27th June 1987

Locomotive Club of Great Britain / Southern Electric Group
The Walsall Concerto

Locos Used 31463 & 50023 & MoD: 260 + 261

Route :

Loco(s) Route (1)
50023 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Richmond - Staines - Ascot - Reading (2)
31463 Reading - (via Didcot Avoiding line) - Oxford - Moreton-in-Marsh - Honeybourne - Long Marston MOD exchange sidings
260 + 261 Long Marston MOD exchange sidings - clockwise run around MOD Long Marston loop - Long Marston MOD exchange sidings
31463 Long Marston MOD exchange sidings - Honeybourne - Worcester Shrub Hill
50031 Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich – Stourbridge Jn – Dudley – (via Bescot curve) – Bescot – Perry Barr West Jn – Soho North Jn – Dudly Port - Wolverhampton
50031 Wolverhampton – Darlaston Jn – Walsall – Park Lane Jn – Water Orton – Whitacre Jn – Burton on Trent – Stenson Jn – Sheet Stores Jn – Trent East Jn – Toton Centre
50031 Toton Centre – Meadow Lane Jn – Trent South Jn - Loughborough – Leicester – Nuneaton – Water Orton – Bordesley Jn – (via Lifford curve) – Birmingham New Street – Bordesley Jn – Dorridge – Leamington Spa – Banbury – Oxford – (via Didcot avoiding line) – Reading – Staines – Richmond – Clapham Junction – London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required.
(2) Nick Lawford comments: 31463 was only on the train after 50023 failed, 31 being replaced at Worcester by 50031 which in turn had to be replaced as it had insufficient fuel to make the rest of the tour - though David Champion suggests that 50031 in fact did in fact work through to Waterloo.
(3) At Long Marston No.98 (0-6-0) Hunslet Tank plus 2 coaches [1x Mk1 plus 1x Bullied BCK] was providing additional rides from Long Marston MOD Exchange Sidings, clockwise round the internal loop, back to the Exchange Sidings.

Sources : Railtour Review, Rail Enthusiast issue 72, David Champion,
Andy Pullar & Nick Lawford.

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Michael Trower)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Waterloo 07.07d ?   22.48 ? 461.24
2.50 Queenstown Road 07/13 ?   22/40 ? 459.74
3.71 Clapham Junction 07.15a ~ 07.16d ?   22.27a ~ 22.27d ? 457.33
7.04 Barnes 07/21½ ?   22/22 ? 454.20
11.20 Twickenham 07/27 ?   22/14 ? 450.09
13.33 Feltham Jn 07/29½ ?   22/11 ? 447.71
19.01 Staines 07.37a ~ 07.38d ??.?? ~ 07.41   22.01a ~ 22.02d 22.11 ~ ??.?? 442.23
23.15 Virginia Water 07/46 ?   21/55½ ? 438.09
29.00 Ascot 07/53 ?   21/50 ? 432.24
36.51 Wokingham 08/01½ 08/03   21/39 ? 424.53
40.44 Earley 08c10 ~ 08c11 08.10 ~ 08.11   21c33 ~ 2134 ? 420.60
42.44 Reading Spur Jn 08/15 08/15   21/29 ? 418.60
? Reading New Jn 08/18 ?   21/28 ? ?
43.31 Reading 08.20a ~ 08.22d 08.19 ~ 08.52   21.22a ~ 21.26d 21.32 ~ 21.36 417.77
?

Didcot East Jn

 08/40 ?   21/06 21/17 ?
60.43 Didcot North Jn 08/41 09.11 ~ 09.13   21/05 ? 400.65
71.74 Oxford 08.50a ~ 08.52d 09.24 ~ 09.25   20.54a ~ 20.56d 21/04 ~ 21.08 389.34
73.65 Wolvercot Jn 08/56 ?   20/51 ? 387.43

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
84.09 Charlbury 09/06 ?
87.69 Ascot-under-Wychwood 09/09 ?
92.09 Kingham 09/12 09/50
99.09 Moreton-in-Marsh 09*18 ~ 09*40 09/57
109.10 Honeybourne 09*51 ~ 10*06 10.10 ~ 10.30
112.11 Long Marston GF 10L28 ~ 11L49 10.41 ~ 12.10
115.12 Honeybourne 12*14 ~ 12*29 12.34 ~ 12.35
121.09 Evesham 12/34 ?
? Evesham SB 12.35 ~ 12.37 ?
? Pershore 12/43 ?
131.60 Norton Jn 12/48 ?
134.74 Worcester Shrub Hill 13.04a ~ 13.06d 13.06 ~ 13.21
? Tunnel Jn 13/07 ?
140.34 Droitwich Spa 13/13 ?
? Hartlebury 13/19 ?
156.13 Stourbridge Junction 13.34 ~ 13.36 13.54 ~ 13.55
158.47 Kingswinford Jn 13/40 ?
162.34 Dudley 13/47 14/05
165.60 Wednesbury Town Jn 13/53½ 14/13½
167.26 Bescot Curve Jn 13/56 ?
167.52 Bescot Jn 13/58 14/19
172.07 Perry Barr North Jn 14/09 14/28
172.36 Perry Barr West Jn 14/10 14/29
174.68 Soho East Jn 14/13 ?
175.22 Soho North Jn 14*15 ~ 14*28 ?
176.47 Galton Jn 14/30 14/35
180.11 Dudley Port 14/33½ ?
185.36 Wolverhampton 14.40a ~ 15.00d 14.57½ ~ 15.09
187.38 Portobello Jn 15/05 15/13
190.38 Darlaston Jn 15/09 ?
191.40 Pleck Jn 15/12 15/19
192.35 Walsall 15p15a ~ 15p29d 15.22 ~ 15.29
193.07 Ryecroft Jn 15/31 ?
204.55 Park Lane Jn 15/49 ?
205.44 Water Orton West Jn 15/53 ?
206.55 Water Orton 15p55a ~ 16p05d 16/06
209.00 Whitacre Jn 16/09 ?
211.24 Kingsbury Jn 16/13 ?
217.04 Tamworth 16/17 ?
224.32 Wichnor Jn 16/23 ?
229.76 Burton-on-trent 16/27 ?
236.12 Stenson Jn 16/37 ?
248.47 Sheet Stores Jn 16/55 16/55
249.04 Trent East Jn 16/57 ?
250.70 Toton Centre 17.00 ~ 17.05 17.04 ~ 17.30
252.17 Meadow Lane Jn 17/20 17/36
253.64 Trent South Jn 17/24 17/39
261.02 Loughborough 17/35 ?
268.60 Syston South Jn 17/45 18/01
273.39 Leicester North Jn 17/55 ?
273.51 Leicester 17-57 ~ 18*14 18.11 ~ 18.11
276.66 Wigston North Jn 18/19 18/15
292.05 Nuneaton 16/36 18/46
293.14 Abbey Jn 19/39 18/48
302.77 Whitacre Jn 18/54 ?
306.11 Water Orton 19/04 ?
312.17 Landor Street Jn 19.16 ~ 19.18 ?
312.56 St Andrews Jn 19/20 ?
313.05 Bordesley Jn 19/21 ?
317.49 Lifford East Jn 19/27 19/40
317.76 Lifford West Jn 19/29 ?
321.58 Selly Oak 19/31 ?
322.59 Birmingham New Street 19.38a ~ 19.40d 19.54 ~ 19.56
323.42 Proof House Jn 19/44½ ?
324.30 St Andrews Jn 19/48 ?
324.56 Bordesley Jn 19/49 ?
333.72 Dorridge 19/59 ?
340.55 Hatton 20/04 ?
346.42 Leamington Spa 20/10 ?
366.51 Banbury 20/33 ?
371.64 Aynho Jn 20/37 20/50
377.54 Heyford 20/43 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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