12th December 2015

Vintage Trains
The Christmas White Rose

Loco Used steam: 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 96100+9101+5212+5157+17018+5198+99349?+99361+99353?+35470

Route : 
1Z43 : Tyseley Warwick Road to York
1Z45 : York to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
5043 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York
5043 York - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Alfreton - Langley Mill - Toton Centre - Trent East Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Castle Donington - Stenson Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes : 
(1) There were two tours on this date using steam traction and both named 'The Christmas White Rose'.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road  07.50d 07.53?   21.56a 21.53?
Small Heath South Jn 07/56 07/57   21/50 21/47
Bordesley Jn 08/00 08/01   21/48 21/41
St Andrews Jn 08/01 08/02   21*34 ~ 21*44 ? ~ 21.39
Landor Street Jn 08/13 08/06   21/30 21/23
Water Orton 08/23 08/23   21/19 21/13
Coleshill Parkway 08.27a ~ 08.30d [P2] 08.26 ~ 08.28   21.04a ~ 21.14d [P1] 21.06 ~ 21.07 [P1]
Whitacre Jn 08/33 08/31   21/01 21/03
Kingsbury Jn 08/47 08/46   20/38 20/40
Tamworth HL 08.56a ~ 08.58d [P3] 08.55 ~ 08.59   20.27a ~ 20.29d [P4] 20.28 ~ 20.32
Wichnor Jn 09/07 09/06   20/20 20/20
Burton-on-Trent 09.12a ~ 09.14d [P1] 09.12 ~ 09.14   20.11a ~ 20.13d [P2] 20.11 ~ 20.13
Clay Mills Jn 09/17 09/18   20/08 20/08
North Stafford Jn 09/21 09/21   20/04 20/04
Stenson Jn 09/22 09/22   20/02 20/03
Derby 09.31a ~ 09.34d [P1] 09.35 ~ 09.38   - -
Broadholme 09/48 09/57   - -
Ambergate Jn 09*51 ~ 09*58 [DPL] 09.56 ~ 10.00   - -
Castle Donington - -   19/49 19/50
Sheet Stores Jn - -   19/43 19/44
Trent East Jn - -   19/41 19/41
Toton Jn - -   19/39 19/38
Toton Centre - -   19/37 19/37
Trowell Jn - -   19/33 19/32
Langley Mill - -   19/27 19/25
Ironville Jn - -   19/23 19/21
Alfreton - -   19/21 19/18
Clay Cross North Jn 10/13 10/15   19/14 19/11
Chesterfield South Jn 10/15 [DBH] 10/18   19/11 19/06
Chesterfield 10.17a ~ 10.19d [P3] 10.20 ~ 10.21   19.07a ~ 19.09d [P3] 18.51 ~ 19.00
Tapton Jn 10/21 10/22   19/05 18/50
Barrow Hill North Jn 10/24 10/27   18/46 ?
Beighton Jn 10/30 10/33   18/38 18/39
Treeton Jn 10/33 10/36   18/32 ?
Masborough Jn 10/38 10/41   18/29 ?
Aldwarke Jn 10/41 10/44   18/25 18/29
Swinton 10/44 10/46   18/22 18/27
Moorthorpe 10/57 [P2] 10/57   18/14 [P1] 18/18
Pontefract Baghill 11w05 ~ 11w40 11.06 ~ 11.43   17w37 ~ 18w01 17.38 ~ 18.06
Ferrybridge North Jn 11/47 11/45   17/34 17/35
Milford Jn 11/58 11/53   17/25 17/28
Church Fenton 12/04 [P3] [LSL] 12/02   17/18 [NNL] [P1] 17/20
Colton Jn 12/11 [LSL] 12/13   17/10 [LSL] 17/12
York 12.20a [P10] 12.20 [P10]   17.02d [P10] 17.04 [P10]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z43 : (5043 + tour stock) : York to Holgate Sidings
5Z45 : (5043 + tour stock) : Holgate Sidings to York

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
York 12.26d [P10] 16.25a [P10]
Holgate Sidings 12.29a 16.19d

5Z33 : (5043 with 96100) : Holgate Sidings - York Thrall - Holgate Sidings
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
York 12.41d
York Fuelling Point 12.46 ~ 12.48
York N.R.M. 12.53 ~ 13.47
York Fuelling Point 13.52 ~ 13.55
York 14.00 ~ 14.01 [P10]
Holgate Sidings 14.04 ~ 14.14
York Yard South Jn 14/16
York Yard North Jn 14.22 ~ 14.24
York Thrall Turntable 14.28 ~ 14.54
York Yard North RS 14.58 ~ 15.00
York Yard South Jn 15/04
Holgate Sidings 15.08a


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