27th July 1996

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Hale Stone

Locos Used 47145, 47287 & 47304
Stock Used 3127+21266+4986+4938+4959+4915+4998+4999+4977

Route : 1Z54 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47304 + 47287 (1) London Euston - (WCML via Northampton loop) - Nuneaton
47304 (2) Nuneaton - Stafford - Basford Hall Jn - Sorting Sidings North
47145 Sorting Sidings North - Salop Goods Jn - Sydney Bridge Jn - Sandbach - Middlewich - Northwich - Hale - Deansgate Jn - Northenden Jn - Hazel Grove HL Jn - New Mills South Jn - Chinley North Jn - Chinley South Jn - Peak Forest South - Buxton Up Relief Sidings (Line Z)
47145 Buxton Up Relief Sidings (Line Z) - Peak Forest South - Chinley South Jn - Chinley East Jn - Edale - Dore West Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Lichfield TV Jn - High Level Goods Loop Jn - Stafford
47145 Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 47287 shut-down at Nuneaton owing to traction motor fire.
(2) plus 47287 dead-in-tow.

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Milton Keynes Central),
Mark Hare & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Euston 08.08d -   20.45a - 456.47
5.65 Willesden WL Jn 08/16 -   20/36 - 450.62
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 08/21 -   20/30 - 445.17
17.35 Watford Junction 08.27a ~ 08.29d -   20.22a ~ 20.23d - 439.12
31.53 Tring 08/44 -   20/07 - 424.74
38.16 Ledburn Jn 08/49 -   20/02 - 418.31
46.46 Bletchley 08/58 -   19/54 - 410.01
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 09.01a ~ 09.03d 09.55 ~ 09.57   19.45a ~ 19.47d 19.45 ~ 19.47 406.62
56.47 Hanslope Jn 09/15 10/04   19/40 19/40 400.00
65.68 Northampton 09/24 10/21   19/29 19/29 390.59
75.37 Long Buckby 09/35 10/31   19/19 19/19 381.10
84.67 Rugby 09/45 10/42   19/08 19.06a ~ 19.08d 371.60
99.37 Nuneaton 09.57a ~ 09.59d 10.55 ~ 11.28   18.42a ~ 18.44d 18.42 ~ 18.44 357.10
112.39 Tamworth LL 10/18 11/41   18/29 18/31 344.08
118.50 Lichfield Trent Valley 10/23 11/45   18/24 18/27 337.77
123.58 Armitage 10/27 11/49   18/20 18/23 332.69
129.35 Colwich Jn 10/31 11/54   18/16 18/19 327.12
135.70 Stafford 10.36a ~ 10.38d 12.06 ~ 12.09   17.52a ~ 18.07d 17.52 ~ 18.11 320.57

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
139.19 Norton Bridge 10/45 12/15
152.21 Madeley Jn 10/54 12/24
158.43 Basford Hall Jn 11/02 12/32
159.51 Sorting Sidings North 11/06 12L39a ~ 12L49d
160.20 Salop Goods Jn 11/09 12/54
161.23 Sydney Bridge Jn 11/13 12/58
164.77 Sandbach 11/22 13/09
168.57 Middlewich 11*42a ~ 12*06d 13/23
173.47 Northwich South Jn 12/25 13/36
174.02 Northwich 12c28a ~ 12c30d 13.37 ~ 13.39
177.34 Plumley 12/42 13/46
186.15 Hale 12/51 13/57
187.32 Navigation Road 12/58 13/59
187.56 Deansgate Jn 12/59 14/00
191.49 Northenden Jn 13/05 14/08
198.12 Hazel Grove HL Jn 13/15 14/23
203.41 New Mills South Jn 13/22 14/28
207.14 Chinley North Jn 13/28 14/33
207.77 Chinley South Jn 13/30 14/35
211.75 Peak Forest South 13*50a ~ 14*17d 14/43
212.50 Great Rocks Jn 14/21 14.44a ~ 14.47d
215.34 Topley Pike 14/30 14/55
218.53 Buxton Up Relief Sidings 14.42a ~ 14.57d 15.05 ~ 15.19
221.72 Topley Pike 15/11 15/27
224.56 Great Rocks Jn 15/24 15/34
225.31 Peak Forest South 15/33 15/37
229.29 Chinley South Jn 15/49 15/46
230.06 Chinley East Jn 15/50 15.47a ~ 15.50d
234.35 Edale 15/56 15/59
238.38 Earles Sidings 16/00 16/03
244.68 Grindleford 16/07 16/09
248.38 Totley Tunnel East 16/15 16/14
249.42 Dore West Jn 16/19 16/16
249.65 Sore South Jn 16/21 16/18
257.38 Chesterfield 16/31 16/26
261.48 Clay Cross South Jn 16/35 16/30
271.56 Ambergate Jn 16/44 16/38
281.49 Derby [P1] 16c56a ~ 16c58d 16.49 ~ 16.55
286.33 Stenson Jn 17/05 17/03
292.50 Burton-on-Trent 17/11 17/08
298.13 Wichnor Jn 17/16 17/14
299.37 Alrewas LC 17/19 17/17
303.23 Lichfield TV Jn 17/23 17/25
303.42 High Level Goods Loop Jn 17*26a ~ 17*31d 17.26 ~ 17.35
308.45 Armitage 17/41 17/41
314.22 Colwich Jn 17/45 17/45

Timings continue in first table.

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