24th November 1990

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Hills of the North (125 Special)
 125 Special (no.54)

HST Used ?????

Route : 1Z30 throughout

HST Route
as listed London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Spondon - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Dore South Jn - Edale - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove - Edgeley Jn - Stockport - Slade Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly - Oxford Road - Deansgate - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Darwen - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
as listed Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Mexborough - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Station Jn - Treeton Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill Jn - Tapton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Gary Thornton (from brochure listing of 125 specials) & Alan Restell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

An error on the timings provided in the tour brochure is noted; times for Chesterfield and Clay Cross South Jn on the return appear to be transposed.

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 St Pancras 07.33d 21.14a 677.06
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 07/37 21/05 673.06
6.79 Hendon 07/39 21/01 670.07
19.71 St Albans City 07.48a ~ 07.49d 20.47a ~ 20.48d 657.15
30.19 Luton 07.58a ~ 07.59d 20.37a ~ 20.38d 646.67
40.24 Flitwick 08/07 20/30 636.62
49.65 Bedford Midland 08.14a ~ 08.15d 20.21a ~ 20.22d 627.27
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/22 20/15 620.41
65.11 Wellingborough 08.26a ~ 08.27d 20.07a ~ 20.08d 611.75
72.01 Kettering 08/34 19/59 605.05
82.74 Market Harborough 08/42 19/51 594.12
95.71 Wigston North Jn 08/52 19/41 581.15
99.07 Leicester 08.59a ~ 09.01d 19.35a ~ 19.37d 577.79
103.78 Syston South Jn 09/06 19/28 573.08
111.46 Loughborough 09/11 19/23 565.40
119.16 Trent South Jn 09/17 19/17 557.70
125.67 Spondon 09/22 19/11 551.19
128.37 Derby 09.29a ~ 09.31d 19.04a ~ 19.07d 548.49
138.30 Ambergate Jn 09/40 18/55 538.56
148.38 Clay Cross South Jn 09/48 18/43 528.48
152.48 Chesterfield 09/51 18/44 524.38
? Tapton Jn ? 18/42 523.79

 

M.C Location Booked
157.72 Dronfield 09/55
160.21 Dore South Jn 09/59
161.48 Totley Tunnel East 10/02
165.18 Grindleford 10/07
175.51 Edale 10/18
181.38 Chinley 10/24
184.01 New Mills South Jn 10/27
189.72 Hazel Grove 10/36
192.12 Edgeley Jn 10/41
192.57 Stockport 10/44
196.22 Slade Lane Jn 10/48
198.47 Manchester Piccadilly 10c52 ~ 10c54
199.10 Oxford Road 10/56
199.39 Deansgate 10/58
200.58 Salford Crescent 11/02
209.62 Bolton 11/20
212.59 Bromley Cross 11/39
219.39 Darwen 11/50
223.51 Blackburn 11/58
234.49 Clitheroe 12/14
247.77 Hellifield 12/39
251.22 Settle Jn 12/42
266.07 Blea Moor 13/01
273.37 Garsdale 13/09
283.22 Kirkby Stephen 13/37
294.04 Appleby 13.40a ~ 14.45d
323.74 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/18
324.66 Carlisle 15.21a ~ 15.36d
325.58 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/39
335.63 Brampton 15/50
347.71 Haltwhistle 16/02
364.16 Hexham 16/21
374.36 Prudhoe 16/32
381.01 Blaydon 16/39
384.43 Norwood Jn 16/45
386.05 Low Fell Jn 16/47
397.29 Durham 16/57
407.25 Ferryhill South Jn 17/04
419.32 Darlington 17/11
433.46 Northallerton 17/19
441.26 Thirsk 17/24
463.42 York 17c38 ~ 17c41
469.03 Colton Jn 17/46
477.07 Hambleton North Jn 17/51
482.66 Temple Hirst Jn 17/54
491.66 Shaftholme Jn 18/00
496.05 Doncaster 18/05
498.06 Hexthorpe Jn 18/09
503.11 Mexborough 18/14
503.79 Swinton Jn 18/16
506.15 Aldwarke Jn 18/19
508.34 Masborough Station Jn 18/21
511.73 Treeton Jn 18/25
515.10 Beighton Jn 18/31
521.12 Barrow Hill Jn 18/37

Timings continue in first table.

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