1st April 2000

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Glazed Leek

Locos Used 40012, 66117 & 90024
Stock Used 3124+1658+3127+3123+3114+1696+17023+4925+5023+4986+5037+4999+5027

Route :
1Z39 : Finsbury Park to Hammersmith
1Z40 : Hammersmith to Finsbury Park

Loco Route
90024 London Euston (1) - Milton Keynes - Northampton - Nuneaton
66117 Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Hotchley Hill
66117 Hotchley Hill - Leicester (U&D Slow)
66117 Leicester (U&D Slow) - Trent South - (via Down HL Goods) - Toton - Swanwick Jn
40012 (2) Swanwick Jn - Hammersmith
66117 (3) Hammersmith - Riddings
40012 (2) Riddings - Ironville Jn
66117 Ironville Jn - Trowell - Lenton North - Lenton South - Trent South - Leicester (U&D Slow) - Hinckley - Nuneaton
90024 Nuneaton - Northampton - Milton Keynes - London Euston (1)

Notes :
(1) Would have originated from Finsbury Park, but changed to Euston due to a derailment at Camden Road.
(2) with 66117 on rear.
(3) with 40012 on rear.

Source : Matt Gaskarth

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Finsbury Park 07.57d DIV   22.20a DIV ?
356.45
? Holloway South Jn - DIV   22/17 DIV ?
355.47
1.57 Freight Terminal Jn 08/02 DIV   22/15 DIV ?
354.68
2.11 Camden Road East Jn 08/05 DIV   22/10 DIV ?
354.34
-- London Euston DIV ?   DIV ? --
3.26 Camden Jn 08/10 ?   22/04 ?
353.19
6.75 WIllesden West London Jn 08/15 ?   22/01 ?
349.50
9.56 Wembley Central 08.18a ~ 08.21d ?   21.56a ~ 21.58d ?
346.69
13.02 Harrow & Wealdstone 08/26 ?   21/50 ?
343.43
19.07 Watford Junction 08.32a ~ 08.34d ??.?? ~ 09.27½   21.39a ~ 21.41d 22.22½ ~ ??.??
337.38
33.25 Tring 08/52 09/38   21/23 ?
323.20
39.68 Ledburn Jn 09/00 ?   21/15 ?
316.57
48.18 Bletchley 09/08 09/51   21/07 21/57
308.27
51.37 Milton Keynes Central 09.15a ~ 09.17d 09.56 ~ 09.57   21.00a ~ 21.03d 21.31 ~ 21.32
305.08
58.19 Hanslope Jn 09/23 ?   20/54 ?
298.26
67.40 Northampton [P2] / [P1] 09.34a ~ 09.37d 10.17 ~ 10.19   20.42a ~ 20.45d 21.09 ~ 21.12
289.05
77.09 Long Buckby 09/47 10/30   20/32 ?
279.36
86.39 Rugby (DF) / (UF) 09/55 10/43½   20/24 20/46
270.06
101.09 Nuneaton [P2] 10L06a ~ 10L26d 10.56 ~ 11.10   19L52a ~ 20L12d 19.59 ~ 20.30
255.36
105.28 Hinckley 10/32 11/18   19/45 19/50
251.17
116.59
Wigston North Jn 10/46 11/29   19/24 19/24
239.66
119.75
Leicester [P1] / (Up/DnS) 10c51 ~ 10c54 11.35 ~ 11.37   19/15 19/17
236.50
124.66
Syston South Jn 11/04 11.46 ~ 11.48   19/03 19/08
231.59

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
132.10
Loughborough South Jn 11/18 12/00
137.54
Hotchley Hill 11.58 ~ 12.18 12.32 ~ 12.55
143.18
Loughborough South Jn 12/58 12.25 ~ 12.27
150.42
Syston South Jn 13/13 13/42
155.33
Leicester (Up+Dn Slow) 13.19 ~ 13.44 14.00 ~ 14.37
167.72
Loughborough 14/05 14/57
174.62
Ratcliffe Jn 14/14 15/08
175.42
Trent South Jn 14/18 15/11
177.62
Toton Jn 14/23 15/16
178.61
Stapleford & Sandiacre SB 14.27 ~ 14.28 (1) 15.22 ~ 15.22½
181.35
Trowell Jn 14/34 15/26
186.15
Langley Mill 14/39 15/30
189.22
Codnor Park Jn 14/45 15/37
189.45
Ironville Jn 14t46 ~ 15t00 15.39 ~ 15.47
191.33
Swanwick Jn 15L10a ~ 17L05d 15.52 ~ 17.10
192.31
Hammersmith 17.10 ~ 17.12 17.16 ~ 17.17
195.45
Riddings 17.25 ~ 17.28 17.31 ~ 17.33
195.73
Ironville Jn 17L30 ~ 17L45 17.35 ~ 17.37
196.16
Codnor Park Jn 17/46 17.39 ~ 17.44
199.23
Langley Mill 17/58 17/55
204.03
Trowell Jn 18/10 18/09
209.04
Radford Jn 18/22 18/16
210.03
Lenton North Jn 18/24 18.19 ~ 18.20
210.30
Lenton South Jn 18/27 18/23
214.55
Attenborough Jn 18/33 18/29
215.70
Trent East Jn 18*37 ~ 18*43 18.33 ~ 18.43
216.41
Trent South Jn 18/45 18/45
224.11
Loughborough 18/52 18/55
228.57
Sileby Jn 18/58 19/00

(1) stops to pick up Annetts key token instrument for access to the Midland Railway Centre.

Timings continue in first table.

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