14th May 1988

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Torbay & Dartmouth 125 Special
(125 Special No.6)

HST Used 43055+4106741068+40730+42331+42131+42132+42133+44046+43095

Route :

HST Used Route
43095 t/t 43055 Derby - Long Eaton - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - (via MML) - Brent Curve Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Neasden Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - (via GWML, Reading, Southcote Jn, Westbury & Frome avoiding lines, Cogload Jn, Exeter St Davids) - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
43055 t/t 43095 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Derby

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments that this was the last of the 'pilot series' of 125 Specials. Advertised destinations were Paignton and Torquay.

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

Photo Review


43055 & 43095 at Kingswear (photos: Howard Parker)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Derby 07.25d ?   23.46a ?
Spondon 07/29 ?   23/42 ?
Sheet Stores Jn 07/3 ?   23/36 ?
Trent South Jn 07/34 ?   23/35 ?
Loughborough 07/39 ?   23/25 ?
Syston South Jn 07/44 ?   23/18 ?
Leicester 07.48a ~ 07.50d ??.?? ~ 07.53   23.11a ~ 23.13d 23.12 ~ ??.??
Wigston North Jn 07/55 ?   23/06 ?
Market Harborough 08/04 08/07   22/54 23/00
Kettering 08/12 ?   22/47 22/52
Wellingborough 08/17 08/19   22/42 22/48
Sharnbrook 08/23 ?   22/36 ?
Bedford North Jn 08/34 ?   22/31 ?
Bedford 08.35a ~ 08.36d 08.32 ~ 08.37   22.28a ~ 22.3d 22.32 ~ 22.35
Bedford South Jn 08/38 ?   22/26 ?
Flitwick 08/45 ?   22/21 ?
Luton 08.54a ~ 08.55d 08.54 ~ 08.55   22.11a ~ 22.13d 22.13 ~ 22.15
St Albans City 09.08a ~ 09.09d 09.04 ~ 09.09   22.01a ~ 22.03d 22.03 ~ 22.04
Hendon 09/18 ?   21/52 ?
Brent Curve Jn 09c24 ~ 09c26 09.25 ~ 09.26   21c46 ~ 21c48 21.39 ~ 21.48
Dudding Hill Jn 09/29 ?   21/43 ?
Acton Wells Jn 09/37 ?   21/35 ?
Acton Main Line 09c40 ~ 09c44 09.35 ~ 09.42   21c30 ~ 21c33 ?
Ealing Broadway 09.48a ~ 09.50d 09.46 ~ 09.50   21.24a ~ 21.26d 21.24 ~ 21.26
Southall 09/56 ?   21/18 ?
Slough 10/01 ?   21/13 ?
Maidenhead 10/08 ?   21/10 ?
Twyford 10/11 ?   21/07 ?
Reading 10/14 10/17   21/03 21/02
Southcote Jn 10/16 ?   20/59 ?
Newbury 10/26 10/29   20/48 20/41
Lavington 10/56 ?   10/22 ?
Heywood Road Jn 11/03 11/01   20/18 ?
Fairwood Jn 11/05 ?   20/16 ?
Clink Road Jn 11/07 ?   20/14 ?
Blatchbridge Jn 11/09 ?   20/12 ?
Castle Cary 11/17 ?   20/05 20/00
Cogload Jn 11/32 11/30   19/46 19/43
Taunton 11/37 11/33   19/46 19/43
Tiverton Parkway 11/46 11/43   19/33 ?
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/58 ?   19/20 ?
Exeter St Davids 1c01 ~ 12c03 11.55 ~ 11.59   19c15 ~ 19c18 19.20 ~ 19.21
Dawlish Warren 12/13 ?   19/04 19/10
Newton Abbot 12/22 12/20   18/54 19/00
Torquay 12.30a ~ 12.32d 12.28 ~ 12.32   18.42a ~ 18.44d 18.44 ~ 18.46
Paignton 12.41a ~ 12.43d 12.37 ~ 12.42   18.35a ~ 18.38d 18.35 ~ 18.39
Kingswear 13.05a 13.03   18.10d 18.10


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