24th August 2024

Retro Railtours / 125 Group
The Retro High Speed Scot

HST Used 43159 'Rio Warrior'+41067+41057+40741+42337+42119+42120+42111+44000+43089

Route : 
1Z76 : Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z78 : Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe

HST Route
43159 T&T 43089 Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Reddish South - Denton Jn - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Greenfield - Diggle Jn - Marsden - Huddersfield - Bradley Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Mirfield - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
43089 T&T 43159 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Adam Haigh

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.50d [P1] 06.52 [P1]   21.43a [P5] 21.44
Up Manchester Loop - -   21*38 ~ 21*41 [UL] 21/42
Sandbach 06*57 ~ 07*03 [P3] 07.00 ~ 07.03 [P3]   21/31 [P1] [FL] 21/34
Alderley Edge 07/15½ 07/13   21/23 21/27
Wilmslow 07.17a ~ 07.20d [P3] 07.15 ~ 07.19 [P3]   21.17a ~ 21.20d [P4] 21.22 ~ 21.25
Cheadle Hulme 07/24½ 07/24   21/14 21/19
Adswood Road Jn 07/25 [DF] 07/25   21/12½ 21/18
Edgeley Jn No.1 07/26½ 07/26   21/11½ 21/17
Edgeley Jn No.2 07/27 07/27   21/11 21/16
Stockport 07.29a ~ 07.32d [P3] 07.29 ~ 07.32 [P3] [DF]   21.07a ~ 21.10d [P2] 21.13 ~ 21.15 [P2]
Heaton Norris Jn 07/34 07/34   21/05½ [UF] 21/10
Ash Bridge Jn 07/36 07/36   21/03 21/07
Reddish South 07.38a ~ 07.41d 07.38 ~ 07.41   20.58a ~ 21.01d 21.02 ~ 21.05
Denton Station Jn 07/45 07/44   20/54½ 20/58
Denton Jn 07/46½ 07/45   20/53 20/55
Guide Bridge 07/48½ [P1] 07/49   20/51 [P1] 20/52
Stalybridge 08.00a ~ 08.02d [P4] 08.03 ~ 08.06 [P4]   20.42a ~ 20.46d [P1] 20.45 ~ 20.47
Greenfield 08/08 08/12   20/37½ 20/39
Diggle Jn 08/10 08/14   20/35½ 20/37
Marsden 08/13½ [P1] 08/18   20*10 ~ 20*29 [P3] 20.12 ~ 20.32 [P3]
Huddersfield 08.20a ~ 08.23d [P4] 08.24 ~ 08.32 [P4]   19.55a ~ 19.59d [P4] 19.59 ~ 20.02 [P4]
Bradley Jn 08/26 08/35   19/50½ 19/55
Heaton Lodge Jn 08/27½ 08/36   19/49½ 19/54
Mirfield East Jn 08/31½ 08/43   19/45½ [SL] 19/52
Horbury Jn 08/56 [DS] 08/55   19/38½ 19/45
Wakefield Kirkgate 09.01a ~ 09.04d [P1] 09.00 ~ 09.04 [P1]   19.32a ~ 19.35d [P2] [US] 19.38 ~ 19.39 [P2]
Normanton 09/08 09/08   19/27½ 19/33
Altofts Jn 09/09 09/09   19/26½ 19/31
Castleford 09/12½ [P1] 09/12   19/23 [P2] 19/28
Milford Jn 09/22½ 09/18   19/16 19/21
Church Fenton 09/32½ [P2] [NNL] 09/24   19/12½ [P1] 19/18
Colton Jn 09/41 [NNL] 09/29   19/08½ [NNL] 19/14
York 09c47 ~ 09c50 [P5] 09.43 ~ 09.54 [P10]   18c59 ~ 19c03 [P5] [NNL] 19.03 ~ 19.09 [P5]
Skelton Jn 09/52½ [DF] 09/56   18/57 18/59
Tollerton Jn 09/58 [DS] 10/03   18/52 [UF] 18/54
Thirsk 10/09½ [DS] 10/14   18/46 [UF] 18/48
Longlands Jn 10/16½ 10/19   18/43 [UF] 18/45
Northallerton 10/18 10/24   18/42½ 18/44
Darlington 10/27 [P4] 10/34 [P4]   18*21 ~ 18*32 [UM] 18.17 ~ 18.33
Ferryhill South Jn 10/35½ 10/43   18/11½ 18/09
Tursdale Jn 10/37 10/45   18/10 18/07
Durham 10/41½ [DM] 10/50   18/04 [P1] 18/02
Birtley Jn 10/48 10/55   17/58½ 17/54
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/51 10/58   17/54½ 17/50
Newcastle 10c58 ~ 11c03 [P2] 11.01 ~ 11.02 [P2]   17*51 ~ 17*52 [P3] 17/49 [P3]
Heaton South Jn 11/06½ 11/05   17/49 17/45
Benton North Jn 11/09 11/06   17/46½ 17/43
Morpeth 11/26 [P2] 11/26   17/38½ [P1] 17/35
Alnmouth 11/37½ [P2] 11/38   17/27 [P1] 17/23
Belford LC 11/47 11/47   17/18 17/14
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/56 [P2] 11/56   17/06 [P1] 17/05
Reston 12/03½ 12/04   16/57½ 16/57
Grantshouse 12/07½ 12/09   16/53½ 16/53
Oxwellmains 12/14 12/15   16/47 16/46
Dunbar 12/15 [P2] 12/16   16/45½ 16/45
Drem 12/23½ [P2] 12/23   16/38 [P1] 16/38
Prestonpans 12/30 12/28   16/33½ 16/34
Monktonhall Jn 12/33 12/30   16/31½ 16/31
Portobello Jn 12/34½ 12/32   16/29½ 16/30
Craigentinny Jn 12/35½ 12/33   16/28½ 16/29
Abbeyhill Jn 12/37 12/42   16/27½ 16/27
Edinburgh Waverley 12.39a [P11] 12.44 [P9]   16.26d [P2] 16.26 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

23/08/24 :
5Z43 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Butterley Midland Railway Centre to Chaddesden Sidings

Location Booked
Butterley Midland Railway Centre 12.50d
Codnor Park Jn 13/00
Langley Mill 13/05
Trowell Jn 13/12
Toton Centre 13/16
Toton Jn 13/17
Trent East Jn 13*19 ~ 13*32
Sheet Stores Jn 13/37
Spondon 13/43
Way & Works Jn 13/49
Derby 13c50 ~ 13c52 [P5]
Chaddesden Curve 13/54
Chaddesden Sidings 13.55a

24/08/24 :
5Z76 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Chaddesden Sidings to Crewe

Location Booked
Chaddesden Sidings 04.33d
Chaddesden Curve 04.37 ~ 04.38
Derby 04.40 ~ 04.42 [P4]
L.N.W. Jn 04/44
Stenson Jn 04/47
North Stafford Jn 04/48
Clay Mills Jn 04/50
Burton-on-Trent 04/52
Wichnor Jn 05/12
Alrewas LC 05/17
Lichfield Trent Valley Jn 05/25
Lichfield Trent Valley LL 05/27
Lichfield North Jn 05/28
Rugeley North Jn 05/34
Colwich 05/37
Milford & Brocton 05/38
Trent Valley Jn 05/42
Stafford 05*43 ~ 06*08 [P6]
Searchlight Lane Jn 06/15
Madeley 06/21
Basford Hall Jn 06/27
Crewe 06.40a [P1]

5Z77 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Edinburgh Waverley to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z77 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z77 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Joppa Straight

Location Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 12.51d [P11] [P9]
Abbeyhill Jn 12/53  
Craigentinny Jn 12/54  
Portobello Jn 12/56  
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 12.59 ~ 13.06  
Portobello Jn 13/09  
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 13.12 ~ 13.19  
Joppa Straight 13.22a  

5Z78 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Joppa Straight to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z78 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z78 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked Actual
Joppa Straight 14.52  
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 14.54 ~ 15.18  
Portobello Jn 15/21  
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 15.24 ~ 15.35  
Portobello Jn 15/38  
Craigentinny Jn 15/40  
Abbeyhill Jn 15/44  
Edinburgh Waverley 15.47a [P2] [P2]

5Z79 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Crewe to Crewe Down Refuge Siding

Location Booked
Crewe 21.58d [P5]
Crewe Down Refuge Siding 22.00a

25/08/24 :
5E43 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Crewe
5E43 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Crewe to Barrow Hill L.I.P.

Location Booked
Crewe Down Refuge Siding 12.15d
Crewe 12.17 ~ 12.47 [P12]
Basford Hall Jn 12/50
Madeley 12/55
Norton Bridge 13/02
Stafford 13/07
Colwich 13/13
Rugeley North Jn 13/15
Lichfield North Jn 13/20
Lichfield Trent Valley LL 13/22
Lichfield Trent Valley Jn 13/24
Alrewas LC 13/30
Wichnor Jn 13/32
Burton-on-Trent 13/39
Clay Mills Jn 13*49 ~ 13*56
North Stafford Jn 14/00
Stenson Jn 14/01
L.N.W. Jn 14*06 ~ 14*12
Derby 14c14 ~ 14c16 [P1]
St Mary's South Jn 14/18
Ambergate Jn 14/24
Clay Cross North Jn 14/32
Chesterfield South Jn 14/34
Chesterfield 14/36
Tapton Jn 14/37
Barrow Hill South Jn 14/40
Barrow Hill L.I.P. 14.45a

5Z43 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Barrow Hill L.I.P. to Barrow Hill South Jn
5Z43 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Barrow Hill South Jn to Barrow Hill North Jn
5Z43 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Barrow Hill North Jn to Codnor Park Jn
5Z43 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Codnor Park Jn to Butterley Midland Railway Centre

Location Booked
Barrow Hill L.I.P. 17.00d
Barrow Hill South Jn 17.14 ~ 17.20
Barrow Hill North Jn 17.24 ~ 17.30
Tapton Jn 17/36
Chesterfield 17c37 ~ 17c39
Chesterfield South Jn 17/41
Clay Cross North Jn 17/44
Alfreton 17/49
Ironville Jn 17/52
Codnor Park Jn 18.00 ~ 18.00
Butterley Midland Railway Centre 18.04a


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