6th June 1987

Hertfordshire Railtours
The Hills & Cities No.2

Locos Used 45029 & 45062

Route :

Loco Route
45029 London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton) - Rugby - Coventry - Nuneaton - (via WCML, Trent Valley) Trent Valley) - Basford Hall Jn - Sydney Bridge Jn - Middlewich - Hartford CLC Jn - Hartford LNW Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Winwick Jn - Earlestown West Jn - St Helens Jn - Sutton Oak Jn - Ince Moss Jn - Bamfurlong Jn - Golborne Jn - Lowton Jn - Parkside East Jn - Eccles - Manchester Victoria - Cheetham Hill Jn - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Castleton East Jn - Rochdale - Hebden Bridge - Horbury Station Jn - Crigglestone Jn - Barnsley - Sheffield
45062 Sheffield - Dore - Chinley - New Mills South Jn - Romiley - Ashburys - Philips Park No.2 Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Ashton Moss South Jn - Denton Jn - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Macclesfield - Stone - Norton Bridge - Rugeley - Hednesford - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Bescot - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby - (via WCML, Weedon) - London Euston


45029 at Manchester Victoria (photo: Robin Addison)

Sources : Martin Pettit & Michael Trower (both on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Michael Trower)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Euston 07.35d 07.35   21.56a 22.13 548.44
5.65 Willesden Junction 07/42½ ?   21/48 ? 542.59
17.35 Watford Junction 07.55a ~ 07.56d ?   21.34a ~ 21.35d 21.47 ~ 21.48 531.09
31.53 Tring 08/10 ?   21/21 21/32 516.71
46.46 Bletchley 08/21½ ?   21/09½ 21/18 501.78
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/29½ 08/27½   20/59 21/09 491.77
65.68 Northampton 08/38 08/36  
75.37 Long Buckby 08/49 ?  
- Weedon   20/49 ? 478.68
84.67 Rugby 08.58a ~ 09.00d 09.02 ~ 09.06   20.34a ~ 20.38d 20.42 ~ 20.45 466.04
96.26 Coventry 09.16a ~ 09.18d ?   20.16a ~ 20.18d ? 454.45

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
106.41 Nuneaton 09/33 09/37
119.43 Tamworth 09/43 ?
125.54 Lichfield TV 09/47½ 09/51½
136.39 Colwich 09/55½ ?
142.74 Stafford 10.04a ~ 10.06d 10.05 ~ 10.07
148.23 Norton Bridge 10/12½ 10/13
159.25 Madeley Jn 10/21½ 10/21½
165.47 Basford Hall Jn 10c37 ~ 10c39 10.32 ~ 10.37
168.27 Sydney Bridge Jn 10/45 ?
172.01 Sandbach 10/55 10/50
180.51 Northwich South Jn 11/23½ ?
181.00 Northwich West Jn 11/25½ 11/15½
182.25 Greenbank 11/27 ?
183.13 Hartford CLC Jn 11/29 ?
183.78 Hartford LNW Jn 11/32 11/23
188.43 Weaver Jn 11/38 ?
193.47 Acton Grange Jn 11/43 ?
195.34 Warrington Bank Quay 11c46 ~ 11c48 11.39 ~ ??.??
198.61 Winwick Jn 11/53 ?
200.37 Earlestown West Jn 11/57 11/51
203.18 St Helens Junction 12/05 11/58
203.60 Sutton Oak Jn 12/07 ?
205.32 St Helens Central 12/10 12/02
212.18 Ince Moss Jn 12/22 ?
212.78 Bamfurlong Jn 12/28 12/16
216.68 Golborne Jn 12/38 ?
217.15 Lowton Jn 12/39 ?
217.46 parkside East Jn 12/41 12/26
223.44 Astley 12/48 12/35
228.49 Eccles 12/54 12/43
232.02 Deal Street Jn 13*03 ~ 13*10 12/49
232.40 Manchester Victoria 13p12a ~ 13p25d 12.52 ~ 13.28
233.33 Cheetham Hill Jn 13/28 ?
234.75 Thorpes Bridge Jn 13/31 ?
241.27 Castleton East Jn 13/40 ?
243.10 Rochdale 13/43 ?
251.67 Todmorden 13/52 ?
256.30 Hebden Bridge 13/56 13/56½
261.76 Milner Royd Jn 14/03 14/02
272.49 Thornhill LNW Jn 14/16 ?
275.36 Healey Mills 14c20 ~ 14c22 14.22 ~ 14.22
276.67 Horbury Station Jn 14/26 14/25
278.30 Crigglestone Jn 14/30 14/28
285.43 Barnsley 14/48 14.41 ~ 14.44
298.32 Wincobank Station Jn 15/09 ?
301.44 Sheffield 15L18a ~ 15L34d 15.21 ~ 15.34
305.34 Dore Station Jn 15/42 ?
307.16 Totley Tunnel East 15/44 ?
310.66 Grindleford 15/49 ?
321.19 Edale 15/59 15/59
327.06 Chinley 16/06 ?
329.49 New Mills South Jn 16/12 ?
330.49 New Mills Central 16/15 16/12
335.69 Romiley 16/23 ?
341.79 Ashburys 16c37 ~ 16c39 16.40 ~ 16.43
343.59 Philips Park No.2 16/46 16/52
344.32 Baguley Fold Jn 16/50 ?
347.34 Ashton Moss North Jn 16/56 17/02
347.74 Ashton Moss South Jn 16/57 ?
350.55 Denton Jn 17/02 17/07
354.65 Heaton Norris Jn 17/13 ?
355.40 Stockport 17c15 ~ 17c17 17.17 ~ 17.34
357.61 Cheadle Hulme 17/20 ?
367.37 Macclesfield 17/31 ?
381.03 Kidsgrove 17/44 ?
386.18 Etruria 17/48 ?
387.34 Stoke-on-trent 17/53 18/19
387.70 Stoke Jn 17/55 ?
394.42 Stone 18/03 18/28
398.18 Norton Bridge 18/20 ?
403.47 Stafford 18.24a ~ 18.25d 18.44 ~ 18.45
406.43 Whitehouse Jn 18/29 ?
412.68 Rugeley 18/37 18/57
418.28 Hednesford 18/53 ?
427.40 Ryecroft Jn 19/16 19/38
428.10 Walsall 19p19a ~ 19p35d 19.41 ~ 19.44
428.77 Pleck Jn 19/37 ?
429.64 Bescot 19/39 ?
436.43 Aston 19/47 ?
439.36 Stechford 19/55 20/05
443.69 Birmingham International 20.01a ~ 20.03d ?

Timings continue in first table.

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