30th January 1988

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Settle & Carlisle Circular (125 Special)
(125 Special No.1)

HST Used 43043+44066+42209+42208+42207+42206+40713+41104+41103+43100

Route : 1Z25 throughout

HST Used Route
43043 t/t 43100 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfiedl - Dore South Jn - Edale - Chinley - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove - Edgeley Jn - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Denton Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Philips Park No.1 - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - Seal Street Jn - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
43100 t/t 43043 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Mexborough - Swinton Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Holmes Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Dore South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: Soon after leaving Carlisle, John Farrow made the classic announcement that the train 'would halt briefly at Stopwhistle to set down', as someone had clearly joined the train in error at Carlisle.

Sources : various including Derek Thompson & Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Leicester)

Photo Review


43043/43100 pass Ais Gill summit en-route to Carlisle (photo: Derek Thompson)


43100 on the rear at Appleby (photo: Howard Parker)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
St Pancras 07.45d ?   21.40a ?
West Hampstead 07/50 ?   21/34 ?
Hendon 07/52 ?   21/30 ?
St Albans City 08.00a ~ 08.01d ?   21.18a ~ 21.20d ?
Luton 08.10a ~ 08.11d ?   21.05a ~ 21.07d ?
Flitwick 08/18 ?   20/58 ?
Bedford 08.26a ~ 08.27d ?   20.48a ~ 20.50d ?
Sharnbrook 08/33 ?   20/39 ?
Wellingborough 08/39 ?   20/33 ?
Kettering 08/44 ?   20/28 ?
Market Harborough 08/51 ?   20/20 ?
Wigston North Jn 09/03 ?   20/11 ?
Leicester 09.07a ~ 09.09d ??.?? ~ 09.16   20.05a ~ 20.07d 20.07 ~ ??.??
Syston South Jn 09/14 ?   20/00 ?
Loughborough 09/19 09/25   19/55 19/58
Trent Jn 09/26 ?   19/50 ?
Spondon 09/33 ?   19/45 ?
Derby 09.37a ~ 09.69d 09.45 ~ 09.47   19.39a ~ 19.41d 19.37 ~ 19.44
Ambergate Jn 09/47 ?   19/27 ?
Clay Cross South Jn 09/54 ?   19/19 ?
Chesterfield 09/59 10/07   19/16 19/17
Dronfield 10/07 ?   19/12 ?
Dore South Jn 10/11 ?   19/09 ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Grindleford 10/19 ?
Edale 10/30 ?
Chinley 10/36 ?
New Mills South Jn 10/41 ?
Hazel Grove 10/49 ?
Stockport 10c58 ~ 11c00 10.51 ~ 10.55
Heaton Norris Jn 11/02 ?
Denton Jn 11/07 ?
Ashton Moss South Jn 11/12 ?
Philips Park No.1 11/17 ?
Miles Platting 11/18 ?
Manchester Victoria 11c22 ~ 11c24 11.19 ~ 11.23
Deal Street Jn 11/26 ?
Salford Crescent 11/28 ?
Agecroft Jn 11/32 ?
Bolton 11/41 11/39
Bromley Cross 11/49 ?
Darwen 12/00 ?
Blackburn 12/06 12.05 ~ 12.09
Clitheroe 12/28 ?
Hellifield 12/47 12/47
Settle Jn 12/50 ?
Blea Moor 13/13 13/13
Kirkby Stephen 13/32 ?
Appleby 13.55a ~ 14.45d 13.47 ~ 14.47
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/21 ?
Carlisle 15.25 ~ 15.40 15.23 ~ 15.42
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/43 ?
Brampton 15/55 ?
Haltwhistle 16/05 16.18 ~ 16.19
Hexham 16/26 16/37
Prudhoe 16/36 ?
Blaydon 16/43 ?
Norwood Jn 16/49 ?
Low Fell Jn 16/54 17/00
Durham 17/06 17/14
Ferryhill South Jn 17/13 17/24
Darlington 17/21 17/32
Northallerton 17/29 ?
Thirsk 17/33 ?
York 17c54 ~ 17c59 18.02 ~ 18.06
Colton Jn 18/06 ?
Hambleton North Jn 18/10 ?
Temple Hirst Jn 18/13 ?
Shaftholme Jn 18/20 ?
Doncaster 18c32 ~ 18c34 18.33 ~ 18.35
Hexthorpe Jn 18/38 ?
Mexborough 18/43 ?
Aldwarke Jn 18/49 ?
Sheffield 19.00 ~ 19.04 19.01 ~ 19.03

Timings continue in first table.

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