9th May 1992

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Kipper Catcher
(125 Special no. 89)

HST Used 43060+43076

Route :

HST Route
43076 + 43060 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Bedford - Kettering - Wellingborough - Kettering - Wigston South Jn - Leicester - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Toton Centre - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Beighton Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton Jn - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Turners Land Jn - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Wortley Jn - Apperley Jn - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Carnforth East Jn - Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston
43060 + 43076 Preston - Kirkham - Poulton-le-Fylde - Blackpool North
43076 + 43060 Blackpool North - Poulton-le-Fylde - Kirkham - Preston - Wigan North Western - Warrington Bank Quay - Acton Grange Jn - Weaver Jn - Winsford - Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Lichfield TV - Nuneaton - Wigston South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras


43060 at the stops of platform 1, Blackpool North station.

Source & photo : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Bedford)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 St Pancras 07.40d ?   21.22a ? 546.18
4.00 West Hampstead 07/45 ?   21/13 ? 542.18
6.79 Hendon 07/47 ?   21/08 ? 539.19
19.71 St Albans 07.55a ~ 07.56d ?   20.54a ~ 20.55d ? 526.27
30.19 Luton 08.05a ~ 08.06d ?   20.44a ~ 20.45d ? 515.79
40.24 Flitwick 08/13 ?   20/37 ? 505.74
49.65 Bedford 08.21a ~ 08.23d 08.25 ~ 08.27   20.28a ~ 20.29d 20.59 ~ 21.00 496.33
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/29 08/34   20/23 ? 489.53
65.11 Wellingborough 08/35 08/38   20/18 20/37 481.07
72.01 Kettering 08.42a ~ 08.43d 08.44 ~ 08.45   20.11a ~ 20.12d 20.29 ~ 20.31 474.17
82.74 Market Harborough 08/51 08/54   20/03 20/20 463.24

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
95.71 Wigston North Jn 09/02 09/02
99.07 Leicester 09.06a ~ 09.07d 09.07 ~ 09.09
103.78 Syston South Jn 09/16 ?
111.46 Loughborough 09/22 09/20
119.16 Trent South Jn 09/29 09/27
121.26 Toton Jn 09/31 09/32
133.69 Pye Bridge Jn 09/41 ?
142.10 Clay Cross South Jn 09/47 09/49
146.20 Chesterfield 09c51a ~ 09c52d 09/53
155.48 Beighton Jn 10/03 10/03
164.44 Aldwarke Jn 10/10 10/11
166.60 Swinton Jn 10/12 10/12
174.51 Moorthorpe 10/20 10/18
175.28 South Kirkby Jn 10/22 ?
181.27 Hare Park Jn 10/27 10/27
182.56 Crofton West Jn 10/30 10/29
184.38 Turners Lane Jn 10/34 10/34
187.60 Altofts Jn 10/39 10/38
197.00 Engine Shed Jn 10/50 10/47
197.32 Whitehall Jn 10c52a ~ 10c54d 10/54
197.77 Wortley Jn 10/56 10/56
203.57 Apperley Jn 11/03 11/02
207.23 Guiseley Jn 11/06 11/06
213.64 Keighley 11/17 11/18
222.79 Skipton 11*33a ~ 11*41d 11/39
232.73 Hellifield 11/52 11/51
236.18 Settle Jn 11/56 11/56
251.20 Wennington 12/14 12/13
260.36 Carnforth East Jn 12/24 12/24
260.64 Carnforth 12.27a ~ 12.30d 12.25 ~ 12.29
267.04 Lancaster 12/36 12/35
288.02 Preston 12.54a ~ 13.15d 12.55 ~ 13.01
295.69 Kirkham 13/25 13/10
302.33 Poulton-le-Fylde 13/32 13/17
305.51 Blackpool North 13.48a ~ 17.54d 13.24 ~ 17.54
308.69 Poulton-le-Fylde 17/59 17/59
315.33 Kirkham 18/06 18/06
323.20 Preston 18c19a ~ 18c21d 18.16 ~ 18.17
328.56 Euxton Jn 18/24 18/25
338.30 Wigan North Western 18/30 18/34
339.59 Springs Branch Jn 18/31 18/38
346.54 Winwick Jn 18/36 18/43
350.10 Warrington Bank Quay 18/38 18/45
351.77 Acton Grange Jn 18/40 18/47
357.01 Weaver Jn 18/43 18/50
366.60 Winsford 18/48 18/55
374.21 Crewe 18/55 19/01
382.27 Madeley Jn 19/00 19/07
393.29 Norton Bridge 19/06 19/12
398.58 Stafford 19/10 19/16
401.54 Whitehouse Jn 19/12 19/18
405.13 Colwich Jn 19/14 19/20
410.70 Armitage Jn 19/17 19/24
415.78 Lichfield TV 19/21 19/27
422.09 Tamworth 19/24 19/32
435.11 Nuneaton 19c36a ~ 19c38d 19.41 ~ 19.43
436.08 Nuneaton Midland Jn 19/40 19/47
450.57 Wigston South Jn 19/55 20/04

Timings continue in first table.

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