18th May 2017

UK Railtours
Rail Ale at Barrow Hill Roundhouse - 125 Special
(125 Special No. 171)

HST Used 43048 'T.C.B. Miller M.B.E.'& 43076 'In Support of Help for Heroes'
Stock Used 44048+42141+42140+42139+42329+40753+41072+41071

Route :
1Z43 : London St Pancras International to Barrow Hill
1Z44 : Barrow Hill to London St Pancras International

HST Route
43076 + 43048 London St Pancras International - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Spondon - Derby - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill Headshunt
43048 + 43076 Barrow Hill Headshunt - Barrow Hill Platform
43076 + 43048 Barrow Hill Platform - Barrow Hill Headshunt
43048 + 43076 Barrow Hill Headshunt - Barrow Hill South Jn
43076 + 43048 Barrow Hill South Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn
43048 + 43076 Barrow North Jn - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras International

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.
(2) Webmasters note: at the time of writing (July 2020) this remains the last of 171 '125 Specials' organised/run by Hertfordshire Rail Tours / UK Railtours.


43076 waits to leave London St Pancras on 1Z43 (photo: David Lodwick)

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
0.00 London St Pancras International 09.32d [P3]   18.43a [P3]
0.59 Dock Jn South 09/33 [DF]   18/41
0.76 Dock Jn North 09/34   18/40
1.42 Kentish Town 09/35   18/39½
2.13 Carlton Road Jn 09/35½   18/39
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 09/37 [P4]   18/35 [P3]
6.79 Hendon 09/40 [DF]   18/33 [UF]
? Radlett Jn 09/44   18/28
19.71 St Albans City 09/47 [P4]   18/26 [P3]
24.51 Harpenden Jn 09/50   18/23
29.19 Luton Airport Parkway 09.53a ~ 09.55d [P4]   18.17a ~ 18.18d [P3]
30.19 Luton 09/57 [P5]   18/15 [P4]
? Leagrave Jn 09/59 [DF]   18/10 [UF]
40.24 Flitwick 10/02 [P4]   18/06 [P3]
49.16 Bedford South Jn 10/07   18/00 [US-UF]
49.65 Bedford 10.09a ~ 10.10d [P4] [DF]   17.56a ~ 17.57d [P1] [US]
49.78 Bedford North Jn 10/11   17/54 [US]
56.45 Sharnbrook Jn 10/16   17/49
65.11 Wellingborough 10/24 [P1]   17/40 [P2]
72.01 Kettering 10/30 [P4]   17/31 [P3]
82.74 Market Harborough 10/39   17/23
95.71 Wigston North Jn 10/49   17/14
99.07 Leicester 10/54 [P2] [DF]   17/11 [P4] [UF]
103.78 Syston South Jn 10/58   17/07 [US-UF]
107.00 Sileby Jn 11/00   17/03
111.46 Loughborough 11/02 [P1]   16*53 ~ 16*57 [US]
? Ratcliffe Jn ?   16/43 [UF-US]
119.16 Trent South Jn 11/07   16/41½ [UF]
119.58 Sheet Stores Jn 11/09   16/41
125.67 Spondon 11/13   16/36
128.37 Derby 11c19 ~ 11c21 [P2]   16c14 ~ 16c32 [P6]
138.30 Ambergate Jn 11/29   16/05
148.59 Clay Cross North Jn 11/37 [EL]   15/58 [ML]
? Chesterfield South Jn 11/39 [DBH]   15/57
152.48 Chesterfield 11/40 [P1]   15/56 [P2]
153.07 Tapton Jn 11/41   15/55
155.63 Barrow Hill South Jn 11/45   ?
? Barrow Hill North Jn -   15.43 ~ 15.50
? Barrow Hill South Jn -   15.32 ~ 15.39 [GL]
? Barrow Hill Headshunt ? ~ ?   ? ~ ?
157.23 Barrow Hill Platform 12.15a   15.20d


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