13th April 1997

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Cross Country Deltic

Loco Used D9000 'Royal Scots Grey'

Route : 1Z56 throughout

Loco Route
D9000 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
D9000 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - (via GWML) - London Paddington

Source : Gary Thornton (on train throughout)

Photo Review
(all photos: Gary Thornton)


D9000 waits to leave Euston at the start of the day.


...and is seen on arrival into Bristol Temple Meads.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Euston 11.30d 11.46
5.23 Willesden WL Jn 11/37 11/58
8.15 North Wembley Jn 11/41 12/02
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 11/42 12/04
17.35 Watford Junction 11.49a ~ 11.50d 12.14 ~ 12.16
31.53 Tring 12/15 12/33
38.16 Ledburn Jn 12/22 12/41
46.46 Bletchley 12/28 12/47
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 12/30 12/50
56.47 Hanslope Jn 12/44 13/03
69.56 Weedon 12/54 13/13
82.40 Rugby 13/14 13/26
93.79 Coventry 13/23 13/40
104.55 Birmingham International 13/32 13/52
109.08 Stechford 13/36 13/56
112.19 Proof House Jn 13/42 14/01
112.73 Birmingham New Street 13c45a ~ 13c53d 14.05 ~ 14.09
116.24 Selly Oak 14/03 14/18
118.38 King's Norton 14/12 14/21
120.71 Longbridge 14/18 14/27
123.46 Barnt Green 14/21 14/30
127.09 Bromsgrove 14/23 14/33
129.22 Stoke Works Jn 14/25 14/34
140.39 Abbotswood Jn 14/33 14/42
151.26 Ashchurch 14/41 14/49
158.37 Cheltenham Spa 14/49 14/54
164.00 Barnwood Jn 14/54 15/03
164.67 Gloucester Yard Jn 14/56 15/04
170.77 Standish Jn 15/02 15/09
184.22 Charfield 15/12 15/19
190.63 Yate 15/19 15/25
192.35 Westerleigh Jn 15/21 15/27
197.05 Bristol Parkway 15/25 15/32
198.24 Filton Jn 15/27 15/33
201.24 Stapleton Road 15/39 15/37
202.21 Dr Days Jn 15/40 15/38
202.43 Bristol East Jn 15/41 15/39
202.67 Bristol Temple Meads 15.45a ~ 16.50d 15.41 ~ 16.51
203.11 Bristol East Jn 16/51 16/55
203.43 North Somerset Jn 16/52 16/56
214.22 Bath Spa 17/02 17/05
216.38 Bathampton Jn 17/05 17/08
225.03 Thingley Jn 17/14 17/15
227.17 Chippenham 17/16 17/36
238.06 Wotton Bassett Jn 17/26 17/57
243.70 Swindon 17/35 18/06
254.54 Uffington 17/43 18/13
268.03 Didcot Parkway 17/53 18/22
285.15 Reading 18.09a ~ 18.11d 18.42 ~ 18.45
290.12 Twyford 18/18 18/53
296.74 Maidenhead 18/23 19/00
302.57 Slough 18/28 19/12
303.53 Dolphin Jn 18/29 19/16
309.68 Airport Jn 18/35 19/26
311.36 Southall West Jn 18/36 19/30
312.07 Southall 18/37 19/31
315.75 Acton West 18/43 19/37
319.20 Ladbroke Grove 18/49 19/40
321.08 Paddington 19.00a 19.43


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