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)
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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? | 
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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 |