10th September 2005

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Great Gathering

Loco Used 67005
Stock Used 21269+3149+3119+1696+3120+4986+5007+4925+1832+5023+5027+4991+4999+21246

Route:
1Z50 : Euston to Crewe
1Z51 : Crewe to Euston

Loco Route
67005 London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe
67005 Crewe - (1) - Alsager - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - (1) Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - (2) - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - (2) Rugby - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Was booked reverse of outward route to Norton Bridge.
(2) Was booked Darlaston Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Water Orton - Abbey Jn - Nuneaton but diverted as shown above due to ticket working at Water Orton following vandalism.


67005 at Euston in the morning (photo: Nick Blyth)

Sources : various including Janet Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Euston 08.48d [P16] [Line X] 08.48   21.34a 21.23
Camden South Jn 08/51 [Line E] 08/51   21/31 [Line E] 21/18
Camden Jn 08/52 [FL] 08/51   21/27 [Line B] 21/17
Willesden WL Jn 08/55 08/55   21/24 21/14
Wembley Central 08/57 08/57   21/22 21/12
Harrow & Wealdstone 08/59 08/59   21/19 21/10
Watford Junction 09.03½a ~ 09.05½d 09.05 ~ 09.07   21.11a ~ 21.13d 21.01 ~ 21.04
Bourne End Jn 09/12½ 09/15   20/59 20/49
Tring 09/16 09/20   20.40a ~ 20.49d [P5] 20/46
Ledburn Jn 09/20 [SL] 09/24   20/34 20/40
Bletchley 09/26 09/31   20/26½ 20/31
Milton Keynes Central 09.29a ~ 09.32d 09.34 ~ 09.37   20.20½a ~ 20.22½d 20.23 ~ 20.26
Hanslope Jn 09/48½ 09/46   20/15 [SL] 20/16
Northampton 09.57½a ~ 09.59½d 09.55 ~ 10.01   19.47a ~ 20.02d [P1] 19.59 ~ 20.06
Long Buckby 10/08½ 10/11   19/38 19/48
Hilmorton Jn 10/17½ [FL] 10/17   19/29 19/40
Rugby 10/19½ 10/20   19.19a ~ 19.27d [P1] 19.34 ~ 19.37
Trent Valley Jn 10/21 ?   19/17 19/29
Nuneaton 10/37 [SL] 10/31   18.55a ~ 19.04d [P3] [FL] DIV
Coventry   DIV 19/15
Birmingham International   DIV 19/05
Perry Barr North Jn   DIV 18/47
Abbey Jn   18/52½ [UC] DIV
Whitacre Jn   18/41 DIV
Water Orton   18/37 DIV
Water Orton West Jn   18/35 DIV
Park Lane Jn   18/33 DIV
Ryecroft Jn   18/10 DIV
Walsall   18/05 DIV
Pleck Jn   18/03 [SL] DIV
Darlaston Jn   18/01 18/33
Portobello Jn   17/57½ 18/31
Bushbury Jn   17/53 18/26
Tamworth LL 10/55 [FL] 10/39  
Lichfield TV 11/14 10/43  
Armitage 11/17 10/46  
Colwich 11/20½ 10/50  
Stafford 11/26 10/57   17.29½a ~ 17.40½d [P4] 18/13
Stafford No.5 ? ?   17/27½ [SL] ?
Norton Bridge 11/29½ 11/03   17/23½ 18/04
Stoke-on-Trent   DIV 17/47
Kidsgrove   DIV 17/37
Madeley 11/36½ 11/12   17/14 DIV
Basford Hall Jn 11/40½ 11/18   17/08½ DIV
Crewe 11.44a [P12] 11.22   17.02d [P11] [FL] 17.22


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