Sat 12/1/02 - Pathfinder: "The Grid-Iron Grinder"

National Rail

"0905" (0910) Wolverhampton dep Canley
323212: (64012 + 72212 + 65012*)
from Canley dnP via dn to Stechford North Jcn, then dn Stour to Birmingham New Street P4B

"1009" (1015) Swindon dep Birmingham New Street
[56100] + 17105 + 3112 + 3140 + 3098 + 21272 + 1863 + 5009 + 4927* + 5040 + 4963 + 4902 + [58020]
from Birmingham New Street P11 via dn Derby to throat, then up Derby = um to Castle Bromwich Jcn, then dus to Water Orton West Jcn, then uf to Kingsbury Jcn, then up Derby to Kingsbury Branch Jcn, then yard conn, yard 3rd from W to Kingsbury Yard N., then Wmost, 1le to operating limit (reverse), then 1le, Wmost to Kingsbury Yard N., then 3rd from W, yard conn to Kingsbury Branch Jcn, then dn Derby to Kingsbury Jcn, then ds to Water Orton West Jcn, then ud Water Orton Curve to Park Lane Jcn, then dn = dn Water Orton to Ryecroft Jcn, then um to Walsall North Jcn, then us to Pleck Jcn, then up Darlaston to Darlaston Jcn, then dm to Portobello Jcn, then dn Portobello Loop = dn bch to Crane Street Jcn E., then up bch to Crane Street Jcn, then udgl to opposite Wolverhampton P3, where 58020 detached and loco attached to 4902:
[60076]
then udgl to Wolverhampton N., then dm to Wolverhampton North Jcn, then dn Shrewsbury = dm, Oxley dgl, dm to Madeley Jcn, then dn bch to Madeley South Jcn, then ud to Lightmoor Jcn, then dn to Royal Albert Bridge (reverse), then dn to Lightmoor Jcn, then ud to Madeley South Jcn, then up bch to Madeley Jcn, then um to Stafford Road Jcn, then dn Oxley Chord to Bushbury Oxley Jcn, then dn Bescot to Bushbury Jcn, then dn = dm to Trent Valley Jcn No. 1, then ds to Stafford No. 4, then udg to Stafford PO P (reverse), then udg to Stafford No. 4, then us to Trent Valley Jcn No. 1, then um = up to Bushbury Jcn, then up Bescot = um = up Bescot to Aston North Jcn, then up to Aston South Jcn, then up Stechford = up Aston to Stechford South Jcn, then up, Birmingham International upl, up = um to Coventry North Jcn, then uf to Coventry South Jcn, then um = up Birmingham to Trent Valley Jcn, then ug to Rugby South Jcn, then up Northampton to Northampton No. 4, then ur to Northampton No. 2, then uP to Northampton No. 1, then ud Bridge Street Curve to Bridge Street Jcn, then udts to Hardingstone LC stop board (just short of convergence at E end of CE depot) (reverse), then udts to Bridge Street Jcn, then ud Bridge Street Curve to Northampton No. 1, then uP to Northampton No. 2, then ur to Northampton No. 3, then dgl to Northampton No. 4, then dn Northampton to Rugby South Jcn, then dg to Trent Valley Jcn S., then df to Trent Valley Jcn, then dn Birmingham = dm to Coventry South Jcn, then ds to MP94.34, then dm to Stechford North Jcn, then dn Stour to Proof House Jcn W., then dn Derby to Birmingham New Street P10

"2115" (2132) Oxford dep Birmingham New Street
[47854] + 1221 + 5789* + 5827 + 5906 + 5889 + 5897 + 9500
from Birmingham New Street P6 via dn Stour (briefly), up Stour to Stechford South Jcn, then up, Birmingham International upl to Birmingham International P5

2211 Coventry dep Birmingham International
323241: (65041* + 72341 + 64041)
from Birmingham International P4 via up to Canley upP

Notebook: B44 | Last update: 2017-10-30 14:13 GMT