11th June 1994

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The National Grid

Locos Used 56004 & 56133 'Crewe Locomotive Works'
Stock Used 4977+4938+4842+5007+17165+1853+4998+4915+4959+5023+17159

Route: 1Z54 throughout

Loco(s) Route
56004 (1) London St Pancras - (via MML) - Bedford Midland - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Toton Centre - Pye Bridge Jn - Shirebrook Jn - Warsop Jn - Clipstone East Jn - High Marnam PS
56133 (2) High Marnam PS - Clipstone East Jn - Warsop Jn - Shirebrook East Jn - Woodend Jn - Brancliffe East Jn - Firbeck West Jn - St Catherine's Jn - Doncaster (3)
56004 (4) Doncaster - Mexborough - Thrybergh Jn - Silverwood Jn
56133 (2) Silverwood Jn - Silverwood Colliery
56004 (4) Silverwood Colliery - Silverwood Jn
56133 (2) Silverwood Jn - Thrybergh Jn - Kilnhurst Central
56004 (4) Kilnhurst Central - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham Central - Tinsley East Jn - Tinsley South Jn - Woodburn Jn - Deepcar West Sidings
56133 (2) Deepcar West Sidings - Woodburn Jn
56004 (4) Woodburn Jn - Sheffield
56133 Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Toton Centre - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) 56133 on rear from Toton Centre.
(2) 56004 on rear.
(3) The train was due to traverse curve from Bridge Jn to St James Jn but (as has happened before) there was some technical reason to prevent this and a reversal at Doncaster station was made instead.
(4) 56133 on rear.

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Bedford Midland) & Dave Burbridge

Photo Review


56004 during the photostop at Ollerton (photo: Gary Thornton)


56133 at Sheffield (photo: Gary Thornton)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison & Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual M.C
0.00 St Pancras 07.50d ? 21.47a ? 408.50
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 07/57 ? 21/32 ? 404.50
6.79 Hendon 08/00 ? 21/29 ? 401.51
19.71 St Albans 08.13a  ~  08.15d ? 21.17a  ~  21.19d ? 388.59
30.19 Luton 08/25 ? 21/07 ? 378.31
40.24 Flitwick 08/33 ? 20/58 ? 368.26
49.16 Bedford South Jn 08/43 ? 20/51 ? 359.34
49.65 Bedford 08.46a  ~  08.48d 08.44 ~ 08.48 20.47a  ~  20.49 20.23 ~ 20.27 358.65
49.78 Bedford North Jn 08/50 08/50 20/45 20/22 358.52
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/55 08/55 20/40 20/14 352.05
65.11 Wellingborough 09/02 09/02 20/33 20/07 343.39
72.01 Kettering 09/08 09/07 20/28 20/01 336.49
82.74 Market Harborough 09/19 09/16 20/17 19/52 325.56
95.71 Wigston North Jn 09/33 09/26 20/05 19/43 312.59
99.07 Leicester 09.39a  ~  09.41d 09.31 ~ 09.42 19.57a  ~  19.59d 19.36 ~ 19.38 309.43
103.78 Syston South Jn 09/49 09/47 19/51 19/30 304.52
107.06 Sileby Jn 09/51 09/49 19/46 19/27 301.44
111.46 Loughborough 09/55 09/54 19/36 19/22 297.04
119.16 Trent South Jn 10/02 10/01 19/30 19/12 289.34
121.26 Toton Jn 10/09 10/05 19/26 19/03 287.24
121.64 Toton Centre 10L11a  ~  10L26d 10.07 ~ 10.22 ? ? -
125.09 Trowell Jn 10/32 10/27 19/22 18/57 283.41
129.69 Langley Mill 10/38 10/32 19/10 18/53 278.61
132.76 Codnor Park Jn 10/45 10/37 19/05 18/50 275.54
133.69 Pye Bridge Jn 10/47 10/39 19/03 18/49 274.61

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
145.22 Shirebrook Jn 11/17 11/21
145.67 Warsop Jn 11/22 11/23
150.47 Clipstone East Jn 11/34 11/30
154.40 Ollerton Station 11p47a  ~  12p07d 11.35 ~ 12.06
162.55 High Marnham Power Station 12.37a  ~  12.47d 13.03 ~ 13.09
174.63 Clipstone East Jn 13/22 13/51
179.43 Warsop Jn 13/37 13/59
180.31 Shirebrook East Jn 13/39 14/01
184.06 Elmton & Cresswell Jn 13/49 14/10
188.40 Woodend Jn 13/57 14/16
189.29 Shireoaks Jn 13/59 14/19
190.26 Brancliffe East Jn 14/02 14/21
193.43 Dinnington Colliery Jn 14/12 14/29
201.46 Firbeck Jn 14/32 14/52
205.43 St Catherines Jn 14/42 15/01
208.12 Doncaster Bridge Jn 14c52a  ~  14c54d 15/10
- Doncaster DIV 15.13a ~ 15.19d
208.70 Hexthorpe Jn 15/00 15/24
213.75 Mexborough 15/07 15/29
216.26 Thrybergh Jn 15/12 15/33
218.00 Silverwood Jn 15.27a  ~  15.35d 15.40 ~ 15.45
218.61 Silverwood Colliery 15.43a  ~  15.51d 15.48 ~ 15.52
219.42 Silverwood Jn 15.56a  ~  16.00d 15.54 ~ 16.03
221.47 Thrybergh Jn 16/10 16/10
222.24 Kilnhurst Central 16.16a  ~  16.20d 16.13 ~ 16.20
223.79 Aldwarke Jn 16/27 16/25
226.08 Rotherham Central 16/32 16/29
228.00 Tinsley East Jn 16/39 16/34
228.46 Tinsley South Jn 16/41 16/37
230.68 Woodburn Jn 16/46 16/42
239.62 Deepcar West Sidings 17.16a  ~  17.26d 17.01 ~ 17.08
248.56 Woodburn Jn 17.56a  ~  18.06d 17.29 ~ 17.38
249.53 Nunnery Main Line Jn 18/09 17/44
250.10 Sheffield 18L11a  ~  18L35d 17.46 ~ 18.23
254.00 Dore Station Jn 18/42 18/29
262.30 Chesterfield 18/52 18/36
266.40 Clay Cross South Jn 18/56 18/40

Timings continue in first table.

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