3rd June 1990
Hertfordshire Railtours
The Coalville & Calverton Caboodle
| Locos Used | 56070, 56078, 58033 & 58045 |
| Stock Used | 5028+5038+9457+4998+4856+4916+5035+5032 |
Route : 1T05 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 58045 | 08.24 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Wigston North Jn - Knighton Jn - Coalville |
| 56078 | 13.30 Coalville - Moira West Jn - Birmingham Curve Jn - Leicester Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Nottingham |
| 56070 (1) | Nottingham - Radford Jn - Bestwood Park Jn - Calverton Colliery |
| 56078 | Calverton Colliery - Bestwood Park Jn - Radford Jn - Lenton North Jn - Lenton South Jn - Trent East Jn - Trent South Jn - (via MML) - Leicester |
| 58033 | Leicester - (via MML) - London St Pancras |
Notes :
(1) 56078 on rear.
Sources : Alan Costello & Richard Rooker (on the train
throughout) & Geoff Cook
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Photo Review

56070 at Nottingham (photo: John Cassey)

56078 at Leicester (photo: Mark Sawyer)

58033 waiting to depart Leicester (photo: John Cassey)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Cassey)
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | M.C | |
| 0.00 | St Pancras | 08.24d | 08.25 | 20.15a | ? | 304.21 | |
| 4.00 | West Hampstead | 08/31 | 08/35 | 20/09 | ? | 300.21 | |
| 6.79 | Hendon | 08/34 | 08/40 | 20/04 | ? | 297.22 | |
| 19.71 | St Albans City | 08.47a ~ 08.48d | 08.53 ~ 08.54 | 19.48a ~ 19.50d | 19.53 ~ ??.?? | 284.30 | |
| 30.19 | Luton | 09.00a ~ 09.01d | 09.06 ~ 09.07 | 19.34 ~ 19.36 | 19.41 ~ 19.42 | 274.02 | |
| 40.24 | Flitwick | 09/12 | 09/25 | 19/21 | 19/32 | 263.77 | |
| 49.78 | Bedford North Jn | 09/22 | 09/34 | 19/08 | 19/25 | 254.23 | |
| 56.45 | Sharnbrook | 09/28 | 09/39 | 158/53 | 19/20 | 247.56 | |
| 65.11 | Wellingborough | 09/36 | 09/46 | 18/44 | 19/13 | 239.10 | |
| 72.01 | Kettering | 09.44a ~ 09.45d | 09.55 ~ 09.57 | 18.35a ~ 18.37d | 19.04 ~ 19.06 | 232.20 | |
| 82.74 | Market Harborough | 09/58 | 10/12 | 18/22 | 18/53 | 221.27 | |
| 95.71 | Wigston North Jn | 10/11 | 10/23 | 18/10 | 18/43 | 208.30 |
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 97.45 | Knighton Jn | 10c13 ~ 10c15 | 10.25 ~ 10.28 |
| ? | Bagworth Jn | 10/35 | 10/50 |
| ? | Bardon Mill | 10/40 | 10/53 |
| 113.05 | Coalville Mantle Lane | 10.50a ~ 13.30d | 11.03 ~ 14.01 |
| 120.67 | Moira West Jn | 13/50 | 14/20 |
| 126.40 | Birmingham Curve Jn | 14/04 | 14/36 |
| 127.00 | Leicester Jn | 14/05 | 14/37 |
| 127.30 | Burton-on-Trent | 14/06 | 14/40 |
| 133.47 | Stenson Jn | 14/13 | 14/49 |
| 146.01 | Sheet Stores Jn | 14/34 | 15/09 |
| 146.42 | Trent East Jn | 14/36 | 15/10 |
| 153.22 | Nottingham | 14L50a ~ 15L20d | 15.21 ~ 15.43 |
| 155.38 | Radford Jn | 15/30 | 15/50 |
| 159.69 | Bestwood Park Jn | 15t44 ~ 15t45 | 16.09 ~ 16.10 |
| 166.43 | Calverton Colliery | 16L15 ~ 16L25 | 16.42 ~ 16.53 |
| 173.17 | Bestwood Park Jn | 16t55 ~ 16t56 | 17.26 ~ 17.27 |
| 177.48 | Radford Jn | 17/12 | 17/43 |
| 178.47 | Lenton North Jn | 17/15 | 17/48 |
| 178.74 | Lenton South Jn | 17/17 | 17/49 |
| 184.34 | Trent East Jn | 17/24 | 17/55 |
| 185.05 | Trent South Jn | 17/25 | 17/56 |
| 192.55 | Loughborough | 17/35 | 18/02 |
| 200.23 | Syston South Jn | 17/39 | 18/08 |
| 205.14 | Leicester | 17L44a ~ 18L05d | 18.15 ~ 18.38 |
Timings continue in first table.
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