23rd March 1996

Class 37 Group/Shropshire Rail
The Exhibitionist

Locos Used 37211 + 37426

Route : 1Z63 throughout

Locos Route
37211 + 37426 Chester - Ruabon - Shrewsbury - Telford - Wolverhampton - Bescot - Aston - Stechford - Coventry - Rugby - Northampton - Hanslope Jn - Bletchley - Willesden West London Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Wmbledon - Surbiton - Aldershot - Alton
37211 + 37426 Alton - Aldershot - Ascot - Virginia Water - Twickenham - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia (reverse of outward route) - Hanslope Jn - Weedon - Rugby - (reverse of outward route) - Chester

Notes :
(1) Options for passengers to alight at Kensington Olympia for the Ideal Home exhibition, or stay on to Alton for a run on the Mid Hants railway. For those taking the latter option, D5353 was used on the return trip to Alresford and back.

Source : Ian Dobson
(On the train throughout)

Route, Distances and Timings (Booked & Actual)
(by Ian Dobson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chester 06.15d 06.37   21.55a 21.21
Chester South Jn 06/17 -   21/52 -
Saltney Jn 06/20 -   21/41 -
Wrexham General 06.36a ~ 06.38d 07.02 ~ 07.03   21.15a ~ 21.18d 21.05 ~ 21.06
Ruabon 06.48a ~ 06.48d 07.09 ~ 07.09   21.02a  ~ 21.04d 20.58 ~ 20.58
Gobowen 07.00a ~ 07.02d 07.18 ~ 07.19   20.48a ~ 20.50d 20.48 ~ 20.49
Shrewsbury 07.28a ~ 07.31d 07.38 ~ 07.40   20.24a ~ 20.26d 20.26 ~ 20.28
Wellington Telford West 07/44 -   20/11 20/15
Telford Central 07.50a ~ 07.51d 07.56 ~ 07.58   20.04a ~ 20.06d 20.08 ~ 20.10
Cosford 08/05 08/04   19/57 -
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/17 08/15   19/49 -
Wolverhampton 08.19a ~ 08.24d 08.18 ~ 08.24   19.45a ~ 19.47d 19.49 ~ 19.50
Portobello Jn 08/31 -   19/41 -
Bescot 08/35 08/33   19/38 19/38
Perry Barr North Jn 08/44 08/37   19/32 -
Aston 08/47 08/42   19/27 19/26
Stechford 08/54 08/48   19/18 19/13
Birmingham International 08/59 08/53   19/15 19/08
Coventry 09/10 09/02   19/02 18/59
Rugby 09/26 09/15   18/52 18/49
Long Buckby 09/38 09/25  
Northampton 09/45 09/34  
Hanslope Jn 09/55 09/52   18/22 -
Milton Keynes Central 10/07 10/00   18/16 18/19
Bletchley 10/12 10/03   18/14 18/15
Ledburn Jn 10/18 -   18/06 -
Tring 10/27 -   ??/?? -
Watford Junction 10/47 10/32   ??/?? -
Wembley Central 10c58a ~ 11c00d 10.41 ~ 10.43   17c37a ~ 17c38d 17.35 ~ 17.36
WillesdenW.L. Jn 11/03 -   17/34 -
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/04 10/54   17/29 -
North Pole Jn 11/05 -   ??/?? -
Kensington Olympia 11.10a ~ 11.12d 11.00 ~ 11.11   17.22a ~ 17.25d 17.22 ~ 17.24
Latchmere Jn 11/16 11/18   17/15 17/13

 

Location Booked Actual
Wimbledon 11*38a ~ 11*40d 11.32 ~ 12.00
Wimbledon West Jn 11/41 -
Raynes Park 11/43 12/03
New Malden 11/45 12/06
Surbiton 11/47 12/08
Hampton Court Jn 11/48 12/09
Woking 11c59a ~ 12c00d 12/23
Woking Jn 12/01 -
Brookwood 12/07 12/26
Ash Vale 12/11 12/32
Aldershot North 12/15 12/37
Aldershot 12/20 12/41
Farnham 12/25 12/47
Bentley 12*31a ~ 12*33d 12.54 ~ 13.02
Alton 12.40a ~ 15.37d 13.09 ~ 15.39
Bentley 15/43 15/47
Farnham 15/49 15/51
Aldershot 15.54a ~ 15.55d 15.59 ~ 16.01
Aldershot North 16/00 16/06
Ash Vale 16/03 16/07
Frimley 16/07 16/12
Ascot 16/24 16/25
Virginia Water 16/34 16/32
Staines 16/42 16/41
Feltham Jn 16/50 16/50
Twickenham 16/53 16/52
Barnes 17/01 17/01
Clapham Junction 17c06a ~ 17c12d 17.05 ~ 17.11

Timings continue in first table.

Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
* : pathing (or operational requirements) stop
/ : passing time

Mileages
Starting Point

Destination
Kensington Alton
Chester 386.10 486.66
Wrexham 361.72 486.28
Gobowen 341.02 441.58
Shrewsbury 304.92 405.48
Telford 276.76 377.32
Wolverhampton 245.46 364.02
Kensington Olympia --- 100.56

All distances, in miles, are taken from the timing sheet given out on the train.
No attempt has been made to verify the mileages given.

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