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 ----------------------------------------------------- miles m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 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 ----- ----- 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 ----- ----- 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 ----- ----- 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 ----- ----- 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 ----- ----- 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 ----------------------------------------------------- Back to Review: Bulleid Pacifics Page