14th November 1992

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Chester Song
 125 Special (no.93)

HST Used 43058+43072
Loco Used steam: 7298 on Llangollen option

Route : 1Z37 throughout

HST Route
as listed Bedford - (via MML) - Brent Curve Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Ealing Broadway - Reading - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Severn Tunnel Jn - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Ruabon - Wrexham General - Chester
as listed Chester - Wrexham General - Ruabon - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New St - Proof House Jn - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (via Didcot avoider) - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Bedford

Notes :
(1) tour option to Llangollen Railway, leaving main train at Ruabon for road coach transfer. "Jinty" 7298 used on return trip between Llangollen and Glyndyfrdwy.

Source : Gary Thornton (on train from Bedford to Ruabon, on Llangollen option, then Ruabon to Bedford)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bedford 07.25d 07.26 22.22a 22.15 577.03
9.41 Flitwick 07/33 07/35 22/15 22/07 567.42
19.46 Luton 07.40a ~ 07.41d 07.41 ~ 07.43 22.06a ~ 22.07d 21.57 ~ 21.59 557.37
29.74 St Albans 07.50a ~ 07.51d 07.52 ~ 07.53 21.50a ~ 21.51d 21.46 ~ 21.48 547.09
42.66 Hendon 08/01 08/09 21/35 21/36 534.17
43.61 Brent Curve Jn 08c03a ~ 08c05d 08/12 21c29a ~ 21c31d 21/34 533.22
44.65 Dudding Hill Jn 08/08 08/15 21/26 21/28 532.18
47.62 Acton Wells Jn 08/18 08/27 21/20 21/21 529.21
48.34 Acton Main Line 08/29 08/29 21/14 21/16 528.49
49.69 Ealing Broadway 08.32a ~ 08.34d 08.32 ~ 08.34 21.05a ~ 21.07d 21.09 ~ 21.12 527.14
53.19 Southall 08/42 08/42 20/58 ? 523.64
62.49 Slough 08.48a ~ 08.49d 08.50 ~ 08.52 20.50a ~ 20.51d 20.52 ~ 20.56 514.34
68.32 Maidenhead 08/54 08/57 20/45 20/46 508.51
75.14 Twyford 08/58 09/01 20/41 ? 501.69
80.11 Reading 09.04a ~ 09.06d ??.?? ~ 09.11 20.31a ~ 20.35d 20.35 ~ 20.38 496.72

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
97.23 Didcot Parkway 09/19 09/22
? Challow 09/24 ?
121.36 Swindon 09/36 09/39
127.20 Wootton Bassett Jn 09/43 09/44
151.25 Westerleigh Jn 10/00 09/59
155.75 Bristol Parkway 10c05a ~ 10c07d 10.06 ~ 10.08
157.17 Patchway 10/09 10/11
160.63 Pilning 10/14 10/14
167.59 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/20 10/23
176.72 Maindee East Jn 10/28 10/31
177.24 Maindee North Jn 10/30 10/32
195.62 Abergavenny 10/51 10/52
207.53 Pontrilas 11/00 11/02
213.30 Tram Inn 11/06 ?
219.73 Hereford 11.13a ~ 11.28d 11.15 ~ 11.29
221.40 Shelwick Jn 11/31 ?
232.40 Leominster 11/40 11/41
238.74 Woofferton 11/45 ?
250.79 Craven Arms 12/00 11/55
258.22 Church Stretton 12/06 ?
270.08 Sutton Bridge Jn 12/15 12/13
270.72 Shrewsbury 12c18a ~ 12c20d 12.18 ~ 12.26
288.76 Gobowen 12/46 12/56
296.21 Ruabon 13.04a ~ 13.06d 13.07 ~ 13.11
301.12 Wrexham General 13*14a ~ 13*25d ?
311.36 Saltney Jn 13/38 ?
313.27 Chester 13.48a ~ 16.48d ?
315.18 Saltney Jn 16/52 ?
325.42 Wrexham General 17/06 ?
330.33 Ruabon 17.14a ~ 17.18d 17.23 ~ 17.27
337.58 Gobowen 17/27 17/38
335.62 Shrewsbury 17/50 18/00
366.07 Wellington 18/02 18/10
376.39 Cosford 18/13 18/19
384.79 Wolverhampton North Jn 18/24 18/28
385.42 Wolverhampton 18/26 18.28a ~ 18.29d
391.02 Dudley Port 18/34 18/36
394.47 Galton Jn 18/38 ?
396.25 Soho South Jn 18/39 18/41
398.26 Birmingham New Street 18c44a ~ 18c46d 18.44 ~ 18.47
399.00 Proof House Jn 18/48 18/50
402.11 Stechford 18/53 18/52
406.44 Birmingham International 18/57 18/55
417.20 Coventry 19/08 19/05
421.26 Kenilworth 19/18 19/14
426.54 Leamington Spa 19/26 19/22
438.03 Fenny Compton 19/37 19/34
446.63 Banbury 19/48 19/41
451.67 Aynho Jn 19/52 ?
466.47 Wolvercot Jn 20/05 ?
469.38 Oxford 20/08 20/08
479.05 Didcot North Jn 20/17 20/14
480.04 Didcot East Jn 20/18 20/15

Timings continue in first table.

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