23rd November 2013

Vintage Trains
The Elge Explorer

Loco Used steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 35470+99353?+99361+99349?+5198+5191+5157+9101

Route : 
1Z50 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Ely
1Z52 : Ely to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
5043 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Melton Mowbray - Oakham - Peterborough - March - Ely
5043 Ely - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes:
(1) 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' replaced advertised 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall', due to gauging issues.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road  07.40d 07.43   19.57a 20.01
Small Heath South Jn 07/47 07/47   19/52½ 19/55
Bordesley Jn 07/55 07/51   19/43½ 19/49
St Andrews Jn 07/58 07/52   19.33 ~ 19.41 19/48
Landor Street Jn 08/00½ 07/57   19/30 19/46
Water Orton 08/08½ 08/12   19/21 19/16
Coleshill Parkway 08.13a ~ 08.16d 08.14 ~ 08.17   19.10a ~ 19.14d 19.09 ~ 19.12
Whitacre Jn 08/19 08/20   19/07 19/06
Abbey Jn 08/32 08/33   18/55 18/53
Nuneaton 08.35a ~ 08.38d 08.35 ~ 08.37   18.48a ~ 18.52d 18.49 ~ 18.51
Hinckley 08/48 08/45   18/42 18/42
Croft Jn 08/54 08/50   18/35 18/35
Wigston North Jn 09/02 09/01   18/25½ 18/26
Leicester 09.07a ~ 09.10d 09.09 ~ 09.11   18.16a ~ 18.19d 18.13 ~ 18.19
Humberstone Road 09w14a ~ 09w49d [GL] ? ~ 09.49   17w44a ~ 18w11d [GL] 17.41 ~ ?
Syston South Jn 09/56 09/55   17/30 17//31
Syston East Jn 10/00 09/57   17/25 17/28
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 10/06 10/04   17/16 17/13
Melton Mowbray 10/10 10/07   17/11 17/08
Whissendine SB 10/16 10/13   17/04 17/02
Langham Jn 10/21 10/17   16/59 16/59
Oakham 10.24 ~ 10.33 10/19   16/58 16/57
Manton Jn 10/37½ 10/23   16/54½ 16/56
Luffenham 10/41½ ?   16/50 ?
Ketton SB 10/44 10/29   16/47 16/48
Uffington SB 10/51 10/37   16/37 16/38
Helpston Jn 10/55 10/41   16/32 16/31
Peterborough 11/03 10/57   16.21 ~ 16.23 16.21 ~ 16.23
Whittlesea 11/14 11/06   16/00 15/55
March 11/24 11/16   15/46 15/43
Ely North Jn 11/40 11/37   15/27 15/25
Ely 11.44a 11.42 [P1]   15.22d 15.23


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z50 : (5043) : Ely to Ely Reception
5Z52 : (5043) : Ely Reception to Ely

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Ely 11.57d 15.12a
Ely Reception 12.01a 15.09d

0Z52 : (5043) : Ely - Whitemoor Jn - March West Jn - Ely
(loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Ely Reception 13.01d
Ely 13/03
Ely North Jn 13/07
March 13/28
Whitemoor Jn 13.33 ~ 13.40
March West Jn 13.42 ~ 13.44
March 13/45
Ely North Jn 14/07
Ely 14/11
Ely Reception 14.13


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