Photo:
Gavin Hamilton - Three Class 50s in Platform 1 at Quainton

On Saturday 28th July 2018 three Class 50 locomotives visited Quainton as part of a private charter associated with a wedding held at the Centre. The three class 50s are owned and / or operated by the Class 50 Alliance based on the Severn Valley Railway.

The formation consisted of, from the Aylesbury end, 50007 Hercules, 50035 Ark Royal and 50049 Defiance. Confusingly, perhaps, 50007 was showing 50006 on the Waddesdon side and 50049 was showing 50011 on that side. 50006 Neptune and 50011 Centurion are long since scrapped sister locomotives; 50006 scrapped in 1988 and 50011 in 1992. 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance are certified for mainline running, and 50035 Ark Royal is certified for travel on the mainline.

The route and timing was as follows:

As train 0Z50 from the Severn Valley Railway to Quainton

• Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster - depart 07:25 (scheduled), 07:25 (actual)
• Network Rail - Kidderminster - pass 07:29 (scheduled), 07:28 (actual)
• Stourbridge Junction - pass 07:39 (scheduled), 07:39 (actual)
• Rowley Regis - pass 07:53 (scheduled), 07:52 (actual)
• Birmingham Moor Street - pass 08:25 (scheduled), 08:15 (actual)
• Tyseley - pass 08:32 (scheduled), 08:18 (actual)
• Hatton - pass 08:50 (scheduled), 08:44 (actual
• Banbury - arrive 09:30 (scheduled), 09:17 (actual)
• Banbury - depart 10:19 (scheduled), 10:10 (actual)
• Princess Risborough - arrive 10:49 (scheduled), 10:50 (actual)
• Princess Risborough - depart 10:52 (scheduled), 10:53 (actual)
• Aylesbury - pass 11:06 (scheduled), 11:07 (actual)
• Quainton Road - arrive 11:22 (scheduled)
• Quainton Road - depart 12:12 (scheduled)
• Calvert - arrive 12:22 (scheduled)
• Calvert - depart 12:42 (scheduled)
• Quainton Road - arrive 12:59 (scheduled), 13:01 (actual)

As train 0Z52 from Quainton to the Severn Valley Railway

• Quainton Road - depart 15:19 (scheduled), 15:19 (actual)
• Aylesbury - pass 15:38 (scheduled), 15:39 (actual)
• Princess Risborough - arrive 15:53 (scheduled / actual)
• Princess Risborough - depart 15:56 (scheduled / actual)
• Banbury - pass 16:29 (scheduled), 16:28 (actual)
• Hatton - pass 16:55 (scheduled), 16:52 (actual)
• Tyseley - pass 17:18 (scheduled), 17:09 (actual)
• Birmingham Moor Street - pass 17:27 (scheduled), 17:15 (actual)
• Rowley Regis - pass 18:06 (scheduled), 18:03 (actual)
• Stourbridge Junction - pass 18:16 (scheduled), 18:18 (actual)
• Network Rail - Kidderminster - arrive 18:26 (scheduled / actual)
• Network Rail - Kidderminster - depart 18:29 (scheduled), 18:28 (actual)
• Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster - arrive 18:34 (scheduled), 18:32 (actual)

With thanks to Realtime Trains for timing information.