TAMWORTH-YORK-TAMWORTH: THE TEES-TYNE VENTURER Engine: Deltic no D9000 Royal Scots Grey Load: 12 coaches, 450 tons tare, 480 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- Avge 0.00 TAMWORTH 0 0:00 4.22 mp 19.5 (Elford) 6:42 7.45 Wichnor Jn 8 9:02 83.0 9.02 Barton OB 10:06 88.3 11.47 mp 12.25 (Branston) 11:48 86.4 12.89 BURTON ON TRENT 13 13:50 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.16 Clay Mills LC 3:56 4.69 Repton 6:03 70.8 6.29 Stenson Jn RR 9 7:15 80.0 9.61 Pear Tree 9:56 74.2 sigs 5* 11.00 DERBY 14 15:08 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 3.23 Little Eaton Jn 5:42 5.26 Duffield 7:23 72.3 7.80 Belper 9:18 79.5 9.91 Ambergate Jn 13 11:15 64.9 13.92 Wingfield p.w.s 40* 17.60 Stretton GF 19:05 20.04 Clay Cross Jn 22 21:10 70.2 21.91 mp 144 22:42 73.2 24.15 CHESTERFIELD 26 25:39 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.76 mp 148 (Sheepbridge) 3:52 3.93 Unstone FB 6:11 56.2 5.31 Dronfield 8:05 43.6 6.37 Bradway Tunnel S 9:59 33.4 8.01 Dore 11 12:04 47.2 9.51 mp 155.75 (Millhouses) 13:42 55.1 11.01 mp 157.25 (Heeley) 15:09 62.1 sigs 0* 12.27 SHEFFIELD 17 21:17 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.91 Attercliffe Road 2:53 3.39 Meadowhall 5:14 63.3 4.49 mp 163 (Parkgate) 6:11 69.4 5.45 Rotherham 7:18 51.5 8.01 Aldwarke Jc 10 10:12 slack 10.37 Swinton 14:04 36.6 11.47 Mexborough 17 15:54 36.0 13.74 Conisborough 18:12 59.2 16.53 Hexthorpe Jc 28 21:24 52.3 18.48 DONCASTER 32 25:40 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.06 Arksey LC 3:40 4.33 Shaftholme Jc SB 5 5:32 72.9 7.06 Moss LC 7:31 82.5 9.91 Balne LC 9:26 89.2 13.29 mp 169.25 (Templehirst) 13 11:34 95.0 16.54 mp 172.5 (Selby Canal) 13:32 99.1 18.98 Hambleton N Jc 19 15:02 97.6 23.04 mp 179 17:45 89.6 27.03 Colton Jc RR 27 20:25 89.7 28.79 Copmanthorpe OB 21:46 78.2 30.54 Challoner Whin 23:14 71.6 sigs 0* 32.54 YORK 33 33:31 ----- -- ----- Tour continued to Newcastle and return with ex LNER V2 class 2-6-2 60800 Green Arrow, D9000 hauled dead. 0.00 YORK 0 0:00 Avge 2.00 Challoner Whin 3:18 3.75 Copmanthorpe OB 4:59 62.3 5.51 Colton Jc RR 7 6:25 73.6 13.56 Hambleton N Jc 14 11:52 88.6 21.29 Heck GF 16:44 95.3 25.48 Moss LC 19:28 91.9 27.90 Joan Croft Jc 21:06 88.9 30.48 Arksey LC 22:56 84.4 32.54 DONCASTER 31 28:24 ----- ----- 0.00 0:00 1.95 Hexthorpe Jc 34 4:24 4.74 Conisborough 7:33 53.1 7.01 Mexborough 40 9:51 59.2 8.11 Swinton 11:39 36.6 Signal Delays 18.48 SHEFFIELD 59 28:44 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 4.26 Dore 7 7:01 5.90 Bradway Tunnel S 9:14 44.4 6.96 Dronfield 10:22 56.1 10.51 Sheepbridge UB 13:05 78.4 12.27 CHESTERFIELD 17 16:01 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 4.11 Clay Cross Jc 4 6:17 6.55 Stretton GF p.w.s 20* 14.24 Ambergate Jc 13 19:52 16.35 Belper 22:03 57.9 20.92 Little Eaton Jc 25:24 80.6 sigs 0* 24.15 DERBY 26 34:32 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.22 Pear Tree 3:41 4.62 Stenson Jc 8 6:56 62.7 6.14 Repton 8:06 78.1 8.67 Clay Mills LC 9:54 84.3 10.83 BURTON 14 12:56 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 5.44 Wichnor Jc 6:51 8.67 Elford GF 9:39 69.2 12.89 TAMWORTH 14 14:50 ----- -- ----- Date: Saturday 30th October 1999: Pathfinder Tours "Tyne-Tees Venturer" dep: Tamworth 8.34am..16 late arr: York 10.58am..8 late dep: York 8.02pm..51 late arr: Tamworth 10.27pm..57 late Return delays caused by complete power/signalling failure at Durham (Storm) ----------------------------------------------------- Diesel Miscellany 2 Modern Traction Archives Page