26th March 2022

Vintage Trains
The Chester Venturer

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 7029 'Clun Castle'
Stock Used 96100+35470+99971+99361+99349+5198+5212+5191+9101

Route :
1Z29 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Chester
1Z30 : Chester to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco(s) Route
7029 (1) Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Castle Donington - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - Loughborough - Syston South Jn - Humberstone Road - Leicester - Wigston North Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - (via WCML) - Crewe - Chester
7029 (1) Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes :
(1) 47773 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 09.02d 08.58?   22.43a 22.47?
Small Heath South Jn 09/08 09/04   22*27 ~ 22*36 22/40
Bordesley Jn 09/10 09/09   22/23 [ML] 22/36
St Andrews Jn 09/11 09/10   22/21½ 22/35
Landor Street Jn 09/13½ [ML] 09/11   22/19½ 22/33
Castle Bromwich Jn 09/19½ 09/17   22/14 22/25
Water Orton 09/23½ [P1] 09/22   22/12 [DW-ML] 22/23
Coleshill Parkway 09.26a ~ 09.28d [P2] 09.26 ~ 09.29   22.04a ~ 22.08d [P1] 22.14 ~ 22.15
Whitacre Jn 09/32 09/32   22/00½ 22/11
Kingsbury Jn 09/37½ 09/38   21/53 22/06
Tamworth HL 09.46a ~ 09.48d [P3] 09.47 ~ 09.52 [P3]   21.42a ~ 21.44d [P4] 21.53 ~ 21.58 [P4]
Wichnor Jn 09/57½ 10/00   21/34 21/44
Branston Jn - -   21*25 ~ 21*27 [DTG] ? ~ 21.38
Leicester Jn - -   21/20 [DTG] 21/28
Burton-on-Trent 10.05a ~ 10.07d [P1] 10.05 ~ 10.08   21.14a ~ 21.17d [P2] 21.22 ~ 21.27
Clay Mills Jn 10/11½ 10/12   21/11 21/19
North Stafford Jn 10/14½ 10/16   21/07 21/15
Stenson Jn 10/17½ 10/18   21/06 21/14
Castle Donington 10/29½ 10/30   20/54 20/59
Sheet Stores Jn 10/38½ 10/36   20/48½ 20/52
Trent South Jn 10/39 [UF] 10/38   20/47 20/50
Loughborough 10/47 [P2] [UF] 10/47   20/36 [P1] [DF] 20/38
Sileby Jn 10/53½ [UF-US] 10/52   20/31 20/33
Syston North Jn 10/57½ 10/56   20/28½ 20/31
Syston South Jn 11/03 10/57   20/28 20/30
Humberstone Road Jn 11/10 ?   20/22 [DF] 20/25
Humberstone Road 11w11 ~ 11w50 [UDG] 11.11 ~ ?   19w49 ~ 20w21 [UDG] ? ~ 20.24
Leicester North Jn 11/53 11/54   19/46 19/42
Leicester 11.54a ~ 11.58d [P3] 11.55 ~ 11.59   19.41a ~ 19.44d [P1] 19.37 ~ 19.41
Wigston North Jn 12/04 12/06   19/35 [DF] 19/31
Croft 12/11 13/13   19/22 19/23
Hinckley 12/17 12/19   19/13 19/16
Nuneaton 12.27a ~ 12.29d [P7] 12.27 ~ 12.31   18.58a ~ 19.05d [P5] 19.02 ~ 19.06
Midland Yard Jn 12/33 12/32   - -
Canal Farm Jn 12/36 [DS] 12/34   - -
Amington Jn 12/48 [DS] 12/45   18/44 [US] 18/43
Tamworth LL 12/50 [P1] [DS] 12/46   18/43 [P2] [US] 18/42
Lichfield North Jn 12/57 [DS] 12/52   18/36 [US] 18/37
Rugeley North Jn 13/04 [DS] 12/58   18/28 [US] 18/30
Colwich 13/09 13/00   18/22 [US] 18/27
Milford & Brocton 13/11 [DS] 13/03   - -
Trent Valley Jn 13/15½ 13/14   18/16½ 18/19
Stafford 13/16½ [P5] [DS] 13/16   18/16 [UF] 18/18 [UF]
Stafford North Jn - -   18/14 [US-UF] 18/17 [US-UF]
Little Bridgeford Jn - -   18/08½ [US] 18/10
Searchlight Lane Jn 13/22 [DS] 13/22   - -
Madeley 13/33 [DS] 13/32   17/56 [US] 17/59
Basford Hall Jn 13/41 [DS] 13/36   17/49 [US] 17/51
Crewe 13/43 [P12] 13/42   17*42 ~ 17*44 [P6] [US] 17.43 ~ 17.47
Crewe Steel Works 13/49½ 13/45   17/39 17/38
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 14/01½ 13/55   17/30 17/30
Chester 14.15a [P4] 14.11   17.15d [P3] 17.15 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z29 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Chester to Chester North Jn
5Z29 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Chester North Jn to Chester South Jn
5Z29 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Chester South Jn to Chester
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Chester 14.20d [P4]
Chester North Jn 14.25 ~ 14.29
Chester South Jn 14.34 ~ 14.39
Chester 14.44a [UDG]

5Z30 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Chester to Chester East Jn
5Z30 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Chester East Jn to Chester

Location Booked
Chester 16.45d [UDG]
Chester East Jn 16.48 ~ 16.51
Chester 16.54a [P3]


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