18th February 1990

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Wensleydale Wanderer
(125 Special no. 36)

HST Used 43013 + 43114
Stock Used 41171+40513+41173+40734+42338+42178+42127+42128+44021

Route :

HST Route
43013 + 43114 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Spondon - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Holmes Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Dearne Jn - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Northallerton - Castle Hills Jn
43114 + 43013 Castle Hills Jn - Bedale - Redmire
43013 + 43114 Redmire - (reverse of outward route) - Castle Hills Jn
43114 + 43013 Castle Hills Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras


Short break, with 43114 leading at Bedale (photo: Gary Thornton)

All my photos from this trip can be found in this album on my Flickr Website

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Bedford) & Geoff Cook (joined/left the train at St Albans)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 St Pancras 08.45d ?   21.28a ? 539.62
4.00 West Hampstead Thameslink 08/49 ?   21/23 ? 535.62
6.79 Hendon 8/51 ?   21/21 ? 532.63
19.71 St Albans City 09.00a ~ 09.01d ?   21.11a ~ 21.12d ? 519.71
30.19 Luton 09.10a ~ 09.11d ?   21.00a ~ 21.01d ? 509.43
40.24 Flitwick 09/18 ?   20/53 ? 499.38
49.65 Bedford 09.34a ~ 09.35d 09.37 ~ 09.41   20.42a ~ 20.43d 20.49 ~ 20.50 489.77
56.45 Sharnbrook 09/41 09.48a ~ 10.03d   ??/?? ??/?? ???.??
65.11 Wellingborough 09/47 10/14   20/23 20/29 474.51
72.01 Kettering 10.05a ~ 10.06d 10.23 ~ 10.23   2.15a ~ 20.16d 20.22 ~ 20.23 467.61
82.74 Market Harborough 10/15 10/33   20/07 20/14 456.68
95.71 Wigston North Jn 10/28 10/40   19/58 ??/?? 443.71
99.07 Leicester 10.32a ~ 10.34d 10.44 ~ 10.45   19.49a ~ 19.53d 19.59 ~ 20.01 440.55
103.78 Syston South Jn 10/39 10/50   19/45 (19/56) 435.64
111.46 Loughborough 10/44 ??/??   19/40 19/51 428.16
119.16 Trent South Jn 10/48 11/00   19/35 19/45 420.46
125.67 Spondon 10/56 11/07   19/30 19/40 413.75
128.37 Derby 11.03a ~ 11.10d 11.13 ~ 11.17   19.24a ~ 19.26d 19.34 ~ 19.36 411.25

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
131.07 Spondon 11/14 11/22
137.59 Trent East Jn 11/21 11/29
142.79 Trowell Jn 11/25 ??/??
151.59 Pye Bridge Jn 11/32 11/40
160.00 Clay Cross South Jn 11/41 11/48
164.10 Chesterfield 11/45 11/51
169.34 Dronfield 11/50 11/55
172.40 Dore Station Jn 11/57 11/58
176.30 Sheffield 12*02 ~ 12*14 12.04 ~ 12.17
181.33 Holmes Jn 12/20 12/23
184.30 Aldwarke Jn 12/24 12/26
188.40 Dearne Jn 12/29 12/29
194.37 Moorthorpe 12/34 12/36
201.35 Pontefract Baghill 12/39 12/46
207.48 Milford Jn 12/46 12/54
211.77 Church Fenton 12/50 12/58
217.14 Colton Jn 12/55 13/02
222.55 York 13.02a ~ 13.07d (13.09) ~ 13.32
244.71 Thirsk 13/22 13/47
252.51 Northallerton 13/28 14.01a ~ 14.04d
253.38 Castle Hills Jn 13.30 ~ 13.35 14.13a ~ 14.19d
256.09 Ainderby 13/48 14/31
259.00 Leeming Bar 14/06 14/44
260.61 Bedale 14/12 14.52a ~ 15.01d
???.?? Leyburn 14/44 15/31
275.52 Redmire 15.06 ~ 15.30 15.46 ~ 15.55
???.?? Leyburn 15/53 16/11
290.43 Bedale 16/26 16/39
292.24 Leeming Bar 16/33 16/43
295.15 Ainderby 16/51 16/52
297.66 Castle Hills Jn 17.10 ~ 17.18 17.01 ~ 17.26
298.53 Northallerton 17/21 17/31
306.33 Thirsk 17/27 17/38
328.49 York 17.49a ~ 17.51d 17.57 ~ 17.59
334.10 Colton Jn 17/57 18/05
339.27 Church Fenton 18/01 18/10
343.56 Milford Jn 18/05 18/15
349.69 Pontefract Baghill 18/12 18/24
356.67 Moorthorpe 18/18 18/33
362.64 Dearne Jn 18/26 ??/??
366.74 Aldwarke Jn 18/32 18/43
369.71 Holmes Jn 18/38 18/45
374.74 Sheffield 18/48 18/52
378.64 Dore Station Jn 18/53 19/02
381.70 Dronfield 18/56 ??/??
387.14 Chesterfield 19/02 19/11
391.24 Clay Cross South Jn 19/05 (19/15)
401.32 Ambergate Jn 19/13 19/26

Timings continue in first table

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