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
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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] |
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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] |