16th February 2013
Vintage Trains
The Valentine Express
| Loco Used | steam : 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall' |
| Stock Used | 9101+5191+17018+99349+99361+99353+35470 |
Route :
1Z57 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Leicester
1Z58 : 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 |
| 4965 | 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 |
Sources : David Lawery & Andy Parkinson
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lawery)
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Tyseley Warwick Road | 11.45d | 11.42 |
| Small Heath South Jn | 11/55 | 11/48 |
| Bordesley Jn | 12/02 | 11/53 |
| St Andrews Jn | 12/04 | 11/54 |
| Landor Street Jn | 12/12 | 12/09 |
| Water Orton | 12/21 | 12/23 |
| Coleshill Parkway | 12.24a ~ 12.26d [P2] | 12.26 ~ 12.29 |
| Whitacre Jn | 12/29 | 12/32 |
| Abbey Jn | 12/42 | 12/44 |
| Nuneaton | 12/45 [P7] | 12/46 |
| Hinckley | 12/51 | 12/51 |
| Croft Jn | 12/57 | 12/57 |
| Wigston North Jn | 13/03 | 13/03 |
| Leicester | 13.09a ~ 13.24d [P2] | 13.09 ~ 13.24 |
| Humberstone Road | 13w29a ~ 14w07d | 13.29 ~ 14.07 |
| Syston South Jn | 14/14 | 14/13 |
| Sileby Jn | 14/18 | ? |
| Loughborough | 14/23 [P1] | 14/21 [P1] |
| Trent South Jn | 14/31 | 14/28 |
| Sheet Stores Jn | 14/32 | 14/30 |
| Castle Donnington | 14/40 | ? |
| Stenson Jn | 15/02 | 14/53 |
| North Stafford Jn | 15/03 | 14/54 |
| Clay Mills Jn | 15/07 | 14/58 |
| Burton on Trent | 15/11 [P2] | 15/00 |
| Wichnor Jn | 15/19 | 15/06 |
| Tamworth HL | 15/30 | 15/13 |
| Kingsbury Jn | 15/38 | 15/20 |
| Whitacre Jn | 15/57 | 15/35 |
| Coleshill Parkway | 16.01a ~ 16.06d [P1] | 15.38 ~ 15.39 |
| Water Orton | 16/18 | 16/03 |
| Landor Street Jn | 16/27 | 16/14 |
| St Andrews Jn | 16/29 | 16/16 |
| Bordesley Jn | 16/31 | 16/17 |
| Small Heath South Jn | 16/37 | 16/35 |
| Tyseley Warwick Road | 16.47a | 16.40 |