21st November 1981

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Warcop Warrior

Locos Used 37181, 40106, 82008 & 85013
Stock Used 35326+25811+4899+TSO+4854+4975+1622+13312+35472

Route : 1Z74 throughout

Loco Route
82008 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Winsford - Runcorn - Ditton Jn
40106 Ditton Jn - Widnes South - Warrington Arpley - Skelton Jn - Stockport - Crowthorn Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Darwen - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - Appleby - Appleby North Jn - Appleby North RR Loop
40106 (1) Appleby North RR Loop - Appleby West Jn (headshunt)
40106 Appleby West Jn (headshunt) - Appleby East - Warcop - Warcop RR Loop
40106 Warcop RR Loop - Warcop - Appleby East - Appleby West Jn (headshunt)
40106 (1) Appleby West Jn  (headshunt) - Appleby North RR Loop
40106 Appleby North RR Loop - Appleby North Jn - Appleby - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton - Keighley - Leeds
37181 Leeds - Dewsbury - Sowerby Bridge - Rochdale - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Brewery Sidings - Brewery Curve - Ashton Moss North Jn - Crowthorn Jn - Stockport
85013 Stockport - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Loco propelling.

Sources : Ray Humphries, Andy Pullar, John Broderick & LASERman
Photo Review


Two shots of 40106 after running round its train in the loop at Warcop
 (photos: LASERman)


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn, John Broderick & LASERman)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Euston 07.13d 07.15   23.02a 22.54
Willesden Junction 07/19½ 07/21½   22/56 22/45½
Watford Junction 07.28a ~ 07.29d 07.31 ~ 07.33   22.41½a ~ 22.42½d 22.36 ~ 22.37
Tring 07/40 07/46   22/31 22/25
Bletchley 07/50 07/55   22/20½ 22/15
Hanslope Jn 07/56 08/00½   22/10 22/09
Weedon 08/07 08/09½   22/01 22/01
Rugby 08.19a ~ 08.20d 08.22 ~ 08.24   21.49a ~ 21.50d 21.50 ~ 21.51
Nuneaton 08/31 08/35   21/37 21/39
Tamworth 08/39 08/43   21/28 21/28½
Lichfield TV 08/43 08/47   21/24 21/18½
Armitage 08/46 08/50   21/20½ 21/22½
Colwich 08/49½ 08/54   21/16½ 21/19
Milford & Brocton 08/51 08/55½  
Whitehouse Jn   21/14 ?
Stafford 08/55½ 09/00   21/11 21/13½
Norton Bridge 09/00 09/05½   21/07½ 21/10
Madeley 09/07 09/13   21/00 21/03½
Crewe 09.17½a ~ 09.19½d 09.20 ~ 09.23   20.49½a ~ 20.51½d 20.51 ~ 20.53

 

Location Booked Actual
Winsford 09/27½ 09/30
Runcorn 09/38 09/42
Ditton Jn 09L41 ~ 09L53 09.46 ~ 10.16
Widnes West Deviation Jn 09/56 10/19
Widnes No.7 SB 09/58 10/20
Carterhouse Jn 09/59 10/21
Arpley Jn 10/11 10/31
Sinderland Crossing 10/27 ?
Skelton Jn 10/31 10/52
Northenden Jn 10/37 11/00
Edgeley Jn 10/47 11/09
Stockport 10.56a ~ 10.59d 11.11 ~ 11.13
Denton Jn 11/06½ 11/22
Crowthorn Jn 11/09 11/25
Ashton Moss North Jn 11/14 11/27
Miles Platting 11/23 11/33
Manchester Victoria 11.26 ~ 11.33 11/37
Windsor Bridge Jn 11/37 11/42
Agecroft Jn 11/40 11/44
Bolton 11/49 11/55
Bromley Cross 11/56 12/03
Blackburn 12.16 ~ 12.18 12.23 ~ 12.26
Daisyfield Jn 12/19½ 12/27
Clitheroe 12/35 12/44
Hellifield 12/55 13/01
Settle Jn 13/00 13/05
Settle 13/02½ 13/07
Blea Moor 13/17 13/22½
Ais Gill 13/32 ?
Appleby 13.50 ~ 13.52 13/52
Appleby U&D Through Siding 13.57 ~ 14.12 13.55 ~ 14.23
Appleby East Jn 14.17 ~ 14.22 14.25 ~ 14.28
Warcop 14.45 ~ 15.14 14.44 ~ 15.08
Appleby East Jn 14.37 ~ 15.42 15.37 ~ 15.38
Appleby U&D Through Siding 15.47 ~ 16.02 15.40 ~ 15.50
Appleby 16.07 ~ 16.09 15.52 ~ 16.11
Ais Gill 16/30 ?
Blea Moor 16/43 ?
Settle 17/00 17/03
Settle Jn 17/03 ?
Hellifield 17/07 17/08
Skipton 17/21 17.21 ~ 17.22
Keighley 17/32 17/31
Shipley 17/42 17/43
Leeds 18L10 ~ 18L28 18.04 ~ 18.32
Whitehall Jn 18/31 ?
Morley 18/39 ?
Thornhill LNW Jn 18/48 18/53½
Heaton Lodge Jn 18/54 19/00
Sowerby Bridge 19/14 19/17
Hebden Bridge 19/19 19/23
Todmorden 19/24 19/28
Rochdale 19/33 19/37
Castleton East Jn 19/35½ 19/39
Thorpes Bridge Jn 19/41½ 19/47
Brewery Sidings 19/44 19/50
Philips Park No.1 19/47 19/51
Ashton Moss South Jn 19/55 19/57
Crowthorn Jn 19/58 ?
Denton Jn 20/00 20/02½
Heaton Norris Jn 20/08 20/10
Stockport 20L10 ~ 20L22 20.13 ~ 20.24
Edgeley Jn 20/23½ 20/25
Cheadle Hulme 20/25½ 20/26½
Wilmslow 20/28½ 20/29
Alderley Edge 20/30 20/30½
Sandbach 20/38 20/39

Timings continue in first table.

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