6th May 1991
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Velvet Glove
| Locos Used | 20090, 20120 & 47813 |
| Stock Used | 5215+5104+9390+7237+13440+5181+5085+5222+5175+5113 |
Route : 1Z49 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47813 | London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill |
| 20090 + 20120 (1) | Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley South Jn |
| 47813 (2) | Tyseley South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Galton Jn - Langley Green |
| 20090 + 20120 (1) | Langley Green - Smethwick West - Handsworth |
| 47813 (2) | Handsworth - Smethwick West |
| 20090 + 20120 (1) | Smethwick West - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Madeley Jn - Ironbridge Power Station |
| 47813 | Ironbridge - Madeley Jn - Oxley Stafford Road Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford |
| 47813 | Stafford - Wednesford - Walsall - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordeley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Lifford West Jn - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley, (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) 47813 on rear.
(2) 20090 + 20120 on rear.
Sources : Richard Hughes
(on train throughout) & LASERman (joined/left the train at Slough)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman)
|
Location |
Booked |
Actual |
|
Booked |
Actual |
|
Paddington |
08.05d |
? |
|
21.16a |
? |
|
Ealing Broadway |
08/12 |
? |
|
21/09 |
? |
|
Southall |
08/14 |
? |
|
21/04 |
? |
|
Slough |
08.23a ~ 08.25d |
08.23½ ~ 08.25 [ML/P2] |
|
20.48a ~ 20.50d |
20.52½ ~ 20.53½ [P5] |
|
Maidenhead |
08/33 |
08/32 |
|
20/43 |
20/45 |
|
Ruscombe |
|
[RL] |
|
? |
? |
|
Twyford |
08/41 |
08/38 |
|
20/38 |
20/39½ |
|
Twyford West |
? |
[ML] |
|
? |
? |
|
Reading |
08.46a ~ 08.48d |
08.47½ ~ 08.49½ |
|
20.28a ~ 20.30d |
20.31½ ~ 20.32½ [P8] |
|
Scours Lane |
|
[RL] |
|
|
|
|
Didcot East Jn |
09/03 |
09/07 |
|
20/02 |
20/16 [RL] |
|
Didcot North Jn |
09/04 |
09/08 |
|
20/01 |
20/15 |
|
Oxford |
09.13a ~ 09.15d |
09.17½ ~ 09.19 |
|
19.49a ~ 19.51d |
20.04 ~ 20.05½ |
|
Wolvercot Jn |
09/19 |
? |
|
|
19/59½ |
|
Heyford |
09/26 |
? |
|
19/35 |
19/53 |
|
Aynho Jn |
09/31 |
09/35½ |
|
19/29 |
19/47½ |
|
Banbury |
09/35 |
09/42 |
|
19/25 |
19/37 |
|
Leamington Spa |
09.53a ~ 09.55d |
10.02 ~ 10.03½ |
|
19.05 ~ 19.07 |
19.15 ~ 19.16 |
|
Hatton |
10/04 |
10/13 |
|
18/55 |
18/53½ |
|
Dorridge |
10/11 |
10/20½ |
|
18/45 |
? |
|
Tyseley |
10/18 |
10/31½ |
|
18/29 |
18/28½ |
| Location |
Booked |
Actual |
|
Birmingham Moor Street |
10/24 |
10/38 |
|
Birmingham Snow Hill |
10L28a ~ 10L40d |
10.40 ~ 10.58½ |
|
Birmingham Moor Street |
10/42 |
11/01/31 |
|
Tyseley South Jn |
10.50 ~ 11.00 |
11.09½ ~ 11.12½ |
|
Small Heath South Jn |
11/02 |
? |
|
Bordesley Jn |
11/04 |
11/19½ |
|
St Andrews Jn |
11/05 |
? |
|
Proof House Jn |
11/08 |
11/23 |
|
Birmingham New Street |
11c11 ~ 11c20 |
11.26 ~ 11.32 |
|
Soho South Jn |
11/25 |
11/39 |
|
Galton Jn |
11/27 |
11/41½ |
|
Langley Green |
11.32 ~ 11.42 |
11.44½ ~ 11.49½ |
|
Smethwick West |
11/46 |
11.56 ~ 11.57 |
|
Handsworth |
11.54 ~12.25 |
12.10 ~ 12.16 |
|
Smethwick West |
12.36 ~ 12.46 |
12.36 ~ 12.53 |
|
Galton Jn |
12/48 |
12/54 |
|
Soho South Jn |
12/51 |
12/56½ |
|
Birmingham New Street |
12/56 |
13/01½ |
|
Proof House Jn |
12/58 |
13/04 |
|
Landor Street Jn |
13/01 |
? |
|
Castle Bromwich Jn |
13/06 |
13/12 |
|
Park Lane Jn |
13/08 |
13/14 |
|
Ryecroft Jn |
13/29 |
13/42 |
|
Walsall |
13/31 |
13/44½ |
|
Pleck Jn |
13/33 |
? |
|
Darlaston Jn |
13/35 |
13/50 |
|
Portobello Jn |
13/38 |
13/55 |
|
Wolverhampton |
13c45 ~ 13c47 |
14/00½ |
|
Cosford |
14/00 |
? |
|
Madeley Jn |
14t07 ~ 14t08 |
14/17/35 |
|
Ironbridge Power Station |
14L35 ~ 14L55 |
14.48 ~ 14.56 |
|
Madeley Jn |
15t24 ~ 15t25 |
15/33 |
|
Cosford |
15/31 |
15/38½ |
|
Stafford Road Jn |
15/40 |
15/46½ |
|
Bushbury Jn |
15/45 |
15/54 |
|
Stafford |
16.00 ~ 16.20 |
16.07½ ~ 16.22 |
|
Colwich |
16/27 |
16/30 |
|
Rugeley |
16/31 |
16/33½ |
|
Hednesford |
16/47 |
16/47 |
|
Ryecroft Jn |
17/10 |
17/10 |
|
Walsall |
17/12 |
17/12 |
|
Bescot |
17/16 |
17/15 |
|
Perry Barr North Jn |
17/23 |
17/22½ |
|
Perry Barr West Jn |
17/25 |
17/23½ |
|
Soho East Jn |
17/31 |
17/26½ |
|
Soho South Jn |
17/34 |
17/36 |
|
Birmingham New Street |
17c37 ~ 17c40 |
17.42½ ~ 17.45½ |
|
Proof House Jn |
17/42 |
17/48 |
|
St Andrews Jn |
17/46 |
17/51½ |
|
Camp Hill |
17/49 |
? |
|
Lifford East Jn |
17/54 |
18/00 |
|
Lifford West Jn |
17*56 ~ 18*02 |
18/02½ |
|
Selly Oak |
18/06 |
? |
|
Birmingham New Street |
18.13a ~ 18.16d |
18.14½ ~ 18.17 |
|
Proof House Jn |
18/18 |
18/20 |
|
St Andrews Jn |
18/22 |
18/23 |
|
Bordesley Jn |
18/24 |
18/24½ |
Timings continue in first table.
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