2nd March 2014

UK Railtours
The Peak Rail Pioneer - 125 Special
(125 Special No. 164)

HST Used 43047 & 43052
Stock Used 44046+42133+42331+42131+42132+40746+41041+41156

Route :
1Z42 : London St Pancras to Rowsley South
1Z43 : Rowsley South to London St Pancras

HST Route
43052 + 43047 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Derby - Ambergate - Matlock - Darley Dale - Rowsley South
43047 + 43052 Rowsley South - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes : 
(1) This was reported as the first known visit of an H.S.T. to Rowsley.

Source : Doug Lindsay

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Doug Lindsay & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 London St Pancras 08.30d [P3] 08.30   17.31a [P4] 17.48
0.59 Dock Jn South 08/31 [DF] 08/31   17/29 ?
0.76 Dock Jn North 08/32 08/32   17/28 ?
1.42 Kentish Town 08/33 [P4] [DS] 08/33   17/27 17/46
2.13 Carlton Road Jn 08/34 08/34   17/26 17/45
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 08/36 [P2] 08/35   17/22 [P3] 17/43
6.79 Hendon 08/41 08/37   17/20 17/41
? Radlett Jn 08/50 08/47   17/16 17/37
19.71 St Albans City 08/54 [P2] 08/51   17/13 [P3] 17/34
24.51 Harpenden 09/02 ?   17/11 ?
29.19 Luton Airport Parkway 09.07a ~ 09.09d [P2] 09.00 ~ ?   17.04a ~ 17.06d [P3] 17.24 ~ 17.27
30.19 Luton 09/10 [P3] 09/10   17/03 [P4] [UF] 17/22
? Leagrave Jn 09/18 ?   16/58 ?
40.24 Flitwick 09/23 [P2] 09/18   16/53 [P1] 17/17
49.16 Bedford South Jn 09/31 [DF] 09/26   16/47 17/10
49.65 Bedford 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P4] 09.29 ~ 09.34   16.43a ~ 16.45d [P3] 17.03 ~ 17.06
49.78 Bedford North Jn 09/35 ?   16/42 [US] ?
56.45 Sharnbrook Jn 09/39 09/39   16/37 16/57
65.11 Wellingborough 09/44 09/44   16/32 16/51
72.01 Kettering 09.50a ~ 09.51d [P4] 09.51 ~ 09.53   16.22a ~ 16.24d [P3] 16.43 ~ 16.45
82.74 Market Harborough 10/04 10/01   16/13 16/30
95.71 Wigston North Jn 10/14 10/12   16/04 16/21
99.07 Leicester 10.17a ~ 10.18d [P2] 10.17 ~ 10.18   16.00a ~ 16.01d [P3] 16.15 ~ 16.17
103.78 Syston South Jn 10/24 10/23   15/56 16/11
107.00 Sileby Jn 10/26 ?   15/53 16/09
111.46 Loughborough 10/30 [P1] 10/29   15/51 [P2] 16/05
? Loughborough Jn 10/31 [DS] ?   15/49 [UF] ?
? Ratcliffe Jn 10/40 [DF] 10/40   15/41 [US] 15/56
119.16 Trent South Jn 10/45 10/42   15/40 [UF] 15/55
119.58 Sheet Stores Jn 10/47 10/42½   15/39 15/54
125.67 Spondon 10/51 10/49   15/34 15/50
128.37 Derby 10c58 ~ 11c02 [P4] 10.57 ~ 11.00   15c27 ~ 15c29 [P4] 15.44 ~ 15.46
138.30 Ambergate Jn 11/11 11/11   15/20 15/34
138.67 Ambergate 11t13 ~ 11t15 ?   15t12 ~ 15t17 ?
145.49 Matlock 11.29a ~ 11.35d [P1] 11.29 ~ ?   14.45a ~ 14.59d [P1] ? ~ 15.19
147.64 Darley Dale 11t55 ?   14t30 ?
148.78 Rowsley South  12.00a ?   14.25d ?


Associated Workings on Peak Rail

0-6-0ST 'Lord Phil' (with D8 'Penyghent' on rear) : Matlock to Rowsley South
D8 'Penyghent' (with 0-6-0ST 'Lord Phil' on rear) : Rowsley South to Matlock
Stock used : 5235+1970+26025+9404+1835+4974+26043

Location Booked   Booked
Matlock 12.17d [P2]   13.18d [P2]
Darley Dale 12.27a ~ 12.29d   13.28a ~ 13.30d
Rowsley South 12.34a ~ 12.54d   13.35a ~ 13.55d
Darley Dale 12.59a ~ 13.01d   14.00a ~ 14.02d
Matlock 13.11a [P2]   14.12a [P2]


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