7th May 2016

UK Railtours
The Midland & Great Central - 125 Special
(125 Special No. 170)

HST Used 43050+41075+41076+40756+42328+42341+42148+42149+44051+43059

Route :
1Z43 : London St Pancras International to Cleethorpes
1Z44 : Cleethorpes to London St Pancras International

HST Used Route
43050 + 43059 London St Pancras International - (via MML) - Wigston North Jn - Knighton South Jn - Bagworth Jn - Bardon Hill - Coalville Mantle Lane - Lounge Jn - Moira West Jn - Birmingham Curve Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Castle Donington - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent East Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Langley Mill - Ironville Jn - Kirkby-in-Ashfield - Mansfield Woodhouse - Shirebrook East Jn - Woodend Jn - Shireoaks - Brancliffe East Jn - Dinnington Jn - Maltby - Firbeck Jn - St Catherine's Jn - Low Ellers Curve Jn - Kirk Sandall Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Thorne Jn - Scunthorpe - Wrawby Jn - Barnetby - Habrough - Stallingborough - Grimsby Town - Cleethorpes
43059 + 43050 Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Stallingborough - Habrough - Barnetby - Wrawby Jn - Market Rasen - Lincoln Central - West Holmes Jn - Boultham Jn - Swinderby - Newark Castle - Lowdham - Netherfield Jn - Nottingham - Beeston - Trent East Jn - (via MML) - London St Pancras International

Notes : 
(1) The rostered set for this train failed at Derby Etches Park Depot, before departure. So a replacement set was used at short notice, unfortunately it needed cleaning.

Sources : Doug Lindsay (on the tour throughout)
& Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Market Harborough)

Photo Review


43050 on arrival into Cleethorpes (photo: Howard Parker)


43059 waiting to leave Cleethorpes for home (photo: Howard Parker)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Doug Lindsay & Howard Parker)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London St Pancras 07.32d [P4] ?   21.35a [P1] ? 459.13
0.59 Dock Jn South 07/33 [DF] ?   21/33 ? 458.34
? Dock Jn North 07/34 ?   21/32 ? ?
1.42 Kentish Town 07/35 ?   21/31½ ? 457.51
? Carlton Road Jn 07/35½ ?   21/31 ? ?
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 07/37 [P4] ?   21/28 [P3] ? 455.13
? West Hampstead North Jn ? ?   21/27 [UF] ? ?
6.79 Hendon 07/40 [DF] ?   21/10 [UHL] ? 452.14
? Silkstream Jn ? ?   21/05 [UHL] ? 451.21
? Radlett Jn 07/44 ?   20/59 ? ?
19.71 St Albans City 07/47 [P4] ?   20/55 [P1] ? 439.22
24.51 Harpenden 07/50 ?   20/52 ? 434.42
29.19 Luton Airport Parkway 07.54a ~ 07.56d [P4] ?   20.44a ~ 20.47d [P1] ? 429.74
30.19 Luton 07/58 [P5] ?   20/42 [P1] ? 428.74
? Leagrave Jn 08/00 [DF] ?   20/39 [US] ? ?
? Sundon [Up Loop] - ?   20.35 ~ 20.35 [UGL] ? ?
40.24 Flitwick 08/03 [P4] ?   20/31 [P1] ? 418.69
? Bedford South Jn 08/08 ?   20/25 [US] ? ?
49.65 Bedford 08.10a ~ 08.12d [P4] ?   20.20a ~ 20.23d [P2] ? 409.28
? Bedford North Jn 08/14 [DF] ?   20/18 [DS] ? ?
56.45 Sharnbrook Jn 08/17 ?   20/14 ? 402.48
65.11 Wellingborough 08/25 [P1] ?   20/08 [P2] ? 394.02
72.01 Kettering 08/29 [P4] ?   20/04 [P3] ? 387.12
82.74 Market Harborough 08.38a ~ 08.40d  ??.?? ~ 08.41   19.52a ~ 19.55d 19.54 ~ ??.?? 376.19
95.71 Wigston North Jn 08/51 08/52   19/41 19/42 363.22

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
97.45 Knighton South Jn 08/54 08/55
110.00 Bagworth Jn 09/15 09/14
111.23 Bardon Hill 09/20 09/17
113.05 Coalville Mantle Lane 09/26 09/20
116.67 Lounge Jn 09/38 09/26
120.67 Moira West Jn 09/50 09/37
126.40 Birmingham Curve Jn 10/07 09.50 ~ 10.06
? Burton Lane Jn 10/11 ?
127.30 Burton-on-Trent 10/13 [P1] 10/08
? Clay Mills Jn 10/17 ?
133.03 North Stafford Jn 10/21 10/20
133.47 Stenson Jn 10/22 10/21
? Castle Donington 10/35 ?
146.01 Sheet Stores Jn 10/43 10/38
146.42 Trent East Jn 10/45 10/40
148.01 Toton Jn 10/48 [DM] ?
148.39 Toton Centre 10/50 10/42
151.64 Trowell Jn 10/52 10/45
156.44 Langley Mill 10/56 10/49
160.44 Ironville Jn 11/00 ?
? Sleights SB 11/02 ?
162.29 Pinxton 11/03 10/57
165.14 Kirkby Lane End Jn 11/11 11/06
? Kirkby-in-Ashfield 11/11½ ?
? Mansfield Town ? 11.14 ~ 11.21
170.68 Mansfield Woodhouse 11c19 ~ 11c21 11/24
172.45 Shirebrook East Jn 11/32 11/30
180.54 Woodend Jn 11/42 11/39
181.43 Shireoaks 11/45 11/42
182.40 Brancliffe East Jn 11/47 11/45
185.67 Dinnington Jn 12/05 11/53
191.71 Maltby Colliery SB 12/22 12/07
193.60 Firbeck Jn 12/28 12/12
197.57 St Catherine's Jn 12/36 12/20
? Low Ellers Curve Jn 12/37 ?
203.09 Kirk Sandall Jn 12/54 12/33 [US]
206.25 Hatfield & Stainforth 12/59 12/39
207.73 Thorne Jn 13/00 12.42 ~ 12.49
222.39 Scunthorpe 13/17 13/09
233.19 Wrawby Jn 13/30 13/24 [UF]
233.63 Barnetby 13/32 [P2] 13/27 [P2]
238.46 Brocklesby Jn 13/38 13/33
239.55 Habrough 13/40 13/35
243.79 Stallingborough 13/44 13/39
248.27 Grimsby Town 13/50 [P1] 13.47 ~ 13.50 [P1]
251.44 Cleethorpes 14.00a ~ 16.20d [P3] 14.02 ~ 16.20 [P3]
254.61 Grimsby Town 16/26 [P2] 16/29 [P2]
259.09 Stallingborough 16/31 16/34
263.33 Habrough 16/36 16/39
264.42 Brocklesby Jn 16/37 [ML] 16/41 [DM]
269.25 Barnetby 16/43 [P3] 16/47 [P3]
269.69 Wrawby Jn 16/45 16/49
? Holton-le-Moor SB 17/04 ?
? Market Rasen ? ?
287.67 Wickenby SB 17/17 17/07
292.39 Langworth SB 17/31 ?
298.40 Pelham Street Jn 17/38 17.20 ~ 17.27
[@ crossing]
298.52 Lincoln Central 17c40 ~ 17c47 [P4] 17.30 ~ 17.34 [P4]
299.40 West Holmes Jn 17/49 17/36
299.70 Boultham Jn 17/50 ?
? Swinderby ? ?
? Newark East Jn 18/14 ?
314.41 Newark Flat Crossing 18/15 18/00
315.32 Newark Castle 18/17 18/02
? Staythorpe LC 18/21 ?
319.64 Fiskerton 18/22 18/11
325.03 Lowdham 18/28 18/24
329.75 Netherfield Jn 18/34 18/31
332.46 Nottingham 18c39 ~ 18c44 [P6] 18.38 ~ 18.52 [P6]
333.29 Mansfield Jn 18/46 18/54 [US]
335.71 Beeston 18/50 18/57
339.26 Trent East Jn 18/56 19/00
339.77 Trent South Jn 18/57 [GL] 19/01 [UF]
? Ratcliffe Jn 18/59 [US] 19/05 [US]
? Loughborough North Jn ? [U&DS]
347.47 Loughborough 19/08 [US] 19/13 [P3]
? Loughborough South Jn ? [US]
? Sileby Jn 19/13 ?
355.15 Syston South Jn 19/18 19/23
360.06 Leicester 19*25 ~ 19*37 [UDS] 19.30 ~ 19.32 [U&DS]
? Leicester South Jn 19/38 [FL] 19.34 ~ 19.37 [UF]

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Movements

5Z43 : 43050+43059 : Derby Etches Park to Chaddesden CE Jn
5Z43 : 43059+43050 : Chaddesden CE Jn to London St Pancras

Location Booked
Derby Etches Park 04.37d
Derby 04/40
Chaddesden CE Jn 04.42 ~ 04.49
Derby 04.51 ~ 05.07
Spondon 05/11
Trent South Jn 05/17
Loughborough 05/24
Leicester 05/38
Market Harborough 05/50
Kettering 05/58
Wellingborough 06/05
Bedford 06/22
Luton 06/33
St Albans City 06/39
London St Pancras 06.55a [P4]


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