31st July 2004

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Wedgewood / Churnet Valley Railway

Pride of the Nation series

Loco Used 67030

Route:
1Z50 : Kings Cross to Stoke-on-Trent
1Z51 : Stoke-on-Trent to Kings Cross

Loco Route
67030 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Stamford - Oakham - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Stenson Jn - Uttoxeter - Stoke-on-Trent
67030 Stoke-on-Trent - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Start severely delayed as there was no guard rostered for the train. Return journey was delayed due to a signal failure at Alsager.

Sources : various including Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(Booked from from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 08.18d 10.18d   21.05a 22.29
Belle Isle 08/20 10/20   21/03 22/27
Finsbury Park 08/22 10/22   20/59 22/25
Alexandra Palace 08/24 10/20   20/57 22/23
Potters Bar 08.30a ~ 08.33d 10.26 ~ 10.26   20.48a ~ 20.51d 22.11 ~ 22.16
Welwyn Garden City 08/40 10/31   20/42 22/06
Digswell Jn 08.42a ~ 08.50d ?   ? ?
Woolmer Green 08/54 10/33   20/39 22/03
Stevenage 08.58a ~ 09.00d 10.36 ~ 10.38   20.33a ~ 20.36d 21.55 ~ 21.59
Hitchin 09/04 10/45   20/27 21/52
Sandy 09/15 10/54   20/20 21/43
Huntingdon 09/26 11/02   20/11 21/30
Connington South Jn   20/06 ?
Holme LC 09/33 11/08  
Peterborough 09/40 11/14   20/00 21/15
New England North Jn   19/58 ?
Helpston Jn 09/46 11/19   19/55 21/04
Ketton SB 09/57 ?   19/45 ?
Manton Jn 10/04 11/37   19/38 20/50
Oakham 10/08 ?   19/34 ?
Langham Jn 10/09 ?   19/32 ?
Melton Mowbray 10/17 ?   19/23 ?
Syston East Jn 10/27 12/03   19/12 20/28
Syston North Jn 10/28 ?   19/11 ?
Sileby Jn 10/33 12/09   19/07 20/21
Loughborough 10.39a ~ 10.41d 12.14 ~ 12.16   19.00a ~ 19.02d 20.14 ~ 2.16
Ratcliffe Jn 10/51 12/23   ? ?
Trent South Jn 10/57 12/24   18/53 20/04
Sheet Stores Jn 10/58 12/26   18/52 20/02
Stenson Jn 11/17 12/49   18/31 19/43
North Stafford Jn 11/18 12/50   18/31 19/42
Tutbury & Hatton 11/24 12/58   18/19 19/37
Uttoxeter 11/35 ?   18/11 ?
Caverswall Road 11/49 ?   17/58 ?
Longton 11/52 13/23   17/55 19/14
Stoke-on-Trent Jn 11/55 13/26   17/51 19/09
Stoke-on-Trent 11.57a 13.28   17.50d 19.07


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