16th September 2017

UK Railtours
Chatsworth House & Crich - 125 Special

HST Used 43052 & 43054
Stock Used (3) East Midlands Trains HST Set

Route :
1Z25 : London St Pancras to Chesterfield
1Z43 : Alfreton to London St Pancras

HST Route
430?? + 430?? (2) London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Toton Centre - Langley Mill - Alfreton - Chesterfield
430?? + 430?? (2) Alfreton - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Woodburn Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Ambergate Jn - Belper - Derby - Spondon - Trent South Jn - Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray - Oakham - Manton Jn - Corby - Kettering - (via MML) - London St Pancras

Notes : 
(1) Off tour options: visit to Chatsworth House or to the National Tramway Museum at Crich. 
(2) Reported as 43052 + 43054, but which was leading?
(3) Consist confirmation required.

Source : Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London St Pancras 08.50d [P2] 08.50   20.12a [P3] 20.13 338.42
0.59 Dock Jn South 08/51½ 08/52   20/10½ ? 337.63
? Dock Jn North 08/52 08/52   20/09 ? ?
1.42 Kentish Town 08/53 [DF] 08/53   20/08 [UF] 20/10 337.00
? Carlton Road Jn 08/53½ 08/54   20/07½ 20/09 ?
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 08/55½ [P4] 08/56   20/05½ [P3] 20/08 334.42
6.79 Hendon 08/58 08/58   20/01½ 20/06 331.43
? Radlett Jn 09/03½ 09/02   19/56 20/01 ?
19.71 St Albans City 09/07½ [P4] 09/05   19/50½ [P3] 19/59 318.51
24.51 Harpenden Jn 09/10 09/08   19/48 19/56 313.71
29.19 Luton Airport Parkway 09.15a ~ 09.16d [P4] 09.12 ~ 09.15   19.41a ~ 19.43d [P3] 19.48 ~ 19.52 309.23
30.19 Luton 09/18 [P5] 09/17   19/40½ [P4] 19/47 308.23
? Leagrave Jn 09/22½ 09/19   19/38½ 19/44 ?
40.24 Flitwick 09/26 [P4] 09/23   19/34½ [P3] 19/39 298.18
? Bedford South Jn 09/31 09/27   19/24 19/29 ?
49.65 Bedford 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P4] 09.29 ~ 09.36   19.20a ~ 19.22d [P2] 19.23 ~ 19.26 288.57
? Bedford North Jn 09/35½ 09/36   19/19 19/22 ?
56.45 Sharnbrook Jn 09/38½ 09/41   19/14½ 19/17 281.77
65.11 Wellingborough 09/43½ [P1] 09/47   19/09 [P2] 19/11 273.31
72.01 Kettering 09/47½ [P4] 09/51   18*53 ~ 19*00 [P1] 18/46? 266.41
82.74 Market Harborough 09/54½ [P1] 09/58   - - -
95.71 Wigston North Jn 10/03½ 10/07   - - -
99.07 Leicester 10/07½ [P2] 10/12   - - -
103.78 Syston South Jn 10/17½ 10/16   - - -
- Corby - -   18/44 [P1] 18/38 259.17
- Manton Jn - -   18/29½ 18/26 248.24
- Oakham - -   18/23½ 18/23 244.66
- Langham Jn - -   18/22½ 18/22 ?
- Ashwell LC - -   18/21 ? 241.60
- Whissendine LC - -   18/19½ 18/18 ?
- Melton Mowbray - -   18/14 18/14 233.25
- Frisby-on-the-Wreake - -   18/10½ 18/11 229.38
- Syston East Jn - -   18/04½ 18/03 223.43
? Syston North Jn ? ?   18/03½ 18/01 223.26
107.00 Sileby Jn 10/19 10/18   17/59 17/57 220.51
111.46 Loughborough 10/21½ [P1] 10/21   17/54½ [P2] 17/53 216.05
? Ratcliffe Jn 10/28 10/25   17/47½ 17/48 ?
119.16 Trent South Jn 10/29 10/26   17/46½ 17/47 ?

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
119.67 Trent East Jn 10/30½ 10/30
121.26 Toton Jn 10/35½ 10/33
121.64 Toton Centre 10/36 10/35
125.09 Trowell Jn 10/38½ 10/40
129.69 Langley Mill 10/43½ [P1] 10/45
133.69 Ironville Jn 10/46 10/49
136.07 Alfreton 10.49a ~ 10.50d [P1] 10.52 ~ 10.56
142.31 Clay Cross North Jn 10/56½ 11/03
? Chesterfield South Jn 10/58 11/04
146.20 Chesterfield 11.01a [P3] 11.06

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
136.07 Alfreton 16.21d [P1] 16.21
142.31 Clay Cross North Jn 16/27 16/28
? Chesterfield South Jn 16/28½ 16/29
146.20 Chesterfield 16.30a ~ 16.31d [P3] 16.31 ~ 16.33
146.59 Tapton Jn 16/32½ 16/34
149.46 Barrow Hill North Jn 16/35½ ?
155.48 Beighton Jn 16/41 16/44
157.02 Woodhouse Jn 16/43 ?
161.29 Woodburn Jn 16/48 ?
162.26 Nunnery Main Line Jn 16/51½ 16/56
162.63 Sheffield 16.53a ~ 16.58d [P8] 16.58 ~ 17.01
166.53 Dore Station Jn 17/04 17/06
174.44 Tapton Jn 17/11 17/13
175.03 Chesterfield 17/11½ [P2] 17/13½
? Chesterfield South Jn 17/12½ 17/14
178.72 Clay Cross North Jn 17/14 17/16
189.21 Ambergate Jn 17/20½ 17/23
? Belper 17/22½ 17/24
199.14 Derby 17.30a ~ 17.32d [P6] 17.30 ~ 17.33
201.64 Spondon 17/36 17/37
207.73 Sheet Stores Jn 17/41½ 17/42

Timings continue in first table.

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