9th July 1994

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Trans Pennine Freighter

 
Locos used 31271, 31276, 37003, 37223, 56092, 58025, 86425 & 86426
Stock used 4977+4938+4847+5007+17169+1853+4998+4869+4959+5023+17165

Route : 1Z10 throughout

 
Loco(s) Route
86426 Euston - Watford Jn - Northampton - Nuneaton - Tamworth Low Level - Stafford - Crewe
56092 Crewe - Acton Bridge - Warrington Bank Quay - Earlestown - Eccles - Manchester Victoria - Rochdale - Todmorden - Hebden Bridge - Halifax - Bradford Interchange
37003 + 37223 Bradford Interchange - Halifax - Hebden Bridge - Burnley - Blackburn
58025 Blackburn - Bolton - Manchester Victoria - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton Jn - Stockport - Hazel Grove - Chinley - Dore West Jn - Sheffield
31271 + 31276 Sheffield - Holmes Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - South Kirby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Heaton Lodge Jn - Huddersfield - Stalybridge - Denton Jn - Stockport - Wilmslow - Crewe
86425 Crewe - Stafford - Tamworth Low Level - Nuneaton - Northampton - Watford Jn - Euston

Source : Dave Burbridge

Brief Review (by Nigel Benning) :

Living in Bournemouth, whenever a tour starts from London at an early hour, I usually have to drive to a railhead closer to London in order to get there in time. Sometimes I opt for Southampton Parkway, but in this instance I opted to catch the 05:01 from Basingstoke. However, at 05:00 on Basingstoke station it was announced that owning to major problems at Eastleigh (power failure I think) the train was not expected until 06:15 at the earliest. Fortunately there was a Turbo service to Reading which connected into an HST for Paddington, so I was able to get to Euston in time for the tour.

The tour itself went virtually to plan with very few delays. Plenty of various routes were traversed over the Pennines behind a variety of locomotives. An excellent tour from the days when HRT still offered such 'Spin & Win' type tours.

And did I get back to Basingstoke okay - did I heck! The 22:35 left on time from Waterloo, but due to major engineering work at Winchfield we ended up sitting on the Down Fast near here for 30 minutes before reversing onto the Up Fast and proceeding southwards. Basingstoke was reached at 00:12 !

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(provided by Nigel Benning)

 

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Euston 07.20d 07.21   21.38a 22.12 625.52
5.23 Willesden WL Jn 07/26 -   21/28 - 620.29
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 07/30 -   21/24 - 614.22
17.35 Watford Junction 07.35a ~ 07.36d 07.36 ~ 07.38   21.12a ~ 21.14d 21.54 ~ 21.56 608.17
31.53 Tring 07/46 -   21/03 21/44 593.79
38.16 Ledburn Jn 07/50 -   21/00 - 587.36
46.46 Bletchley 07/56 -   20/56 21/27 579.06
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 07/58 -   20/54 21/25 575.67
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/02 -   20/50 - 569.05
65.68 Northampton 08/10 -   20/38 21/07 569.64
84.67 Rugby 08/30 -   20/22 20/47 530.65
99.37 Nuneaton 08.40a ~ 08.42d ??.?? ~ 08.43   20.07a ~ 20.09d 20.30 ~ 20.31 516.15
112.39 Tamworth Low Level 08/52 -   19/57 - 503.13
118.40 Lichfield Trent Valley 08/56 -   19/53 - 497.02
123.58 Armitage 08/59 -   19/50 - 491.74
129.35 Colwich Jn 09/03 -   19/46 - 486.17
135.70 Stafford 09/07 -   19/39 - 479.62
141.19 Norton Bridge 09/11 -   19/34 - 474.33
152.21 Madeley Jn 09/18 -   19/27 - 463.31
160.27 Crewe 09L28a ~ 09L47d 09.31 ~ 09.47   19L00a ~ 19L20d 19.28 ~ 19.48 455.25

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
167.68 Winsford S.B. 09/57 -
177.47 Weaver Jn 10/02 -
182.51 Acton Grange Jn 10/06 -
184.38 Warrington Bank Quay 10/08 -
187.74 Winwick Jn 10/10 -
189.30 Earlestown 10/12 -
190.22 Newton-le-Willows 10/14 -
197.16 Astley 10/21 -
202.21 Eccles 10/25 -
205.00 Ordsall Lane Jn 10/32 -
205.54 Deal Street Jn 10/35 -
206.12 Manchester Victoria 10/39 10/42
207.50 Miles Platting 10/43 -
208.33 Thorpes Bridge Jn 10/44 -
211.28 Vitriol Works 10/48 -
216.48 Rochdale East Jn 10/56 -
219.77 Littleborough 10/59 -
225.73 Hall Royd Jn 11/25 -
229.68 Hebden Bridge 11/19 -
235.34 Milner Royd Jn 11/13 -
238.40 Halifax 11/31 -
246.11 Mill Lane Jn 11/43 -
246.39 Bradford Interchange 11L45a ~ 12L45d 11.44 ~ 12.46
246.67 Mill Lane Jn 12/47 -
254.38 Halifax 12/57 -
257.44 Milner Royd Jn 13/03 -
263.10 Hebden Bridge 13/10 -
267.05 Hall Royd Jn 13/14 -
271.37 Copy Pit 13/24 -
276.56 Gannow Jn 13/31 -
281.71 Accrington 13/38 -
287.17 Blackburn 13L47a ~ 14L05d 13.46 ~ 14.12
291.29 Darwen 14/11 -
298.09 Bromley Cross 14/21 -
301.08 Bolton 14/28 -
310.10 Salford Cresent 14/42 14/55
311.18 Deal Street Jn 14/45 -
311.56 Manchester Victoria 14/51 15/00
313.14 Miles Platting 14/55 -
313.26 Philips Park No.1 14/56 -
317.17 Ashton Moss North Jn 15/01 -
320.38 Denton Jn 15/06 -
324.48 Heaton Norris Jn 15/12 -
325.23 Stockport 15c15a ~ 15c28d 15.27 ~ 15.29
325.68 Edgeley Jn No.1 15/29 -
328.08 Hazel Grove 15/35 -
328.50 Hazel Grove HL Jn 15/39 -
333.79 New Mills South Jn 15/46 -
337.52 Chinley North Jn 15/52 -
338.00 Chinley East Jn 15/53 -
342.29 Edale 15/59 15/54
346.32 Earles Sidings 16/03 -
352.62 Grindleford 16/10 -
356.32 Totley Tunnel East 16/17 -
357.36 Dore West Jn 16/18 -
358.14 Dore Station Jn 16/19 -
362.04 Sheffield 16L25a ~ 16L41d 16.19 ~ 16.47
362.14 Nunnery ML Jn 16/43 -
365.16 Wincobank Jn 16/46 -
367.07 Holmes Jn 16/49 -
370.04 Aldwarke Jn 16/51 -
372.20 Swinton 16/53 -
380.11 Moorthorpe 17/00 -
380.68 South Kirby Jn 17/02 -
386.67 Hare Park Jn 17/07 -
388.16 Crofton West Jn 17/09 -
389.28 Calder Bridge Jn 17/11 -
389.74 Wakefield Kirkgate 17c13a ~ 17c15d 17.35 ~ 17.36
392.18 Horbury Jn 17/19 -
397.61 Mirfield East Jn 17/27 -
400.07 Heaton Lodge Jn 17/29 -
404.21 Huddersfield 17/35 17/58
411.27 Marsden 17/45 -
415.22 Diggle Jn 17/49 -
417.35 Greenfield 17/51 -
422.29 Stalybridge 17/57 18.24a ~ 18.28d
424.52 Guide Bridge 18/10 18/35
425.39 Denton Jn 18/12 -
429.49 Heaton Norris Jn 18/16 -
430.24 Stockport 18c19a ~ 18c21d 18.48 ~ 18.50
430.69 Edgeley Jn No.1 18/23 -
432.45 Cheadle Hulme 18/25 -
436.60 Wilmslow 18/30 -
438.04 Alderley Edge 18/33 -
450.55 Sandbach 18/51 19/20
454.29 Sydney Bridge Jn 18/58 -


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