21st September 2024

Midland Pullman
Beamish & Durham Pullman

HST Used 43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999'+44081+41169+40801+41176+40802+41108+41149+43047

Route :
1Z89 : Newport to Durham
1Z90 : Durham to Newport

HST Route
43046 T&T 43047 Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Chepstow - Lydney - Gloucester - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield (1) - Wincobank Jn - Holmes Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Durham
43047 T&T 43046 Durham - (reverse of outward route) - Masborough Jn - Treeton Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Spondon - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - Loughborough - Syston South Jn - Leicester (1) - Wigston North Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - (reverse of outward route) - Newport

Notes :
(1) The outward leg was diverted via Sheffield, due to reason(s) unknown. The return leg was diverted via Leicester, due to a thunderstorm.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains & OpenRail)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Newport 05.00d [P1] [UR] 05.00   22.41a [P1] 22.36
Maindee West Jn 05/02 05/02   22/38½ 23/35
Llanwern West Jn 05/05 [UM] 05/05   22/34½ 23/31
Severn Tunnel Junction 05.11a ~ 05.13d [P2] 05.12 ~ 05.16   22.17a ~ 22.20d [P1] [DR] 23.22 ~ 23.24
Chepstow 05.21a ~ 05.23d 05.24 ~ 05.25   22.05a ~ 22.08d 23.12 ~ 23.13
Lydney 05.30a ~ 05.32d 05.37 ~ 05.40   21.52a ~ 21.55d 22.49 ~ 23.03
Awre 05/38 05/46   21/46 22/42
Gloucester 05.51a ~ 05.53d [P4] 06.00 ~ 06.09   21.30a ~ 21.33d [P2] 22.25 ~ 22.28
Horton Road Jn 05/54 06/11   21/28 22/24
Barnwood Jn 05/56 06/12   21/27 22/21
Cheltenham Spa 06.01a ~ 06.04d [P2] 06.18 ~ 06.23   21.19a ~ 21.22d [P1] 22.10 ~ 22.14
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 06/10 06/29   20*59 ~ 21*10 [DGL] 22/04
Abbotswood Jn 06/16½ 06/35   20/52 21/56
Worcestershire Parkway 06.19a ~ 06.22d [P1] 06.36 ~ 06.40   20.47a ~ 20.50d [P2] 21.51 ~ 21.55
Stoke Works Jn 06/30½ 06/49   20/39½ 21/40
Bromsgrove 06/32 [P2] 06/51   20/38½ [P3] 21/29
Barnt Green 06.39a ~ 06.45d [P1] [UGF] 06.57 ~ 07.00   20.30a ~ 20.33d [P2] 21.16 ~ ?
Longbridge 06/51½ 07/03   20*18 ~ 20*25 [P2] 21.12 ~ 21.14
Kings Norton 06/53½ 07/09   20/12½ [DGS] 21/10
Lifford East Jn 06/55½ 07/10   20/05½ 21/08
Bordesley Jn 07/09 07/16   20/01 21/03
St Andrews Jn 07/13½ 07/17   20/00 21/02
Landor Street Jn 07c16 ~ 07c17 [ML] 07/18?   19c56 ~ 19c58 20.59 ~ 21.01
Castle Bromwich Jn 07/24 07/23   19/50 20/55
Water Orton 07/25 07/26   19/48½ [DW] [ML] 20/54
Coleshill Parkway 07/28 [P2] 07/28   DIV ?
Whitacre Jn 07/29½ 07/31   DIV 20/49
Abbey Jn - -   DIV ?
Nuneaton - -   DIV 20/34
Hinckley - -   DIV 20/28
Wigston North Jn - -   DIV 20/18
Leicester - -   DIV 20/14
Syston South Jn - -   DIV 20/04
Loughborough - -   DIV 19/57
Trent South Jn - -   DIV ?
Sheet Stores Jn - -   DIV 19/52
Spondon - -   DIV ?
Kingsbury Jn 07/34½ 07/35   19/45½ DIV
Tamworth HL 07/41½ [P3] 07/43 [P3]   19/37 [P4] DIV
Wichnor Jn 07/49 07/49   19/29 DIV
Burton-on-Trent 07/54 [P1] 07/54   19/24½ [P2] DIV
Clay Mills Jn 07/56½ 07/56   19/20½ DIV
North Stafford Jn 08/00½ 07/59   19/18½ DIV
Stenson Jn 08/01 08/00   19/18 DIV
L.N.W. Jn 08/03½ [UTF] 08/02   19/15 [DTF] DIV
Derby 08*06 ~ 08*07 [P1] [A] 08.04 ~ 08.09   18*55 ~ 19*13 [P2] 19.23 ~ 19.35 [P6]
St Mary's South Jn 08/09½ [DF] 08/11   18/53½ [B] 19/07
Ambergate Jn 08/15½ 08/17   18/48 18/52
Clay Cross North Jn 08/23 [EL] 08/24   18/41½ [ML] 18/45
Chesterfield South Jn 08/25 [DBH] 08/26   18/39½ 18/43
Chesterfield 08/26 [P3] 08/27 [P1]   18/38½ [P2] 18/41
Tapton Jn 08/26½ 08/28   18/38 [ML] 18/39
Barrow Hill North Jn 08/29½ DIV   18/35 18/31
Beighton Jn 08/35 DIV   18/29½ 18/25
Treeton Jn 08/38½ DIV   18/25½ 18/22
Dore Station Jn DIV 08/37   - -
Sheffield DIV 08/44   - -
Wincobank Jn DIV 08/48   - -
Holmes Jn DIV 08/50   - -
Masborough Jn 08/42 08/51   18/21½ 18/18
Aldwarke Jn 08/45½ 08/53   18/17½ 18/15
Swinton 08/50 08/55   18/15½ 18/13
Moorthorpe 09/01 [P2] 09/01   18/02 [P1] 18/00
Pontefract Baghill 09/08½ 09/07   17/51 17/53
Ferrybridge North Jn 09/10½ 09/09   17/47½ 17/49
Milford Jn 09/22 09/15   17/43 17/42
Church Fenton 09/31½ [P2] [NNL] 09/21   17/33½ [P1] 17/34
Colton South Jn 09*40 ~ 09*43 [LSL] ? ~ 09.41   17/30 17/27
Colton Jn 09/44 [LSL] 09/43   17/29½ [NNL] 17/26
York 09c50 ~ 09c57 [P11] 09.49 ~ 09.58 [P11]   17c22 ~ 17c24 [P5] [NNL] 17.20 ~ 17.21
Skelton Jn 10/00 [DF] 10/00   17/17½ 17/16
Tollerton Jn 10/05 [DF] 10/07   17/12½ [UF] 17/10
Thirsk 10/11 [DF] 10/13   17/03½ [UF] 17/02
Northallerton 10/18 10/19   16/56½ [UF] 16/57
Darlington 10/27 [DM] 10/28   16/49½ [UM] 16/49
Ferryhill South Jn 10/43 10/40   16/42 16/42
Tursdale Jn 10*48  10*58 [DS] ? ~ 10.52   16/40½ 16/40
Durham 11.06a [P2] 11.03   16.34d [P1] 16.34


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z89 : (43046 T&T 43047) : Durham to Birtley Jn
5Z89 : (43047 T&T 43046) : Birtley Jn to Ferryhill South Jn

Location Booked
Durham 11.12d [P2]
Birtley Jn 11.23 ~ 11.36
Durham 11/46 [P1]
Tursdale Jn 11/51
Ferryhill South Jn 11.58a

5Z90 : (43047 T&T 43046) : Ferryhill South Jn to Darlington
5Z90 : (43046 T&T 43047) : Darlington to Birtley Jn
5Z90 : (43047 T&T 43046) : Birtley Jn to Durham

Location Booked
Ferryhill South Jn 15.16d
Darlington 15.26 ~ 15.33 [DUS]
Ferryhill South Jn 15/44
Tursdale Jn 15/46
Durham 15/51 [DM]
Birtley Jn 16.02 ~ 16.16
Durham 16.28a [P1]


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