14th May 2015

UK Railtours
Fullers Rail Ale - 125 Special
(125 Special No. 167)

HST Used 43047 & 43049 'Neville Hill'
Stock Used East Midlands Trains set

Route :
1Z28 : London St Pancras International to Barrow Hill
1Z29 : Barrow Hill to London St Pancras International

HST Route
43047 + 43049 London St Pancras International - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Toton Centre - Langley Mill - Alfreton - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill Headshunt
43049 + 43047 Barrow Hill Headshunt - Barrow Hill Platform
43047 + 43049 Barrow Hill Platform - Barrow Hill Headshunt
43049 + 43047 Barrow Hill Headshunt - Barrow Hill South Jn
43047 + 43049 Barrow Hill South Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn
43049 + 43047 Barrow North Jn - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras International

Notes : 
(1) Off train options were; visit to the Real Ale Festival at Barrow Hill Depot or to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.

Source : Doug Lindsay (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Doug Lindsay & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 London St Pancras International 09.48d [P4] 09.48   19.22a [P1] 19.13
0.59 Dock Jn South 09/52½ [DF] 09/49   19/18½ ?
0.76 Dock Jn North 09/53 09/50   19/16 ?
1.42 Kentish Town 09/54 09/51   19/15 19/10
2.13 Carlton Road Jn 09/56½ 09/51   19/14½ 19/09
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 10/00 09/53   19/12 [P3] 19/08
6.79 Hendon 10/10 09/56   19/10 19/06
? Radlett Jn 10/14½ 10/01   19/01 [UF] 19/00
19.71 St Albans City 10/17½ [P4] 10/06   18/55 [P1] 18/56
24.51 Harpenden Jn 10/20 10/10   18/49½ 18/52
29.19 Luton Airport Parkway 10.23a ~ 10.25d [P4] 10.15 ~ 10.25   18.42a ~ 18.43d [P1] 18.43 ~ 18.48
30.19 Luton 10/27 [P5] 10/26   18/40½ [P2] 18/42
? Leagrave Jn 10/29 10/28   18/35 [US] 18/38
40.24 Flitwick 10/32½ [P4] 10/33   18/29½ [P3] 18/34
49.16 Bedford South Jn 10/37½ 10/50   18/23½ 18/27
49.65 Bedford 10.40a ~ 10.41d [P4] 10.52 ~ 10.58   18.20a ~ 18.21d [P2] 18.23 ~ 18.25
49.78 Bedford North Jn 10/43½ 10/58   18/18½ 18/21
56.45 Sharnbrook Jn 11/04 11/10   18/15½ 18/15
65.11 Wellingborough 11/09 [P1] 11/18   18/09 [P2] 18/10
72.01 Kettering 11.14a ~ 11.16d [P4] 11.22 ~ 11.24   18.01a ~ 18.03d [P3] 18.03 ~ 18.05
82.74 Market Harborough 11/25 11/33   17/53 17/55
95.71 Wigston North Jn 11/33 11/42   17/44½ 17/46
99.07 Leicester 11c37a ~ 11c39d [P2] 11.48 ~ 11.49   17c39a ~ 17c41d [P3] 17.41 ~ 17.42
103.78 Syston South Jn 11/44 11/53   17/34 17/37
107.00 Sileby Jn 11/45½ 11/55   17/32 17/35
111.46 Loughborough 11/48 [P1] 11/58   17/29½ [P2] 17/33
119.16 Trent South Jn 11/53 12/06   17/24½ 17/27
119.67 Trent East Jn 11/55 12/07   17/24 17/26
121.64 Toton Centre 11/57½ 12/10   17/22 17/24
125.09 Trowell Jn 12/02 12/12   17/20 17/21
129.69 Langley Mill 12/15½ 12/16   17/15½ 17/18
133.69 Pye Bridge Jn 12/20 12/19   17/13 17/15
136.07 Alfreton 12.25a ~ 12.27d 12.22 ~ 12.26   17.08a ~ 17.09d 17.09 ~ 17.12
142.31 Clay Cross North Jn 12/39½ 12/33   17/02½ 17/03
? Chesterfield South Jn 12/41 12/35   17/00 17/00
146.20 Chesterfield 12c42 ~ 12c44 [P3] 12.36 ~ 12.38   16c54 ~ 16c55 [P3] 16.45 ~ 16.47
146.59 Tapton Jn 12/45 12/39   16/53 16/44
149.35 Barrow Hill South Jn 12/54 12/42?   16/50 ?
? Barrow Hill North Jn - -   16.38 ~ 16.48 ? ~ ?
? Barrow Hill South Jn - -   16.24 ~ 16.34 [GL] ? ~ ?
? Barrow Hill Headshunt ? ~ ? ? ~ ?   ? ~ ? ? ~ ?
150.75 Barrow Hill Platform 13.05a 12.56?   16.20d 16.20?


Associated Workings on Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

Passengers were conveyed by coach from Alfreton to Wirksworth and return.

DMU : Wirksworth - Duffield - Wirksworth
DMU : Ravenstor shuttle service
Note : Confirmation required of DMU stock used.

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Wirksworth 14.15d   15.45a
Duffield 14.45a   15.15d


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