6th December 2022

Vintage Trains
The Merchant Venturer

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 7029 'Clun Castle'
Stock Used 96100+35470+99349+99361+99971+5198+5212+5157+9101

Route : 
1Z70 : Solihull to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z72 : Bristol Temple Meads to Solihull

Loco(s) Route
7029 (1) Solihull - Widney Manor - Dorridge - Hatton - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
7029 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Solihull

Notes:
(1) 47773 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Solihull 08.19d 08.21   20.18a 20.37a
Widney Manor 08.23a ~ 08.25d 08.25 ~ 08.27   20/16? 20/33?
Bentley Heath LC 08/28 08/31   20/14½ 20/30
Dorridge 08.29a ~ 08.35d [P3] 08.33 ~ 08.38 [P3]   20.10a ~ 20.12d [P2] 20.25 ~ 20.28
Hatton 08/44 [P1] 08/48   20/01½ [P2] 20/16
Warwick Parkway 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P1] 08.53 ~ 08.55   19.55a ~ 19.57d [P2] 20.07 ~ 20.11
Leamington Spa 08/57 [UM] 09/01 [UM]   19/51 [DM] 20/00
Fenny Compton 09/11 09/13   19/32½ 19/43
Reservoir Jn 09/19 09/20   19/25 19/33
Banbury 09.22a ~ 09.36d [P4] 09.23 ~ 09.37   18w53a ~ 19w23d [P1] 19.05 ~ 19.30
Aynho Jn 09/43 09/44   18/45 18/58
Heyford 09/52 09/50   18/36 18/52
Wolvercote Jn 10/03 [UM] 09/59   18/25 18/40
Oxford North Jn 10/05 [UM] 10/01   18/22 18/37
Oxford 10/06 [P3] 10/03 [P3]   18/20 [P4] [DM] 18/34
Oxford [U&DPL] 10w09 ~ 10w40 10.05 ~ 10.41   - -
Kennington Jn 10/44 10/45   18/17 18/27
Didcot North Jn 10/56 10/55   18/06 18/16
Foxhall Jn 10/58 [DM] 10/58   18/03 18/12
Wantage Road 11/06 11/05   17*50 ~ 17*54 [UR] 18.01 ~ 18.02
Challow 11*10 ~ 11*21 [DR] ? ~ 11.21   17/44 17/53
Uffington 11/25½ 11/25   17/41 17/50
Swindon 11/36 [P4] 11/35   17/30 [UM] 17/39
Wootton Bassett Jn 11/42 11/39   17/23 17/29
Chippenham 11/55 [P1] 11/51   17/11 [P2] 17/15
Thingley East Jn 11/57½ 11/54   17/09 17/13
Thingley Jn 11/59½ 11/55   17/08 17/12
Bathampton Jn 12/10½ 12/09   16/59 17/03
Bath Spa 12.14a ~ 12.18d [P1] 12.15 ~ 12.19   16.50a ~ 16.55d [P2] 16.55 ~ 16.59 [P2]
North Somerset Jn 12/30 12/33   16/36 16/36
Bristol East Jn 12/31 [DM] 12/34   16/34½ [UM] 16/35
Bristol Temple Meads 12.33a [P15] 12.35   16.33d [P9] [DF] 16.33


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z69 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Tyseley Steam Trust to Small Heath South Jn
5Z69 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Small Heath South Jn to Solihull

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 07.38d
Small Heath South Jn 07.45 ~ 07.59
Tyseley [U&DTS] 08/06
Tyseley South Jn 08/09
Solihull 08.15a

5Z70 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol West Jn
5Z70 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Bristol West Jn to Bristol East Depot

Location Booked
Bristol Temple Meads 12.43d [P15]
Bristol West Jn 12.45 ~ 13.10
Bristol Temple Meads 13/12 [P9]
Bristol East Jn 13/13
North Somerset Jn 13/14
Bristol East Depot 13.17a

5Z72 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Bristol East Depot to Lawrence Hill
5Z72 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Lawrence Hill to Bristol West Jn
5Z72 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Bristol West Jn to Bristol Temple Meads
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Bristol East Depot 15.11d
North Somerset Jn 15/13
Dr Day's Jn 15/17
Lawrence Hill 15.18 ~ 15.27
Dr Day's Jn 15/29
Bristol East Jn 15/30
Bristol Temple Meads 15/31 [UT]
Bristol West Jn 15.33 ~ 16.19
Bristol Temple Meads 16.21a [P9]

5Z73 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Solihull to Small Heath South Jn
5Z73 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Small Heath South Jn to Tyseley Steam Trust

Location Booked
Solihull 20.21d
Tyseley South Jn 20/28
Tyseley [U&DTS] 20/29
Small Heath South Jn 20.36 ~ 20.46
Tyseley Steam Trust 20.53a


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