6th May 1991
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Velvet Glove
| Locos Used | 20090, 20120 & 47813 | 
| Stock Used | 5215+5104+9390+7237+13440+5181+5085+5222+5175+5113 | 
Route : 1Z49 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route | 
| 47813 | London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill | 
| 20090 + 20120 (1) | Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley South Jn | 
| 47813 (2) | Tyseley South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Galton Jn - Langley Green | 
| 20090 + 20120 (1) | Langley Green - Smethwick West - Handsworth | 
| 47813 (2) | Handsworth - Smethwick West | 
| 20090 + 20120 (1) | Smethwick West - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Madeley Jn - Ironbridge Power Station | 
| 47813 | Ironbridge - Madeley Jn - Oxley Stafford Road Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford | 
| 47813 | Stafford - Wednesford - Walsall - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordeley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Lifford West Jn - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley, (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington | 
Notes :
(1) 47813 on rear.
(2) 20090 + 20120 on rear.
Sources : Richard Hughes
(on train throughout) & LASERman (joined/left the train at Slough)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman & John Broderick)
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | 
 | Booked | Actual | M.C | 
| 0.00 | Paddington | 08.05d | ? | 
 | 21.16a | ? | 408.40 | 
| 5.51 | Ealing Broadway | 08/12 | ? | 
 | 21/09 | ? | 402.69 | 
| 9.01 | Southall | 08/14 | ? | 
 | 21/04 | ? | 399.39 | 
| 18.31 | Slough | 08.23a ~ 08.25d | 08.23½ ~ 08.25 [ML/P2] | 
 | 20.48a ~ 20.50d | 20.52½ ~ 20.53½ [P5] | 390.09 | 
| 24.14 | Maidenhead | 08/33 | 08/32 | 
 | 20/43 | 20/45 | 384.26 | 
| ? | Ruscombe | ? | ? [RL] | 
 | ? | ? | ? | 
| 30.76 | Twyford | 08/41 | 08/38 | 
 | 20/38 | 20/39½ | 377.44 | 
| ? | Twyford West | ? | ? [ML] | 
 | ? | ? | ? | 
| 35.73 | Reading | 08.46a ~ 08.48d | 08.47½ ~ 08.49½ | 
 | 20.28a ~ 20.30d | 20.31½ ~ 20.32½ [P8] | 372.47 | 
| ? | Scours Lane | ? | ? [RL] | 
 | ? | ? | ? | 
| 52.61 | Didcot East Jn | 09/03 | 09/07 | 
 | 20/02 | 20/16 [RL] | 355.59 | 
| 53.60 | Didcot North Jn | 09/04 | 09/08 | 
 | 20/01 | 20/15 | 354.60 | 
| 63.27 | Oxford | 09.13a ~ 09.15d | 09.17½ ~ 09.19 | 
 | 19.49a ~ 19.51d | 20.04 ~ 20.05½ | 345.13 | 
| 66.18 | Wolvercot Jn | 09/19 | ? | 
 | ? | 19/59½ | 345.13 | 
| 75.07 | Heyford | 09/26 | ? | 
 | 19/35 | 19/53 | 333.33 | 
| 80.78 | Aynho Jn | 09/31 | 09/35½ | 
 | 19/29 | 19/47½ | 327.42 | 
| 86.02 | Banbury | 09/35 | 09/42 | 
 | 19/25 | 19/37 | 322.38 | 
| 106.11 | Leamington Spa | 09.53a ~ 09.55d | 10.02 ~ 10.03½ | 
 | 19.05 ~ 19.07 | 19.15 ~ 19.16 | 302.29 | 
| 112.00 | Hatton | 10/04 | 10/13 | 
 | 18/55 | 18/53½ | 296.40 | 
| 118.61 | Dorridge | 10/11 | 10/20½ | 
 | 18/45 | ? | 289.59 | 
| 125.71 | Tyseley | 10/18 | 10/31½ | 
 | 18/29 | 18/28½ | 282.49 | 
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | 
| 128.52 | Birmingham Moor Street | 10/24 | 10/38 | 
| 129.22 | Birmingham Snow Hill | 10L28a ~ 10L40d | 10.40 ~ 10.58½ | 
| 129.72 | Birmingham Moor Street | 10/42 | 11/01/31 | 
| 132.74 | Tyseley South Jn | 10.50 ~ 11.00 | 11.09½ ~ 11.12½ | 
| 133.69 | Small Heath South Jn | 11/02 | ? | 
| 135.21 | Bordesley Jn | 11/04 | 11/19½ | 
| 135.47 | St Andrews Jn | 11/05 | ? | 
| 136.44 | Proof House Jn | 11/08 | 11/23 | 
| 137.18 | Birmingham New Street | 11c11 ~ 11c20 | 11.26 ~ 11.32 | 
| 139.19 | Soho South Jn | 11/25 | 11/39 | 
| 140.77 | Galton Jn | 11/27 | 11/41½ | 
| 142.35 | Langley Green | 11.32 ~ 11.42 | 11.44½ ~ 11.49½ | 
| 143.44 | Smethwick West | 11/46 | 11.56 ~ 11.57 | 
| 145.06 | Handsworth | 11.54 ~12.25 | 12.10 ~ 12.16 | 
| 146.48 | Smethwick West | 12.36 ~ 12.46 | 12.36 ~ 12.53 | 
| 146.72 | Galton Jn | 12/48 | 12/54 | 
| 148.50 | Soho South Jn | 12/51 | 12/56½ | 
| 150.51 | Birmingham New Street | 12/56 | 13/01½ | 
| 151.25 | Proof House Jn | 12/58 | 13/04 | 
| 152.16 | Landor Street Jn | 13/01 | ? | 
| 156.62 | Castle Bromwich Jn | 13/06 | 13/12 | 
| 157.40 | Park Lane Jn | 13/08 | 13/14 | 
| 169.09 | Ryecroft Jn | 13/29 | 13/42 | 
| 169.51 | Walsall | 13/31 | 13/44½ | 
| 170.36 | Pleck Jn | 13/33 | ? | 
| 171.37 | Darlaston Jn | 13/35 | 13/50 | 
| 174.36 | Portobello Jn | 13/38 | 13/55 | 
| 176.20 | Wolverhampton | 13c45 ~ 13c47 | 14/00½ | 
| 185.23 | Cosford | 14/00 | ? | 
| 190.67 | Madeley Jn | 14t07 ~ 14t08 | 14/17/35 | 
| 196.69 | Ironbridge Power Station | 14L35 ~ 14L55 | 14.48 ~ 14.56 | 
| 202.78 | Madeley Jn | 15t24 ~ 15t25 | 15/33 | 
| 208.35 | Cosford | 15/31 | 15/38½ | 
| 216.22 | Stafford Road Jn | 15/40 | 15/46½ | 
| 217.33 | Bushbury Jn | 15/45 | 15/54 | 
| 231.10 | Stafford | 16.00 ~ 16.20 | 16.07½ ~ 16.22 | 
| 237.45 | Colwich | 16/27 | 16/30 | 
| 240.31 | Rugeley | 16/31 | 16/33½ | 
| 245.71 | Hednesford | 16/47 | 16/47 | 
| 255.03 | Ryecroft Jn | 17/10 | 17/10 | 
| 255.53 | Walsall | 17/12 | 17/12 | 
| 257.18 | Bescot | 17/16 | 17/15 | 
| 261.64 | Perry Barr North Jn | 17/23 | 17/22½ | 
| 262.23 | Perry Barr West Jn | 17/25 | 17/23½ | 
| 264.22 | Soho East Jn | 17/31 | 17/26½ | 
| 264.55 | Soho South Jn | 17/34 | 17/36 | 
| 266.56 | Birmingham New Street | 17c37 ~ 17c40 | 17.42½ ~ 17.45½ | 
| 267.30 | Proof House Jn | 17/42 | 17/48 | 
| 268.27 | St Andrews Jn | 17/46 | 17/51½ | 
| ? | Camp Hill | 17/49 | ? | 
| 273.20 | Lifford East Jn | 17/54 | 18/00 | 
| 273.45 | Lifford West Jn | 17*56 ~ 18*02 | 18/02½ | 
| 275.15 | Selly Oak | 18/06 | ? | 
| 278.46 | Birmingham New Street | 18.13a ~ 18.16d | 18.14½ ~ 18.17 | 
| 279.20 | Proof House Jn | 18/18 | 18/20 | 
| 280.17 | St Andrews Jn | 18/22 | 18/23 | 
| 280.43 | Bordesley Jn | 18/24 | 18/24½ | 
Timings continue in first table.

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