11th November 1989

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Wear & Tees (125 Special)

125 Special No.30

HST Used 43055 + 43060
Stock Used 44061+42193+42192+42191+???

Route : 1Z28 throughout

HST Route
43060 + 43055 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Nottingham - Newark Castle - Boultham Jn - Pyewype Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Bessacarr Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Hambleton North Jn - York - Thirsk - Northallerton - Darlington - Shildon - Bishop Auckland Jn - Stanhope - Eastgate
43055 + 43060 Eastgate - Stanhope - Bishop Auckland Jn - Shildon - Darlington - Eaglescliffe - Stockton
43060 + 43055 Stockton - Thornaby - Middlesborough - Saltburn
43055 + 43060 Saltburn - Middlesborough - Northallerton East Jn - Boroughbridge Road Jn - Longlands Jn - Thirsk - York - Hambleton North Jn - Doncaster - Mexborough - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham Masboro' - Holmes Jn - Wincobank Station Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Toton Jn - Attenborough Jn - Nottingham
43060 + 43055 Nottingham - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras


43060 leads the rake during a photostop at Stanhope (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 St Pancras 07.15d ?   22.28a ? 646.52
4.00 West Hampstead T'link 07/20 ?   22/22 ? 642.52
6.79 Hendon 07/22 ?   22/18 ? 639.53
19.71 St Albans 07.30a ~ 07.31d ?   22.08a ~ 22.09d ? 626.61
30.19 Luton 07.40a ~ 07.41d ?   21.59a ~ 22.00d ? 616.33
40.24 Flitwick 07/49 ?   21/50 ? 606.28
49.65 Bedford 08.00a ~ 08.01d 07.59 ~ 08.01   21.35a ~ 21.36d 21.48 ~ ??.?? 596.67
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/07 08/07   21/30 ? 590.07
65.11 Wellingborough 08/13 08/12   21/34 21/36 581.41
72.01 Kettering 08.18a ~ 08.19d 08.17 ~ 08.19   21.17a ~ 21.19d 21.28 ~ 21.29 574.51
82.74 Market Harborough 08/26 08/28   21/09 21/18 563.58
95.71 Wigston North Jn 08/35 08/36   21/00 21/08 550.61
99.07 Leicester 08.39a ~ 08.41d 08.39 ~ 08.41   20.54a ~ 20.56d 21.03 ~ 21.04 547.45
103.78 Syston South Jn 08/45 08/45   20/49 ? 542.54
111.46 Loughborough 08/50 08/50   20/44 20/53 535.06
119.16 Trent South Jn 08/56 08/54   20/38 20/48 527.36
126.47 Nottingham 09.04a ~ 09.07d 09.03 ~ 09.11   20r21a ~ 20r31d 20.33 ~ 20.40 520.05

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
143.61 Newark Castle 09c24a ~ 09c26d 09.31 ~ 09.32
159.23 Boultham Jn 09c46a ~ 09c48d 09/51
160.08 Pyewipe Jn 09/51 09/53
174.04 Gainsborough Lea Road 10/06 10/08
174.64 Trent West Jn 10/08 10/10
191.67 Bessacarr Jn 10/28 10/29
195.25 Doncaster 10c34a ~ 10c36d 10.35 ~10.48
199.44 Shaftholme Jn 10/40 10/53
208.44 Temple Hirst Jn 10/47 ?
213.38 Hambleton North Jn 10/5 11/01
222.27 Colton Jn 10/56 11/05
227.68 York 11c01a ~ 11c03d 11.18 ~ 11.20
250.04 Thirsk 11/32 ?
257.64 Northallerton 11/39 11/37
271.78 Darlington 11c50a ~ 11c52d 11.46 ~ 11.50
273.21 North Road 11/59 11/54
277.60 Heighington 12/06 ?
279.02 Newton Aycliffe 12/08 12/04
281.00 Shildon 12/12 12/08
283.75 Bishop Auckland Jn 12/16 12/13
299.76 Stanhope 13.00a ~ 13.10d 12.51 ~ 13.10
302.66 Eastgate BR limit 13r28a ~ 13r35d (13.28) ~ 13.35
305.56 Stanhope 13.50a ~ 13.55d 13.51 ~ 13.57
321.57 Bishop Auckland Jn 14/40 14/38
324.52 Shildon 14/45 14/44
326.50 Newton Aycliffe 14/59 14/48
327.72 Heighington 15/02 (14/51)
332.31 North Road 15/10 14/59
333.54 Darlington 15c14a ~ 15c16d 15.03 ~ 15.05
342.37 Eaglescliffe 15/30 ?
??? Stockton DIV 15r28a ~ 15r33d
348.54 Middlesborough 15/42 15/54
356.38 Redcar Central 15/53 16.10a ~ 16.13d
361.31 Saltburn 16r08a ~ 16r40d (16.25) ~ 16.54
366.24 Redcar Central 16/50 17/02
374.08 Middlesborough 17c04a ~ 17c05d 17/14
377.25 Thornaby 17/10 17/18
380.25 Eaglescliffe 17/15 17.25a ~ 17.27d
395.05 Boroughbridge Road 17/37 17/44
395.74 Longlands Jn 17/40 17/46
402.49 Thirsk 17/49 17/53
424.65 York 18c12a ~ 18c14d 18.15 ~ 18.18
430.26 Colton Jn 18/19 ?
438.30 Hambleton North Jn 18/23 ?
444.09 Temple Hirst Jn 18/26 ?
453.09 Shaftholme Jn 18/35 18/36
457.28 Doncaster 18/41 18.42a ~ 18.44d
464.34 Mexborough 18/53 18/53
467.63 Aldwarke Jn 19/02 18/59
470.00 Holmes Jn 19/08 19/04
475.63 Sheffield 19w16a ~ 19w33d 19.15 ~ 19.44
479.53 Dore Station Jn 19/37 19/50
488.03 Chesterfield 19/45 19/58
492.13 Clay Cross South Jn 19/49 20/01
500.34 Pye Bridge Jn 19/56 20/09
512.77 Toton Jn 20/11 20/22
514.40 Attenborough Jn 20/14 (20/27)

Timings continue in first table.

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