Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Welsh Mountain Pioneer
(125 Special No.105)
| HSTs used | 43044 + 43074 |
| Stock used | 41155+41156+41117+40746+42220+42225+42230+44085 |
Route : 1Z16 throughout
| HST | Route |
| as listed | Bedford - (via MML) - London St Pancras |
| as listed | London St Pancras - Cricklewood Curve Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central - Bridgend - Court Sart Jn - Dynevor Jn - Morlais Jn - Llandeilo - Llandrindod Wells - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury |
| as listed | Shrewsbury - Telford Central - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester |
| as listed | Leicester - (via MML) - London St Pancras |
Source : Dave Burbridge (joined/left train at London St Pancras)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Bedford | 06.20d | ? | 20.12a ~ 20.14d | ? | |
| Flitwick | 06/27 | ? | 20/21 | ? | |
| Luton | 06.35a ~ 06.37d | ? | 20.30a ~ 20.32d | ? | |
| St Albans | 06.45a ~ 06.47d | ? | 20.40a ~ 20.42d | ? | |
| Hendon | 06/46 | ? | 20/51 | ? | |
| West Hampstead | 07/01 | ? | 20/54 | ? | |
| St Pancras | 07.07a ~ 07.40d | ??.?? ~ 07.53 | 21.05a | ? |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| West Hampstead | 07/45 | 07/59 |
| Cricklewood Curve Jn | 07/47 | 08/02 |
| Dudding Hill Jn | 07/50 | 08/04 |
| Acton Canal Wharf | 07/58 | 08/14 |
| Acton Wells Jn | 08/00 | 08/16 |
| Acton Main Line | 08/02 | 08/20 |
| Ealing Broadway | 08.04a ~ 08.04d | 08.24 ~ 08.26 |
| Southall | 08/12 | 08/30 |
| Slough | 08/25 | ? |
| Maidenhead | 08/29 | ? |
| Twyford | 09/33 | 08/50 |
| Reading | 08/39 | 08/54 |
| Didcot Parkway | 08/50 | 09/06 |
| Uffington | 08/58 | ? |
| Swindon | 09/05 | 09/25 |
| Wootton Bassett Jn | 09/09 | 09/43 |
| Hullavington | 09/17 | ? |
| Westerleigh Jn | 09/27 | ? |
| Bristol Parkway | 09/33 | 10/01 |
| Patchway | 09/34 | 10/02 |
| Pilning | 09/37 | ? |
| Severn Tunnel Junction | 09/43 | 10/10 |
| Newport | 09/52 | 10/19 |
| Marshfield | 09/57 | ? |
| Cardiff Central | 10w05 ~ 10w28 | 10.31 ~ 10.48 |
| Bridgend | 10/46 | 11/08 |
| Port Talbot Parkway | 10c55 ~ 10c57 | 11.19 ~ 11.21 |
| Court Sart Jn | 11/03 | 11/27 |
| Dynevor Jn | 11/05 | 11/30 |
| Felin Fran | 11/10 | 11/34 |
| Morlais Jn | 11/22 | ? |
| Hendy Jn | 11/23 | 11/50 |
| Pontarddulais | 11/24 | ? |
| Pantyffynnon | 11t31 ~ 11t32 | 12.03 ~ 12.04 |
| Llandeilo | 11.49a ~ 12.20d | 12.26 ~ 12.27 |
| Llandovery | 12t42 ~ 12t45 | 12.56 ~ 12.58 |
| Llanwrtyd Wells | 13x08 ~ 13x21 | 13.27 ~ 13.28 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 14.05a ~ 15.20d | 13.57 ~ 15.22 |
| Llandrindod LC | 15.22 ~ 15.23 | 15.24 ~ 15.25 |
| Knighton | 15x55 ~ 15x58 | 16.06 ~ 16.10 |
| Craven Arms | 16t22 ~ 16t23 | 16.36 |
| Church Stretton | 16/35 | 16/43 |
| Dorrington | 16/43 | 16/49 |
| Sutton Bridge Jn | 16/48 | 16/55 |
| Sutton Bridge Jn | 16/48 | 16/55 |
| Shrewsbury | 16w51 ~ 17w15 | 17.03 ~ 17.15 |
| Wellington | 17/30 | 17/31 |
| Telford Central | 17/36 | 17/36 |
| Cosford | 17/43 | 17/43 |
| Wolverhampton | 17c55 ~ 17c56 | 17.59 ~ 18.04 |
| Portobello Jn | 18/01 | ? |
| Darlaston Jn | 18/05 | ? |
| Pleck Jn | 18/07 | ? |
| Walsall | 18/09 | 18/16 |
| Ryecroft Jn | 18/11 | 18/18 |
| Park Lane Jn | 18/38 | 18/38 |
| Water Orton | 18/42 | 18/41 |
| Whitacre Jn | 18/45 | 18/45 |
| Abbey Jn | 18/59 | ? |
| Nuneaton | 19/03 | 19.01 ~ 19.03 |
| Hinckley | 19/09 | 19/08 |
| Wigston North Jn | 19/18 | 19/18 |
| Leicester | 19.23a ~ 19.38d | 19.22 ~ ??.?? |
| Wigston North Jn | 19/42 | ? |
| Market Harborough | 19/50 | ? |
| Kettering | 19/57 | ? |
| Wellingborough | 20/02 | ? |
| Sharnbrook Jn | 20/07 | ? |
Timings continue in first table.
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