10th November 1990

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Severn Valley Circular
 125 Special (no.52)

HST Used 43038+41063+41064+40513+41046+40754+42123+42124+42125+44044+43119
Loco Used steam: 3442 'The Great Marquess'
Stock Used SVR rake

Route : 1Z16 throughout

HST Route
43038 t/t 43119 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Wigston South Jn - Narborough - Midland Jn - (via Nuneaton station avoiding line) - Abbey Jn - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Wednesbury - Kingswinford Jn - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Evesham - Wolvercot Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (via Didcot station avoiding line) - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Slough - Ealing Broadway - Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Brent Curve Jn - (via MML) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: During the break at Kidderminster, the HST ran ECS to stable at Oxley. The SVR provided 3442 ('The Great Marquess') for a special train, which was solely for those on the charter. After the crew change at Brent, the HST crossed over the fast lines on the flyover to Silkstream Jn to allow the 17.30 HST from St Pancras to overtake, and then crossed to the down fast at Radlett. It crossed to the down slow at Kettering South Jn so that the 18.00 from St Pancras could overtake and rejoined the down fast at Glendon Jn.


3442 on return to Kidderminster (photo: Howard Parker)

Sources : Howard Parker (joined the train at Kettering, left at Leicester)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual
St Pancras 07.50d ?
West Hampstead Thameslink 07/55 ?
Hendon 07/57 ?
St Albans City 08.06a ~ 08.07d ?
Luton 08.15a ~ 08.16d ?
Flitwick 08/23 ?
Bedford 08.31a ~ 08.32d ?
Sharnbrook 08/38 ?
Wellingborough 08.44a ~ 08.45d ?
Kettering 08.53a ~ 08.54d ??.?? ~ 09.00
Market Harborough 09/03 ?
Wigston South Jn 09/14 ?
Glen Parva Jn 09c25 ~ 09c27 09.20 ~ 09.24
Midland Jn 09/44 09/41
Whitacre Jn 10/03 ?
Water Orton 10/07 10/02
Water Orton West Jn 10/09 ?
Park Lane Jn 10/11 ?
Ryecroft Jn 10/42 10/38
Walsall 10/45 10/40
Pleck Jn 10/47 ?
Bescot Curve Jn 10/48 ?
Wednesbury 10/51 10/50
Kingswinford Jn 11/06 ?
Stourbridge Junction 11/10 11/16
Kidderminster 11.18a ~ 14.50d 11.23 ~ 14.55
Hartlebury 14/55 ?
Droitwich Spa 15/00 15/06
Tunnel Jn 15/05 ?
Worcester Shrub Hill 15c07 ~ 15c09 15.12 ~ 15.15
Norton Jn 15/15 15/20
Evesham 15*20 ~ 15*21 15/30
Moreton-in-Marsh 15*37 ~ 15*39 15/49
Ascott-under-Wychwood 15/50 ?
Wolvercot Jn 16/02 16/09
Oxford 16/07 16/11
Didcot North Jn 16/17 16/20
Didcot East Jn 16/19 ?
Reading 16/34 16/32
Twyford 16/42 ?
Maidenhead 16/50 ?
Slough 16/56 16/49
Ealing Broadway 17.18a ~ 17.20d 17.06 ~ 17.10
Acton Main Line 17/23 ?
Acton Wells Jn 17/24 ?
Brent Curve Jn 17c43 ~ 17c45 17.25 ~ 17.29
Hendon 17/49 ?
St Albans City 17.57a ~ 17.59d 17.48 ~ 17.50
Luton 18.07a ~ 18.08d 17.58 ~ 17.59
Flitwick 18/18 ?
Bedford 18.23a ~ 18.24d 18.12 ~ 18.14
Sharnbrook 18/29 ?
Wellingborough 18.35a ~ 18.36d 18.29 ~ 18.30
Kettering 18.50a ~ 18.52d 18.38 ~ 18.39
Market Harborough 19/01 18/56
Wigston North Jn 19/13 ?
Leicester 19.18a 19.08


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