6th July 2013

UK Railtours
Mallard 75 - 125 Special
(125 Special No. 159)

HST Used 43047, 43050 & 43055
Stock Used 44046+42133+42331+42131+42132+40746+41041+41156

Route :
1Z43 : London St Pancras to York
1Z44 : York to London St Pancras

HST Route
43050 t/t/ 43055 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Toton Centre - Alfreton - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Wincobank Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York
43047 t/t 43050 York - Colton Jn - Hambleton North Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Hexthorpe Jn - Mexborough - Swinton - Rotherham Central - Tinsley East Jn - Tinsley South Jn - Woodburn Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes : 
(1) This tour ran to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of 4468 'Mallard' breaking the World Steam Speed Record.  
All six surviving L.N.E.R. Class A4s: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley', 60008 'Dwight D. Eisenhower', 60009 'Union of South Africa', 4464 'Bittern', 4468 'Mallard' & 4489 'Dominion of Canada' were on display at 'The Great Gathering' in The National Railway Museum, York.
(2) Dave Warby comments: There was a problem with 43055 which was switched during the layover at York, presumably at Neville Hill depot.

Sources : Dave Warby (on the train throughout) & Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London St Pancras 07.38d 07.40   21.41a 21.40
Dock Jn South 07/39 07/42   21/39½ ?
Dock Jn North 07/40 07/42½   21/39 ?
Kentish Town 07/41 07/43   21/38 ?
Carlton Road Jn 07/41½ 07/44   21/37 21/36
West Hampstead Thameslink 07/43 07/45   21/33 21/35
Hendon 07/46 07/47   21/31 21/33
Radlett Jn 07/50 07/52   21/27 21/28
St Albans City 07/55 07/55   21/24 21/25
Harpenden Jn 08/00 ?   21/21 ?
Luton Airport Parkway 08.03a ~ 08.05d 08.02 ~ ?   21.15a ~ 21.16d 21.14 ~ 21.18
Luton 08/07 08/07   21/14 21/12
Leagrave Jn 08/09 ?   21/12 ?
Flitwick 08/13 08/13   21/08 21/07
Bedford South Jn 08/18 08/18   20/59 21/00
Bedford 08.21a ~ 08.22d 08.20 ~ 08.23   20.55a ~ 20.57d 20.54 ~ 20.58
Bedford North Jn 08/24 ?   20/54 ?
Sharnbrook Jn 08/31 08/35   20/46 20/48
Wellingborough 08/42 08/43   20/40 20/42
Kettering 08.47a ~ 08.52d 08.51 ~ 08.55   20.28a ~ 20.30d 20.33 ~ 20.36
Market Harborough 09/04 09/06   20/19 20/23
Wigston North Jn 09/17 09/16   20/08 20/12
Leicester 09/22 09/23   20/04 20/06
Syston South Jn 09/30 09/30   19/58 19/57
Sileby Jn 09/33 ?   19/55 19/56
Loughborough 09/37 09/34   19/51 19/52
Ratcliffe Jn 09/49 09/39   ? ?
Trent South Jn 09/51 09/40   19/41 19/42
Trent East Jn 09/52 09/42   19/39 19/40
Toton Centre 09/58 09/45   19/29 19/32
Trowell South Jn 10/06 09/59   19/27 19/29
Langley Mill 10/14 10/04   19/24 19/25
Ironville Jn 10/20 10/07   19/20 19/22
Alfreton 10/24 10/10   19/18 19/19
Clay Cross North Jn 10/30 10/25   19/13 19/15
Chesterfield South Jn 10/31 ?   19/11 ?
Chesterfield 10/32 10/32   19/10 19/12
Tapton Jn 10/35 ?   19/09 ?
Dore Station Jn 10/41 10/38   19/03 19/05
Sheffield 10.48 ~ 10.51 10.45 ~ 10.53   18.46 ~ 18.59 18.46 ~ 18.58
Nunnery Main Line Jn 10/53 ?   18/44 ?
Wincobank Jn 10/56 ?   - -
Holmes Jn 11/00 11/00   - -
Woodburn Jn - -   18/39 ?
Broughton Lane Jn - -   18/36 ?
Tinsley South Jn - -   18/34 ?
Tinsley East Jn - -   18/33 ?
Rotherham Central - -   18/30 18/32
Aldwarke Jn 11/02 11/03   18/24 18/27
Swinton 11/05 11/05   18/19 18/25
Moorthorpe 11/19 11/11   - -
Ferrybridge North Jn 11/27 11/20   - -
Milford SB 11/36 11/27   - -
Church Fenton 11/44 11/35   - -
Mexborough - -   18/16 ?
Hexthorpe Jn - -   18/09 18/14
St James Jn - -   17/53 ?
Doncaster - -   17.49 ~ 17.51 17/57?
Shaftholme Jn - -   17/44 17/50
Temple Hirst Jn - -   17/39 17/42
Hambleton North Jn - -   17/32 17/35
Colton Jn 11/51 11/41   17/28 17/29
York 11.57a 11.52   17.23d 17.23


Associated E.C.S. Movements

5Z42 : 430??+430?? : Derby Etches Park to Derby
5Z42 : 430??+430?? : Derby to London St Pancras
5Z45 : 430??+430?? : London St Pancras to Chaddesden CE Jn
5Z45 : 430??+430?? : Chaddesden CE Jn to Derby Etches Park

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Derby Etches Park 04.58d 00.25a
Derby - 00/22
Chaddesden CE Jn - 00.13 ~ 00.20
Derby 05.01 ~ 05.11 23.51 ~ 00.11
Trent South Jn 05/20 23/37
Loughborough 05/25 23/31
Leicester 05/35 23/22
Market Harborough 05/48 23/05
Kettering 05/56 22/56
Bedford 06/12 22/29
Luton 06/24 22/17
St Albans City 06/36 22/11
London St Pancras 06.57a 21.56d

5Z43 : 430??+430?? : York  to Leeds
5Z43 : 430??+430?? : Leeds  to Neville Hill Depot
5Z44 : 430??+430?? : Neville Hill Depot to Leeds
5Z44 : 430??+430?? : Leeds to York

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
York 12.04d 17.04a
Church Fenton 12/12 16/46
Micklefield 12/18 16/43
Cross Gates 12/22 16/39
Leeds 12.29 ~ 12.36 16.25 ~ 16.32
Neville Hill Depot 12.43a 16.14d


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