22nd April 1989

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
North York Moors & Whitby

125 Special No.22

HST Used 43051 & 43121
Stock Used Booked for 8-car rake

Route : 1G20 throughout

HST Route
43051 + 43121 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Northallerton - Eaglescliffe - Thornaby - Middlesborough - Battersby
43121 + 43051 Battersby - Grosmont - Whitby
43051 + 43121 Whitby - Grosmont - Battersby
43121 + 43051 Battersby - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Source : Kevin Baylard (on the train to/from Grosmont) & Nick Blyth

Photo Review


43121 at Battersby (photo: Nick Blyth)


43051 at Kings Cross (photo: Nick Blyth)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Blyth)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Kings Cross 07.40d 22.42a
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/44 22/38
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/46 22/36
12.57 Potters Bar 07.52a ~ 07.54d 22.29a ~ 22.30d
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/00 ?
23.73 Woolmer Green ? 22/19
27.45 Stevenage 08.06a ~ 08.08d 22.14a ~ 22.15d
31.74 Hitchin 08/12 22/10
44.10 Sandy 08/18 21/55
58.70 Huntingdon 08/26 21/45
76.29 Peterborough 08.38a ~ 08.40d 21.32a ~ 21.34d
84.64 Tallington 08/47 21/24
99.61 Stoke 08/57 21/16
105.38 Grantham 09/01 21/07
109.22 Barkston South Jn 09/04 21/01
120.08 Newark Northgate 09/09 20/55
138.49 Retford 09/19 20/45
155.77 Doncaster 09c34 ~ 09c36 20c30 ~ 20c32
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 09/40 20/26
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 09/45 20/19
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 09/48 20/15
182.79 Colton Jn 09/54 20/11
188.40 York 10c00 ~ 10c02 20c02 ~ 20c04
210.56 Thirsk 10/18 19/44
218.36 Northallerton 10/23 19/40
233.07 Eaglescliffe 10/39 19/24
235.20 Bowesfield Jn 10/42 19/19
236.07 Thornaby 10/45 19/17
239.24 Middlesborough 10c50 ~ 10c51 19c10 ~ 19c12
243.74 Nunthorpe 11/01 19/00
250.29 Battersby 11.11 ~ 11.19 18.42 ~ 18.50
264.76 Glaisdale 11/48 18x09 ~ 18x13
268.05 Grosmont 11.54a ~ 11.55d 18.01a ~ 18.03d
274.30 Whitby 12.10a 17.45d


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