23rd December 1995

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Christmas Pennine Limited

Locos Used D172  'Ixion',  86243, 86261, Steam 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'

Reporting No: 1Z56

Loco Route
86261 London Euston - Watford Junction - Weedon - Rugby - Tamworth - Crewe

71000

Crewe - Warrington - Farington Jn - Blackburn Up & Down Goods Loop - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle - Carlisle
D172 Carlisle - Preston - Crewe
86243 Crewe -(reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Source : Robin Addison (on the train from / to Milton Keynes Central)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robin Addison and Dave Sheppard)

Location Booked (out) Actual (out) Booked (rtn) Actual (rtn)
Euston 0745d - 2225a -
Willesden Jn 07/51 - 22/18 -
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/55 - 22/14 -
Watford Jn 0800a  ~  0801d - 2205a  ~  2206d -
Tring 08/11 - 21/55 -
Bletchley 08/24 - 21/40 -
Milton Keynes Central 08/27a  ~  0828d - 2135a  ~  2136d 2130a  ~  2131d
Hanslope Jn 08/34 - 21/30 -
Weedon 08/42 - 21/22 21/16
Rugby 09/05 - 21/14 21/07

Nuneaton

0915a  ~  0916d - 2058a  ~  2059d 2015a  ~  2052d
Tamworth 09/26 - 20/46 20/41
Lichfield Trent Valley 09/30 - 20/42 -
Colwich Jn 09/37 - 20/35 -
Stafford 09/41 - 20/30 20/24
Norton Bridge 09/47 - 20/24 -
Madeley Jn 09/55 - 20/14 -
Crewe 1007a  ~  1044d  L - 1945a  ~  2005d  L 1948a  ~  2001d
Winsford 11/00 - 19/33 -
Weaver Jn 11/09 - 19/25 19/39
Acton Grange Jn 11/15 - 19/12 -
Warrington Bank Quay 11/16 - 19/11 19/28
Winwick Jn 11/19 - 18/59 -
Springs Branch Jn 11/26 - 18/52 -
Wigan NW 11/27 - 18/51 19/19
Balshaw Lane Jn 11/35 - 18/43 -
Euxton Jn 11/37 - 18/41 -
Farington Jn 11/45 - 18/33 -
Preston - - 18/30 -
Lancaster - - 18/10 -
Carnforth - - 18/00 -
Oxenholme - - 17/51 18/17
Tebay - - 17/41 -
Penrith - - 17/27 17/50
Lostock Hall Jn 11/57 - - -
Blackburn 1217a  ~  1247a  W 1200a  ~  1247d   - -
Daisyfield Jn 12/50 - - -
Hellifield 1342a  ~  1402d 1344a  ~  1407d - -
Settle Jn 14/08 14/12 - -
Blea Moor 14/24 14/35 - -
Garsdale 1438a  ~  1454d  W 1448a  ~  1511d - -
Kirkby Stephen 15/08 - - -
Appleby 1521a  ~  1539d 1537a  ~  1549d - -
Langwathby 15/52 16/08 - -
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 15/58 - - -
Armathwaite 16/08 - - -
Petteril Bridge Jn 16/17 16/29 - -
Carlisle 1631a  L 1634a 1705d 1723d

Key;
W: steam engine water stop
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
L : loco change
t : token exchange
/ : passing time

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