18th April 1981

Hertfordshire Railtours
The Shoulder of Lune

Locos Used 31192 (1), 40120, 40163, 81018 & 86210
Stock Used 35478+16236+25800+16182+4920+1711+25610+25806

Route : 1Z71 throughout

Loco(s) Route
86210 London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) (4) - Crewe
40120 Crewe - Middlewich - Northwich - Altrincham - Northenden - Chinley - Sheffield - Woodburn Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - Rotherham Central - Aldwarke Jn - Cudworth - Normanton - Altofts - Whitehall Jn - Guiseley - Ilkley (1)
40120 Ilkley (1) - Baildon - Keighley - Clapham - Carnforth - Morecambe
40163 (2) Morecambe - Heysham Harbour
40120 (3) Heysham Harbour - Morecambe
40163 Morecambe - Lancaster
81018 Lancaster - Preston - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 31192 used to shunt release the train at Ilkley.
(2) 40120 on rear.
(3) 40163 on rear.
(4) Copy of timing sheet from the itinerary supplied by John Broderick gave the outward route via Weedon with a booked passing time of 08/54½ - all other times as listed below. Booked and actual times supplied previously by Andy Hoskins however gave the train as going via Northampton.

Source : Andy Hoskins, Stew Robertson & Clive Barlow

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Andy Hoskins & John Broderick)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.00 Euston 08.00d 08.16½   22.26a 22.31 592.05
5.29 Willesden West London Jn 08/07 08/23½   22/19 ? ?
17.44 Watford Junction 08.18a ~ 08.19d 08.32½ ~ 08.40½   22.05½a ~ 22.06½d 22.09½ ~ 22.10½ 574.61
31.66 Tring 08/29 08/48½   21/55 21/53 560.39
46.68 Bletchley 08/39 08/58   21/45 21.44 545.37
56.59 Hanlope Jn 08/45½ 09/08   21/35 21/38 535.56
65.85 Northampton (see note 4) 08/55 09/16  
69.69 Weedon (see note 4)   21/26 ? ?
82.50 Rugby 09.06a ~ 09.08d 09.35 ~ 09.36½   21/14 21/18 509.55
97.13 Nuneaton 09/20 09/47   20/59 21/01 494.92
110.01 Tamworth 09/29 09/55   20/50 20/47½ 482.04
116.24 Lichfield Trent Valley 09/33½ 09/58½   20/45 20/43½ 475.81
120.99 Armitage 09/37 10/01½   20/41 ? ?
127.15 Colwich 09/41 10/05   20/37½ 20/36 464.90
129.51 Milford 09/42½ 10/07   ? ? ?
? Whitehouse Jn ? ?   20/35 ? ?
133.54 Stafford 09.54a ~ 09.56d 10.11½ ~ 10.13½   20.29a ~ 20.31d 20.28½ ~ 20.29½ 458.51
138.85 Norton Bridge 10/02 10/20   20/24 20/22½ 453.20
? Madeley 10/09½ ?   20/16 ? ?
158.00 Crewe 10L20a ~ 10L32d 10.34½ ~ 10.44   20.06½a ~ 20.08½d 20.04 ~ 20.07½ 434.05

 

Miles Location Booked Actual
164.96 Sandbach 10/40 10.55a ~ 11.08d
168.68 Middlewich 10/48 11/16½
173.56 Northwich South Jn 10/56 11/26
174.00 Northwich 10*58 ~ 11*00 11.28 ~ 11.29
180.11 Knutsford 11/09 11/37½
186.83 Altrincham 11/23 11/48
187.68 Deansgate Jn 11/26 11/50
188.09 Skelton East Jn 11/28 11/51
191.59 Northenden Jn 11/33 11/55½
193.78 Cheadle Jn 11/37 11/59
195.14 New Mills South Jn 11/45 12/13
197.85 Chinley 11/51½ 12/20
198.87 Chinley North Jn 11/53½ 12/22
203.71 Edale 12/02 12/33
214.01 Grindleford 12/11½ 12/42
218.11 Totley Tunnel East SB 12/15 12/46½
218.68 Dore West Jn 12/16 12/47
219.01 Dore & Totley 12/17 12/48
223.28 Sheffield 12*25½ ~ 12*29 12.55 ~ 12.57
223.74 Nunnery Main Line Jn 12/31 12/59
224.70 Woodburn Jn 12/34 13/02½
225.05 Attercliffe Jn 12/37 13/03½
227.90 Tinsley East Jn 12/46 13/09
232.05 Aldwarke Jn 12/52 13/16
235.34 Wath Road Jn 12/57 13/20½
242.57 Cudworth 13/04 13/29
252.59 Normanton 13/18½ 13/41
253.45 Altofts Jn 13/19½ 13/42
262.70 Engine Shed Jn 13/37½ 14/05½
263.12 Whitehall Jn 13/42½ 14/07
263.69 Wortley Jn 13/45 14/08
269.45 Apperley Jn 13/53 14/14
272.72 Guiseley 14/00 14/19
278.70 Ilkley 14.13a ~ 14.46d 14.28 ~ 14.58½
284.67 Guiseley 15/00 15/09
289.06 Guiseley Jn 15/10 15/20
289.15 Leeds Jn 15/12 15/20½
295.55 Keighley 15/20 15/27½
304.74 Skipton 15/34 15.37½a ~ 15.39½d
314.74 Hellifield 15/48 15/51
318.00 Settle Jn 15/51 15/55
329.76 Bentham 16/04½ 16/08
342.20 Carnforth East Jn 16/17½ 16/20½
342.59 Carnforth 16/19½ 16/21½
345.74 Hest Bank 16/24½ 16/28
347.20 Bare Lane 16/27 16/31½
348.87 Morecambe 16.30 ~ 16.40 16.36 ~ 16.44
353.35 Heysham Harbour 16.57a ~ 18.07d 16.58½ ~ 18.09½
357.82 Morecambe 18.27 ~ 18.37 18.22 ~ 18.36
359.50 Bare Lane 18/41 18/39
360.16 Morecambe South Jn 18/43 18/40½
362.06 Lancaster 18L48a ~ 18L58d 18.48½ ~ 18.56½
383.04 Preston 19/23 19/16½
388.47 Euxton Jn 19/28 19/23
390.52 Balshaw Lane Jn 19/29½ 19/25
398.16 Wigan North Western 19/34 19/31
406.50 Winwick Jn 19/40½ 19/38
409.91 Warrington Bank Quay 19/43 19/41
411.85 Acton Grange Jn 19/44½ 19/43
417.54 Weaver Jn 19/49 19/48
426.54 Winsford 19/54 19/54½
433.20 Crewe Coal Yard 20/04 20/01

Timings continue in first table.

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