3rd May 1997
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Chester & Bodnant
| Loco Used | ????? & 87101 |
Route : 1T56 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 87101 | Euston - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Stafford - Crewe |
| ????? | Crewe - Chester |
| ????? | Chester - Crewe |
| 87101 | Crewe - Stafford - Nuneaton - Rugby - Northampton - Euston |
Notes :
In conjunction with Crewe IETD Open Day.
Source : Nigel Rollings
(joined at Crewe/left at Euston)
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nigel Rollings)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| 0.00 | Euston | 07.58d | 21.28a |
| 5.65 | Willesden Junction | 08/05 | 21/16 |
| 11.30 | Harrow & Wealdstone | 08/09 | 21/12 |
| 17.35 | Watford Junction | 08.14a ~ 08.15d | 20.52a ~ 20.54d |
| 31.53 | Tring | 08/25 | 20/42 |
| 38.16 | Ledburn Jn | 08/29 | 20/38 |
| 46.46 | Bletchley | 08/35 | 20/33 |
| 49.65 | Milton Keynes Central | 08.38a ~ 08.40d | 20.27a ~ 20.29d |
| 56.47 | Hanslope Jn | 08/51 | 20/21 |
| 65.68 | Northampton | 09.06a ~ 09.08d | 19.59a ~ 20.01d |
| 75.37 | Long Buckby | 09/17 | 19/49 |
| 84.67 | Rugby | 09/27 | 19/41 |
| 99.37 | Nuneaton | 09/40 | 19/30 |
| 112.39 | Tamworth | 09/50 | 19/22 |
| 118.50 | Lichfield Trent Valley | 09/54 | 19/18 |
| 123.58 | Armitage | 09/57 | 19/15 |
| 129.35 | Colwich | 10/07 | 19/11 |
| 135.70 | Stafford | 10/13 | 19/07 |
| 141.19 | Norton Bridge | 10/21 | 19/01 |
| 152.21 | Madeley Jn | 10/29 | 18/54 |
| 158.43 | Basford Hall Jn | 10/36 | 18/50 |
| 160.27 | Crewe | 10L45a ~ llL02d | 18L47a ~ 18L27d |
| 161.68 | Steel Works | 11/05 | 18/22 |
| 171.07 | Beeston Castle | 11/13 | 18/15 |
| 181.37 | Chester | 11.35a | 18.03 |