17th May 1991

Flying Scotsman Services
The South Yorkshireman

Locos Used at least 47801 & steam: 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used ???

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47801 Ealing Broadway - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway
71000 Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water orton - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Dronfield - Sheffield
????? Sheffield - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway - London Paddington

Source : Dick Franklin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dick Franklin)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Paddington   21.06a 20.49
Ealing Broadway 9.10d 09.11   20/59 20.32½ ~ 20.33½
Southall 09/14 09/17   20/56 20/28
Slough 09/19 09/23½   20/50 20/20½
Maidenhead 09/26 09/27½   20/43 20/16½
Twyford 09/32 09/32   20/38 20/11½
Reading 09.41a ~ 09.43d 09.37½ ~ 09.43   20.28a ~ 20.31d 20.03½ ~ 20.05½
Didcot Parkway 10L11a ~ 10L30d 10.03½ ~ 10.32   19.58a ~ 20.02d 19.43 ~ 19.44½
Didcot North Jn 10/32 10/35½   19/56 19/40½
Oxford 10/44 10/46½   19/46 19/29
Wolvercot Jn 10/48 10/49½   19/43 19/26½
Heyford 10/58 10/58   19/33 19/20½
Aynho Jn 11/04 ?   19/28 19/15
Banbury 11w17 ~ 11w47 11.24 ~ 11.48½   19/24 19.01 ~ 19.08
Leamington Spa 12/05 12/14½   19/01 18/42
Warwick 12/07 12/17   18/55 ?
Hatton 12p20a ~ 12p35d 12.25 ~ 12.33½   18/40 18/36½
Dorridge 12w42 ~ 13w20 12.49 ~ 13.28   18/27 18/31
Tyseley 13/32 13/42½   18/12 18/23
Bordesley Jn 13/35 13/46   18/10 18/20½
St Andrews Jn 13/36 13/47½   18/08 18/19
Landor Street Jn 13c38 ~ 13c40 13.51½ ~ 13.54   18x04 ~ 18c06 18/16
Water Orton 13/45 14/03   17/58 18/10
Kingsbury Jn 13/49 14/07   17/54 18/07
Tamworth HL 13/55 14/13   17/50 18/00
Burton-on-Trent 14/08 14/26½   17/37 17/49½
Stenson Jn 14/15 14/33   17/30 17/45
London Road Jn 14/26 ?   17/19 ?
Derby 14w28 ~ 15w06 14.41 ~ 15.39   17.15 ~ 17.17 17.36 ~ 17.38
Ambergate Jn 15/16 15/53½   17/06 17/26
Clay Cross South Jn 15/28 16/03½   16/56 17/18
Chesterfield 15/32 16/07½   16/53 17/14
Tapton Jn 15/33 ?   16/52 ?
Dronfield 15/39 16/12½   16/46 17/10
Dore Station Jn 15/47 16/16   16/40 17/07
Sheffield 15L52a 16.25½   16L35d 16.59


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