31st March 1990

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Hills of the North (125 Special)
(125 Special No. 41)

HST Used 43112+41175+40513+41176+41117+40619+42146+42150+42154+44094+43099

Route : 1Z11 throughout

HST Route
43099 + 43112 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Spondon - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Dore South Jn - Grindleford - Edale - Chinley - Disley Tunnel - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly - Oxford Road - Deansgate - Salford Cresent - Bolton - Bromley Cross - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
43112 + 43099 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Blaydon - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Mexborough - Swinton Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Holmes Jn - Wincobank Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Passenger stock order requires confirming (but is believed to be correct).

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

Photo Review


43112 brings up the rear at Appleby whilst 47845 passes in the opposite
direction on an Cheshire Rail Tours outing (photo: Gary Thornton)


43099 upon arrival into Carlisle (photo: Gary Thornton)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 St Pancras 07.35d ?   21.45a ? 679.03
4.00 West Hampstead T'link 07/40 ?   21/38 ? 675.03
6.79 Hendon 07/42 ?   21/34 ? 672.04
19.71 St Albans 07.51a ~ 07.52d ?   21.24a ~ 21.25d ? 659.12
30.19 Luton 08.01a ~ 08.02d ?   21.13a ~ 21.14d ? 648.64
40.24 Flitwick 08/10 ?   21/02 ? 638.59
49.65 Bedford 08.17a ~ 08.18d 08.19 ~ 08.22   20.50a ~ 20.52d 21.13 ~ 21.14 629.18
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/25 08/27   2/43 ??/?? 622.38
65.11 Wellingborough 08/31 08/34   20/36 20/55 613.72
72.01 Kettering 08.37a ~ 08.38d 08.42 ~ 08.43   20.29a ~ 20.30d 20.47 ~ 20.49 607.02
82.74 Market Harborough 08/48 08/52   20/21 20/24 596.9
95.71 Wigston North Jn 08/58 09/01   20/12 20/16 583.12
99.07 Leicester 09.03a ~ 09.05d 09.05 ~09.06   20.06a ~20.08d 20.11 ~20.12 579.76
103.78 Syston South Jn 09/19 09/20   20/01 ??/?? 575.05
111.46 Loughborough 09/15 09/16   19/56 19/56 567.37
119.16 Trent South Jn 09/19 09/20   19/50 (19/51) 559.67
125.67 Spondon 09/24 09/26   19/45 ??/?? 553.16
128.37 Derby 09.30a ~09.34d 09.32 ~09.35   19.40a ~19.41d 19.40 ~ 19.42 55.46
138.30 Ambergate Jn 09/42 09/45   19/28 19/29 450.53
148.38 Clay Cross South Jn 09/49 09/52   19/21 19/22 530.45
152.48 Chesterfield 09.55a ~ 09.56d 09.56 ~ 09.57   19.15a ~ 19.16d 19.14 ~19.17 526.35
157.72 Dronfield 10/01 10/03   19/11 19/09 521.11

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
160.21 Dore South Jn 10/05 10/06
161.48 Totley Tunnel East 10/07 10/09
165.18 Grindleford 10/13 10/13
175.51 Edale 10/32 10/25
181.38 Chinley 10/30 10/30
184.01 New Mills South Jn 10/34 10/35
189.72 Hazel Grove 10/43 10/48
192.12 Edgeley Jn 10/48 10/51
192.57 Stockport 10/51 10.52 ~10.53
196.22 Slade Lane Jn 10/56 10/58
198.47 Manchester Piccadilly 10c57 ~ 11c01 11/02
199.10 Oxford Road 11/03 11/04
199.39 Deansgate 11/04 11/04
200.58 Salford Cresent 11/08 11/08
209.62 Bolton 11/20 11/22
212.59 Bromley Cross 11*39 11.28 ~ 11.42
219.39 Darwen 11/50 11/53
223.51 Blackburn 11/58 12/01
234.49 Clitheroe 12/14 12/19
247.77 Hellifield 12/39 12.39 ~ 12.40
251.22 Settle Jn 12/42 12/45
266.07 Blea Moor 13/01 13/00
273.37 Garsdale 13/09 13/08
283.22 Kirkby Stephen 13/37 13/20
294.04 Appleby 13.50a ~ 14.45d 13.32 ~ 14.45
323.74 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/18 15/17
324.66 Carlisle 15.21a ~ 15.40d (15.21) ~ 15.40
325.58 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/43 15/43
335.63 Brampton 15/55 15/53
347.71 Halwhistle 16/08 16/07
346.16 Hexham 16/28 (16/24)
374.36 Prudhoe 16/39 ??/??
381.01 Blaydon 16/46 16/39
384.43 Norwood Jn 16/51 16/44
386.05 Low Fell Jn 16/53 (16/45)
397.29 Durham 17/06 17/03
407.25 Ferryhill South Jn 17/14 17/10
419.32 Darlington 17/24 17/18 [UM]
433.46 Northallerton 17/52 17/28
441.26 Thirsk 17/57 17/44
463.42 York 18c11 ~ 18c13 18.02 ~ 18.03
469.03 Colton Jn 18/18 18/08
477.07 Hambleton North Jn 18/22 18/12
482.66 Temple Hirst Jn 18/25 18/15
491.66 Shaftholme Jn 18/34 ??/??
496.05 Doncaster 18/37 18.28 ~ 18.36
498.06 Hexthorpe Jn 18/40 18/38
503.11 Mexborough 18/45 18/43
503.79 Swinton Jn 18/49 18/45
506.15 Aldwarke Jn 18/52 18/47
509.12 Holmes Jn 18/56 18/52
511.03 Wincobank Jn 18/59 18/55
514.15 Sheffield 19/03 19/01
518.05 Dore Station Jn 19/08 19/06

Timings continue in first table.

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