12th October 1991

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Edinburgh & Bridges & The Bridges Tour
(125 Special no. 71)

HST Used 43044+43077

Route : 1F84 throughout

Tour Name HST Route
The Edinburgh & Bridges as listed London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
The Bridges Tour as listed Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockart Jn - Gorgie Jn - Haymarket West Jn - Winchburgh Jn
The Bridges Tour as listed Winchburgh Jn - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Dunfermline - Cardenden - Thornton North Jn - Ladybank - Hilton Jn - Perth - Errol - Dundee
The Bridges Tour as listed Dundee - Tay Bridge South - Leuchars - Ladybank - Kirkaldy - Inverkeithing - Dalmeny - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
The Edinburgh & Bridges as listed Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) The Bridges Tour was an add-on tour however both were classed as one railtour by Hertfordshire Rail Tours (no. 71 in the 125 Specials series).

Source : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Peterborough)

Route, Distances and Timings (Booked & Actual)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Kings Cross 07.35d ?   22.56a ?
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/39 ?   22/42 ?
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/41 ?   22/40 ?
12.57 Potters Bar 07.47a ~ 07.49d ?   22.32a ~ 22.34d ?
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 07/54 ?   ? ?
23.73 Woolmer Green ? ?   22/26 ?
27.45 Stevenage 07.59a ~ 08.01d ?   22.17a ~ 22.19d ?
31.74 Hitchin 08/05 ?   22/13 ?
44.10 Sandy 08/11 ?   22/04 ?
58.70 Huntingdon 08/18 ?   20/51 ?
76.29 Peterborough 08.29a ~ 08.31d 08.31 ~08.32   21.38a ~ 21.40d 21.52 ~ 21.54
84.64 Tallington 08/38 ??/??   21/32 ??/??
105.38 Grantham 08.53a ~ 08.55d 08.51 ~ 08.57   21.12a ~21.14d 21.21 ~ 21.22
109.56 Barkston South Jn 08/59 09/01   21/08 ??/??
120.08 Newark North Gate 09/04 09/06   21/02 21/13
138.49 Retford 09/13 09/16   20/53 21/03
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 09/22 09/24   20/45 20/53
155.77 Doncaster 09c26 ~ 09c28 09/26   20c39 ~ 20c41 20.43 ~ 20.45
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 09/32 09/29   20/35 (20/39)
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 09/37 (09/34)   20/27 20/34
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 09/40 09/36   20/24 20/31
182.79 Colton Jn 09/46 09/40   20/20 ??/??
188.40 York 09/50 09/45   20/15 20/21
190.11 Skelton Jn 09/52 09/47   20/12 20/19
198.00 Tollerton 09/57 ??/??   20/04 ??/??
210.56 Thirsk 10/03 ??/??   19/58 ??/??
218.36 Northallerton 10/07 ??/??   19/54 ??/??
232.50 Darlington 10/17 10/10   19/46 19.52 ~ 19.53
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 10/25 10/19   19/40 ??/??
247.33 Tursdale Jn 10/27 10/20   19/38 ??/??
254.53 Durham 10/32 10/25   19/33 19/36
268.02 King Edward Bridge South 10/43 10/34   19/14 19/22
268.56 Newcastle 10c46 ~ 10c48 10.49 ~ 10.54   19c09 ~ 19c11 19.17 ~ 19.20
285.26 Morpeth 11/01 11/06   18/53 19/03
303.45 Alnmouth 11/13 11/18   18/42 18/51
320.21 Belford 11/23 11/28   18/32 ??/??
335.56 Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/32 11/37   18/23 18/32
???.?? Signal EG402   18/18 ??/??
???.?? Signal EG403 11/35 ??/??  
345078 Reston 11/40 11/45   18/13 ??/??
351.78 Grantshouse 11/44 11/49   18/08 ??/??
364.07 Dunbar 11/52 11/57   17/58 18/12
375.32 Drem 12/01 12/04   17/48 18/04
386.77. Monktonhall Jn 12/12 12/12   17/41 17/57
389.53 Portobello Jn 12/14 12/14   17/39 17/55
393.12 Edinburgh Waverley 12.23a 12.19   17.35d 17.52

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Edinburgh Waverley 12.33d 12.44
3.39 Portobello Jn 13/39 12/50
4.39 Niddrie West Jn 21/42 12/54
9.52 Craiglockhart Jn 12/52 13/02
10.27 Gorgie Jn 12/54 13/03
10.63 Haymarket West Jn 12/57 13/07
16.77 Newbridge Jn 13/02 13/13
21.02 Winchborough Jn 13.06 ~ 13.11 13.18 ~ 13.23
25.31 Dalmeny 13/24 13/36
29.08 Inverkeithing 13/29 13/43
32.64 Dunfermline 13/34 14/48
38.37 Cowdenbeath 13/40 13/54
42.66 Cardenden 13/47 14/00
48.40 Thornton North Jn 13/56 14/07
56.66 Ladybank 14/03 14/14
72.36 Hilton Jn 14/27 14/33
74.44 Perth 14c32 ~ 14c40 14.37 ~ 14.39
75.39 Barnhill Jn 14/43 14/42
84.69 Errol 14/52 14/53
95.28 Dundee Central Jn 15/00 15/03
95.52 Dundee 15.01a ~ 15.11d 15.04 ~ 15.14
95.76 Dundee Central Jn 15/12 15/15
98.31 Tay Bridge South 15/18 15/20
103.79 Leuchars 15/24 15/25
115.59 Ladybank 15/34 15/37
124.05 Thornton North Jn 15/41 15/45
128.77 Kirkaldy 15/48 15/49
134.57 Burntisland 15/54 15/55
141.55 Inverkeithing 16/02 16/04
145.32 Dalmeny 16/08 16/13
152.39 Haymarket West Jn 16/16 16/19
153.48 Haymarket 16/18 16/22
154.67 Edinburgh Waverley 16.33a 16.29

Timings continue in first table.

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