23rd April 1989

Flying Scotsman Services Limited
Western Venturer

Locos Used 47662 & steam: 3440 'City of Truro'
Stock Used 6x mark 1's (West Highland green/cream livery) plus steam loco support coach (when 3440 was hauling)

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47662 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Spondon - Derby
3440 Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn (2)
3440 (3) Landor Street Jn - Bordesley Jn
3440 Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge (2)
47662 Dorridge - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Heyford - Oxford - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Cricklewood Curve Jn - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) This was a positioning special to get 3440 from the Severn Valley Railway to Didcot.
(2) After an hour's delay at Saltley having the right-hand front axlebox of the tender attended to, 3440 was failed at Dorridge.
(3) 47662 on rear, providing banking assistance.

Sources : Gordon Jakes & Ian McDonald

Photo Review


3440 approaches Dorridge (photo: Gordon Jakes)


Ian McDonald's tour ticket.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 St Pancras 11.16d
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 11/23
6.79 Hendon 11/26
19.71 St Albans 11.38a ~ 11.40d
30.19 Luton 11/51
40.24 Flitwick 12/03
49.65 Bedford 12/12
56.45 Sharnbrook 12/17
65.11 Wellingborough 12/25
72.01 Kettering 12/41
82.74 Market Harborough 12/51
95.71 Wigston North Jn 13/07
99.07 Leicester 13/11
103.78 Syston South Jn 13/18
111.46 Loughborough 13/24
119.16 Trent 13/32
125.67 Spondon 13/40
128.37 Derby 13L44a ~ 14L30d
133.21 Stenson Jn 14/37
139.38 Burton-on-Trent 14/43
145.01 Wichnor Jn 14/49
152.29 Tamworth 14/57
158.10 Kingsbury Jn 15/13
162.05 Water Orton 15/22
168.11 Landor Street Jn 15L30 ~ 15L40
168.75 Bordesley Jn 15L42 ~ 15L44
171.01 Tyseley 15/48
178.11 Dorridge 16w10a ~ 16w40d
184.72 Hatton 16p55a ~ 17p10d
190.61 Leamington Spa 17/27
210.70 Banbury 17w55a ~ 18w42d
215.74 Aynho Jn 18/52
221.65 Heyford 19/00
233.45 Oxford 19/16
243.12 Didcot North Jn 19/27
243.76 Didcot Parkway 19L30a ~ 19L40d
261.08 Reading 19/58
266.05 Twyford 20/02
272.67 Maidenhead 20/06
278.50 Slough 20/13
288.00 Southall 20/25
291.40 Ealing Broadway 20.30a ~ 20.32d
292.75 Acton Main Line 20/35
293.47 Acton Wells Jn 20/40
296.44 Dudding Hill Jn 20/47
297.38 Cricklewood Curve Jn 20/52
298.47 West Hamsptead Thameslink 20/57
302.47 St Pancras 21.03a


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