13th May 1989

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Pembroke Coast Express (125 Special)

125 Special No.25

HST Used 43053 + 43113

Route :

HST Route
43053 + 43113 Derby - Loughborough - Leicester - Wellingborough - Bedford - St Albans - Brent Curve Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Reading - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Severn Tunnel Jn - Newport - Cardiff Central - Llantrisant - Bridgend - Port Talbot - Court Sart Jn - Dynevor Jn - Felin Fran - Morlais Jn - Llandeilo Jn - Llanelli - Carmarthen Jn - Carmarthen Bridge - Whitland - Tenby - Pembroke Dock
43113 + 43053 Pembroke Dock - Whitland
43053 + 43113 Whitland - Clarbeston Road - Fishguard Harbour
43113 + 43053 Fishguard Harbour - Clarbeston Road
43053 + 43113 Clarbeston Road - Milford Haven
43113 + 43053 Milford Haven - Clarbeston Road - Whitland - Carmarthen
43053 + 43113 Carmarthen - Llanelli - Gowerton - Swansea Lop West Jn - Landore Jn - Neath - Port Talbot - (reverse of outward route) - Derby


43113 & 43053 at Fishguard Harbour (photo: Gary Thornton)
All my photos from this trip can be found in this album on my Flickr Website

Source : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Bedford)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(by Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Derby 06.08d ?   23.54a ? 851.35
2.50 Spondon 06/12 ?   23/48 ? 848.65
9.21 Trent South Jn 06/19 ?   23/36 ? 842.14
16.71 Loughborough 06/24 ?   23/28 ? 834.44
24.39 Syston South Jn 06/29 ?   23/23 ? 82676
29.30 Leicester 06.34a ~ 06.36d ?   23.17a ~ 23.18d ? 822.05
32.46 Wigston North Jn 06/40 ?   23/13 ? 818.69
45.43 Market Harborough 06/49 ?   23/04 ? 805.72
56.36 Kettering 06.57a ~ 06.58d ?   22.54a ~ 22.55d ? 794.79
63.26 Wellingborough 07/07 ?   22/48 ? 788.09
71.72 Sharnbrook 07/09 ?   22/42 ? 779.43
78.52 Bedford 07.15a ~ 07.16d ??.?? ~ 07.20   22.35a ~ 22.36d 22.56 ~ 22.57 772.63
88.13 Flitwick 07/23 07/29   22/29 ??/?? 763.22
98.18 Luton 07.32a ~ 07.34d 07.36 ~ 07.37   22.20a ~ 22.21d 22.38 ~ 22.38 753.17
108.46 St Albans City 07.45a ~ 07.47d 07.46 ~ 07.47   22.10a ~ 22.11d 22.28 ~ 22.29 742.69
122.33 Brent Curve Jn 08c00a ~ 08c02d 08.02 ~ 08.03   21.58a ~ 22.00c ??.?? ~ 22.13 729.02
123.37 Dudding Hill Jn 08/06 08/05   21/54 22/04 727.78
126.34 Acton Wells Jn 08/12 08/13   21/48 21/56 725.01
128.41 Ealing Broadway 08.21a ~ 08.23d 08.20 ~ 08.24   21.38a ~ 21.40d 21.45 ~ 21.50 722.74
131.71 Southall 08/27 08/30   21/33 21/39 719.44
141.21 Slough 08.34a ~ 08.35d 08.37 ~ 08.38   21.23a ~ 21.24d 21.28 ~ 21.29 710.14
147.04 Maidenhead 08/40 ??/??   21/19 21/23 704.31
153.66 Twyford 08/43 ??/??   21/15 21/17 697.49
158.63 Reading 08.47a ~ 08.49d 08.51 ~ 08.53   21.08a ~ 21.10d 21.07 ~ 21.12 692.52
175.75 Didcot Parkway 08/59 09/03   20/56 20/54 675.40
? Challow 09/04 ??/??   20/51 ??/?? ?
200.08 Swindon 09/15 09/15   20/44 20/41 651.27
205.72 Wootton Bassett Jn 09/18 09/19   20/40 20/36 645.43
216.75 Hullavington 09/24 ??/??   20/31 ??/?? 634.40
229.77 Westerleigh Jn 09/31 09/32   20/24 20/23 621.38
234.47 Bristol Parkway 09/34 09/35   20/21 20/19 616.68
235.69 Patchway 09/35 09/37   20/20 20/18 615.46
239.35 Pilning 09/38 09/39   20/15 20/15 612.00
246.31 Severn Tunnel Junction 09/44 09/45   20/10 20/07 605.04
256.20 Newport 09/57 09/53   20/01 19/59 595.15
268.00 Cardiff Central 10c13a ~ 10c15d 10.04 ~ 10.07   19c39a ~ 19c49d 19.47 ~ 19.48 583.35
288.15 Bridgend 10/33 10/25   19/20 19/28 563.20
300.29 Port Talbot Parkway 10/42 10.34a ~ 10.36d   19/11 19c14a ~ 19c17d 551.06

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
304.27 Court Sart Jn 10/48 10/43
305.36 Dynevor Jn 10/50 10/45
308.53 Felin Fran 10/54 10/48
316.33 Morlais Junction East 11/05 ??/??
320.63 Llandeilo Jn 11/10 11/04
322.34 Llanelli 11c13a ~ 11c14d 11.07 ~ 11.09
342.24 Carmarthen Jn 1/32 11/28
342.46 Carmarthen Bridge Jn 11/33 11/29
356.08 Whitland 11t45 11/45
371.72 Tenby 12.11a ~ 13.30d 12.10 ~ 13.31
381.25 Pembroke 13/45 13/50
383.40 Pembroke Dock 14.40a ~ 14.50d 14.42 ~ 14.51
385.55 Pembroke 14/23 14/23
395.08 Tenby 14.40a ~ 14.50d 14.42 ~ 14.51
410.72 Whitland 15.16a ~ 15.30d 15.28 ~ 15.35
422.69 Clarbeston Road 15t42 15.47a ~ 15.48d
438.44 Fishguard Harbour 16.05a ~ 16.25d 16.08 ~ 16.28
454.19 Clarbeston Road 16t43a ~ 16t58d 16.49 ~ 17.00
459.31 Haverfordwest 17/05 17/07
464.15 Johnston 17/12 17/14
468.13 Milford Haven 17.21a ~ 17.29d 17.22 ~ 17.30
472.11 Johnston 17/37 17/38
476.75 Haverfordwest 17/44 17/45
482.07 Clarbeston Road 17/50 17/52
494.04 Whitland 18/00 18/03
507.46 Carmarthen Bridge Jn 18/14 18/20
508.10 Carmarthen 18.16a ~ 18.23d 18.22 ~ 18.27
508.55 Carmarthen Jn 18/25 18/29
528.45 Llanelli 18c42a ~ 18c44d 18.47 ~ 18.48
534.20 Gowerton 18/47 18/54
537.01 Cockett West 18/51 ??/??
538.51 Swansea Loop West Jn 18/57 19/01
539.03 Landore Jn 18/59 19/02
545.45 Neath 19/06 19/08


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