14th February 2014

Vintage Trains
The Valentines Dinner Express

Loco Used steam : 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall'
Stock Used (2) 96100+BSK?+99353?+99361+99349?+51??+9101

Route : 
1Z64 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Leicester
1Z65 : Leicester to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
4965 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Syston South Jn - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Castle Donnington - Stenson Jn - North Stafford Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes:
(1) Tour route was originally advertised as: Tyseley Warwick Road - Kidderminster - Gloucester and return. 
(2) Stock confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road  17.30d 17.27
Small Heath South Jn 17/37 17/36
Bordesley Jn 17/42 17/40
St Andrews Jn 17/44 17/41
Landor Street Jn 17/47 17/44
Water Orton 18/08 18/09
Coleshill Parkway 18.12a ~ 18.14d 18.12 ~ 18.15 [P2]
Whitacre Jn 18/17 18/17
Abbey Jn 18/30 18/30
Nuneaton 18/32 18/32 [P7]
Hinckley 18/37 18/38
Croft 18/43 18/43
Wigston North Jn 18/50 18/51
Leicester 18.56a ~ 19.05 18.57 ~ 19.05 [P2]
Humberstone Road 19/07 19/08
Syston South Jn 19/10 19/11
Sileby Jn 19/13½ 19/14
Loughborough 19/19 19/19 [P1]
Trent South Jn 19/30 19/27
Sheet Stores Jn 19/31 19/29
Castle Donnington 20/04 ?
Stenson Jn 20/19 20/20
North Stafford Jn 20/20 20/22
Clay Mills Jn 20/24 20/26
Burton on Trent 20/27 20/28
Wichnor Jn 20/33 20/34
Tamworth HL 20/41 20/46
Kingsbury Jn 20/49 21/00
Whitacre Jn 21/00 21/05
Coleshill Parkway 21.04a ~ 21.07d 21.08 ~ 21.09 [P1]
Water Orton 21/11 21/15
Landor Street Jn 21/20 21/23
St Andrews Jn 21/22 21/25
Bordesley Jn 21/24 21/26
Small Heath South Jn 21/30 21/31
Tyseley Warwick Road 21.36a 21.36


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