21st August 1994

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Cheshire Cat & Cheshire Kitten

Locos Used 33116 & 33208
Stock Used booked for load 11

The Cheshire Cat

Route : 1T10 throughout

Locos Route
33116 + 33208 London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe
33116 + 33208 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

The Cheshire Kitten

Route :

Locos Route
33116 + 33208 Crewe - Chester - Chester North Jn
33116 + 33208 (1) Chester North Jn - Chester South Jn
33116 + 33208 Chester South Jn - Chester - Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 33's propelling.
(2) The main tour (The Cheshire Cat) was run to get people to Crewe for the Rail Fair. The Cheshire Kitten utilised the stock and locos during the layover.

Source : Stuart Smith (on both trains throughout)

Photo Review


The shredders wait to leave Euston in the morning sun (photo: Nick Blyth)


33208 & 33116 arrive at Milton Keynes (photo: Robert Frise)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Euston 09.30d 21.05a
5.65 Willesden WL Jn 09/38 20/54
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 09/43 20/49
17.35 Watford Junction 09.50a ~ 09.51d 20.36a ~ 20.37d
31.53 Tring 10/05 20/25
38.16 Ledburn Jn 10/16 20/20
46.46 Bletchley 10/23 20/13
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 10.27a ~ 10.28d 20.07a ~ 20.08d
56.47 Hanslope Jn 10/37 20/03
65.68 Northampton 10/45 19/50
75.37 Long Buckby 10/58 19/42
84.67 Rugby 11/074 19*16 ~ 19*30
99.37 Nuneaton 11/21 18/50
112.37 Tamworth LL 141/31 18/41
118.50 Lichfield TV 11/35 18/37
123.58 Armitage 11/39 18/33
129.35 Colwich Jn 11/44 18/29
135.70 Stafford 11/50 18/24
141.19 Norton Bridge 11/59 18/19
152.21 Madeley Jn 12/09 18/09
160.27 Crewe 12.26a 17.59d


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