15th March 2006

Central Trains
(Cheltenham Horse Racing Additional)

Locos Used 47826 & 47851
Stock Used 6013+5853+5478+5453+5487+5491+5463+9440

Route:
1T66 : Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
1T67 : Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) Birmingham New Street - Kings Norton - Bromsgrove - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa
47851 (2) Cheltenham Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Rowley Regis - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) 47851 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.

Sources : Richard Rooker, David Evans & Adrian Knight

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham New Street 09.50d 09.51   20.09a 20.20
Selly Oak 09/58 09/59  
Kings Norton 10/03 10/02  
Longbridge 10/09 10/08  
Barnt Green 10/12 10/12  
Bromsgrove 10/15 10/15  
Stoke Works Jn 10/17 10/19  
Soho South Jn   20/04 20/14
Galton Jn   20/02 20/12
Smethwick Jn   19/58 20/10
Rowley Regis   19/53 20/01
Stourbridge Jn   19/40 19/52
Kidderminster   19/24 19/46
Hartlebury   19/31 ?
Droitwich Spa 10/22 10/24   19/25 19/37
Tunnel Jn 10/28 ?   19/20 ?
Worcester Shrub Hill 10.29a ~ 10.31d 10.33 ~ 10.35   19.17a ~ 19.19d 19.27 ~ 19.29
Norton Jn 10/35 ?   19/13 ?
Abbotswood Jn 10/37 10/40   19/11 19/17
Ashchurch For Tewkesbury 10/46 10/49   19/00 19/07
Cheltenham Spa 10.52a 10.55   18.53d 19.00


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