12th January 1991

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Severn Valley Circular (125 Special)
(125 Special no. 56)

HST Used Booked for a '2+9' set

Route : 1Z16 throughout

Traction Route
HST as listed London St Pancras - (via MML) - Wigston South Jn - Glen Parva Jn - Hinckley - Midland Jn - (via Nuneaton station avoiding line) - Abbey Jn - Whitacre Jn - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Bescot Curve Jn - Wednesbury - Kingswinford Jn - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster
???? Kidderminster - Bewdley - Highley - Bridgnorth
???? Bridgnorth - Highley - Bewdley - Kidderminster
HST as listed Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Evesham - Wolvercot Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (via Didcot station avoiding line) - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Maidenhead - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Brent Curve Jn - (via MML) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Was the SVR round trip using the HST (having been tripped over the link as empty stock) or SVR traction?

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

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 St Pancras 07.50d
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 07/55
6.79 Hendon 07/57
19.71 St Albans City 08.06a ~ 08.07d
30.19 Luton 08.15a ~ 08.16d
40.24 Flitwick 08/23
49.65 Bedford 08.31a ~ 08.32d
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/38
65.11 Wellingborough 08.44a ~ 08.45d
72.01 Kettering 08.53a ~ 08.54d
82.74 Market Harborough 09/03
95.41 Wigston South Jn 09/14
96.11 Glen Parva Jn 09c25 ~ 09c27
110.10 Midland Jn 09/44
111.62 Abbey Jn 09/49
121.41 Whitacre Jn 10/03
124.26 Water Orton 10/07
124.67 Park Lane Jn 10/11
137.25 Ryecroft Jn 10/42
137.67 Walsall 10/45
138.52 Pleck Jn 10/47
139.23 Bescot Curve Jn 10/48
140.70 Wednesbury 10/51
148.03 Kingswinford Jn 11/06
150.11 Stourbridge Junction 11/10
156.70 Kidderminster (BR) 11.18a
See table below for SVR round trip times
186.78 Kidderminster (BR) 14.50d
190.52 Hartlebury 14/55
196.34 Droitwich Spa 15/00
201.46 Tunnel Jn 15/05
202.13 Worcester Shrub Hill 15c07 ~ 15c09
205.18 Norton Jn 15/12
215.69 Evesham 15x20 ~ 15x21
230.68 Moreton-in-Marsh 158t37 ~ 15t39
242.08 Ascott-under-Wychwood 15/50
256.12 Wolvercot Jn 16/02
259.03 Oxford 16/07
268.50 Didcot North Jn 16/17
269.57 Didcot East Jn 16/19
286.37 Reading 16/34
291.34 Twyford 16/40
298.16 Maidenhead 16/49
303.79 Slough 16/53
313.29 Southall 17/00
316.59 Ealing Broadway 17.05a ~ 17.07d
318.14 Acton Main Line 17/13
318.66 Acton Wells Jn 17/18
321.63 Dudding Hill Jn 17/28
322.67 Brent Curve Jn 17c33 ~ 17c39
323.62 Hendon 17/49
336.54 St Albans City 17.57a ~ 17.58d
347.02 Luton 18.07a ~ 18.08d
357.07 Flitwick 18/16
366.48 Bedford 18.23a ~ 18.24d
373.28 Sharnbrook 18/29
381.74 Wellingborough 18.35a ~ 18.36d
388.64 Kettering 18.50a ~ 18.52d
399.57 Market Harborough 19/01
412.54 Wigston North Jn 19/13
415.70 Leicester 19.18a

S.V.R. Timings

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
156.70 Kidderminster Town 12.00d 14.39a 186.78
159.28 Bewdley 12/12 14/25 184.40
165.21 Highley 12/32 14/03 178.47
171.74 Bridgnorth 12.58a 13.40d 171.74

Timings continue in first table.

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