24th May 2008

Vintage Trains
City of York

Loco Used steam: 5029 'Nunney Castle'
Stock Used 35470+99353+99361+99349+5191+5157+5177+5198+9101

Route:
1Z29 : Tyseley Warwick Road to York
1Z31 : York to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
5029 Tyseley Warwick Road - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Tamworth - Burton on Trent - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent East Jn - Toton - Alfreton - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill North Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York
5029 York - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Source : Gordon Jakes (joined / left the train at Tamworth)

Tour & Photo Review
(by Gordon Jakes, including all photos)


5029 at York.

There was little to report of a day when most things went according to plan – or very nearly. Vintage trains and everyone associated with the train are to be congratulated on an excellent day out. The booked route of the train from Tyseley to York, at just under 135 miles, covers sections of main line interspersed with sections of secondary / freight lines. This combination worked well for the “City of York” and did not appear to cause the operational problems encountered by some other steam specials using more congested routes – or perhaps we were just lucky!

From my own non-technical viewpoint Nunney Castle worked extremely well and there were periods of sustained high speed particularly on the return journey to excite both passengers and spectators alike. During both the outward and return journeys, time was consistently made up against the booked timings. This meant that we were brought to a stand to await our booked path on more than one occasion. However, the climax to the day was being allowed to proceed onto the main line at Stenson Junction having presented ourselves some 15 minutes ahead of schedule. Everyone on board was expecting the train to be brought to a stand but the signals were green. Nunney Castle made the best of the opportunity and some further high speed running was achieved despite set down stops at Burton and Tamworth.


5029 at Tamworth.

Gordon Jakes

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Jakes)

M.C

Location
Booked
Actual
 
Booked
Actual
0.00
Tyseley Warwick Road
07.40d
?
 
22.25a
?
1.76
Bordesley Jn
07/53
?
 
21/13
?
2.22
St Andrews Jn
07/54
?
 
22/12
?
2.58
Landor Street Jn
07/58
?
 
22/10
?
8.68
Water Orton
08/05
?
 
22/04
?
11.53
Whitacre Jn
08/09
?
 
21/56
?
14.15
Kingsbury Jn
08/17
?
 
21/51
?
19.64
Tamworth High Level
08.23a ~ 08.25d
??.?? ~ 08.29˝
 
21.41a ~ 21.43d
21.20 ~ ??.??
27.20
Wichnor Jn
08/33
08/39
 
21/32
21/11˝
32.55
Burton-on-Trent
08.40a ~ 08.42d
08.45 ~ 08.51
 
21.17a ~ 21.18d
21.02 ~ 21.03˝
38.28
North Stafford Jn
08/50
08/59˝
 
21/10
20/54
38.72
Stenson Jn
08/51
09/00˝
 
21/09
20/53
51.26
Sheet Stores Jn
09/27
09.17 ~ 09.19˝
 
20/45
20/32
51.69
Trent East Jn
09/29
09/21
 
20/43
20/30
53.26
Toton Jn
09/33
09/27 [DM]
 
20/40
20/28
53.64
Toto Centre
09/34
?
 
20/38
?
57.09
Trowell Jn
09/40
09/32
 
20/28
20/23˝
61.68
Langley Mill
09/45
09/37˝
 
20/23
20/19˝
64.76
Codnor Park Jn
09/50
09/41
 
20/18
20/17
68.07
Alfreton
09/56
09/45
 
20/15
20/13
72.54
Coney Green Jn
?
09.51˝ ~ 10.04
 
?
?
74.10
Clay Cross South Jn
10/03
10.11˝ ~ 10.16˝
 
20/06
20/06
78.20
Chesterfield
10/08
10/17
 
19/58
20/00
78.58
Tapton Jn
?
?
 
19/56
19/59˝ [ML]
80.65
Whittington
?
10w23 ~ 10w58
 
?
19w15 ~ 19w53
?
Barrow Hill North Jn
10w17 ~ 10w57
?
 
19w13 ~ 19w49
?
87.48
Beighton Jn
11/05
11/07
 
19/03
19/03
90.65
Treeton Jn
?
11/09˝
 
18/56
18/59
94.24
Masborough Jn
?
11/14
 
18/52
18/52
96.58
Aldwarke Jn
11/19
11/18
 
18/48
18/49
98.74
Swinton
11/24
11/23
 
18/45
18/45˝
106.50
Moorthorpe
11/33
11/32
 
18/35
18/29
115.46
Ferrybridge North Jn
11/47
11/41
 
18/17
18/18
119.61
Milford Jn
11/59
11/49 [Dn N]
 
18/06
18/11˝ [Up N]
124.10
Church Fenton
12/07
11/54
 
17/58
18/05
128.43
Colton South Jn
12/12
11/58
 
?
17/58 [Up N]
129.27
Colton Jn
12/13
11/59 [DM]
 
17/51
17/57˝
134.66
York
12.21a
12.11 [P9]
 
17.57d
17.49˝ [P9]


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