23rd April 1988

InterCity
(in conjunction with Hertfordshire Railtours)
The Esk Valley and Whitby (125 Special)
(125 Special No.5)

HST Used 43046+41067+41068+40737+42331+42131+42132+42133+44046+43118

Route : 1Z27 throughout

HST Used Route
43118 t/t 43046 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Spondon - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Holmes Jn - Aldwarke South Jn - Mexborough - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Northallerton - Eaglescliffe - Thornaby - Middlesborough - Nunthorpe - Battersby
43046 t/t 43118 Battersby - Grosmont - Whitby
43118 t/t 43046 Whitby - Grosmont - Battersby
43046 t/t 43118 Battersby - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: The late departure from Leicester was announced as being due to a signal failure at Bedford. I recorded the outward crew change at Thornaby, not Middlesbrough as booked.


43046 at Battersby on the return leg (photo: Howard Parker)

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

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick & Howard Parker)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 St Pancras 07.55d ?   22.36a ?
4.00 West Hampstead 08/00 ?   22/31 ?
6.79 Hendon 08/02 ?   22/27 ?
19.71 St Albans City 08.10a ~ 08.11d ?   22.17a ~ 22.18d ?
30.19 Luton 08.20a ~ 08.21d ?   22.05a ~ 22.06d ?
40.24 Flitwick 08/28 ?   21/58 ?
49.65 Bedford Midland 08.36a ~ 08.37d ?   21.49a ~ 21.50d ?
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/43 ?   21/40 ?
65.11 Wellingborough 08/49 ?   21/34 ?
72.01 Kettering 08/54 ?   21/28 ?
82.74 Market Harborough 09/01 ?   21/18 ?
95.71 Wigston North Jn 09/13 ?   21/07 ?
99.07 Leicester 09.17a ~ 09.19d ??.?? ~ 09.54   21.00a ~ 21.03d 21.03 ~ ??.??
103.78 Syston South Jn 09/24 ?   20/54 ?
111.46 Loughborough 09/29 ?   20/50 ?
119.16 Trent South Jn 09/36 ?   20/41 ?
119.58 Sheet Stores Jn 09/37 ?   20/40 ?
125.67 Spondon 09/46 ?   20/36 ?
128.37 Derby 09.50a ~ 09.55d 10.20 ~ 10.21   20.29a ~ 20.32d 20.25 ~ 20.32
138.30 Ambergate Jn 10/04 ?   20/16 ?
148.38 Clay Cross South Jn 10/23 10/37   20/08 ?
152.48 Chesterfield 10/26 10/40   20/05 20/03
157.72 Dronfield 10/31 ?   20/01 ?
160.78 Dore Station Jn 10/34 ?   19/57 ?
164.68 Sheffield 10c40 ~ 10c42 10.50 ~ 10.51   19c50 ~ 19c52 19.47 ~ 19.49
168.00 Wincobank Station Jn 10/46 ?   19/42 ?
169.71 Holmes Jn 10/47 10/57   19/40 ?
172.68 Aldwarke South Jn 10/51 ?   19/36 ?
176.17 Mexborough 10/57 ?   19/30 ?
181.22 Hexthorpe Jn 11/03 ?   19/25 ?
183.23 Doncaster 11c12 ~ 11c14 11.23 ~ 11.26   19c20 ~ 19c22 19/18
187.42 Shaftholme Jn 11/19 ?   19/15 ?
196.42 Temple Hirst Jn 11/24 11/35   19/06 ?
202.21 Hambleton North Jn 11/28 ?   19/03 ?
210.25 Colton Jn 11/38 11/42   18/59 ?
215.66 York 11c45 ~ 11c47 11.47 ~ 11.50   18c51 ~ 18c53 18.53 ~ 18.56
238.02 Thirsk 12/02 11.47 ~ 11.50   18/34 ?
245.62 Northallerton 12/06 12/08   18/30 18/33
260.33 Eaglescliffe 12/21 12/24   18/16 18/16
262.46 Bowesfield Jn 12/23 ?   18/14 ?
263.33 Thornaby 12/25 12c28 ~ 12c29   18/12 18/10
266.50 Middlesborough 12c30 ~ 12c32 12/35   18c05 ~ 18c07 18/04
271.20 Nunthorpe 12/42 ?   17/56 ?
277.55 Battersby 12.53 ~ 13.15 12.50 ~ 13.20   17.35 ~ 17.45 17.33 ~ 17.48
292.22 Glaisdale 13/44 ?   17/08 ?
295.31 Grosmont 13.50a ~ 13.52d 13/50   16.58a ~ 17.00d 16.59 ~ 17.03
301.56 Whitby 14.07a 14.10   16.43d 16.44


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