11th December 2021

Railway Touring Company
The Birmingham & Shrewsbury Christmas Express

Locos Used 57316 & steam: 44871
Stock Used 99035+3136+1961+3058+99350+99127+99122+1861+4940+99304

Route : 
1Z14: London Paddington to Shrewsbury
1Z17 : Shrewsbury to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
44871 (1) London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Dorridge - Tyseley [Up & Down Through Sidings] - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Telford Central - Wellington - Shrewsbury
44871 (1) Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes:
(1) 57316 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 07.06d [P10] [L4] 07.06 [P10]   23.00a [P1] 23.04
Royal Oak Jn 07/08 [L4] 07/08   22/58 [L2] 23/02
Portobello Jn 07/09½ [L4] 07/10   22/54 [L3] 23/01
Ladbroke Grove 07/11 [DR] 07/11   22/53 [L3] 23/00
Acton West 07/17½ [DR] 07/15   22/46 [UM] 22/55
Southall 07/25½ [P3] [DR] 07/23   22/42 [P2] [UM] 22/49
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/28½ [DR] 07/27   22/40 [UM] 22/45
Dolphin Jn 07/34½ [DR] 07/33   22/32 [UR-UM] 22/39
Slough 07.36a ~ 07.40d [P4] [DR] 07.36 ~ 07.40   22/30 [P5] [UR] 22/38
Maidenhead 07/48 [P3] [DR] 07/49   22/24 [P4] [UR] 22/32
Twyford 07/58 [P3] [DR] 07/56   22/17 [P4] [UR] 22/25
Kennet Bridge Jn 08/04 [DR-DM] 08/02   22/13 [UR] 22/20
Reading 08.06a ~ 08.18d [P8] 08.04 ~ 08.18   22.07a ~ 22.09d [P15] [UR] 22.16 ~ 22.18
Reading High Level Jn 08/21 [FVL] 08/21   - -
Reading West Jn 08/22 [DR] 08/22   22/05 [UR] 22/11
Goring & Streatley 08/31 [P3] [DR] 08/31   21/52 [P4] [UR] 22/03
Didcot East Jn 08/39 [DR] 08/40   21/41 [UR] 21/54
Didcot Parkway 08.41a ~ 08.43d [P3] 08.41 ~ 08.45   21.36a ~ 21.39d [P5] [UR] 21.49 ~ 21.53
Didcot North Jn 08/46 08/48   21/34 21/47
Kennington Jn 08/53 08/56   21/25 21/39
Oxford [U&DPL] 08w57 ~ 09w21 09.00 ~ ?   20w42 ~ 21w22 21.00 ~ 21.35
Oxford 09/23 [P3] [DM] 09/26   20/40 [P3] 20/59
Oxford North Jn 09/24 09/28   20/39 [UM] 20/56
Wolvercote Jn 09/26 09/31   20/37 [UM] 20/54
Heyford 09/35 [P2] 09/40   20/27 [P1] 20/42
Aynho Jn 09/41 09/46   20/17 20/35
Banbury 09/47½ [P1] 09/52   20/11 [P4] 20/29
Reservoir Jn 09/49 09/54   20/10 20/25
Fenny Compton 09/57 10/03   20/02 20/16
Leamington Spa 10/09 [DM] 10/15 [DM]   19/48 [UM] 20/04
Hatton 10/23 10/22   19/42 19/54
Dorridge 10/33 [P2] 10/29   19/35 [P1] 19/47
Bentley Heath LC 10/34 10/30   19/34 19/46
Tyseley South Jn 10/44 10/39   19/25 19/38
Tyseley [U&D Thro Sdgs] 10w46 ~ 11w20 ?   19w03 ~ 19w23 19.14 ~ 19.37
Small Heath South Jn 11/27 11/28   19/01 19/08
Bordesley Jn 11/29 11/32   18/55 [ML] 18/53
St Andrews Jn 11/30 11/34   18/53 18/52
Proof House Jn 11/35 [WL] 11/38   18/49 18/48
Birmingham New Street 11.38a ~ 11.43d [P6] 11.42 ~ 11.46   18.43a ~ 18.46d [P3] [WL] 18.41 ~ 18.45
Soho South Jn 11/50 11/51   18/37 18/36
Galton Jn 11/54 11/54   18/33 18/32
Dudley Port 12/00 11/58   18/27 18/28
Wolverhampton 12/09 [P1] 12/11   17.49a ~ 18.14d [P4] 18.02 ~ 18.18
Wolverhampton North Jn 12/11 12/12   17/46 17/59
Stafford Road Jn 12/13 12/14   17/44 17/56
Cosford 12/23 12/22   17/32 17/47
Madeley Jn 12/33 12/28   17*11 ~ 17*23 17/41
Telford Central 12/35 12/30   17/09 17/39
Wellington 12/41 [DM] 12/35   17/05 [UM] 17/33
Abbey Foregate Jn 12/54 ?   16/50 ?
Shrewsbury 12.59a [P4] 12.48 [P4]   16.47d [P4] 17.14 [P4]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z14 : (57316 with 44871 on rear) : Southall to London Paddington

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.54d
Southall 06.04 ~ 06.14
Southall East Jn 06/15
Hanwell 06/19
West Ealing Loop 06*22 ~ 06*30
West Ealing 06/32
Acton West 06/35
Ladbroke Grove 06/41
Portobello Jn 06/42
Royal Oak Jn 06/45
London Paddington 06.47a [P10]

5Z15 : (44871 with 57316 on rear) : Shrewsbury to Coton Hill T.C.

Location Booked
Shrewsbury 13.13d [P4]
Coton Hill T.C. 13.18a

5Z16 : (44871) : Coton Hill T.C. - Abbey Foregate Sidings - English Bridge Jn - Coton Hill T.C.
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Coton Hill T.C. 13.46d
Shrewsbury 13/51 [UM]
Abbey Foregate Jn 13.56 ~ 13.59
Abbey Foregate Sidings 14w04 ~ 14w45
Abbey Foregate Jn 14.50 ~ 14.53
English Bridge Jn 14.56 ~ 14.59
Shrewsbury 15/02 [P4]
Coton Hill T.C. 15.07a

5Z17 : (44871 with 57316 on rear) : Coton Hill T.C. to Shrewsbury

Location Booked
Coton Hill T.C. 16.36d
Shrewsbury 16.41a [P4]

5Z18 : (57316 with 44871 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall

Location Booked
London Paddington 23.14d [P1]
Royal Oak Jn 23/15
Portobello Jn 23/16
Ladbroke Grove 23/18
Acton West 23/23
West Ealing 23/25
Southall East Jn 23/28
Southall 23.30 ~ 23.40
Southall WCR 23.50a


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