8th September 2019

West Coast Railways
The Merchant of Avon

Loco Used steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used 80217+9392+4854+4973+5035+4905+99311+3143+99122+13320+99128

Route :
1Z50 : Burton-on-Trent to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z53 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Burton-on-Trent

Loco Route
45699 Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
45699 Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Burton-on-Trent

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Burton-on-Trent 09.33d [P2] 09.33   19.09a [P1] 19.05
Wichnor Jn 09/41 09/41   19/03 18/57
Tamworth HL 09.51a ~ 09.54d [P4] 09.49 ~ 09.54   18.52a ~ 18.55d [P3] 18.43 ~ 18.49
Kingsbury Jn 10/02 10/02   18*37 ~ 18*43 18.32 ~ 18.35
Whitacre Jn 10/08 10/07   18/31 18/31
Coleshill Parkway 10.12a ~ 10.15d [P1] 10.10 ~ ?   18.24a ~ 18.27d [P2] 18.25 ~ 18.28
Water Orton 10/18 [ML] 10/19   18/21 18/22
Landor Street Jn 10/25 10/28   18*08 ~ 18*11 [ML] 18.01 ~ 18.12
St Andrews Jn 10/27 10/30   18/04½ 18/00
Bordesley Jn 10/29 [ML] 10/31   18/03 17/59
Small Heath South Jn 10/34 [SL] 10/35   18/00 17/55
Tyseley 10.37a ~ 10.40d [P3] 10.37 ~ 10.40 [P3]   17.55a ~ 17.57d [P4] [SL] 17.44 ~ 17.53
Shirley 10/48½ 10/51   17/47½ 17/35
Whitlocks End 10/50 10/56   17/46 17/34
Wood End 10/58 11/08   17/36 17/29
Henley-in-Arden 11/10 11/12   17/27 17/21
Bearley Jn 11/21 11/18   17/19 17/17
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.29a [P1] 11.25   17.10d [P1] 17.08? [P2]


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z53 : (45699) : Stratford-upon-Avon -  Hatton - Dorridge - Stratford-upon-Avon
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Stratford-upon-Avon 13.55d [P1]
Bearley Jn 14/04
Hatton West Jn 14/12
Hatton 14.15 ~ 14.20
Dorridge 14.32 ~ 14.44
Hatton North Jn 14/53
Hatton West Jn 14*56 ~ 15*01
Claverdon 15*04 ~ 15*13
Bearley Jn 15/19
Stratford-upon-Avon 15.26a [P1]


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