22nd November 2014

UK Railtours
Manchester and Christmas Markets
(125 Special No. 165)

HST Used 43066 & 43075
Stock Used 8 coaches

Route :
1Z01 : London St Pancras International to Manchester Piccadilly
1Z02 : Manchester Piccadilly to London St Pancras International

HST Route
43075 + 43066 London St Pancras International - (via MML) - Trent - Toton Jn - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield Jn - Dore South Jn - Dore West Jn - Grindleford - Edale - Chinley - Hazel Grove HL Jn - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Levenshulme - Ardwick Jn - Manchester Piccadilly
43066 + 43075 Manchester Piccadilly - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras International

Notes :
(1) There was an off train option 'The East Lancs Bargain' which allowed a trip along the East Lancashire Railway (coach connection to and from Manchester) for a supplementary fee.

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London St Pancras International 07.46d 07.46   20/20a 20.24
Dock Jn South 07/47½ 07/48   20/17½ 20/21½
Dock Jn North 07/48 07/48½   20/16 20/21
Kentish Town 07/49 ?   20/15 20/20½
Kentish Town Jn 07/49½ ?   20/14½ 20/20
Carlton Road Jn 07/49½ ?   20/14½ 20/19½
West Hampstead South Jn 07/51 07/52   20/13 20/18
West Hampstead Thameslink 07/51½ ?   20/12½ ?
West Hampstead North Jn 07/51½ ?   20/12½ ?
Cricklewood South Jn 07/52½ ?   20/12 ?
Cricklewood 07/52½ 07/53   20/11½ ?
Cricklewood Curve Jn 07/52½ ?   20/11½ ?
Brent Curve Jn 07/53 ?   20/11 20/16½
Hendon 07/54 07/54½   20/10½ 20/16
Silkstream Jn 07/54½ 07/55   20/10 20/15
Mill Hill Broadway 07/55½ 07/56   20/09 20/14
Elstree & Borehamwood 07/57½ 07/57½   20/07 20/13
Radlett Jn 07/58½ 07/58½   20/06 20/11
Radlett 07/59 07/59   ? ?
Radlett Redland Roadstone 07/59½ 07/59½   ? ?
St Albans 08/01½ 08/02   20/03½ 20/09
Harpenden Jn 08/04 08/04   20/01 ?
Harpenden 08/04 08/04½   20/00½ 20/05½
Luton Airport Parkway 08.07½a ~ 08.09d 08.08 ~ 08.11   19.54½a ~ 19.56d 19.57 ~ 19.59
Luton 08/11 ?   19/53½ 19/55½
Luton North Jn 08/11½ ?   19/53 19/55
Leagrave 08/12½ 08/15   19/52 19/54
Leagrave Jn 08/13 ?   19/51½ 19/53
Harlington ? ?   19/49 19/51
Flitwick 08/16½ 08/19   19/47½ 19/49½
Flitwick Jn 08/17 ?   19/47½ 19/49
Bedford South Jn 08/22½ 08/23   19/43 19/42
Bedford 08.25½a ~ 08.30½d 08.25 ~ 08.33   19.23½a ~ 19.41d 19.28 ~ 19.35
Bedford North Jn 08/33 08/33   19/22 19/26
Sharnbrook Jn 08/36 08/44   19/19 19/21
Wellingborough 08/41 08/52½   19/13½ 19/16
Harrowden Jn 08/42½ 08/54   19/12 19/14½
Kettering South Jn 08/45 08/56   19/09 19/12
Kettering 08.46½a ~ 08.48d 08.57½ ~ 09.00½   19.05½a ~ 19.07½d 19.08 ~ 19.10
Kettering North Jn 08/50½ 09/03   19/03½ 19/05
Market Harborough 08/57 09/10   18/57 18/59
Kilby Bridge Jn 09/03½ 09/17   18/49½ 18/51
Wigston South Jn 09/04½ 09/18½   18/48 18/50
Wigston North Jn 09/05 09/19   18/47½ 18/49
Knighton Jn 09/06½ 09/20   18/46 18/48
Leicester South Jn 09/07½ 09/20½   18/45½ 18/46
Leicester 09.08½a ~ 09.10½d 09.23 ~ 09.25   18.42a ~ 18.44d 18.40½ ~ 18.44
Leicester North Jn 09/11½ 09/26   18/41½ 18/40
Humberstone Road Jn 09/12 09/27½   18/40½ 18/39
Syston 09/15 09/31   18/38 ?
Syston South Jn 09/15 ?   18/38 ?
Syston North Jn 09/15½ ?   18/37½ 18/36½
Sileby 09/19 09/32½   18/36 18/35
Sileby Jn 09/19½ 09/33   18/35½ 18/34½
Mountsorrel Sidings 09/20½ 09/33   18/35 18/34
Barrow-upon-Soar 09/21 09/33½   18/34½ 18/33½
Loughborough South Jn 09/23½ 09/35½   18/33 18/31½
Loughborough 09/24 09/36   18/33 18/31
Loughborough North Jn 09/24½ 09/36   18/31½ 18/30
Kegworth 09/28½ 09/38   18/24½ 18/26
East Midlands Parkway 09/30 09/40   18/21½ 18/23½
Ratcliffe Jn 09/30½ ?   18/21 18/22
Trent South Jn 09/31 09/41½   18/18½ 18/20
Trent East Jn 09/31½ 09/43   18/18 18/18
Long Eaton Town LC 09/32½ 09/44   18/15½ 18/10½
Toton Jn 09/33½ 09/45½   18/13½ 18/10
Toton Centre 09/34 09/46   18/13 18/09
Stapleford &  Sandiacre CCE Sidings 09/34½ 09/47   18/12 18/08
Stanton Gate Sidings 09/36 09/48½   18/10 18/07½
Trowell Jn 09/37½ 09/49½   18/08 18/06
Langley Mill 09/472 09/54   18/00½ 18/03
Ironville Jn 09/45 ?   17/57 17/59½
Pye Bridge Jn 09/46 ?   17/56½ 17/59
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 09/49 09/58   17/54½ 17/57½
Blackwell South Jn 09/50 09/59   17/54 17/57
Clay Cross South Jn 09/55 10/04   17/49½ ?
Clay Cross North Jn 09/55½ ?   17/49½ ?
Hasland 09/56½ 10/05   17/48 17/51
Chesterfield South Jn 09/57 10/06   17/47½ 17/50½
Chesterfield 09/58½ 10/07½   17/46 17/50
Tapton Jn 10/00 10/08   17/45½ 17/49
Dronfield 10/05½ 10/13   17/41 17/46
Dore South Jn 10/08 10/18   17/39 17/42
Dore West Jn 10/10 10/19½   17/37 17/39
Totley Tunnel East 10/11½ 10/20   17/35½ 17/38
Grindleford 10/15½ 10/26   17/32 17/35
Hathersage 10/17 ?   17/30½ ?
Bamford 10/18½ ?   17/29 ?
Hope 10/20 ?   17/27½ ?
Earles Sidings SB 10/21 10/31   17/26½ 17/28
Edale 10/24½ 10/35   17/23 17/25
Chinley East Jn 10/28½ ?   17/18½ ?
Chinley North Jn 10/29 10/41   17/18 17/20
Chinley 10/30 ?   17/16½ ?
New Mills South Jn 10/32½ 10/44   17/12½ ?
Hazel Grove HL Jn 10/39 10/50   17/06½ 17/11
Hazel Grove 10/40 10/51   17/05½ 17/10
Woodsmoor 10/42½ 10/53   17/04 17/05½
Davenport 10/43½ 10/54   17/03 17/04½
Edgeley No.1 10/45½ 10/57   17/01½ 17/02½
Edgeley No.2 10/46 ?   17/00½ 17/01½
Stockport 10/46½ 10/59   16/59½ 17/00
Heaton Norris Jn 10/48 11/01   16/58 16/58
Heaton Chapel 10/49 11/02½   16/57½ ?
Levenshulme 10/51 11/04½   16/56½ ?
Slade Lane Jn 10/51½ 11/05   16/56 16/56
Longsight South 10/52 ?   16/55 ?
Ardwick Jn 10/53 11/08   16/52½ 16/54
Manchester Piccadilly 10.56a 11.13   16.50d 16.50½


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