11th January 1992

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Grand Old Dukes
 125 Special (no.78)

HST Used 43045+41155+40501+41156+41117+40704+42220+42225+42230+44085+43060

Route : 1Z49 throughout

HST Route
43045 t/t 43060 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Bedford Midland - Kettering - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Toton Centre - Pye Bridge Jn - Pinxton - Kirkby Summit - Shirebrook Jn - Warsop Jn - Clipstone West Jn - Boughton Jn - High Marnham
43060 t/t 43045 High Marnham - Boughton Jn - Clipstone West Jn - (1) - Warsop Jn - Shirebrook East Jn - Woodend Jn - Brancliffe East Jn - Firbeck Jn - St Catherine's Jn - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Selby Canal Jn - Selby West Jn - Hambleton East Jn - Colton Jn - York
43045 t/t 43060 York - Hambleton North Jn - Doncaster - Mexborough - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masboro Station North Jn - Beighton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Derby - Trent South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Delayed approx 1 hour by broken rail (at Elmton & Cresswell).
(2) Order of stock and leading power car on each leg is required - above is though to be correct. Howard Parker confirms first class was leading from St Pancras.

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Wellingborough) & Howard Parker

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 St Pancras 07.35d -   20.47a - 457.78
4.00 West Hampstead 07/40 -   20/33 - 453.78
6.79 Hendon 07/42 -   20/29 - 450.79
19.71 St Albans 07.51a ~ 07.52d -   20.18a ~ 20.19d - 438.07
30.19 Luton 08.01a ~ 08.02d -   20.08a ~ 20.09d - 427.59
40.24 Flitwick 08/09 -   20/01 - 417.54
49.65 Bedford 08.17a ~ 08.18d -   19.54a ~ 19.55d - 408.13
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/24 -   19/48 - 401.33
65.11 Wellingborough 08.30a ~ 08.31d 08.38 ~ 08.40   19.40a ~ 19.41d 19.48 ~ 19.49 392.67
72.01 Kettering 08.38a ~ 08.39d 08.46 ~ 08.47   19.33a ~ 19.34d 19.39 ~ 19.41 385.77
82.74 Market Harborough 08/47 08/57   19/25 19/32 375.04
95.71 Wigston North Jn 08/56 09/06   19/17 - 362.07
99.07 Leicester 08.59a ~ 09.00d 09.12 ~ 09.19   19.12a ~ 19.13d 19.18 ~ 19.19 358.71
103.78 Syston South Jn 09/04 09/23   19/07 - 354.00
111.46 Loughborough 09/12 09/36   19/03 19/11 346.32
119.16 Trent South Jn 09/17 09/44   18/58 19/06 338.62

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
121.64 Toton Centre 09/22 09/47
129.69 Langley Mill 09/32 09/53
133.69 Pye Bridge Jn 09/37 09/58
135.54 Pinxton 09/43 10/20
139.07 Kirkby Summit 09/51 10/29
145.22 Shirebrook Jn 10c04a ~ 10c05d 10.52 ~ 10.55
145.67 Warsop Jn 10/09 10/57
150.22 Clipstone West Jn 10/19 11/02
155.22 Boughton Jn 10/30 11/09
162.55 High Marnham 10.47a ~ 10.52d 11.31a ~ 11.35d
170.08 Boughton Jn 11/10 11/52
175.08 Clipstone West Jn 11/21 11/59
179.43 Warsop Jn 11/31 12.06a ~ 12.38d
180.31 Shirebrook East Jn 11/36 12.45a ~ 12.54d
184.06 Elmton & Cresswell Jn 11/45 13/12
188.40 Woodend Jn 11/54 13/17
189.29 Shireoaks 11c59a ~ 12c01d 13.20 ~ 13.21
190.26 Brancliffe East Jn 12/03 13/23
193.43 Dinnington Colliery Jn 12/12 13/32
199.57 Maltby Colliery SB 12/27 13/45
201.46 Firbeck Jn 12/34 13/52
205.43 St Catherine's Jn 12/44 14/02
208.51 Doncaster 12c54a ~ 12c56d 14.08 ~ 14.11
212.70 Shaftholme Jn 13/00 14/15
221.70 Temple Hirst Jn 13/05 14/21
226.33 Selby Canal Jn 13/09 14/26
226.65 Selby West Jn 13/14 14/27
229.63 Hambleton East Jn 13/18 14/32
238.33 Colton Jn 13/27 14/38
243.74 York 13.43a ~ 17.33d 14.46 ~ 17.33
249.35 Colton Jn 17/38 -
257.39 Hambleton North Jn 17/43 -
263.18 Temple Hirst Jn 17/46 (17/45)
272.18 Shaftholme Jn 17/51 -
276.37 Doncaster 17/53 17.54a ~ 17.55d
278.38 Hexthorpe Jn 17/57 -
283.43 Mexborough 18/02 18/11
284.37 Swinton 18/04 18/12
287.07 Aldwarke Jn 18/06 18/14
289.26 Masborough Station North Jn 18/10 18/17
296.02 Beighton Jn 18/16 -
305.30 Chesterfield 18c26a ~ 18c27d 18.32 ~ 18.34
309.40 Clay Cross South Jn 18/30 (18/38)
319.48 Ambergate Jn 18/37 18/46
329.41 Derby 18c48a ~ 18c49d 18.54 ~ 18.56
332.11 Spondon 18/53 19/01
338.20 Sheet Stores Jn 18/57 19/05

Timings continue in first table.

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