13th February 1993
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Midland Peaks
(125 Special No.96)
| HST Used | 43051 + 43064 |
Route :
| HST Used | Route |
| 43051 + 43064 | London St Pancras - (via MML) - Bedford |
| 43064 + 43051 | Bedford - Stewartby - Fenny Stratford - (via Bletchley Flyover) - Claydon LNE Jn - Bicester - Oxford |
| 43051 + 43064 | Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Matlock |
| 43064 + 43051 | Matlock - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Spondon - Trent South Jn - Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray - Corby - Kettering - (via MML) - London St Pancras |
Notes :
(1) A special service ran on Peak Rail for
passengers on the tour. Two “J94” type
locos 'The Duke' and 'Warrington' were working . 'Warrington' worked the 15.05
departure from Matlock , both locos worked the 15.35 departure from Darley Dale.
Source : Pete Drury
(on the train throughout)
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Pete Drury)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | St Pancras | 07.50d | 20.36a | 376.29 |
| 4.00 | West Hampstead | 07/55 | 20/29 | 372.29 |
| 6.79 | Hendon | 07/57 | 20/27 | 369.30 |
| 19.71 | St Albans | 08.05a ~ 08.06d | 20.16a ~ 20.18d | 356.38 |
| 30.19 | Luton | 08.15a ~ 08.16d | 20.05a ~ 20.07d | 346.10 |
| 40.24 | Flitwick | 08/27 | 19/58 | 336.05 |
| 49.65 | Bedford | 08.31a ~ 08.45d | 19.49a ~ 19.51d | 326.44 |
| M.C | Location | Booked |
| 65.52 | Flyover Jn | 09/28 |
| 66.32 | Summit of Flyover | 09/31 |
| 73.46 | Winslow | 09.46 ~ 10.01 |
| 79.13 | Claydon LNE Jn | 10/16 |
| 85.67 | Bicester London Road LC | 10.30 ~ 10.37 |
| 96.45 | Oxford North Jn | 10/58 |
| 97.49 | Oxford | 11.01 ~ 11.08 |
| 100.40 | Wolvercot Jn | 11/13 |
| 115.20 | Aynho Jn | 11/25 |
| 120.24 | Banbury | 11/31 |
| 140.33 | Leamington Spa | 11/47 |
| 146.22 | Hatton | 11/55 |
| 153.03 | Dorridge | 11/59 |
| 160.13 | Tyseley | 12/10 |
| 162.19 | Bordesley Jn | 12/13 |
| 162.45 | St Andrews Jn | 12/14 |
| 163.03 | Landor Street Jn | 12c19 ~ 12c21 |
| 169.09 | Water Orton | 12/27 |
| 173.04 | Kingsbury Jn | 12/32 |
| 178.65 | Tamworth | 12/39 |
| 186.13 | Wichnor Jn | 12/44 |
| 191.56 | Burton-on-Trent | 12/48 |
| 197.73 | Stenson Jn | 12/58 |
| 202.57 | Derby | 13.03a ~ 13.31d |
| 212.50 | Ambergate Jn | 13/41 |
| 219.69 | Matlock | 13.55a ~ 17.45d |
| 227.08 | Ambergate Jn | 18/05 |
| 237.01 | Derby | 18c13 ~ 18c15 |
| 239.51 | Spondon | 18/19 |
| 246.22 | Trent South Jn | 18/24 |
| 253.72 | Loughborough | 18/29 |
| 261.13 | Syston North Jn | 18/36 |
| 261.30 | Syston East Jn | 18/38 |
| 271.12 | Melton Mowbray | 18/48 |
| 286.11 | Manton Jn | 19/01 |
| 302.29 | Kettering North Jn | 19/31 |
| 304.28 | Kettering | 19/34 |
| 311.18 | Wellingborough | 19/38 |
| 319.64 | Sharnbrook |
Timings continue in first table.
Peak Rail service
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Matlock Riverside | 14.25d | 14.55a | 15.05d | 15.45a | 16.00d | 16.30a |
| Darley Dale | 14.35 | 14.45d | 15.15a | 15.35d | 16.10a | 16.20d |