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 |