21st April 1990

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Cardigan Bay Express
 (125 Special no. 43)

HST Used 43039+43112
Stock Used 44094+42154+42150+42146+40619+41175+41176+40513+41117

Route : 1T11 throughout

HST Route
as listed London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Wellington - Abbey Foregate Jn - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Machynlleth - Dovey Junction - Barmouth - Pwllheli
as listed Pwllheli - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston


43112 brings up the rear of the train at Barmouth (photo: Gary Thornton)

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Milton Keynes Central) & Geoff Cook (joined/left train at Watford Junction)

 Timings (Booked & Actual)
(by Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 London Euston 07.15d ?   22.49a ?
5.65 Willesden Junction 07/21 ?   22/39 ?
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 07/25 ?   22/35 ?
17.35 Watford Junction 07.30a ~ 07.31d ?   22.26a ~ 22.27d ?
31.53 Tring 07/41 ?   22/17 ?
46.46 Bletchley 07/50 ?   22/07 ?
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 07.53a ~ 07.54d 07.52 ~ 07.54   22.01a ~ 22.02d 21.54 ~ 21.57
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/00 08/00   21/55 21/48
69.56 Weedon 08/08 08/08   21/47 21/39
82.40 Rugby 08/18 08/19   21/38 21/27
93.79 Coventry 08.27a ~ 08.29d 08.27 ~ 08.29   21.20a ~ 21.22d 21.15 ~ 21.16
104.55 Birmingham International 08/42 08/37   21/08 21/03
109.08 Stechford 08/49 08/42   21/04 20/59
112.01 Aston 08/54 08/47   20/58 20/54
114.23 Perry Barr North Jn 08/58 08/50   20/55 20/51
118.60 Bescot 09/02 08/55   20/52 20/46
122.77 Portobello Jn 09/07 09/01   20/48 20/41
124.61 Wolverhampton 09c12a ~ 09c14d 09.11 ~ 09.13   20/43 20.36a ~ 20.37d
133.64 Cosford 09/24 09/22   20/22 20/25
144.16 Wellington 09/34 09/32   20/12 20/16
154.10 Abbey Foregate Jn 09c52a ~ 09c54d 09/49   19c58a ~ 20c00d 19.59 ~ 20.04
154.75 Sutton Bridge Jn 09/56 09/57   19/55 19/55
165.20 Westbury 10.11a ~ 10.12d 10.09 ~ 10.11   19.41a ~ 19.42d 19x41a ~ 19x43d
173.65 Welshpool 10.23a ~ 10.24d 10.23 ~ 10.24   19x18a ~ 19x28d 19.24 ~ 19.30
187.53 Newtown 10.41a ~ 10.42d 10.40 ~ 10.41   19.00 ~ 19.01 18.59 ~ 19.07
193.26 Caersws 10.51a ~ 10.52d 10/48   18.51a ~ 18.52d 18/51
201.21 Talerddig 11x05a ~ 11x06d 10.58 ~ 11.03   18x36a ~ 18x40d 18.34 ~ 18.40
214.79 Machynlleth 11.25a ~ 11.26d 11.21 ~ 11.25   18.10a ~ 18.11d 18.11 ~ 18.17
218.78 Dovey Junction 11.33a ~ 11.34d 11.32 ~ 11.33   18.02a ~ 18.03d 18.02 ~ 18.04
228.51 Towyn 11.55a ~ 11.57d 11.54 ~ 11.56   17.40a ~ 17.42d 17.42 ~ 17.44
240.38 Barmouth 12x22a ~ 12x30d 12.23 ~ 12.57   16x41a ~ 17x15d 16.53 ~ 17.16
251.02 Harlech 12.49a ~ 12.50d 13.15 ~ 13.18   16.22a ~ 16.23d 16.25 ~ 16.34
259.68 Pothmadog 13x07a ~ 13x37d 13.36 ~ 13.38   16x03a ~ 16x05d 16.03 ~ 16.09
272.65 Pwllheli 13.58a (13.58)   15.40d 15.41


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