13th March 1993

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Thames-Forth (125 Special)
(125 Special No.99)

HST Used 43043 + 9x HST coaches + 43076

Route :

HST Used Route
as listed London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Low Fell Jn - Norwood Jn - Hexham - Brampton - Haltwhistle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - Gretna Jn - Dumfries - Kirkconnel - Mauchline Jn - Annbank Jn - Newton Jn - Barassie Jn (1) - Kilmarnock
as listed Kilmarnock - Barrhead - Crossmyloof - Muirhouse South Jn - Muirhouse Central Jn - Terminus Jn - Shields Jn (1)
as listed Shields Jn - High Street Jn - Bellgrove - Springburn - Cowlairs West Jn - Lenzie - Falkirk High - Linlithgow - Winchburgh Jn - Newbridge - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Alan Costello comments; booked route was; Barassie Jn - Irvine - Kilwinning - Dalry - Lochwinnoch - Paisley Gilmour St - Shields Jn, but due to an unknown problem (at least to me) the train was diverted as shown above.

Source : Alan Costello

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 07.30d 22.58a 902.68
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/34 22/47 900.27
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/36 22/45 897.70
12.57 Potters Bar 07.41a ~ 07.43d 22.38a ~ 22.40d 890.11
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 07/49 22/33 882.43
23.73 Woolmer Green 07/52 22/31 878.75
27.45 Stevenage 07.55a ~ 07.57d 22.25a ~ 22.27d 875.23
31.74 Hitchin 08/00 22/22 870.74
44.10 Sandy 08/06 22/17 858.58
58.70 Huntingdon 08/15 22/09 843.78
- Conington - 22/05 834.40
69.26 Holme 08/20 - -
76.29 Peterborough 08.26a ~ 08.27d 21.55a ~ 21.58d 826.39
84.64 Tallington 08/36 21/49 818.04
99.61 Stoke Jn 08/44 21/41 803.07
105.38 Grantham 08/47 21/35 797.30
109.56 Barkston South Jn 08/50 21/29 793.12
120.08 Newark Northgate 08/55 21/22 782.60
138.49 Retford 09/05 21/06 764.19
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 09/12 20/57 750.68
155.77 Doncaster 09/15 20/55 746.71
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 09/18 20/52 742.52
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 09/23 20/47 733.52
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 09/28 20/43 727.73
182.79 Colton Jn 09/35 20/38 719.69
188.40 York 09/40 20/32 714.28
190.11 Skelton Jn 09/42 20/29 712.57
198.00 Tollerton Jn 09/47 20/23 704.68
210.56 Thirsk 09/54 20/16 692.12
218.36 Northallerton 09/58 20/12 684.32
232.50 Darlington 10/05 20/04 670.18
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 10/12 19/57 658.11
247.33 Tursdale Jn 10/14 19/55 655.35
254.53 Durham 10/18 19/49 648.15

 

M.C Location Booked
? Birtley Jn 10/24
265.77 Low Fell Jn 10/33
267.39 Norwood Jn 10/38
271.01 Blaydon 10/46
277.46 Prudhoe 10/56
287.66 Hexham 11/09
304.11 Haltwhistle 11/29
316.19 Brampton 11/44
322.74 Wetheral 11/52
326.24 Petteril Bridge Jn 11/59
327.16 Carlisle 12c03 ~ 12c05
335.73 Gretna Jn 12/13
344.74 Annan 12/21
360.23 Dumfries 12/35
363.55 Holywood 12/39
374.28 Thornhill 12/48
389.55 Kirkonnel 13/03
397.11 New Cumnock 13/10
404.46 Auchinleck 13/16
409.04 Mauchline Jn 13t19 ~ 13t21
415.61 Annbank Jn 13/31
419.70 Newton Jn 13t39 ~ 13t40
426.41 Barassie Jn 13/47
430.22 Irvine 13/51
433.50 Kilwinning 13/54
437.08 Dalry 13/58
443.73 Lochwinnoch 14/02
453.03 Paisley Gilmour Street 14c14 ~ 14c16
454.08 Arkleston Jn 14/18
458.48 Shields Jn 14/23
461.05 High Street Jn 14/33
461.23 Bellgrove 14/35
463.59 Springburn 14/42
464.22 Cowlairs West Jn 14c48 ~ 14c50
468.55 Lenzie 14/56
479.64 Greenhill Upper Jn 15/09
487.15 Polmont Jn 15/19
492.11 Linlithgow 15/22
497.09 Winchburgh Jn 15/30
501.14 Newbridge 15/33
507.28 Haymarket West Jn 15/40
508.37 Haymarket 15/45
509.56 Edinburgh Waverley 15.53a ~ 17.55d
513.15 Portobello Jn 17/59
515.71 Monktonhall Jn 18/01
527.36 Drem 18/11
538.61 Dunbar 18/18
550.70 Grantshouse 18/27
556.70 Reston 18/31
? sig. EG402 18/39
567.12 Berwick-upon-Tweed 18/39
583.55 Belford 18/48
599.23 Alnmouth 19/00
617.42 Morpeth 19/15
634.12 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 19c35 ~ 19c37
634.66 King Edward Bridge South Jn 19/39

Timings continue in first table.

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