4th July 1987

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Independent

Locos Used D1013 'Western Ranger', D1062 'Western Courier', 37044, 37091, 40106 'Atlantic Conveyor' & steam: 1306 'Mayflower'

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37044 + 37091 Finsbury Park - Freight Terminal Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Wembley Central - (WCML via Weedon) - Rugby - Coventry - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster
D1062 Kidderminster (SVR) - Bridgnorth
D1013 Bridgnorth - Kidderminster (SVR)
37044 + 37091 Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Kingswinford Jn - Dudley - Wednesford - Bescot Curve Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Water Orton - Abbey Jn - (via Nuneaton avoiding line) - Midland Jn - Wigston North Jn - Leicester - Loughborough
1306 + 40106 Loughborough (GCR) - Rothley
1306 + 40106 Rothley - Loughborough (GCR)
37044 + 37091 Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Melton Mowbray - Corby - Kettering - Wellingborough - Bedford - Fenny Stratford - Bletchley - Watford Junction - London Euston

Notes:
(1) Tour originally promoted by the Deltic Preservation Society, but run by Hertfordshire Rail Tours in the end.
(2) Route taken from timing sheet but Nick Lawford confirms the route from taken Wembley Central on the outward leg is as given above.


40106 and 1306 are caught running round the train at Rothley (photo: 'Bista')

Source : Ian Dobson

Timings (booked only)
(provided by Ian Dobson)

Location Booked
Finsbury Park 07.30d
Freight Terminal Jn 07/36
Camden Road East Jn 07/43
Gospel Oak 07/52
Kensal Green Jn 08/09
Willesden No.6 08c12a ~ 08c16d
Wembley Central 08.26a ~ 08.27d
Watford Junction 08.39a ~ 08.40d
Tring 09/01
Bletchley 09.14a ~ 09.15d
Hanslope 09/25
Weedon 09/35
Rugby 09.48a ~ 09.50d
Coventry 10/01
Stechford 10/15
Aston 10/21
Perry Barr 10/25
Perry Barr West Jn 10/28
Soho North Jn 10*34a ~ 10*43d
Galton Jn 10/46
Stourbridge Junction 11/03
Kidderminster 11.11a ~ 14.45d
Stourbridge Junction 14/53
Kingswinford Jn 14/58
Dudley 15/12
Great Bridge 15/20
Wednesford 15/25
Bescot Curve Jn 15/30
Pleck Jn 15/35
Walsall 15/39
Ryecroft Jn 15/41
Park Lane Jn 15/59
Water Orton 16/01
Whitacre Jn 16/05
Abbey Jn 16/18
Midland Jn 16/22
Wigston North Jn 16/43
Leicester 16/49
Syston South Jn 16/55
Loughborough 17.02a ~ 19.00d
Syston North Jn 19/09
Syston East Jn 19/10
Melton Mowbray 19/23
Manton Jn 19/37
Glendon South Jn 19/53
Kettering 19/56
Wellingborough 20/04
Sharnbrook 20/11
Bedford North Jn 20/19
Bedford 20.20a ~ 20.22d
St John's Jn 20/27
Fenny Stratford 20/55
Bletchley 20.59a ~ 21.00d
Tring 21/17
Watford Junction 21.30a ~ 21.32d
Wembley Central 21.44a ~ 21.45d
Willesden Junction 21/51
Euston 21.59a

Mileages (from tour brochure) :

Finsbury Park - Kidderminster 134m 44c
SVR 30m 8c
Kidderminster - Loughborough 77m 8c
GCR 11m 0c
Loughborough - Euston 136m 5c

Total Mileage : 

 388m 65c

Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
L : loco change
/ : passing time
* : operational stop

All distances, in miles and chains (M & C), are taken from the tour booklet. No attempt has been made to verify the mileages given.

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