5th May 1990

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Pembroke Coast Express
 125 Special (no.45)

HST Used 43077+41113+41171+40513+41173+40717+42178+42127+42101+44021+43081

Route : 1Z16 throughout

HST Route
43081 t/t 43077 Derby - Long Eaton - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - (via MML) - Brent Curve Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Ealing Broadway- Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Newport - Cardiff Central - Bridgend - Port Talbot Parkway - Court Sart Jn - Dynevor Jn - Felin Fran - Morlais Jn - Llandeilo Jn - Llanelli - Carmarthen Jn - Carmarthen Bridge Jn - Whitland - Tenby - Pembroke Dock
43077 t/t 43081 Pembroke Dock - Tenby - Whitland
43081 t/t 43077 Whitland - Clarbeston Road - Fishguard Harbour
43077 t/t 43081 Fishguard Harbour - Clarbeston Road
43081 t/t 43077 Clarbeston Road - Haverfordwest - Milford Haven
43077 t/t 43081 Milford Haven - Haverfordwest - Clarbeston Road - Whitland - Carmarthen
43081 t/t 43077 Carmarthen - Llanelli - Cockett West - Swansea Loop West - Landore Jn - Neath - Port Talbot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - Derby


43081 leaving Tenby for Pembroke Dock (photo: Howard Parker)

Sources : Alan Costello (Joined/left the train at Slough) &
Howard Parker (on train from Leicester to Tenby and return, but not Pembroke Dock)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Derby 06.10d ?   00.13a ?
Spondon 06/14 ?   00/08 ?
Trent South Jn 06/20 ?   00/03 ?
Loughborough 06/25 ?   23/57 ?
Syston South Jn 06/30 ?   23/53 ?
Leicester 06.34a ~ 06.35d ??.?? ~ 06.42   23.45a ~ 23.47d 00.15 ~ ??.??
Wigston North Jn 06/40 ?   23/42 ?
Market Harborough 06/51 ?   23/33 ?
Kettering 07.03a ~ 07.04d 07.02 ~ 07.04   23.23a ~ 23.24d 23.51 ~ 23.53
Wellingborough 07/10 ?   23/15 ?
Sharnbrook 07/16 ?   23/09 ?
Bedford 07.22a ~ 07.23d 07.26 ~ 07.27   23.02a ~ 23.03d 23.24 ~ 23.26
Flitwick 07/35 ?   22/49 ?
Luton 07.44a ~ 07.45d 07.48 ~ 07.49   22.38a ~ 22.39d 22.57 ~ 22.58
St Albans City 07.55a ~ 07.56d 07.59 ~ 08.00   22.28a ~ 22.29d 22.46 ~ 22.47
Brent Curve Jn 08c08 ~ 08c09 08.14 ~ 08.23   22c13 ~ 22c15 22.19 ~ 22.22
Dudding Hill Jn 08/17 ?   22/07 ?
Acton Wells Jn 08/27 08/37   22/00 ?
Ealing Broadway 08.30a ~ 08.31d 08c47 ~ 08c49   21.46a ~ 21.49d 22.02 ~ 22.04
Southall 08/35 ?   21/43 ?
Slough 08.45a ~ 08.47d 09.00 ~ 09.01   21.34a ~ 21.36d 21.45 ~ 21.46
Maidenhead 08/52 ?   21/28 ?
Twyford 08/56 ?   21/25 ?
Reading 09.00a ~ 09.02d 09.15 ~ 09.18   21.14a ~ 21.20d 21.22 ~ 21.27
Didcot Parkway 09/16 ?   20/54 ?
Challow 09/23 ?   20/48 ?
Swindon 09/31 09/46   20/40 20/49
Wotton Bassett Jn 09/34 ?   20/36 ?
Westerleigh Jn 09/50 ?   20/20 ?
Bristol Parkway 09/56 10/06   20/17 ?
Patchway 09/57 ?   20/16 ?
Pilning 10/00 ?   20/13 ?
Severn Tunnel Junction 10/06 10/16   20/08 20/10
Newport 10/16 10/25   19/56 19/59
Cardiff Central 10c32 ~ 10c34 10/39   19c42 ~ 19c44 19.46 ~ 19.47
Bridgend 10/52 ?   19/23 19/28
Port Talbot Parkway 11c01 ~ 11c03 11.06 ~ 11.07   19/14 ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Court Sart Jn 11/09 ?
Dynevor Jn 11/11 ?
Felin Fran 11/15 ?
Morlais Jn 11/28 ?
Llandeilo Jn 11/33 ?
Llanelli 11c36 ~ 11c38 11.41 ~ 11.42
Carmarthen Jn 11/57 12/01
Carmarthen Bridge Jn 11/58 ?
Whitland 12/11 12.15 ~ 12.16
Tenby 12.26a ~ 13.32d 12.40 ~ ??.??
Pembroke Dock 14.00a ~ 14.15d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Tenby 14.43a ~ 15.00d ??.?? ~ 15.00
Whitland 15.26 ~ 15.36 15.40 ~ 15.47
Clarbeston Road 15/46 ?
Fishguard Harbour 16.11a ~ 16.26d 16.17 ~ 16.35
Clarbeston Road 16*44 ~ 16*54 16.56 ~ 17.01
Haverfordwest 17/01 ?
Johnston 17/18 ?
Milford Haven 17.21a ~ 17.31d 17.25 ~ 17.37
Johnston 17/39 ?
Haverfordwest 17/46 ?
Clarbeston Road 17/53 18/00
Whitland 18/03 ?
Carmarthen Bridge Jn 18/17 ?
Carmarthen 18.19a ~ 18.26d 18.24 ~ 18.32
Carmarthen Jn 18/28 ?
Llanelli 18c46 ~ 18c48 18.54 ~ 18.55
Cockett West 18/55 ?
Swansea Loop West Jn 19/01 ?
Llandore Jn 19/02 19/06
Neath 19/09 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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