8th April 1989

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Blackpool and Settle & Carlisle (125 Special)
(125 Special No.21)

HST Used 43082+44057+42105+42177+42176+42175+40705+41090+41089+43107

Route : 1Z42 throughout

HST Used Route
43082 t/t 43107 Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Whitacre Jn - Abbey Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Wigston North Jn - Leicester - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Long Eaton - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Dore South Jn - Edale - Chinley - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove - Edgeley Jn - Stockport - Slade Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly - Oxford Road - Deansgate - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Lostock Jn - Chorley - Euxton Jn - Preston - Kirkham & Wesham - Poulton-le-Fylde - Blackpool North
43107 t/t 43082 Blackpool North - (reverse of outward route) - Preston
43082 t/t 43107 Preston - (via WCML) - Carlisle Upperby Jn - London Road Jn - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Darwen - Bolton - (reverse of outward route) - Edgeley Jn - Cheadle Hulme - Macclesfield - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Uttoxeter - North Stafford Jn - Stenson Jn - Derby
43107 t/t 43082 Derby - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: Visiting Preston for the second time, it was announced that the train was awaiting the crew for the next part of the journey, although this wasn’t marked as such in the itinerary. The brief stop at Carnforth was to pick up the guard. Withdrawn 20220 and 20221 were noted in sidings at Upperby, as was 85022 with fire damage.

Sources : various including Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Leicester)

Photo Review


43082 at the stops at Blackpool North (photo: Howard Parker)


This photo from David Wildgoose was believed to have been of this tour, taken at
Appleby - can anyone please confirm 43084 was one of the two power-cars
used on this date? If yes then the routing was via Chesterfield and the Hope
Valley. 35028 'Clan Line' was passed at Appleby, it was carrying a 'Cumbrian
Mountain Express' headboard but there are no other details for this tour...
can anyone confirm what it was and provide more details?

Webmaster update: Howard Parker has supplied details of the HST used as 43082+43107 thus the photos immediately above and below are not of this tour/date.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham New Street 08.00d ?   22.28a ?
Proof House Jn 08/02 ?   22/26 ?
Landor Street Jn 08/04 ?   22/24 ?
Water Orton West Jn 08/09 ?   22/18 ?
Whitacre Jn 08/12 ?   22/14 ?
Abbey Jn 08/23 ?   22/02 ?
Nuneaton 08.24a ~ 08.25d ?   21.59a ~ 22.00d ?
Midland Jn 08/29 ?   21/57 ?
South Wigston 08.49a ~ 08.50d ?   21.42a ~ 21.43d ?
Wigston North Jn 08/56 ?   21/39 ?
Leicester 09.00a ~ 09.01d ??.?? ~ 09.02   21.34a ~ 21.35d 21.36 ~ ??.??
Syston South Jn 09/06 ?   21/30 ?
Loughborough 09/11 ?   21/25 21/26
Trent South Jn 09/20 ?   21/20 ?
Spondon 09/25 ?   21/15 ?
Derby 09.31a ~ 09.33d 09.32 ~ 09.35   21.03a ~ 21.11d 21.03 ~ 21.11

 

Location Booked Actual
Ambergate Jn 09/42 ?
Clay Cross South Jn 09/50 ?
Chesterfield 09/53 ?
Dronfield 09/58 ?
Dore South Jn 10/04 10/03
Totley Tunnel East 10/06 ?
Grindleford 10/12 ?
Edale 10/23 10/25
Chinley 10/27 10/32
New Mills South Jn 10/31 ?
Hazel Grove 10/36 10/43
Stockport 10/41 10/50
Slade Lane Jn 10/46 ?
Manchester Piccadilly 10c50 ~ 10c52 10.58 ~ 10.59
Oxford Road 10/54 ?
Deansgate 10/56 ?
Ordsall Lane Jn 11/00 ?
Salford Crescent 11/02 ?
Bolton 11/11 11/15
Lostock Jn 11/16 ?
Chorley 11/28 11/32
Euxton Jn 11/32 ?
Preston 11/40 11/43
Kirkham North Jn 11/55 11/52
Poulton-le-Fylde 12/06 ?
Blackpool North 12.20a ~ 14.05d 12.05 ~ 14.05
Poulton-le-Fylde 14/11 ?
Kirkham North Jn 14/18 ?
Preston 14.28 ~ 14.33 14.28 ~ 14.46
Lancaster 14/49 15/00
Carnforth 14/54 15.05 ~ 15.06
Oxenholme 15/03 15/15
Tebay 15/13 15/26
Penrith 15/28 15/38
Upperby Bridge Jn 15/46 ?
Upperby Jn 15c52 ~ 15c54 15.53 ~ 15.56
London Road Jn 15/57 16/00
Petteril Bridge Jn 16/00 ?
Appleby 16/35 16/35
Kirkby Stephen 16/48 16/49
Garsdale 17p04a ~ 17p14d 17.07 ~ 17.19
Blea Moor 17/22 ?
Settle Jn 17/40 17/47
Hellifield 17/48 17/54
Clitheroe 18/10 ?
Blackburn 18c29 ~ 18c35 18.34 ~ 18.40
Darwen 18*45 ~ 18*47 18.48 ~ 18.49
Bromley Cross 18/59 ?
Bolton 19/06 19.04 ~ 19.06
Salford Crescent 19/17 ?
Ordsall Lane Jn ? 19.20 ~ 19.27
Deansgate 19/21 ?
Oxford Road 19/23 ?
Manchester Piccadilly 19c25 ~ 19c27 19.32 ~ 19.33
Slade Lane Jn 19/31 ?
Stockport 19/36 19/40
Cheadle Hulme 19/39 ?
Macclesfield 19/51 19/58
Kidsgrove 20/03 ?
Etruria 20/10 ?
Stoke-on-Trent 20/14 20.14 ~ 20.16
Uttoxeter 20/40 20/42
North Staffordshire Jn 20/56 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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