THE YORKSHIREMAN: BANBURY-SHEFFIELD
Engine: Rebuilt West Country class 4-6-2
no 34027 Taw Valley
Load: 12 coaches, 448 tons tare, 475 tons full
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miles m/sec mi/hr
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0.00 BANBURY 0:00
easy RL/ML
1.80 mp 88 (Ironstone Sdg) 5:09 easy
3.80 mp 90 (Cropredy GF) 7:37 53
5.05 mp 91.25 9:00 54
6.80 mp 93 10:46 62
8.80 mp 95 (Fenny Compton) 12:31 74
11.80 mp 98 14:50 79
13.80 mp 100 (Southam Rd) 16:23 74
16.30 mp 102.5 (Fosse Rd) 18:19 80
19.88 LEAMINGTON SPA 23:13
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0.00 0:00
0.92 mp 107 2:29 49
1.92 WARWICK 3:27 45/52
2.92 mp 109 4:34 55
3.92 mp 110 (Budbrook) 5:42 48
4.92 mp 111 6:59 44
sigs 30*
6.09 Hatton 8:59 40
8.42 mp 114.5 (Rowington) 11:41 66
10.32 Lapworth 13:29 67
sigs 0*
12.86 DORRIDGE 19:44
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0.00 0:00
0.60 Bentley Heath LC SB 3:15 RL/ML
1.92 Widney Manor 5:31 45
3.37 Solihull 7:14 55
5.20 Olton 9:03 68
6.16 Acocks Green 9:54 70
7.12 TYSELEY 10:42 72
8.11 Small Heath 11:45 easy
9.20 Bordesley Jc 14:24 slack
9.53 St Andrews Jc 15:46 easy
10.00 Landor St Jc (mp 40.75) 17:20
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0.00 0:00
0.60 Saltley OB 3:07 30
2.26 Bromford Bridge OB 5:31 54
3.76 Castle Bromwich OB 7:04 63
6.08 Water Orton 9:17 64/63
10.00 Kingsbury Jc 13:10 60
13.91 Wilnecote 16:38 68
15.77 TAMWORTH 18:15 69
19.67 mp 19.5 (Elford) sigs 48*
23.22 Wichnor Jc RR 26:10 57
24.99 mp 14.5 (Barton) 27:48 62
27.24 mp 12.25 (Branston Jc) 30:20 67
sigs 5*
28.66 BURTON ON TRENT 34:48
30.82 Clay Mills LC 38:54 49
33.35 Repton & Willington 41:49 57/59
34.95 Stenson Jc sigs 52*
36.99 mp 2.5 45:33 59
38.27 Pear Tree sigs 20*
39.66 DERBY 53:35
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0.00 0:00
1.15 mp 129 (St Marys Jc) 4:29 33
3.15 mp 131 (Little Eaton Jc) 7:29 46
5.26 Duffield 10:05 51
7.80 Belper 13:03 53
9.91 Ambergate South Jc 15:27 50.2av
13.92 Wingfield 19:43 56.4av
17.56 Stretton 23:09 63.6av
18.41 Clay Cross Tunnel S 24:06 50*
20.04 Clay Cross Jc 26:12 easy
21.91 mp 144 (Hasland) 28:02 68
24.15 CHESTERFIELD 29:53 77
25.91 mp 148 (Sheepbridge) 31:11 80
27.91 mp 150 (Unstone) 32:55 62
29.46 Dronfield 34:30 55
30.52 Bradway Tunnel S 35:42 53
32.16 Dore 37:44 easy
32.85 Beauchief 38:30 61
33.67 Millhouses sigs
35.05 Heeley sigs
36.42 SHEFFIELD 47:06
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Date: 23rd February 1994:
dep: Banbury 10.14am
arr: Sheffield 3.29pm
39 mins delay awaiting new train crew at Landor St.
Note: Driver Macpherson from Derby.
Loco priming Derby to Ambergate
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