13th April 1982
Lea Valley Railway Club
The Phantom Pickler
| Locos Used | 20158, 20169, 45074 & steam: 5000 |
| Stock Used | 26012+24676+35477+16177+1861+25260+24687+25823+4367+4483 |
Route : 1T05 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 45074 | London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Sheet Stores Jn - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Lichfield TV Jn - High Level Goods Loop Jn - Colwich Jn - Stafford |
| 45074 | Stafford (1) - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot |
| 20158 + 20169 | Bescot - (1) Pleck Jn - Dudley - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Bewdley |
| ?5000? | Bewdley - Highley - Bridgnorth |
| 5000 | Bridgnorth - Highley - Bewdley |
| 20169 + 20158 | Bewdley - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Old Hill - Soho North Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Bar North Jn - Bescot |
| 45074 | Bescot - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Saltley - Lifford East Jn - Lifford West Jn - Selly Oak - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Birmingham New Street - Water Orton - Abbey Jn - Midland Jn - Hinckley - Wigston South Jn - (via MML) - London St Pancras |
Notes :
(1)
Booked route was: Stafford - Rugeley - Hednesford - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall -
Bescot.
Sources : Richard Szwejkowski
(joined/left train at Kettering),
Keith Hayward (joined/left the train at Luton)
& LASERman (on the train throughout except SVR)
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Photo Review

20158 & 20169 at Bewdley on the SVR (photo: Michael Croxford)

5000 on the SVR at Bewdley (photo: Michael Croxford)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman)
|
Location |
Booked |
Actual |
|
Booked |
Actual |
|
St Pancras |
07.30d |
07.30 |
|
21.28a |
21.32 |
|
Finchley Road |
07/37 |
07/37 |
|
21/21 |
? |
|
Hendon |
07/40½ |
07/42 |
|
21/15 |
21/20½ |
|
St Albans City |
07/51½ |
07/55 |
|
21/02 |
21/11½ |
|
Luton |
08.00½a ~ 08.02d |
08.04 ~ 08.05 |
|
20.47a ~ 20.49d |
21.00 ~ 21.02 |
|
Flitwick |
? |
? |
|
20/38 |
20/52 |
|
Bedford North |
08/22½ |
08/21 |
|
20/30 |
20/44½ |
|
Sharnbrook |
08/27½ |
08/27½ |
|
20/23 |
20/38½ |
|
Wellingborough |
08/35 |
08/35 |
|
20/13½ |
20/31 |
|
Kettering |
08.41a ~ 08.43d |
08.41 ~ 08.43 |
|
20.04a ~ 20.06d |
20.21½ ~ 20.22½ |
|
Desborough North |
08/51½ |
08/51½ |
|
19/58 |
20/15½ |
|
Market Harborough |
08/55½ |
08/55 |
|
19/53 |
20/07½ |
|
Kibworth |
09/00 |
09/00 |
|
19/46 |
20/03½ |
|
Location |
Booked |
Actual |
|
Wigston North Jn |
09/10 |
09/05½ |
|
Leicester |
09.14a ~ 09.16d |
09.12 ~ 09.19½ |
|
Syston South Jn |
09/23 |
09/27 |
|
Loughborough |
09/29 |
09/32 |
|
Trent Jn |
09/34½ |
09/38 |
|
Sheet Stores Jn |
? |
? |
|
Stenson Jn |
09/51½ |
10/00½ |
|
Burton on Trent |
09/56½ |
10/07 |
|
Wichnor Jn |
10/01½ |
10/13 |
|
Lichfield Trent Valley Jn |
10/16 |
10/30 |
|
Lichfield Trent Valley |
10/20 |
10/36 |
|
Armitage |
10/23½ |
10/41 |
|
Colwich |
10/28 |
10/45½ |
|
Milford & Brocton |
10/32½ |
10/47 |
|
Stafford |
10.40a ~ 10.55d |
10.54 ~ 11.05 |
|
Whitehouse Jn |
10/59 |
DIV |
|
Colwich |
11/04½ |
DIV |
|
Rugeley |
11/07 |
DIV |
|
Hednesford |
11/20 |
DIV |
|
Ryecroft Jn |
11/37 |
DIV |
|
Walsall |
11.39a ~ 11.49d |
DIV |
|
Pleck Jn |
11/51 |
DIV |
|
Penkridge |
DIV |
11/12½ |
|
Bushbury Jn |
DIV |
11/20½ |
|
Portobello Jn |
DIV |
11/24 |
|
Darlaston Jn |
DIV |
11/30 |
|
Bescot Yard |
DIV |
11L33½ ~ 11L42½ |
|
Bescot Curve Jn |
DIV |
11/48 |
|
Wednesbury |
11/55 |
11/52 |
|
Great Bridge |
11/58 |
11/53½ |
|
Dudley |
12/04 |
11/59½ |
|
Kingswinford Jn |
12/12 |
12/06½ |
|
Stourbridge Jn |
12/15 |
12/13½ |
|
Kidderminster |
12.22 ~ 12.24 |
12.22 ~ 12.24½ |
|
Foley Park |
12.29 ~ 12.39 |
12.29½ ~ 12.36 |
|
Bewdley |
12.49a ~ 13.15d |
12.45 ~ ??.?? |
|
Arley |
13.29a ~ 13.15d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
Highley |
13.43a ~ 13.??d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
Hampton Loade |
13.51a ~ 13.55d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
Bridgnorth |
14.10a ~15.05d |
??.?? ~ 15.07 |
|
Hampton Loade |
15.20a ~ 15.22d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
Highley |
15.??a ~ 15.32d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
Arley |
15.40a ~ 15.44d |
??.?? ~ ??.?? |
|
Bewdley |
15.58a ~ 16.05d |
16.04½ ~ 16.16½ |
|
Foley Park |
16.12 ~ 16.20 |
16.22 ~ 16.30 |
|
Kidderminster |
16/25 |
16/38½ |
|
Stourbridge Jn |
16/36 |
17/00 |
|
Smethwick West |
16/56 |
17.14½ ~ 17.16 |
|
Galton Jn |
17/00 |
17/17 |
|
Soho North Jn |
17/02 |
17/20 |
|
Soho East Jn |
17/04 |
17/21 |
|
Perry Barr West Jn |
17/07 |
17/25 |
|
Perry Barr North Jn |
17/08 |
17/26 |
|
Bescot |
17.17 ~ 17.27 |
17.36½ ~ 17.49½ |
|
Pleck Jn |
17/29 |
17/54½ |
|
Walsall |
17/31 |
17/56 |
|
Ryecroft Jn |
17/33 |
17/57½ |
|
Park Lane Jn |
17/59 |
18/17 |
|
Castle Bromwich Jn |
18/01 |
18/19 |
|
Landor Street Jn |
18/12 |
18/27 |
|
St. Andrews Jn |
18/14 |
18/28 |
|
Camp Hill |
18/17 |
18/30 |
|
Lifford East Jn |
18/22½ |
18/38 |
|
Lifford West Jn |
18/24 |
18/39½ |
|
Church Road Jn |
18/34 |
18/52 |
|
Birmingham New Street |
18.41a ~ 18.44d |
18.53 ~ 19.02 |
|
Proof House Jn |
18/46½ |
19/04 |
|
Landor Street Jn |
18/48 |
19/05½ |
|
Water Orton |
18/55 |
19/14 |
|
Whitacre Jn |
18/59 |
19/18½ |
|
Abbey Jn |
19/13 |
19/34 |
|
Midland Jn |
19/16 |
19/37 |
|
Glen Parva Jn |
19/32 |
19/52 |
|
Wigston South Jn |
19.35 ~ 19.37 |
19.54 ~ 19.55½ |
Timings continue in
first table.
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