19th November 2011

Vintage Trains
The Double Headed Panniers

Locos Used steam: 7752 & 7760
Stock Used 96175+35470+99361+99349+3125+5191+5177+5157+5198+9101

Route :
1Z52 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Leicester
1Z57 : Leicester to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco(s) Route
7752 + 9600 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Wigston North Jn - Knighton Jn - Mantle Lane - Birmingham Curve Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - Loughborough - Leicester - Knighton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes : 
(1) Water stop was changed from Back Lane LC to an over-bridge around MP126¼.

Sources : Nicholas Wason

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nicholas Wason)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 09.15d 09.15   20.17a 20.28
Small Heath South Jn 09/21 09.19 ~ 09.23   20/11 20/22
Bordesley Jn 09/33 09/28   20/04 20/16
St Andrews Jn 09/35 09.30 ~ 09.35   20/02 20/15
Landor Street Jn 09/37 09/37   20/00 20/13
Water Orton West Jn 09.48 ~ 10.06 09.49 ~ 10.21 [U&DG]   ? ?
Water Orton 10/10 10/24   19/50 20/01½
Coleshill Parkway 10.12a ~ 10.15d 10.27 ~ 10.29 [P2]   19.43 ~ 19.46 19.56 ~ 19.57½ [P1]
Whitacre Jn 10/17 10/32   19.18 ~ 19.38 19.17 ~ 19.52 [DGL]
Nuneaton 10.34a ~ 10.37d 10.49 ~ 10.50½ [P7]   18.53a ~ 18.57d 18.53 ~ 18.55 [P6]
Hinckley 10/45 10/58   18/45 18/46
Wigston North Jn 10/57 11/14   18/26 18/27

 

Location Booked Actual
Knighton Jn 11.00 ~ 11.34 11.18 ~ 12.02 [U&DG]
Bagworth Jn 12/03 12/36
Bardon Hill 12/09 12/40
Mantle Lane 12.17 ~ 13.17 12.45 ~ 13.29
Lounge Jn 13/28 13/40
Moira West Jn 13/42 13/52
Birmingham Curve Jn 14/04 14/08
Leicester Jn 14/06 14/09½
Burton-on-Trent 14/07 14/10½ [DM]
Clay Mills Jn 14/12 14/13
North Stafford Jn 14/21 14/18
Stenson Jn 14/24 14/20
MP126¼ ? 14w30 ~ 14w57
Back Lane LC 14w40 ~ 15w05 15/02
Sheet Stores Jn 15/15 15.10 ~ 15.11
Trent South Jn 15/18 15/15
Loughborough 15/28 15/25 [UF]
Sileby Jn 15/37 15/31 [UF]
Syston South Jn 15/46 15/35 [UF]
Leicester 16.00a ~ 18.15d [P4] 15.45 ~ 18.19½ [P3]

Timings continue in first table.

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