26th September 2023

CrossCountry / Modern Railways
The Pines Express

HST Used 43008+44012+42376+42097+42377+42373+42387+45003+41193+43007

Route :
1Z43 : Leeds to Swanage
1Z44 : Swanage to Leeds

HST Route
43008 T&T 43007 Leeds - Whitehall Jn - Wakefield Westgate - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Holmes Jn - Wincobank Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Reading
43007 T&T 43008 Reading - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Norden - Corfe Castle - Swanage
43008 T&T 43007 Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Reading
43007 T&T 43008 Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds

Notes :
(1) This was a special train marking the end of High Speed Train services on the Cross Country network, raising funds for the Brain Tumour Charity.
(2) An afternoon 'add on' tour ran from Swanage to Bournemouth and return as 'The 'Bournemouth Belle'.

Source : Mark Cadel

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leeds 06.35d [P16] [E] 06.40   23.49a [P9] 23.52
Leeds West Jn 06/36 [E] 06/41   23/47½ [C] 23/51
Whitehall Jn 06/36½ [CHC] 06/42   23/47 [C] 23/50
Copley Hill West Jn 06/37½ 06/43   - -
Holbeck Jn - -   23/46½ 23/49
Wakefield Westgate 06.46a ~ 06.48d [P1] 06.52 ~ 06.54   23.33a ~ 23.35d [P2] 23.36 ~ 23.37
Hare Park Jn 06/52½ 06/58   23/18 23/31
South Kirkby Jn 06/56½ 07/02   23/13½ 23/27
Moorthorpe 06/58½ [P1] 07/03   23/10½ [P2] 23/26
Swinton 07/08 07/09   23/05½ 23/20
Aldwarke Jn 07/12½ 07/12   23/04 23/19
Holmes Jn 07/15 07/24   23/01½ 23/16
Wincobank Jn 07/16½ 07/26   23/00 23/15
Nunnery Main Line Jn 07/21 07/28   22/56½ 23/12
Sheffield 07.23a ~ 07.25d [P6] 07.29 ~ 07.35   22.52a ~ 22.55d [P1] 23.05 ~ 23.10
Dore Station Jn 07/29½ 07/40   22/46½ 22/44
Tapton Jn 07/35½ 07/46   22/39½ 22/39
Chesterfield 07/36 [P2] 07/47   22/39 [P1] 22/38
Chesterfield South Jn 07/36½ 07/48   22/38½ 22/37
Clay Cross North Jn 07/38 07/49   22/37 [ML] 22/35
Ambergate Jn 07/44½ 07/55   22/30½ 22/28
St Mary's South Jn 07/49½ [B] 08/01   22/25 [DF] 22/22
Derby 07.52a ~ 07.54d [P2] 08.02 ~ 08.05   22.18a ~ 22.23d [P1] [A] 22.12 ~ 22.21
L.N.W. Jn 07/56 [DTF] 08/06   22/15½ [UTF] 22/10
Stenson Jn 07/59 08/10   22/13 22/09
North Stafford Jn 07/59½ 08/11   22/11½ 22/08
Clay Mills Jn 08/01½ 08/12   22/08½ 22/06
Burton-on-Trent 08.04a ~ 08.05d [P2] 08.14 ~ 08.17   22.04a ~ 22.06d [P1] 21.59 ~ 22.03
Wichnor Jn 08/12½ 08/22   22/00 21/56
Tamworth HL 08.17a ~ 08.20d [P4] 08.27 ~ 08.29   21.49a ~ 21.51d [P3] 21.48 ~ 21.50
Kingsbury Jn 08/26 08/34   21/43 21/40
Water Orton 08/28½ [P1] [ML] 08/37   21/40½ [P2] 21/38
Castle Bromwich Jn 08/29½ 08/38   21/37½ 21/37
Landor Street Jn 08/33½ 08/42   21/30 [ML] ? ~ 21.26
St Andrews Jn 08/35½ 08/44   21/28½ 21/18
Bordesley Jn 08/36½ [ML] 08/45   21/19 21/08
Small Heath South Jn 08/39½ [FL] 08/47   21/14 21/04
Tyseley 08/40½ [P1] 08/48   21/09½ [P2] [FL] 21/03
Solihull 08/45 08/51   21/04½ 21/00
Bentley Heath LC 08/48½ 08/53   21/01 20/57
Dorridge 08/49 [P1] 08/54   20/59½ [P2] 20/56
Hatton 08/53 [P1] 09/00   20/55 [P2] 20/52
Leamington Spa 08.59a ~ 09.02d [P3] 09.11 ~ 09.13 [P3]   20.47a ~ 20.49d [P2] 20.43 ~ 20.45
Fenny Compton 09/11½ 09/23   20/33 20/34
Reservoir Jn 09/16½ 09/28   20/25 20/29
Banbury 09/17½ [P3] 09/29   20/23½ [P2] 20/28 [P2]
Aynho Jn 09/24 09/32   20/18½ 20/22
Heyford 09/29 [P1] 09/36   20/14½ [P2] 20/17
Wolvercote Jn 09/35 [UM] 09/42   20/09 20/08
Oxford North Jn 09/36½ [UM] 09/43   20/07½ 20/07
Oxford 09/40½ [UT] 09/45   20/06½ [DT] [DR] 20/06
Hinksey North 09/43 09/49   20/05 20/05
Kennington Jn 09/44 09/51   20/04 20/03
Didcot North Jn 09/51½ 09/56   19/59 19/58
Didcot East Jn 09/52½ [UR] 09/57   19/58 19/57
Goring & Streatley 09/59 [P4] [UR] 10/02   19/52 [P3] [DR] 19/53
Reading West Jn 10/05 [UR] 10/11   19/47 [DR] 19/47
Reading 10.09a ~ 10.16d [P13] [DFR] 10.13 ~ 10.22   19.38a ~ 19.45d [P12] [DR] 19.37 ~ 19.45
Oxford Road Jn 10/18 10/24   19/35½ [UFM] 19/34
Southcote Jn 10/19½ 10/26   19/33 19/31
Bramley 10/31½ 10/34   19/21½ 19/22
Basingstoke 10*39 ~ 10*40 [P4] [DF] 10/42 [P4]   19/12 [P4] 19/17
Worting Jn 10/43½ 10/45   19/09½ [US] 19/13
Wallers Ash Loop 10/50½ 10/52   - -
Winchester 10/53½ [P2] 10/56   - -
Shawford Jn 10/55 [DF] 10/57   - -
Andover - -   18/57 [P1] 19/01
Laverstock North Jn - -   18/43 18/48
Laverstock South Jn - -   18/42 18/47
Dean - -   18/35 18/40
Romsey - -   18/28 [P2] 18/33
Romsey Single Line Jn - -   18/27 ?
Eastleigh Single Line Jn - -   18/20½ ?
Eastleigh East Jn - -   18/19 18/19
Eastleigh 11/03 [DF] 11/03   18/18 [P1] 18/18
Southampton Airport Parkway 11/07 [P2] 11/07   18/12½ [P1] [UF] 18/16 [P1] [US]
St Denys 11/13 [P2] [DF] 11/11   18/10½ [P1] 18/13
Northam Jn 11/14½ 11/13   18/08½ [UF] 18/12
Southampton Central 11/16½ [P4] [DF] 11/16   18/06½ [P1] 18/09
Church Lane Jn 11/18 11/19   18/02 [UF] 18/05
Redbridge 11/19½ 11/21   18/00½ 18/03
Totton 11/20½ [P2] 11/22   17/59½ [P1] 17/59
Brockenhurst 11/28 [P3] 11/29   17/49½ [P2] 17/50
Bournemouth 11.48a ~ 11.50d [P3] 11.51 ~ 11.57   17.25a ~ 17.27d [P2] 17.28 ~ 17.34
Branksome 11/54 [P2] 12/02   17/21½ [P1] 17/22
Poole 11.59 ~ 11.59 [P2] 12/07   17.16 ~ 17.16 [P1] 17/17
Wareham 12c08 ~ 12c10 [P2] 12.15 ~ 12.17   16c57 ~ 17c08 [P1] 16.57 ~ 17.08
Worgret Jn 12/14 12.20   16/51½ 16/53
Norden 12.25 ~ 12.25 ?   16.36 ~ 16.36 ?
Corfe Castle 12.27 ~ 12.27 ?   16.34 ~ 16.34 ?
Harmans Cross 12.33 ~ 12.33 ?   16.28 ~ 16.28 ?
Herston Halt 12.39 ~ 12.39 ?   16.21 ~ 16.21 ?
Swanage 12.42a 12.54   16.18d 16.22


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