1st September 1987

Hertfordshire Railtours
The Hadrian Whistlestop

Locos Used 45144, 47479, 47582 & 85010
Stock Used Booked for set BN90 (11 vehicles)

Route : 1Z25 throughout

Loco Route
47582 London Kings Cross - Potters Bar - Stevenage - Sandy - Peterborough - Tallington - Stoke Summit - Grantham - Newark North Gate - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Hambleton North Jn - York - Thirsk - Northallerton - Darlington - Ferryhill South Jn - Tursdale Jn - Washington - Pelaw Jn - King Edward Bridge North Jn - Newcastle - Benton Quarry Jn - Earsdon - Bedlington North L/C - Morpeth - Cramlington - Benton Quarry Jn - Newcastle
45144 Newcastle - King Edward Bridge North Jn - Pelaw Jn - Sunderland - Easington - Hartlepool - Billingham - Norton East Jn Norton West Jn - Ferryhill South Jn - Tursdale Jn - Durham - Ouston Jn - Tyne Yard - Low Fell Jn - Norwood Jn - Blaydon - Prudhoe - Hexham - Haltwhistle - Brampton - Upperby Jn
47479 Upperby Jn - Upperby Bridge Jn - Penrith - Tebay - Oxenholme - Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston
85010 Preston - Euxton Jn - Wigan North Western - Springs Branch - Warrington - Acton Grange Jn - Weaver Jn - Winsford - Coal Yard - Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Colwich - Lichfield - Tamworth - Nuneaton - Rugby - Bletchley - Watford Junction - London Euston

Sources : Alan Costello & Keith Jarrett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Michael Trower)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Kings Cross 07.32d 07.35
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/38 07/40
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/41 ?
12.57 Potters Bar 07.49a ~ 07.50d 07.50 ~ 07.51
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 07/59 07/58
27.45 Stevenage 08.06a ~ 08.07d ?
31.74 Hitchin 08/13 08/19
44.10 Sandy 08/25 ?
58.70 Huntingdon 08/41 ?
76.29 Peterborough 08.58a ~ 08.59d ?
84.64 Tallington 09/09 ?
99.61 Stoke Summit 09/26 09/23
105.38 Grantham 09.32a ~ 09.33d 09.29 ~ 09.34½
109.56 Barkston South Jn 09/39 ?
120.08 Newark Northgate 09/46 09/49
138.49 Retford 10/00 10/03½
155.77 Doncaster 10.19a ~ 10.20d ??.?? ~ 10.34
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/26 ?
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 10/33 ?
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 10/37 ?
182.79 Colton Jn 10/49 ?
188.40 York 10/54 11/01
210.56 Thirsk 11/17 ?
218.36 Northallerton 11/23 ?
232.50 Darlington 11/34 11.58 ~ 11.59
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 11/47 12/14
247.33 Tursdale Jn 11/51 12/18
? Penshaw 12/15 ?
? Washington 12/17 12/36
265.59 Pelaw Jn 12/24 12/45
269.26 King Edward Bridge North Jn 12/32 ?
269.65 Newcastle 12c35 ~ 12c37 12.58 ~ 13.00
274.09 Benton Quarry Jn 12/45 13/06
? Earsdon 12/49 ?
285.45 Bedlington North LC 13/03 13/34
290.00 Morpeth 13c13 ~ 13c15 13.59 ~ 13.59
306.50 Newcastle 13w37 ~ 13w52 14.21 ~ ??.??
307.09 King Edward Bridge North Jn 13/54 ?
310.56 Pelaw Jn 14/02 ?
319.12 Sunderland 14/16 ?
328.37 Easington 1428 ?
337.17 Harlepool 14/40 ?
344.25 Billingham 14/54 15/40
346.53 Norton East Jn 14/58 15/44
347.02 Norton West Jn 15/00 15/45
357.41 Ferryhill South Jn 15/20 16/01
360.17 Tursdale Jn 15/24 16/05
367.37 Durham 15/32 16/12
? Ouston Jn 15/40 16/18
377.06 Tyne Yard 15/46 16.23 ~ 16.30
378.61 Low Fell Jn 15c53 ~ 15c55 ?
380.23 Norwood Jn 16/00 16/39
383.65 Blaydon 16/06 ?
390.30 Prudhoe 16/13 16/54
400.50 Hexham 16/24 ?
416.75 haltwhistle 16p45a ~ 16p55d 17.28 ~ 17.37
429.03 Brampton 17/09 17/54
439.08 Petteril Bridge Jn 17/24 18/14
439.61 Upperby Jn 17L32 ~ 17L44 18.19 ~ 18.33/18.39
440.21 Upperby Bridge Jn 17/48 18/39
456.60 Penrith 18/03 ?
475.59 tebay 18/18 19/17
488.72 Oxenholme 18/27 19/23
501.60 Carnforth 18/35 ?
508.00 lancaster 18/39 19/35
528.78 Preston 18/58 19.55 ~ 20.02
534.34 Euxton Jn 19/03 ?
536.37 Balshaw Lane Jn 19/05 20/08
544.08 Wigan North Western 19/10 20/14
545.37 Springs Branch 19/11 ?
552.32 Winwick Jn 19/16 20/20
555.68 Warrington 19/19 20/22
557.55 Acton Grange Jn 19/21 ?
563.57 Weaver Jn 19/26 20/30
572.38 Winsford 19/31 ?
579.21 Coal Yard 19/41 ?
579.79 Crewe 19.45a ~ 19.48 20.45 ~ 20.48
588.05 Madeley Jn 19/56 ?
599.07 Norton Bridge 20/03 21/03
604.36 Stafford 20/07 21/07
607.32 Whitehouse Jn 20/09 ?
610.71 Colwich 20/11 ?
616.28 Armitage 20/15 21/15
621.56 Lichfield 20/18 21/18
627.67 tamworth 20/22 21/24
640.69 Nuneaton 20.32a ~ 20.34d 21.37 ~ 21.39
655.39 Rugby 20.47a ~ 20.49d 21.52 ~ 21.54
668.23 Weedon 21/00 22/05
681.32 Hanslope 21/09 ?
691.33 Bletchley 21/20 22/20
706.26 Tring 21/30 22/33
720.44 Watford Junction 21.40a ~ 21.41d 22.43 ~ 22.45
732.14 Willesden Junction 21/54 ?
737.79 Euston 22.02a 23.09

Timings continue in first table.

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