |