17th April 2004

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Bath or Bristol

Pride of the Nation Series

Locos Used 67005, 67006 & 67028
Stock Used 2834+3120+3146+1980+3147+3121+1679+3123+3141+1698+3149+3119+21269

Route:
1Z44 : Letchworth to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z45 : Bristol Temple Meads to Letchworth

Loco(s) Route
67028 + 67006 + 67005 Letchworth Garden City - Hitchin - Potters Bar - Finsbury Park - Camden Road - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - Hawkeridge Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
67028 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Letchworth Garden City

Notes :
(1) 67005 on rear.
(2) Also marketed under the names "City of Wells & Wookey Hole" and "The Forest of Dean" depending on which off-train option was chosen.

Source : various including Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Wells)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Letchworth 07.48d 07.52   21.54a 21.58
Hitchin 07/52 07/56   21/50 21/54
Stevenage 07.55a ~ 07.57d 08.01 ~ 08.05   21.37a ~ 21.45d 21.38 ~ 21.41
Woolmer Green 08/01 08/10   21/31 21/34
Digswell Jn 08/03 ?   21/29 ?
Welwyn Garden City 08.05a ~ 08.08d 08.14 ~ 08.16   21.24a ~ 21.27d 21.25 ~ 21.30
Potters Bar 08.17a ~ 08.22d 08.26 ~ 08.30   21.12a ~ 21.15d 21.14 ~ 21.17
Alexandra Palace 08/34 08/37   20/57 20/59
Finsbury Park 08.39a ~ 08.42d 08.39 ~ 08.44   20.50a ~ 20.52d 20.51 ~ 20.56
Holloway South Jn 08/45 ?   20/48 ?
Freight Terminal Jn 08/48 ?   20/46 ?
Camden Road East Jn 08*51a ~ 09*03d ?   20/34 ?
Camden Road 09/05 09/07   20/32 20/37
Gospel Oak 09/09 09/12   20/23 20/28
Kensal Green Jn LL 09/21 09/21   20/08 20/10
Willesden Junction HL 09/23 09/25   20/07 20/07
Acton Wells Jn 09/25 09/28   20/04 20/02
Acton Main Line 09/27 ?   19/56 ?
Acton West 09/29 09/33   19/55 19/55
Ealing Broadway 09.30a ~ 09.31d 09.34 ~ 09.36   19.50a ~ 19.52d 19.51 ~ 19.53
Southall 09/36 09/40   19/40 19/47
Airport Jn 09/38 09/43   19/35 19/45
Slough 09/51 09/48   19/27 19/35
Maidenhead 09/57 09/55   19/22 19/30
Twyford 10/03 10/02   19/17 19/25
Reading 10.13a ~ 10.19d 10.14 ~ 10.20   19/13 19/18
Southcote Jn 10/24 10/25   19/09 19/12
Newbury 10/45 10/44   18/57 19/02
Bedwyn 11/05 11/03   18/47 18/52
Woodborough 11/14 11/15   18/37 18/43
Lavington 11/20 11/21   18/29 18/36
Heywood Road Jn 11/28 11/29   18/23 18/30
Hawkeridge Jn 11/31 ?   18/20 ?
Bradford South Jn 11/38 11/39   18/13 18/18
Bathampton Jn 11/50 11/49   18/04 18/09
Bath Spa 11.53a ~ 11.56d 11.53 ~ 11.58   17.57a ~ 18.00d 18.02 ~ 18.05
North Somerset Jn 12/08 ?   17/47 ?
Bristol East Jn 12/09 ?   17/46 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 12.10a 12.24   17.45d 17.47


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