13th May 2004
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Bodnant Gardens / The Welsh Highland Railway
Pride of the Nation Series
Locos Used | 66242, 90026 & 90036 |
Stock Used | 2834+3120+3146+1680+3119+3149+1698+3141+3123+1679+3121+3147+21269 |
Route:
1Z36 : Euston to Bangor
1Z37 : Holyhead to Euston
Loco(s) | Route |
90036 | London Euston - Watford Junction (1) |
90026 (2) | Watford Junction - (via WCML, Weedon (1) & Trent Valley) - Crewe |
66242 | Crewe - Chester - Bangor |
66242 | Holyhead - Bangor - Chestr - Crewe |
90026 | Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) 90036 failed at Watford Junction. Went via Weedon rather than Northampton as
a result to catch-back some of the late running.
(2) Plus 90036 dead-in-tow.
Sources : various
Timings (Booked & Actual)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Euston | 07.49d | 07.48 | 22.34a | 22.37 | |
Camden Jn | 07/53 | 07/52 | 22/28 | 22/34 | |
Willesden WL Jn | 07/56 | 07/55 | 22/25 | 22/31 | |
Wembley Central | 07/58 | 07/58 | 22/19 | 22/29 | |
Harrow & Wealdstone | 08/00 | 08/02 | 22/17 | 22/27 | |
Watford Junction | 08.04a ~ 08.06d | 08.07 ~ 10.08 | 22.05a ~ 22.07d | 22.20 ~ 22.22 | |
Tring | 08/17 | 10/19 | 21/53 | 22/09 | |
Ledburn Jn | 08/21 | 10/22 | 21/46 | 22/06 | |
Bletchley | 08/26 | 10/28 | 21/41 | 21/57 | |
Milton Keynes Central | 08.29a ~ 08.30d | 10.32 ~ 10.35 | 21.35a ~ 21.37d | 21.49 ~ 21.51 | |
Hanslope Jn | 08/37 | 10/40 | 21/30 | 21/42 | |
Weedon | DIV | 10/49 | |||
Northampton | 08.49a ~ 08.52d | DIV | 21.11a ~ 21.13d | 21.29 ~ 21.34 | |
Long Buckby | 09/01 | DIV | 21/00 | 21/19 | |
Rugby | 09/16 | 10/57 | 20/52 | 21/10 | |
Nuneaton | 09/33 | 11/08 | 20/40 | 20/59 | |
Tamworth LL | 09/42 | 11/18 | 20/32 | 20/51 | |
Lichfield TV LL | 09/46 | 11/23 | 20/28 | 20/47 | |
Armitage Jn | 09/49 | 11/27 | 20/25 | 20/44 | |
Colwich | 10/00 | 11/32 | 20/21 | 20/39 | |
Stafford | 10/13 | 11/38 | 20/12 | 20/29 | |
Norton Bridge | 10/16 | 11/41 | 20/06 | 20/10 | |
Madeley | 10/24 | 11/47 | 20/00 | 20/02 | |
Basford Hall Jn | 10/30 | 11/53 | 19/56 | 19/57 | |
Crewe | 10L34a ~ 11L06d | 11.55 ~ 12.21 | 19L30a ~ 19L52d | 19.28 ~ 19.55 | |
Crewe Steelworks SB | 11/09 | ? | 19/26 | ? | |
Beeston Castle & T SB | 11/18 | ? | 19/18 | ? | |
Chester | 11/30 | 12/41 | 19/01 | 18/59 | |
Chester South Jn | 11/31 | ? | 18/57 | ? | |
Saltney Jn | 11/33 | ? | 18/55 | 18/52 | |
Rockliffe Hall | 11/41 | ? | 18/46 | ? | |
Holywell Jn | 11/48 | 12/56 | 18/39 | 18/40 | |
Rhyl | 12/04 | 13/07 | 18/23 | 18/25 | |
Colwyn Bay | 12/13 | ? | 18/11 | ? | |
Llandudno Junction | 12.19a ~ 12.21d | 13.25 ~ 13.29 | 18.00a ~ 18.05d | 18.03 ~ 18.06 | |
Penmaenmawr | 12/28 | ? | 17/52 | ? | |
Bangor | 12.38a | 13.46 | 17.37a ~ 17.41d | 17.36 ~ 17.45 | |
Menai Bridge | 17/32 | ? | |||
Llanfairpwll | 17/30 | ? | |||
Gaerwen | 17/27 | ? | |||
Valley | 17/14 | ? | |||
Holyhead | 17.07d | 17.07 |