17th November 2007
Vintage Trains
The City of Lincoln
| Loco Used | steam: 4965 'Rood Aston Hall' |
Route:
| Loco | Booked Route |
| 4965 | Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Wigston North Jn - Leicester - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Mansfield Jn - Nottingham - Netherfield Jn - Thurgarton - Newark Castle - Swinderby - Boultham Jn - West Holmes Jn - Lincoln Central |
| 4965 | Lincoln Central - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road |
Notes :
(1) Steve Devey reports that the train ran without any problems.
Sources : Steve Devey (on the train throughout) & Henry Allum
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Steve Devey)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Tyseley Warwick Road | 08.18d | 19.55a |
| Small Heath South Jn | 08/25 | 19/48 |
| Bordesley Jn | 08/30 | 19/41 |
| St Andrews Jn | 08/32 | 19/40 |
| Landor Street Jn | 09/37 | 19/38 |
| Water Orton | 08/44 | 19/30 |
| Whitacre Jn | 08/50 | 19/22 |
| Nuneaton | 09.07a ~ 09.09d | 19.02a ~ 19.04d |
| Hinckley | 09/21 | 18/55 |
| Wigston North Jn | 09/39 | 18/36 |
| Leicester | 09.45a ~ 09.47d | 18.27a ~ 18.29d |
| Humberstone Road U&DG | 09w52 ~ 10w44 | 17w57 ~ 18w22 |
| Syston South Jn | 10/50 | 17/49 |
| Sileby Jn | 10/54 | 17/46 |
| Trent South Jn | 11/30 | 17/27 |
| Trent East Jn | 11/33 | 17/25 |
| Mansfield Jn | 11/43 | 17/19 |
| Nottingham | 11.45a ~ 11.46d | 17.10a ~ 17.15d |
| Netherfield Jn | 11/50 | 17/02 |
| Newark Castle | 12/06 | 16/37 |
| Newark Flat Crossing | 12/07 | 16/34 |
| Newark Crossing East Jn | 12/08 | 16/33 |
| Boultham Jn | 12/32 | 16/10 |
| West Holmes Jn | 12/33 | 16/09 |
| Lincoln Central | 12.38a | 16.05d |